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Bravo · 25th April 2008, 03:18 PM

I think this only applies to rock music. Jazz was the world's most popular music up until 'The British Invasion' am I wrong?

And don't get me started on the Canadian arts. The biggest selling rap record in Canada's history TO THIS DAY is frickin' 1989's "Let You're Backbone Slide" by Maestro Fresh Wes. The album as well......jeesh!

Found this on Wikipedia:

"Let Your Backbone Slide". As of 2007, "Let Your Backbone Slide" remains the best-selling Canadian hip hop single of all time, and the only ceritfied gold single in Canadian hip hop history.Symphony in Effect remains the top selling Canadian hip hop album of all time; at 190,000 units sold, it is 10,000 shy of double platinum.

I also think that the U.S. has very defined music genres that have grown into their own respective entities. If you can't be classified as either Rock, Rap/Soul, Country or Pop/Youth then nobody will 'get' you and your records won't sell very well. The pressure to be relevant in America has to do with sales and radio spins first as someone has just stated and I couldn't agree more.

25th April 2008, 03:18 PM	#7
Bravo Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kitchener, Canada Posts: 114	I think this only applies to rock music. Jazz was the world's most popular music up until 'The British Invasion' am I wrong? And don't get me started on the Canadian arts. The biggest selling rap record in Canada's history TO THIS DAY is frickin' 1989's "Let You're Backbone Slide" by Maestro Fresh Wes. The album as well......jeesh! Found this on Wikipedia: "Let Your Backbone Slide". As of 2007, "Let Your Backbone Slide" remains the best-selling Canadian hip hop single of all time, and the only ceritfied gold single in Canadian hip hop history.Symphony in Effect remains the top selling Canadian hip hop album of all time; at 190,000 units sold, it is 10,000 shy of double platinum. I also think that the U.S. has very defined music genres that have grown into their own respective entities. If you can't be classified as either Rock, Rap/Soul, Country or Pop/Youth then nobody will 'get' you and your records won't sell very well. The pressure to be relevant in America has to do with sales and radio spins first as someone has just stated and I couldn't agree more. __________________ Myspace