SOHH DIRTY

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UGK Still Holding On & Ringtone Rappers

Posted on August 30, 2007 8:26 AM

This week's Billboard 200 is in and it appears that UGK has got another week remaining in the top 10 at the 10 spot with 35,000 in sales. Plies is already out of the top 10, Yung Joc didnt debut in the top 10 and that's no surprise. And with this news let's discuss a new phase of the rap game, the ringtone rapper. In the past it was singles that sold, and they still do to a certain degree but with Billboard giving credit to digital sales and ringtones, we've bred a new generation of rappers.

A current look at the Hot Ringmasters chart shows a few southern names and a couple examples of ringtone rappers. You've got Soulja boy and Hurricane Chris along with names like Plies, and a few others. So you tell me, do hot ringtone rappers help or hurt the game? I know it's about getting money, but is it only about getting money? Do you have your favorite rappers ringtone, or is your favorite ringtone not even by your favorite rapper?

Speak up, post your ringtone and answer the questions along with it and let everyone know what you think! I'll go first, my ringtone is the default ringtone on a Treo 700p, I know Im boring to have a default ringtone that came with the phone. Love it or hate it I think ringtone rappers are here to stay for the moment with single sales slower and ringtones sometimes costing 3 times as much as a single.

Posted by DigiPimp

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52 Comments

Digipimp is u really that stupid....Yung Joc album just came out on tuesday which means it want hit the charts till next week......damn bruh u stupid as fuck

Yung Joc ain't in the top 10 cuz he just release his album 2 days ago!!!

FCUK YOUNG JOC! I HOPE THAT NI99A SELLS 10 RECORDS AND GIVE ONE TO DIDDY'S EX SIDEKICK MASE

I wish DEATH 2 all these ringtone rappers career if thats wat u wanna call it...fcuk all them ni99as HELL YEAH THEY FUCKIN' UP THE GAME.

And my ringtone as of right now is VIBRATE. I work in a professional office and booty shaking gun busting music playing everytime the phone rings is not exactly the best impression to make on the job plus I'm not supporting any of these buffoons thats in the game only for the money real talk.


BROOKLYN STAND UP!

Hell yeah these ringtone rappers have fucked up the rap game, but these ringtone rapper's days are numbered. Real niggaz are going to take the game back and kick all these young lame cats out of the game.

Ringtone rappers do fuck the game up. But, it's just a phase. At the end of the day, record labels are about selling albums, not ringtones. So, if someone sells a million ringtones, but sells 50,000 copies in their first week as a major, then the label isn't happy. The problem is that record labels do not respect our music. They think it all sounds the same, and they can get away with tryin to play us by playin the same bullshit over and over again on the radio. As they see artists like Common, Talib Kweli, UGK stayin strong in the charts, they will realize that us consumers want real music, real emotion, real hip-hop and will give artists more creative control and not rely on gimmicks so much.

Where the fuck does Sohh get these bloggers? Yung Joc's album was just released this tuesday of course it won't be in the top 10, because it hasn't even been out a fuckin week.

How the hell can anyone take your opinions seriously when you are so stupid. I'm not joking, you are a dumb fuck.


Actually I do have my favorite rappers ringtone. I got DMX's We In Here on my phone. Of course I only bought it cause I was bored and honestly haven't bought another ringtone since lol. But the ringtone rappers aren't for us. People keep saying that they hurting the game but they not. I don't bump them but still. They here for the youngstas who aint really up on that harder more darker side of things. Ringtone rappers have been in the game for a minute now yet I still got the Doctor's Advocate and Hip Hop Is Dead. And more and more good music is coming out. Its just more divided now and the focus is really on other places in hip hop. Its not hurting the game, its just another part of the game.

First off the bat digigimp, Joc came out Tuesday, so he won't be debuting on the charts until next week.

