Why are Latin artists doing Urban Music flopping?
Oct 26, 2006 3:01:51 GMT -5
Post by Pulse on Oct 26, 2006 3:01:51 GMT -5
Maybe, it's just me, but I've noticed that lately Latin artists that do Urban music seem to be flopping (And I don't think this is a topic on racism, so let's try to leave that out...unless you have an example of one 
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Paula DeAnda, Jeannie Ortega, Mario Vasquez, and Frankie J seem to be flopping. The numbers are alarming
Albums:
Paula DeAnda - #54
No Place Like BKYLN (Jeannie Ortega) - #127
Mario Vasquez - #80
Priceless (Frankie J) - #30
Singles:
Doing Too Much (Paula DeAnda) - #41
Walk Away (Paula DeAnda) - #75
Crowded (Jeannie Ortega) - #93
Gallery (Mario Vasquez) - #38
That Girl (Frankie J) - #43
All four of them seem to be be doing okay in airplay (relatively speaking) but lacking greatly in videoplay and downloads and promotion in general. Frankie J is a little better because he had a hit before, but his numbers still shouldnt be that low
Maybe this might seem just like my opinion, but I thought Crowded was the perfect lead single. It was extremely catchy and cut from the familiar hitmaking hip/hop based R&B/Pop that would have been a hit if Beyonce had sang it.
A lot of people have pointed out that Urban music is dying out and its iron fist over Pop Radio seems to have died down a bit. But they still manage to do okay overall on The Hot 100, because they still have R&B audiences to back them up, which Latinos dont have.
In fact, they've pointed out that Latinos are doing the "wrong" type of urban music and not appealing to the rigth people. Instead of jumping on the trend and emulating the Mariah Carey, Beyonce type R&B/Pop fare, they should do more reggaeton ton based music. They point out the reggaeton based hit, "Hips Don't Lie" as a major example. Hips Don't Lie went to #1 on Latin, and its pointed out that these artists, who may not get R&B support, will get Latin support in lieu if they doing a song like that. In essence, don't lobby for an audience that wont support you regardless. Go for one that will.
(But then again, other people think HDL is pure Latin pop, that the reggaeton beat is hardly there, and that the only real reggaeton song to make some impact so far is Rompe)
So what do you think? Why is this happening? Jumping on trends too late? Doing music that doesnt appeal to the Latin charts? Something more sinister? Or.....?
)Paula DeAnda, Jeannie Ortega, Mario Vasquez, and Frankie J seem to be flopping. The numbers are alarming
Albums:
Paula DeAnda - #54
No Place Like BKYLN (Jeannie Ortega) - #127
Mario Vasquez - #80
Priceless (Frankie J) - #30
Singles:
Doing Too Much (Paula DeAnda) - #41
Walk Away (Paula DeAnda) - #75
Crowded (Jeannie Ortega) - #93
Gallery (Mario Vasquez) - #38
That Girl (Frankie J) - #43
All four of them seem to be be doing okay in airplay (relatively speaking) but lacking greatly in videoplay and downloads and promotion in general. Frankie J is a little better because he had a hit before, but his numbers still shouldnt be that low
Maybe this might seem just like my opinion, but I thought Crowded was the perfect lead single. It was extremely catchy and cut from the familiar hitmaking hip/hop based R&B/Pop that would have been a hit if Beyonce had sang it.
A lot of people have pointed out that Urban music is dying out and its iron fist over Pop Radio seems to have died down a bit. But they still manage to do okay overall on The Hot 100, because they still have R&B audiences to back them up, which Latinos dont have.
In fact, they've pointed out that Latinos are doing the "wrong" type of urban music and not appealing to the rigth people. Instead of jumping on the trend and emulating the Mariah Carey, Beyonce type R&B/Pop fare, they should do more reggaeton ton based music. They point out the reggaeton based hit, "Hips Don't Lie" as a major example. Hips Don't Lie went to #1 on Latin, and its pointed out that these artists, who may not get R&B support, will get Latin support in lieu if they doing a song like that. In essence, don't lobby for an audience that wont support you regardless. Go for one that will.
(But then again, other people think HDL is pure Latin pop, that the reggaeton beat is hardly there, and that the only real reggaeton song to make some impact so far is Rompe)
So what do you think? Why is this happening? Jumping on trends too late? Doing music that doesnt appeal to the Latin charts? Something more sinister? Or.....?
I don't like her album but she is the jam because all her singles are sing-along barrio jams.
