the downfall of the radio stations

Piahoo here. I’m going to write about the radio, why it sucks and why it shouldn’t suck so badly.

Okay, so the stereotypical way of starting this would be like: “Back in the days, the stations actually cared what they played, they cared because people listened to the lyrics! Today, poetry within music is dead!”

Well, I’m not going to do it that way. Sure, people probably did care more about the lyrics 20, hell 10 years ago. During that period I’ve noticed a decline in intelligence among kids (a big portion of the people listening to the radios are kids, mind you). Sure, the smartest kids now are smarter than the smartest kids were then, but the average kid is dumber, this is what I think. Hey wait a second! Less listening to lyrics, less poetry – dumber kids? Coincidence?

I think not! There’s definitely something going on here! Something which the record companies and the radio stations have caught up on… the brainless teenager! The lack of intelligence of the listeners leads to dumber music (that’s why people think Lil’ Wayne is the greatest rapper of all time, that Katy Perry is a “musical genius” and that T-Pain has a beautiful voice). This is especially important within hip-hop. I used to listen to hip-hop (and I still listen to hip-hop made before 98) and I’ve grown increasingly annoyed by the lack of lyrical quality over the years. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and Enter the Wu-Tang are two of the greatest albums lyrically, why can’t more hip-hop albums come close to lyrical brilliance? The answer is: the radio.

Most people hear the new music either from TV or radio (although more and more hear it through their computers and the internet, more specifically, Youtube). If all they hear is party and club songs of course they’ll keep listening to that brain killing music! I know 8-year old girls that listen to the Soulja Boy song that was popular some time ago. They’d sing it without knowing what it was trying to say: that Soulja Boy blows a load into a girl’s face. I mean WHAT THE FUCK? And no parental action? The fuck is that? That’s fucking ridonkolous (always wanted to use that word)!

Signed,
Piahoo