Ringtone rappers don't help or hurt the game, they only hurt themselfs. Ringtone rappers come by the dozen, because anyone can get lucky and come out with one smash single. but who's gonna remember their name 10 years from now, or when their song get's erased out of people's phone?

When u think about it, what really is a "ringtone rapper"? is a ringtone rapper strictly a rapper with poor lyrical ablility but makes one hot single? (mims, young berg, huricane chris) what about a nice rapper with only one hot single? (chamilionare) Cham did sell a GRIP of ringtones, but only has one massive single to his credit. what about a bad rapper with more than one hit? people call Young Joc a ringtone rapper even though he had 2 top 20 singles and a platinum album. I think some of yall niggas throw whateva yall don't like into a ringtone rapper category. IMO, there should be another definition for "ringtone rapper", or just quit using the term.

yall talked about the last blogger 4 bein on z-ros dick..n this dude is ridin dirty on ugk (pun intended)..im a supporter of ugk but its lookin like they will barely sell 500..which will make them platinum...but it wont be 4 a while..

YO DIGI, IM LMAO WITH THIS ONE, YOU SHOWED YOUR IGNORANCE IN YOUR BLOG, BUT TO LET ALL THESE CYBER SOLDIERS CALL U ALL TYPES OF DONKEY DUMB SHIT IS STRAIGHT UP FUNNY TO ME, STAND UP AND REP YO BLOG BIIIITCHHH"

MAYNE FUCK RINGTONES. I HONESTLY ONLY HAVE ONE RINGTONE AND ITS A SCREW ONE. BUT 95% OF THA TIME I JUST KEEP THAT HOE ON VIBRATE THO. AND YEAH I THINK THESE NIGGAZ R FUCKIN UP THA GAME. BUT LIKE SOME NIGGA B4 ME SAID IT WONT LAST AND THA REAL RAPPERS ARE GONNA SHINE AGAIN. PROPS 2 PIMP AND BUN THEY STILL REPPIN 4 THAT LONE STAR STATE.

Wow the ignorance is fuming in here. For all you herbs who internet thuggin like you know something listen up. You do debut on the charts the week you're album is released, and you're position is based on pre order sales. Step you're monkey ass game up, trying to act tough like you know somethin. Wack!Side note: Joc is a real industry dissapointment, can't believe this dude got on.

1) Plies aint know damn ring tone rapper...

2) Young Joc?

3) nigga wake up !!! a ring tone rapper is a nigga like souljah boy...

4) all south singles have catchy hooks homie...

5) to that nerd nigga clamin brooklyn why is yo nerd ass wishin death on the internet.

6) never mind what do you expect from a nigga that claim brooklyn but is really from new hampshire fuckin weirdo!!!

Well I have a Motorola Q which allows me to upload my own ringtones to my phone so I dont have to hear wack shit all day....right now its the Whats Beef freestyle by Mos Def..."Beef is not what Jay said to Nas, Beef is when working folks can't find jobs, so they trying to find niggas to rob"

sohh what a moron
joc didnt come out for those charts
and even if he did, ur saying ur not surprised that he didnt crack the top 10?
are you retarted?
hes backed by a major label. in order to have not cracked the top 10, he'd have to sell less than 20k. your an absolut idiot.

also ringtone rappers still make money. Jive said they were not dissapointed with Huey's first wk of 29k sales, bc he sold over 2 million ringtones and $2 a pop.

sohh needs to find new bloggers, goddam youre stupid

Digisimp you're an idiot. There is a place for everything. Ringtones and catchy songs are for the youngsters and teenagers. You think shit is all wrong and fucking up the game blah, blah, blah, because you are closed minded and think every who should be like UGK. Who the fuck made you the authority on what people suppose to like and what not to like? If teenagers like the Solja Boy shit than fine - let 'em be and let the artist make their money.

Digi is that nigga but yeah that Joc shit was off since he just dropped the other day lol.

