Poll: Do You Pay For Your Grime Music?

[Curphey]

Well due to the recent discussion/albums leaking, I was wondering who actually supports the scene?

I'll start, I don't but only because when it's avaliable for free, why go out and spend a tenner on it.

Anyway, vote the poll. You don't have to state what you voted, but you can if you want. I made this as I was curious, don't hate.

[Findhiminthebackoftheflat]

idiot put the votes public and i put often

[Valhalla]

i will pay for stuff i know will be good, if not then i may download it, most of the time if i dont think it will be good then i wont bother

[Retrofreak]

If somethings hot i'll pay for it, if it's not i'll check it out and delete.

[Tony Starks]

yes = maybe
no = no
often = no
rarely = no

[Unknown Poster]

does my mum count

[Hugh Hefner]

Hell to the naw. Why pay for something U can get free?

[110]

pay for all grime that i want...nd download when its free...if its an instrumental ill wait 4 the release or contact the producer-more time i get air but hey

[Calum]

Ill pay for it if I think its worthy of my money

[Stephan El Shaarawy]

Whenever I can

Having a cd in your hand, artwork and everything>>>> mp3's

[Stephan El Shaarawy]

And I put maybe cus I dwnload singles that ent out yet and CDs if it's quicker

[icecream]

i'll buy what i can, 99% of the time im broke.

[The Don]

Don't really download either pay or don't hear, used to download one or two things I was unsure about but don't bother now tbh.

['nuum general]

Don't really download tbh either pay or don't hear.

this

[phen]

i buy pretty much every grime vinyl thats released but rarely buy mixtapes/albums

[Jammie Dodger]

http://dot-alt.blogspot.com/2009/01/internet-djs.html#links
If you download all your tunes off file sharing sites / rapidshare etc. don't put all them tunes together in a mix & throw it on net, don't list tunes you downloaded as 'unreleased', don't miss title tunes in your mixes because that’s how they where labelled in the dodgy zip file you got em from & if you have money - throw it down!

Please think about what you are doing, trying to build your name up off the hard work of other people - even the guy that leaked the tune did more work than you! Let alone the artists. Let me make it clear that I am not talking about tunes which the artist has put into the public arena, play promos! Push the artists you believe in, but when an artist releases music for sale, you need to pay 2 play!

No-moral-high-ground-O! I download tunes, we all do, but I don't put those tunes in the mixes I put online. I also buy a shitload. Often times people ask me where I found such n such a tune, mostly its off a well known site like traxsource, sometimes its off a slightly lesser known site like afrodesia or ukfunky.com. As well as spending money & this is the rub, I also SPEND TIME.

. everything said above

[Nxt Lvl]

If i like something and the shipping isnt ridiculous than i'll buy it, but when you have to pay like 20 dollars to get a cd to cali its kinda retarded n i jus download it til it comes up on the us itunes. plus i jus bought bashy's shirt for $40 instead of buying his cd. dont think this is bad cus the shirt is ridiculously overpriced.

[Ari Gold]

Ill pay for it if I think its worthy of my money

exactly it.

also il always download an album iv paid for (or am planning to already buy) if it leaks before its arrived. just for the sake of hearing it sooner. but i guess if iv paid for it anyways it doesnt so much count as 'downloading'

[Feral]

bought 2 cd's. downloaded loads.

[Quality Control]

rarely these days... i only have a vague interest in most of the shit that comes out so fuck it

[Alter E-ghost]

most of it is not worth a second glance let alone a purchase so rarely

[JayStarz]

If its an artist that I know I like, and is likely to be what I'll bump then I'll buy it without checking it out.

If its an artist I'm unsure of / don't really like, I'll try, and either delete or buy.

E.g. Durrty Goodz' Ultrasound I downloaded for the pure fact I don't really like him, and then deleted it after one play lol.

[Curphey]

If its an artist that I know I like, and is likely to be what I'll bump then I'll buy it without checking it out.

If its an artist I'm unsure of / don't really like, I'll try, and either delete or buy.

E.g. Durrty Goodz' Ultrasound I downloaded for the pure fact I don't really like him, and then deleted it after one play lol.

Strong smh. Why don't you like Goodz/Ultrasound? Mr.Street is fucked aswell.

[Quality Control]

E.g. Durrty Goodz' Ultrasound I downloaded for the pure fact I don't really like him

*spuds*

[Grimes]

i can see why people dn't like durty but you got to atleast respect his lyrical skills

[s...]

If somethings hot i'll pay for it, if it's not i'll check it out and delete.

