Pop music vol: what is really pop....is J Cole?

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I'm a huge hip hop fan and a friend and I have a debate going on, I hope you guys can chime in on. He believes that Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole are Pop Stars. I don't think they are, because I don't think they make pop music. What say the NTers? Are they pop stars?

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Pop music is "popular culture" music which is accepted by mainstream America. If the song blurs the line of radio stations and music channels then it's "pop music", whether you're a hardcore rapper like Jay-Z or country singer like Taylor Swift.



 
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J Cole is a pop star IMO, Kendrick not so much. Cole is more radio friendly than Kendrick, especially with TPAB
 
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I don't see them as pop stars cause they don't make pop music.  Pop music is a genre and they don't pander to that audience.  They make Rap music and they have some crossover appeal.
 
Theyre rappers that have crossover hits & can crossover into pop. They are not pop stars.
 
1illmatic said:
I don't see them as pop stars cause they don't make pop music.  Pop music is a genre and they don't pander to that audience.  They make Rap music and they have some crossover appeal.
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Guzzy said:
Theyre rappers that have crossover hits & can crossover into pop. They are not pop stars.
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Agree with both of these statements




"Pop" genre is Taylor Swift, Arianna, Bieber, Lavato, Derulo, etc
 
From what i understand
A pop artist is an artist who can do a commercial for soda pop.

Taylor swift
Beyonce
Etc.

youll never see gucci mane in a sprite commercial
 
sckid20 said:
From what i understand
A pop artist is an artist who can do a commercial for soda pop.

Taylor swift
Beyonce
Etc.

youll never see gucci mane in a sprite commercial
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Nas and Big were in a Sprite commercial.  Nas did a Sprite commercial with AZ back in the day lol
 
sckid20 said:
From what i understand
A pop artist is an artist who can do a commercial for soda pop.

Taylor swift
Beyonce
Etc.

youll never see gucci mane in a sprite commercial
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I bet by the end of this year Future and/or Wop will be in a Sprite commercial making subtle/not so subtle references to pouring up.
 
pop music is derived from the term pop-ular culture, so yes drake is pop j.cole is pop anybody you hear on your local hip hop station is pop
 
Future is a pop star now....hes hosting snl this month or next

If they can be in a coke/pepsi commercial

Theyre a pop star.
Kanye is an odd exception to that rule but thats another discussion

Btw i dont think "pop star" is a negative term.
If u keep grinding and becoming successful youre eventually gonna reach a certain level.
 
FLESH PRINCE said:
I bet by the end of this year Future and/or Wop will be in a Sprite commercial making subtle/not so subtle references to pouring up.
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Clean Sprite!
doublemesh96 said:
 
pop music is derived from the term pop-ular culture, so yes drake is pop j.cole is pop anybody you hear on your local hip hop station is pop
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Pop Music as whole today is considered a genre of sorts.  A certain style, technique, sound.  Not just music that is popular.  When J. Cole, or Kendrick, or *insert rapper* drops an album, its a rap/hip-hop album, not really a Pop album.  They may have crossover success. Drake being the largest one, but generally speaking his albums are labeled hip-hop and he's labeled a rapper.  

Also to say they are Pop STARS makes it seem like they are dominating the pop industry.
 
Pop music is a genre.  There are artists that make pop music you've never heard of and there are hip hop, or rock or country or whatever artist that make music that is popular
 
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Pretty much any genre could fit underneath the Pop umbrella. Whether its hip-hop, country, rock, whatever. Technically any artist that gets steady radio and video spins can be subcategorized as a Pop artist.

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