Radio is DEAD!

[TonyBelmont]

I'm completely disgusted with "urban" radio stations. They don't play rap music anymore. Three companies control virtually all of radio in the United States.

So.... I've been listening to Pandora recently on my iphone. This is how radio should be, rather than the same 30 songs a program director picks because Mediabase tells them that's what's "hot".

We need a new radio revolution. Maybe this is the start?

You don't like a song... you give it a thumbs down! Genius.

Pandora Radio - Listen to Free Internet Radio, Find New Music

[ncoak]

pandora is dope, and yeah 'urban' radio is a bad joke.

i think a few years down the line wireless connections and devices will be so omnipresent so as to render radio broadcasting obsolete...as it is now it's basically just an advertising vehicle.

[Retrofreak]

Agreed.

Radio is dead, music lives on in the minds of the FREE!

[Jonkr]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

I'm completely disgusted with "urban" radio stations. They don't play rap music anymore. Three companies control virtually all of radio in the United States.

So.... I've been listening to Pandora recently on my iphone. This is how radio should be, rather than the same 30 songs a program director picks because Mediabase tells them that's what's "hot".

Yea, and they wonder why people turn to illegal downloads. Pandora kicks a$$!

[CRACKPIPE]

Radio for hip-Hop has always been garbage. It's the college radio and small local stations that carried the torch of good hip-hop and THAT, unfortunately, is dead.

Commercial radio is same as it ever was.

I listen to Pandora occasionally and I dig it.

[sdelgo]

Wunder Radio for the iphone lets you listen to just about any radio station in the world, internet radio etc... terrestrial radio has been dead since they started 'voice tracking"

[bonusbmusic]

i agree radio sucks for the most part. Our station around here is U92 and everyone around here always jokes about it but the truth is.... some of my best memories i have were when listening to U92. Plus they put on pretty good concerts

[g22]

Sirius XM "Old School" channel is great, but its all old music. The new music stations ,Shade 45 and Hip Hop Nation, can be like FM radio stations with all the lil wayne and gucci man garbage, but they have daily/weekly shows that are like 2-4 hour blocks that have good DJ's that will play new good hip hop as well. DJ Muggs has a show every tuesday I think on Shade and DJ Premier has a show every friday on HHN. It all depends on the DJ, as to what kind of music gets played on these stations. Rude Jude does a good show with real hip hop every day from like 3 or 4pm to 6 or 7pm I think. Its on shade 45.

If you dont want to pay for the monthly fee, switch over to dish network and its included for free, thats what I got, and its all I listen to now, at home at least. You have to pay to get it in the car though.

[deuc647]

Bad thing is that you have to pay for pandora to skip those awful commercials. I use it on my iphone and hook it up in my car so the commercials are a PITA, i might pay for the year if i can get umlimited skips.

Another good station is last fm. Way better than pandora with unlinited skips, only thing lacking is..............audio quality

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by deuc647

Bad thing is that you have to pay for pandora to skip those awful commercials. I use it on my iphone and hook it up in my car so the commercials are a PITA, i might pay for the year if i can get umlimited skips.

Another good station is last fm. Way better than pandora with unlinited skips, only thing lacking is..............audio quality

Well, you can't skip any of the songs or commercials they play on traditional radio. So, I'll deal with the occasional 15 second commercial for whoever is supporting this app for now.

[terrytee]

Originally Posted by deuc647

Bad thing is that you have to pay for pandora to skip those awful commercials. I use it on my iphone and hook it up in my car so the commercials are a PITA, i might pay for the year if i can get umlimited skips.

Another good station is last fm. Way better than pandora with unlinited skips, only thing lacking is..............audio quality

What makes it worse is you can't get this unless your located in the U.S.

[E.rOk.stA]

Yeah, it's so bad that Sheraton Broadcasting sold the only Rap/Hip Hop station here, WAMO, to a Catholic orginazation. It was very top 40 but at least had some good DJ's who would mash it up once in a while.

Adapt.....

[phillysoulman]

Originally Posted by E.rOk.stA

Yeah, it's so bad that Sheraton Broadcasting sold the only Rap/Hip Hop station here, WAMO, to a Catholic orginazation. It was very top 40 but at least had some good DJ's who would mash it up once in a while.

Adapt.....

Is Porky still kickin?

[Family Grind]

Yep... Only listen to satellite/internet radio thumbsup

I never listen to mainstream radio anymore. Going on 7 years now!

[Bender412]

Originally Posted by phillysoulman

Is Porky still kickin?

Hmm, you would have to define "kickin."

[Realziment]

Yes radio is dead!!! Yesterday I made so many back and forth trips in my car and NO BS EVERY-TIME I turned the radio i literally mean EVERY-TIME and every POP AND URBAN STATION, "I Love the way you lie" By em and rihanna was playing even at the same...

I been moving so i was in and out the car all day. Absolute JOKE.

The one thing I will give American radio is you guys do have a choice of genre per station here. As opposed to Ireland the majority of stations really just play the top 40. Its ridiculous.