Anyway I got a sidekick 3 & I only use 3 ringtones:

Its Me Bitches
All About The Benjamins
& C.R.E.A.M.

www.fiyahmuzik.blopspot.com

DAT UGK CD IS STRONG

WHERES MIKE JONES CD

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NEW HIT TRACK
"RACE DA V8'S"

Let them ringtone rappers be ringtone rappers. They aint hurtin nobody, just another black brother gettin to the money. I dont support them, my ringtones is real artist like tip, jeezy, wayne, and some old school like the commadores. And i only purchase real music. Take it for what it worth, but you need all type of music in hip hop, or else it would be bland

Man it's a lot of hating going on down south lately, between you and Gyant it's almost a toss up for who's the biggest hater!!!! Both of yall need to get up off that, and if you must hate...hate yourself cuz you both doing HORRIBLE jobs as bloggersd, everyday N8ggaz just come through and wipe their asses on both on F7ggots forehead!! Step up or step out, or get escorted out

I dont see much of a prolem with "ringtone" rappers. Black folks getting paid. But still some of the music is very dumbed down. But thats music for the kids. Im young too, so I can appreciate it TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, but its not like I would get a MIms,rich boy,plies or any of these one hit nigga's albums. Most of these rappers wont even be around longer than 2 years. They dont respect the craft, they only care about money, and thats good. But once you get paid your breadcrumbs get the fuck outta the way so real niggas could make some real music. The mainstream hip hop needs a facelift,botox, a liposuction, all types of surgery. Hip hop aint dead, nobody can kill a style of music. But it is dying.

We dont have to tear other black people down doing good thangs, cause thats the OG "Crabs in A Barrel" thing. What we have to do is demand better qualty music, and dont support the bullshit so them crackers get the point. I think thats already happening, cause all these niggas with huge singles and ringtone sales ALWAYS flop.

you guys never catch onto the jokes. you're all so serious when at your moms computer typing up what you're going to say. i'll see you at the coffee shop!

same here default ringers on my treo. u ever out in public and a stupid ass ring-tone hit comes blastin from your pocket? exactly

Seriously you need to stop blogging if you cant get your fact straight. Who is gonna listen to somebodys opinion if they dont know the facts. That would be dumb of us. Sohh hiphop website of NOW?? Not with this shit

My ringtone is "I Get Money"! I can't lie it's a big song but i'm still coppin Graduation on 9/11, not Curtis.

@Truth, kill yourself because you are trying to sound smart but you sound retarded.

My Ringtone is : Hood Ni@@a By : Gorilla Zoe :)

The industry is changing. Record labels are going to start giving single deals because that's what's selling now.


You can't hate on the ringtone game. it's very lucritive. How you think Young Jocks wack ass grossed 10 mil last year?? At least there's a way for the artist to get more money than the 6 cents an album the white man givin them, so i aint mad. We as the consumers need to support true hip-hop and this whole conversation will be irrelevent.

Jash says...
My ringtone is "I Get Money"! I can't lie it's a big song but i'm still coppin Graduation on 9/11, not Curtis.

August 30, 2007 1:52 PM
^^^^

its all good long as you put somethin in curtis pockets

Ringtones?!? Yung Joc...dissing Digi C'mon I know there's bigger things in the world to be raging against!! JENA 6 FOLKS!!! When it was Duke Lacrosse people stood the f*ck up for their kids!! What about ours?!?! If this is what we blogging about on the Dirty South blog...WE ARE REALLY LOST!!!!! And Digi you need to stop fronting on the joints people send in. You played another weak joint and stamped the H on it! I guess unless you talking about crack or drank, it aint southern enough! If you spitting fire that happens to have a message you dont get no shine! No wonder people keep dissing the South! Way to keep it 100!!

Fuck Yung Joc!

