NoBloodEra
Lets Go FLYERS!!!
So quite recently I have been listening to a lot of Swollen Members, with both new and old songs.
Some background on them: a underground rap group from Canada that were quite big in the 90s and have recently made a big push in the last couple of years to appeal to the hip-hop/rap crowd in modern time.
While looking at their new songs on YouTube I have been seeing a lot of hate comment on how they sold out to sound more mainstream. To me, I see it being them trying to generate a greater audience by mastering a new craft.
It is really hard going from a underground standpoint to a more mainstream and appealing kind of rap. I have been big fans of them since I first heard them back in the late 90s, but I feel as they are loosing their main fanbase from the good old days.
A couple months ago they came to my city for a show so I gladly showed up. After seeing and talking to Madchild (one of the two members on Swollen Members) I asked him about this kind of "new" music they are using. He assured me that they are trying to keep all of the old-school elements to their songs while incorporating a new kind of beat and flow to these songs.
My question to you is did they sell out or did they master a new way to connect to audiences all over the world?
Some background on them: a underground rap group from Canada that were quite big in the 90s and have recently made a big push in the last couple of years to appeal to the hip-hop/rap crowd in modern time.
While looking at their new songs on YouTube I have been seeing a lot of hate comment on how they sold out to sound more mainstream. To me, I see it being them trying to generate a greater audience by mastering a new craft.
It is really hard going from a underground standpoint to a more mainstream and appealing kind of rap. I have been big fans of them since I first heard them back in the late 90s, but I feel as they are loosing their main fanbase from the good old days.
A couple months ago they came to my city for a show so I gladly showed up. After seeing and talking to Madchild (one of the two members on Swollen Members) I asked him about this kind of "new" music they are using. He assured me that they are trying to keep all of the old-school elements to their songs while incorporating a new kind of beat and flow to these songs.
My question to you is did they sell out or did they master a new way to connect to audiences all over the world?