Underground Hip Hop: Selling Out

June 7, 2005

Selling Out

Underground fans seem to be very concerned with their favorite artists �selling out�. What exactly is selling out? Some fans say someone has sold out as soon as others are familiar with the artist. This is just an elitist mentality that some fans like to have. They aren�t as concerned with the music as they are with knowing something that nobody else does. Other fans say that they have sold out as soon as they get a deal with a large record company. This is very often a sad reality, but it does not necessarily require selling out. This is only the case if the artist is willing to sacrifice their artistic integrity to make themselves more marketable for the label. This happens often in the music industry, and many times shows the lack of integrity the artist had to begin with. Selling out is about changing who you are to get money or fame. If an underground artist stays true to themselves and gets money and fame fans should be happy that they knew them first and that good music is being heard by others.

Posted by lars1396 at June 7, 2005 3:17 PM

Comments

I definitely agree with you on this. Just because someone makes money, does not necessarily mean they are "sell outs."

Posted by: Dawn at June 7, 2005 3:20 PM

Sometimes 'selling out' can be good for an artist. Let's take Blink 182 for example. They had 2 or 3 super popular records (the first was loaded with catchy 'pop-punk'). Then, the money came in and allowed them to break off into side projects that focused on the type of music they liked to produce. The Transplants, BoxCar Racer, and even the newest Blink 182 stuff sounds completely different: and the guys in the band will never have to work another day in their lives. Who cares what fans think of selling out. If they were in it for the music, they would eventually come back.

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Posted by: blackalicious at July 18, 2005 1:41 AM

I think that nobody really has a concrete concept of what selling out is. In my opinion, selling out is not just based on changing the sound of your music. Music is forever revolving and evolving and sometimes groups or solo artist get sick of doing the same thing and decide to flip it. If that ends up making them more money or putting them more in a spot light I don't think that equals selling out. Selling out is becoming a puppet, being bambozzled within a minstrel show and not even recognizing that it has even happened. It's more than keeping your artistic integrity, it's also about strengthening it. I know if

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