Now that being said, ringtone rappers are just another part of the game. But they don't need to make records. Shyt like Solja Boy, Hurricane Chris, and that dude that wrote "I"m so krispy" all need to keep it strictly club and ringtones. I mean look at the first of the year, Rich Boy had "Throw Some Ds" and now you ain't heard of him since how long? Ringtone rappers gotta short shelf life so niggas like Crime Mobb, D4L, and the rest of this bastid need to stay where the fuck they at and leave hip-hop records and hip-hop music to the masters and people that wanna have something in this business long term.

Damn yall came in this post all mad, when the man simply asked yall to post ya current ringtone....Mine is Duffle Bag Boy by Playaz Circle, but I got the Lil Wayne chorus part........

jena 6, jena 6. you're on a southern music site go share that shit somewhere like fox news, msnbc, your local newspaper. instead of bringing it on here trying to act like you're somehow on a higher level.

or maybe go to your local pizza hut and bitch about it and see if they'll stop selling pizza because you talked about jena 6.

yALL SOME JEALOUS ASS NIGGAS YALL talk so nasty...and Digipimp You know that KANYE COMMENT (plus that man has talent--regardless if you like his music ...he made a over 10mil last year......what u make??) wasn't a joke ...so just MAN up and ADMIT you blogged the wrong infomation... I don't have a Ring tone but thats only because it's pointless and annoying.....Plus ANYBODY hatin' on a Mofo cause they getting money (however they gettin it) is a jealous ass anywayz.... Don't Hate Get Money Do Better I respect ANY man out there doing his thing to get paid (without knocking work or robbing) A man that is showing a good example...If rapping makes a BLACK man money give him his props....If a black man is selling a fucking ring tone (it's legal!!!) give him his props STOP FUCKING HATIN....

i might be completely stating this the right way, but a while back on another blog, 50 Cent was hated on for stating this same fact, it was just said that he dissed the artist or some of the artist just mentioned. he never dissed them but made the same point thats being questioned here. I not mad at them artist though cause they getting the money just off 1.50+ ringtones from us cellphone users, so if they album dont sell they still get some dough i guess, they cant be blamed for killing hip hop cause we buying them ringtones.


joc didnt debut yet because his cd just came out this tuesday u idiot fuck. think before u speak jack ass.

LETS BE REAL, AND CALL THESE "RING TONE RAPPERS" WHAT THEY REALLY ARE.... ONE HIT WONDERS!!!! ....

-man let these niggas do what they do! are they really hurting you? do they wreck your quality of life?every day you talk about the same shit. leave that to Gayant.plus this makes you look like like a fag, always on some other niggas nutz worry bout wat money they gettin and how they hurtin the movement. listen to what u like, stay off atl and shut the fuck up about yung joc and talk about something else asshole!

-my ringtones are bed, let it go, hood nigga, juicy,stroker loven, ridin, and scrub the ground. oh yah i get all my shit 4 free via metro pcs bluetooth, and mixer.com

oh yeah change da background on this muthafucka! the shit sucks!

MsGabornRaised...
to answer your question... YES!!! having to be subjected to this crap multiple times a day everyday.. is wrecking my quality of life...lol how could it not???

and your just hating because the ATL is putting out some poor ish right now.. hater

im so glad htown isnt selling out like Atlanta.... we dont put out that sorry dance ishhh.... listening to kids dancing lol

That was some racist sh*t. How they gonna advertise taking over corners and have that the advertisement for ringtones? Am I the only person that thought so? Who do you think that was geared towards?

In the end capitalism works...most of the time.

If there wasn't a market for it, the shit wouldn't sell! It's obviously not selling albums, but I guess ringtone money is green too.

Personally, I'm still rocking the original ring on my phone.

Somebody explain this to me though. How can some artists like Usher sell so many records and other equally good and hyped artists sell far less?

I think its the story behind the artist... Jeezy sold because the streets were buzzing and same with Fifty. Swizz Beatz was heavily promoted but no buzz. Feel me?

@ Dezzy

Not nessicarily dude...ringtones have very lil overhead cost and 100% Zero manufacturing cost. therefore its anywhere between 95-100% profit whereas cds there's a lot of overhead costs.

