davy d on what happened to hyphy
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...en=10D4BCFA-5959-4050-A1CB3BABA204F7C11860926
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...en=10D4BCFA-5959-4050-A1CB3BABA204F7C11860926
But something happened - or maybe didn't happen - between then and now, leaving the hyphy movement listless, with even local popularity beginning to dissipate....
Numerous interviews with industry insiders and the artists themselves have revealed strong agreement as to why the scene may soon be left for dead: bad business decisions.
When dealing with major record labels, artists missed important meetings, asked for too much money and were too entangled in previous independent deals to consider new opportunities.
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The hyphy culture, which centers on a freewheeling attitude - drugs, partying and reckless behavior - sometimes led to violence at high-profile events, causing outsiders to focus more on that conduct than the music itself. But while that combination of negatives can be seen as obstacles, none has halted popular hip-hop in the past.
This sounds a WHOLE lot like the discussion on what went wrong with Grime.