WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE MARTIN GARRIX? ...Oh Yeah, I know...

     So Mixmag posted an interesting article the other day talking about how the irrational hate for Skrillex is over. I thought it addressed a good point because for years I was watching the whole dance music community slam this dude when i thought he hadnt done anything but be successful. Even if you dont like or care about dubstep there is no reason to HATE Skrillex. People just get mad when they feel like someone is getting more credit than anyone else.

     It's no different in Hip Hop. I saw Lil Wayne go from hip-hop's MVP to most hated. Why? Maybe his punchlines started to lack a bit, but why treat him like he's the worst rapper of all time? It's because when someone is that famous people feel like they should be masters of pleasing everyone, which is not the case. I could do on about the accomplishments Lil Wayne and Skrillex have overcome but this article isnt about them.

     Martin Garrix bursted threw the EDM scene with the biggest dance single since "Levels" and at only 17. He was immediately accused of having a ghost producer and quickly put those rumors to rest when he posted an hour long video of him showing how he made the song.

     Most huge dance singles need vocals to carry them to Top 40 success (i.e. Levels, Clarity, Get Lucky) but Martin Garrix managed to make the chart smashing, #1 single with no other words but "we're the fckin animals". So we have a 17 year old kid who produced this track by himself (quite a feat in today's standards), got it put out on one of the biggest dance labels in the world, had it blow up in the UK and then #1 in the US.. You get it. But I dont. Why do we all still hate on this kid? why do we care?

     People say his sound is generic but i would like to argue that. When Led Zeppelin put out a record, it sounds like led zeppelin. Same with just about any band in the history of time. So why cant Martin Garrix have his own sound? That percussive click sound you hear in the drop was not "over done" when Animals first came out. Most of us had never herd anything like that at all at the time. Plus, check out tracks like BFAM and his new track Proxy. Neither of the drops sound like Animals or Wizard. 

     A lot of people are going to think I'm a Martin Garrix dick rider but that is not the case. I'm pretty 50/50 on the kid. In the same token how could i hate on a 17 year old kid that made it from nothing to something with one song? So lets stop this.. realize that you would probably give your left nut to have made Animals and reaped the same benefits. 

NICKI MINAJ's perfect tits.. oh yeah, and French Montana's new video

oh my god the things i would do to that girl.. she flaunts her stuff again in French Montana's new video Freaks. Despite the shit talk this song has gotten, i think the dance hall banger is great and easily gets all the girls goin ratchet in the clubs, and who can hate on that?? Anyway, we posted the BTS of this video last week and we suggest watching that too, no one can say no to more Nicki Minaj's perfect body. 

WILL TRAP FLOP IF IT DOES NOT GO POP!?!?

An interesting thing dawned on me the other day. Some girl at the club i was at was bitching that the trap music they where playing was dope but if it didnt throw some melody in it quick the "girls would get bored and stop dancing" and "whats the point if girls arnt dancing". After being a little butt hurt (being a trap fan) I realized she was right.
     House acts (via Calvin Harris, Benny Benassi etc) & Dubstep artists (via Zedd, Skrillex etc) have all managed to shoot their particular genre up and into the masses because of catchy, poppy, accessible riffs and hooks. Dont get me wrong, Trap can be very catchy with its repetitive toned downed hooks but until there's a melody to go along with those heavy ass 808s I'm afraid the clubs hosting these trap events will become more and more.. well, "bro". \
     The question is if trap gets poppy, will it still be trap? Will it still go hard? If its poppy wont it be lame and boring. Well, I will say that i would hate it if all trap got pop, but, there are already a sufficient amount of artists and remixes that do mix Top 40 & Trap successfully (*Trap-Pop list coming soon). I will also say:  Is any music good if your dancing at a club full of dudes (unless you're into that of corse). I love trap music, i feel its more for me then say, dubstep. BUT i will have alot of fun at dubstep shows because of the biddies. Hot girls flock these dubstep/house/top40 shows/clubs. You can find a very nice percentage at trap shows too but for how long? I'm hoping as a genre, "trap" can elevate even further in the clubs, masses and lure in big booty hoes everywhere. Will it? only time can tell but i wouldnt rule the idea out completely. Trap music in hip hop can definitely be found in more poppy form (via T-Minus, DJ Spinz, Mike Will Made It).
     So producers.. time to remix some Dr Luke or David Guetta. Dont let the haters be right about Trp going anywhere.

-Max Davis