I think Bubba gets held down a little bit by mainstream because of Eminem's enormous popularity. That's not a knock on Em, I love his stuff too. But I think the general public is only ready to accept one "white rapper" and Em has that crown right now.
Plus, Bubba has alot of country kick to his beats with the fiddles and such, which aren't widely respected by the hip-hop community or mainstream radio.
I admit this was a hell of a follow-up to Dark Days, Bright Nights. I read that Bubba originally didn't even want to do this album because he didn't think he could top DDBN and if he couldn't, he wouldn't make the album.
I think he either met DDBN or topped it. Agreed that he deserves some more mainstream media play, especially up in the north (MN) where I live.
I think Bubba gets held down a little bit by mainstream because of Eminem's enormous popularity. That's not a knock on Em, I love his stuff too. But I think the general public is only ready to accept one "white rapper" and Em has that crown right now.
Plus, Bubba has alot of country kick to his beats with the fiddles and such, which aren't widely respected by the hip-hop community or mainstream radio.
I admit this was a hell of a follow-up to Dark Days, Bright Nights. I read that Bubba originally didn't even want to do this album because he didn't think he could top DDBN and if he couldn't, he wouldn't make the album.
I think he either met DDBN or topped it. Agreed that he deserves some more mainstream media play, especially up in the north (MN) where I live.