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[maks]

The majority of those going independent got whatever fame they did have from their origins.

Look at NWA - Easy E/Ice Cube/Dre.
Look at Grandmaster Flash back in the early 80's.
Look at Run DMC.
Look at artists like Chuck D and Slick Rick.

NWA, Grandmaster Flash, and Run DMC were all huge. geto boys weren't. They never made an impact on the general public. Their only mainstream exposure was a 2 minute clip in a movie from 20 years ago.

Rap nerds are even worse than rock nerds 'omg you don't know the lyrics to thrak by king crimson what were you raised in a cave?? don't you know how influential they were in the progressive rock scene?? blah blah blah about time shifting and genre defying and other nonsense 99% of the music buying audience doesn't care about'

[BigBoss]

NWA, Grandmaster Flash, and Run DMC were all huge. geto boys weren't. They never made an impact on the general public. Their only mainstream exposure was a 2 minute clip in a movie from 20 years ago.

Rap nerds are even worse than rock nerds 'omg you don't know the lyrics to thrak by king crimson what were you raised in a cave?? don't you know how influential they were in the progressive rock scene?? blah blah blah about time shifting and genre defying and other nonsense 99% of the music buying audience doesn't care about'

Which is exactly why Geto Boys had such a large cultural impact on west-coast hip hop, right?

That's basically like saying Dilated Peoples never made an impact either.

[maks]

Which is exactly why Geto Boys had such a large cultural impact on west-coast hip hop, right?

That's basically like saying Dilated Peoples never made an impact either.

influence on others in the industry != exposure to the general public

nudeswirl, melvins, kyuss, there's a ton of multiplatinum bands who would list them in their top 5 influences, I'll bet you don't know any of their lyrics though.

[BigBoss]

influence on others in the industry != exposure to the general public

nudeswirl, melvins, kyuss, there's a ton of multiplatinum bands who would list them in their top 5 influences, I'll bet you don't know any of their lyrics though.

I'm pretty sure all three of those bands are alternative rock (which I don't listen too).