Hip hop and local scenes

This NYTimes article says the days of national hip hop artists selling millions of CDs may be over. Now the focus is on hometown boys selling locally and regionally.

Lil Boosie and Hip-Hop - New York Times, 10/19/06: "It’s easier than ever for fans to learn about regional scenes, from the Bay Area’s space-age hyphy movement to the rough beats and rhymes of Baltimore. The Internet has made it easier to get mixtapes, too ...

"...hip-hop feels both more local and more accessible, and nothing captures that combination like the continuing popularity of hip-hop dances. ... they filter up from clubs to YouTube, and then back down into bedrooms."

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