Album: Don't Be DumbAvg rating:
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Length: 3:52
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I know that there had to be an RP staff meeting where someone passionately presented the concept of adding some rap into the standard Main Mix offerings that we've all come to know and love. I'm not auto-hating on that decision, but I really don't "get" the rational.
Like why?
Was there a great ground swell of community support for this change? A feeling that the listener demographics had changed so much that the "newer" listeners needed to be accommodated? A conscious decision to chase a younger audience?
Honestly, who knows. And William and Co., won't be too inclined to provide any justification...it's their platform after all. They owe us zero explanations. Right?
But here's the thing. I grew up listening to the original CFNY "Spirit of Radio" back in the day. The indy station. It was glorious and wild. Then one day they started playing Madonna. Michael Jackson. Now, these are exceptional artists. Truly talented. But they didn't belong on THAT station. Its just that the corporate overlords had decreed that the audience had changed and that a new playlist was required to keep up. It was jarring. And unnecessary.
And it killed the station that many of us grew up to.
I don't require a re-run of that experiment. My man here, A$AP Rocky, is likely a solid artist. I can't or won't engage in that debate. I'm just not that educated in the whole hip-hop scene. I just know that, as a whole, not many of us listeners seem to support this sound. Check out the histograms on almost every rap song that's been added in the last six months. Not exactly loved or held in much regard. That right there is the sign that perhaps this direction doesn't vibe with many of us....cheers...
Do you need any reason besides "it's a good music"? Yes it's subjective but if I have to suffer through one type that I don't like you could try listening to something else as well, otherwise PSD is still there. I much prefer RP be the place where I discover something new and delightful rather than relisten to the same playlist all the time no matter how good that is since everything gets old at some point.
Song has some very decent melodies, and kinda works.
Like why?
Was there a great ground swell of community support for this change? A feeling that the listener demographics had changed so much that the "newer" listeners needed to be accommodated? A conscious decision to chase a younger audience?
Honestly, who knows. And William and Co., won't be too inclined to provide any justification...it's their platform after all. They owe us zero explanations. Right?
But here's the thing. I grew up listening to the original CFNY "Spirit of Radio" back in the day. The indy station. It was glorious and wild. Then one day they started playing Madonna. Michael Jackson. Now, these are exceptional artists. Truly talented. But they didn't belong on THAT station. Its just that the corporate overlords had decreed that the audience had changed and that a new playlist was required to keep up. It was jarring. And unnecessary.
And it killed the station that many of us grew up to.
I don't require a re-run of that experiment. My man here, A$AP Rocky, is likely a solid artist. I can't or won't engage in that debate. I'm just not that educated in the whole hip-hop scene. I just know that, as a whole, not many of us listeners seem to support this sound. Check out the histograms on almost every rap song that's been added in the last six months. Not exactly loved or held in much regard. That right there is the sign that perhaps this direction doesn't vibe with many of us....cheers...
Is the album cover telling us that we shouldn't "Don't Be Dumb?"
so do be dumb
I'll give you a 9 till this loses its shine.
Do you need any reason besides "it's a good music"? Yes it's subjective but if I have to suffer through one type that I don't like you could try listening to something else as well, otherwise PSD is still there. I much prefer RP be the place where I discover something new and delightful rather than relisten to the same playlist all the time no matter how good that is since everything gets old at some point.
What rubs me the wrong way in your reply is the vibe of “just broaden your horizons, it’s good for you.” I’m not a child refusing vegetables. I’m talking about something a bit bigger. Identity.
That’s not about personal taste. That’s about whether the station is drifting away from the thing that made it special in the first place. The histograms generally aren’t showing audience support. They’re showing a pretty strong “this doesn’t fit here” signal.
I’m all for discovery. RP has introduced me to more new music than any platform I’ve ever used. But discovery still has to make sense within the overall tone of the station, or it stops feeling like RP and starts feeling like something else entirely.
That’s the concern I was raising. Not a comfort‑zone complaint. Just a question about direction. There's somewhere in the order of 200 million pieces of recorded music existing in the world right now. Enough to fill multiple lifetimes listening 24/7; without a single repeat, birth to death. RP is a curated aural gallery, friend. Full of masterpieces. I don't need to see some guy's finger-painting. Not when I know that there's a Van Gogh or Dali that I haven't seen yet.