Juicy J Says Rap Sales Are Down 40%, Calls For A Meeting To Address The Situation

Juicy J says that rappers want to come back collectively and have a gathering addressing the decline within the gross sales of music from inside the style over the past yr. Taking to social media, he revealed that gross sales are down 40% over the past yr.

“I don’t lots of people don’t need to hear this, however rap music is down 40%,” he started. “Test the charts. Test the mathematics. What are we, as rappers, producers, composers, going to do about this shit. As a result of it’s down 40% this yr. Do your analysis. This can be a reality.”

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From there, he known as for a gathering of the minds. “Let’s have a dialog,” he stated. “What are we gonna do? We gotta determine some shit out. We gotta sit down and speak. Let’s have a gathering, let’s meet up someplace and have a giant ass fucking assembly. Let’s speak about this shit, how we will flip this shit round. As a result of that is how we eat. That is how we generate income.” Followers shared their theories on the reason for a drop in gross sales on social media in response. Commenting on a publish from TheHipHopWolf on Instagram, one consumer wrote: “Y’all do not make artwork anymore. Loads of y’all must relearn what artwork is you then might be able to create one thing of worth.” One other added: “Gross sales down however streams aint. Yall gotta demand extra from these streaming providers. They’re getting wealthy off the artist and solely paying them half a penny.”

Juicy J On The Future Of Hip-Hop

Juicy J is not the one voice to talk on the state of hip-hop this week. Wallo revealed a prolonged letter addressed to the trade on Instagram, on Monday. Together with his assertion, he appeared extra optimistic concerning the locations the style goes.

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