Even one of the movers said to me i dont know why radio doesnt have a station for new talent.

Goodbye Radio!

[longbongsilver]

Originally Posted by Realziment

Even one of the movers said to me i dont know why radio doesnt have a station for new talent.

Because the same few conglomerates cornered radio. Barring a total payola job, they stick to what's familiar so they keep their costs low.

A lot of stations even have their rotations pre-programmed. Cheaper than having regular DJs all day.

[3rdeyeKnight]

Originally Posted by CRACKPIPE

Radio for hip-Hop has always been garbage. It's the college radio and small local stations that carried the torch of good hip-hop and THAT, unfortunately, is dead.

Commercial radio is same as it ever was.

I agree with all points made in this thread so far, and what CRACKPIPE said is spot-on with my views.

My biggest gripe now days, is the amount of adult content being played during the early part of the day on so called "family" stations.

These same urban stations will host community events and hold summits about HIV/STD awareness amongst young teens, but yet they'll turn around and play Ludacris' "Sex Room" at 8a.m in the morning while the kids are on their way to school.(and I couldve swore I heard the dirty version played on the air one morning) Back in the day, these were the type of songs that would only be played after 8 at night.

Where's Chuck D and Harry Allen(The Media Assassin)?

[deuc647]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

Well, you can't skip any of the songs or commercials they play on traditional radio. So, I'll deal with the occasional 15 second commercial for whoever is supporting this app for now.

Yeah but when im rollin with someone and i hear budlight lime commercials every 2 songs, kinda frustrates me

I keep it constantly on the wu tang station, plays the best variety without getting to pop-ish. dr.dre radio goes into pop mode often

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by Realziment

Yes radio is dead!!! Yesterday I made so many back and forth trips in my car and NO BS EVERY-TIME I turned the radio i literally mean EVERY-TIME and every POP AND URBAN STATION, "I Love the way you lie" By em and rihanna was playing even at the same...

That's because almost every major "urban" station has a playlist NO LONGER THAN 30 songs. And the top song is played 6 times more often than the 30th.

[Realziment]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

That's because almost every major "urban" station has a playlist NO LONGER THAN 30 songs. And the top song is played 6 times more often than the 30th.

Its a joke.. Songs get so over played to the point you hate them. Even when i was a kid, i tended to hate the single by the time i bought the album. Theres no sense in playing the same song twice within 8 hrs imo.

[phillysoulman]

Originally Posted by Bender412

Hmm, you would have to define "kickin."

Dead or alive.

[NaturalBlack]

I love Pandora. Especially when it come to genres I don't know as well. I've been using it for a couple years so on my main stations I very rarely have to give a thumbs down.

[PopularDemand]

As with everything, change is needed. The rotation needs to be expanded from Top 40 to Top 60. 10 of the 60 should be non commercial and local artists. Even though the mixshows are supposed to handle the non commercial and local artists they often mirror rotation playlists.

Hip hop on rotation radio hasn't always been terrible. it was great up until 1997. non commercial artists shared the top 40 rotation with commercial artists up until about then.

[lagavulin16]

A damn shame SiriusXM won't scrap the "old school" channel and replace it with a golden era channel.

[Bender412]

Originally Posted by phillysoulman

Dead or alive.

Alive at 92 I believe. Co-existing in FL and here.

[rickrock305]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

That's because almost every major "urban" station has a playlist NO LONGER THAN 30 songs. And the top song is played 6 times more often than the 30th.

And all bought and paid for!


nother vote for Pandora here, really enjoy it. That and satellite radio. My car has the ability to link my iPhone to the stereo via Bluetooth so I can listen to Pandora from my iPhone in the ride. Love that.

[PopularDemand]

Originally Posted by rickrock305

And all bought and paid for!

Let us not forget, radio has always been bought and paid for since it's inception in 1900's.

[RollrCoastr]

For oldschool hiphop i listen to GtronicRadio (GtronicRadio.com), love it!

[MikeyMike]

I agree with Tony. The radio has definitely killed the sense of what good Hip-Hop/Rap used to be. I remember just walking into record stores and buying cds by the look of their album covers and rarely was I dissapointed. People use to put their all into making a quality product so the risk wasn't as big as it is today. The fact that we can preview entire albums before purchasing has just as much of an impact on sales as piracy. Cds use to be like opening a gift as Christmas time. A surprise if you will. Most people feel that there isn't a reason to buy them anymore due to streaming etc. I always was a fan of underground rap music and never a fan of the radio. From Tupac to Biggie to 3 6 Mafia to Cash Money. All these artists were underground before even thinking about going commercial. What happened is that somehow, people have gotten brainwashed into thinking that commercial is the way to go from jump street. This way of thinking is crazy. Your shit has to be all the way right aka flawless to be commerical. It takes time and lots of practice to get to a commercial sound quality status. If your first album you drop is shit yet you're commercial, your career is history. When you go commercial, you lose street cred and respect if you are a rapper. That's a fact. Without neither, you're stuck, especially just starting off. Underground has always been the way to go. You save yourself from the medial slaughter and rape that rappers go through.