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Somethings are a straight purchase tho...but more often its odd songs rather than a whole album, so i end up goin to itunes store... then again some songs id be happy to just have it in a download mix or podcast...

[Dan-91]

Buy quite a lot tbh.
Owning a CD > MP3's.

[Quality Control]

what's the point in deleting after you download unless you tryna save space or it actually offends you just by being present on your itunes

[Dan-91]

i can see why people dn't like durty but you got to atleast respect his lyrical skills
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Axiom/Ultrasound two of my fav CD's I've ever bought.

[s...]

what's the point in deleting after you download unless you tryna save space or it actually offends you just by being present on your itunes

lol at being offended by goodz on ur itunes :laugh:

I guess they dont want the hassle of having to skip the songs they dont like when they have it on shuffle?

[Findhiminthebackoftheflat]

i've not played ultrasound since i rated it so highly

[Retrofreak]

what's the point in deleting after you download unless you tryna save space or it actually offends you just by being present on your itunes

I preview albums before putting them in itunes as I like to keep my library neat.

[Retrofreak]

If its an artist that I know I like, and is likely to be what I'll bump then I'll buy it without checking it out.

If its an artist I'm unsure of / don't really like, I'll try, and either delete or buy.

E.g. Durrty Goodz' Ultrasound I downloaded for the pure fact I don't really like him, and then deleted it after one play lol.

I'd do that for just about every Wiley release, the same fate awaits the new one.

[s...]

i've not played ultrasound since i rated it so highly

go listen....track 8 yeah

[Quality Control]

I'd do that for just about every Wiley release, the same fate awaits the new one.

breaking news! retrofreak finally admits he hates wiley!

[Quality Control]

i've not played ultrasound since i rated it so highly

same..... i gave it a 7 or something but Upset Me is the only track that i played a week later

and i dont even play that no more.

[Tony Starks]

I'd do that for just about every Wiley release, the same fate awaits the new one.
Lol @ catching feelin from someones opinion on Goodz and responding by randomly slewing Wiley....

[Retrofreak]

breaking news! retrofreak finally admits he hates wiley!

lol

I dont hate Wiley, just prefer him on individual tracks and sets as opposed to full CD's.

[Retrofreak]

Lol @ catching feelin from someones opinion on Goodz and responding by randomly slewing Wiley....

No feelings mate it's the internet.

[Quality Control]

lol

I dont hate Wiley, just prefer him on individual tracks and sets as opposed to full CD's.

i was just talking about the "for the pure fact I don't really like him" bit

it's cool though....... we all have our artists we don't like.....

[Fewie]

all instrumental cds, single instrumentals & vinyl get bought, but most mc mixtapes are shit so wont waste my hardrive space or will d/l then most likely delete.

[Tony Starks]

all instrumental cds, single instrumentals & vinyl get bought, but most mc mixtapes are shit so wont waste my hardrive space or will d/l then most likely delete.
Oh cumon...So u download and then delete most mc mixtapes?

[Fewie]

yep most will get deleted i prefer just instrumentals. I gta support myself n family before i support every1 else, but as prefer just instros dey will defo get purchased.

[JayStarz]

Strong smh. Why don't you like Goodz/Ultrasound? Mr.Street is fucked aswell.

His voice annoys me, and I don't think any of them beats really suited his flow/style tbh, he just used fire beats for the sake of it, not for what suits him IMO.

There's quite a few that agree, its either way really.

[JayStarz]

lol at being offended by goodz on ur itunes :laugh:

I guess they dont want the hassle of having to skip the songs they dont like when they have it on shuffle?


I preview albums before putting them in itunes as I like to keep my library neat.


Both what these said, I hate skipping tracks on MediaMonkey that I don't like.

[JayStarz]

go listen....track 8 yeah

lol at favouritism.

[JayStarz]

Yeah and all big producer instrumental CD's are copped digitally or on CD, even I just like one track...true CDQ on a good instrumental >>>

[Crayshu2!]

havent bought a mixtape since last summer n im actually starting to feel bad, but im broke lately.

but when i did have money, would often buy stuff

[Logik]

If I know it's sick, or I largely respect the artist. For example Microphone Champion is straight pure grime business.

[Skola]

i bought several hundred pounds worth of vinyl

[Jimmy Darmody]

don't think i have ever deleted something off itunes just tend to leave it there and never listen to it again tbh

[Naruto Hatake]

Rarely (like once or twice a year)

[fuk off]

Having a cd in your hand, artwork and everything>>>> mp3's

This. I always buy cd's

[Revolution]

I prefer to buy

[Revolution]

if i fink da CD is gonna b dead... den download