The side effect of this soul-crushing major-label system is that many rappers who once would have tried to sign with a major and reach the radio have retreated to the Internet and the low-stakes world of tour money. In 2012, …[rappers] have no interest in pursuing the radio route. The article from SPIN is an interesting read… we contend that the major record labels have taken the “juice” and “soul” out of Hip Hop and all that is left, that is marketable is what we call “Hip Pop.” Radio has all but abandoned the genre outside of a few select major … Continue reading SPIN Magazine says ‘The Problem With Hip-Hop in 2012: Not Enough Street Rap!’