@ GET REAL

You make a good point...Confessions sold like 9 mil to date, I personally think Omarion would more hype around the time his album came out and what happened...it flopped big time....so news flash to artists and fans....if you have that fanbase on lock, ur gonna sell albums.

htownmiguel says...
MsGabornRaised...
to answer your question... YES!!! having to be subjected to this crap multiple times a day everyday.. is wrecking my quality of life...lol how could it not???

and your just hating because the ATL is putting out some poor ish right now.. hater

August 30, 2007 6:20 PM


Hoe ass nigga you the one thats mad, Htown aint selling shit outside of Chamillionaire and that UGK aint even gold yet, and dont bring up none of y'all local artist because if they aint nationwide they aint doing shit, what Houston should try and do is make music for everyone not just y'all cough syrup drinking ass and maybe yall would sell more albums, Houston has to boring as fuck because everyday yall niggas be so concerned about what goes on in Atlanta, now we got love for Htown dont get me wrong but get yall shit together before you worry about us.

It has come to my conclusion that the people in Houston are a bunch of hater's, you complain about Atlanta 24/7 365, if you think Atlanta is killing the game then your artist should put out music that people will buy, Chamillionaire is almost a guaranteed seller and thats about it for Houston to move major record numbers maybe until Scarface comes out, sales are down for all artist nationwide and with dance music you can have fun so people will buy that kind of music and also if people would stop bootlegging CD's the real music would get promoted more because the record companies would see more return money on their investment in the artist, look how long it took UGK to come out with another album and they haven't really been promoted and that's why they aren't gold yet.

Yeah these young wipper snappers is puttin this candy coated bubble gum shit on the airwaves but even sadder is the way the shit is poppin!!!! so u cant really blame them its the way the industry is fucked up and putting out all this garbage. I miss the days of Pac and B.I.G. and real shit its time we take it back!!!!!

SHUT DA FUK UP!! ALL YALL MOMMAS STILL STANK!!! DIK IN THE BOOTY-ASS NIGGAS! FUK YALL.

ATL vs H-Town. wow......everytime theres someone from both cities bumbin heads. cant we all just get along? LMAO. To clarify why H-townis fadin away is cuz the mainstream cats cant talk about anything other than the diamond on they damn chain(LOL) and drinkin that syrup (paul wall, slim thug, mike jones and a few others) Flip tried to do different but didnt work out too well. still bought the cd. dont get it twisted now htown got some ppl out there that can put it down (Z-Ro, Trae, UGK and some others) Now Z-Ro be talkin bout some real life shit and keep it real most of yall probably been through some of that shit he be sayin. They just refuse to sell they sole for some radio play. Got luv for da ATL (Outkast, Luda, Jeezy, Lil Jon) But not for no niggas sellin out and givin they sole to white ppl just to stay in the eye of the media and on the radio(hmmm.....oh yeah his name is T.i.) wait no that's not it. It's CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG HARRIS. LMAO. as far as young joc, his music dont do nothin for me cept for dope boy magic. that beat was killa.

personally i dont buy into that mainstream garbage but let's be real. do yall really think they worried about who or how many people go by they shit? see yall missin the point look at the name Underground Kings. close to platinum but never platinum. all gold. I aint takin nothin from them cuz i got all they albums but when was the last time any underground rapper or artist u kno go platinum by stayin on the low and not goin by what the bullshit ass media wants to hear n see? and look at whats being played. mostly songs that got videos wit females shakin they ass to sell they music. Pathetic!!! see thats why niggas like Z-Ro, Trae, niggas in Luda's camp will never be platinum artists cuz they wont sell out like the most of the mainstream niggas soundin just like each other. Bottom line Underground music is whats bein bumped in the streets for the most part. If the fukin media opened the eyes, damn near every undergroud rapper would have a video or a track in tv and on the radio and UGK would be leadin the way. Real Talk..

I like all these ringtones.

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