On the radio, today voicemails in songs are becoming a huge trend. They were a semi-decent trend in music back in the 2000s but they would mostly appear in music videos. Today in the rap industry almost every album has a voicemail recording as an interlude into the next song or at the beginning of the album. It gives character to the album and gives you an insight of the artist’s life. Some of the voicemails are left by members of the person’s family, most likely their mother.
Just check out some songs with voicemails:
It has gotten to the point where you should no longer call artists because you might end up on one of their tracks. People seem to like this style but I am not a huge fan of it. If you do something over and over again it is going to get tired, and tired I certainly am. It was cool at first to give fans a look into your personal life but it has started to become the part of the song where you fast forward as soon as possible. They are not interesting to listen to and bring almost nothing to the whole concept of the album. Yeah, It’s cool to hear your favorite rapper’s parents telling them to eat dinner but I could really care less. I am here to listen to your music and not the personal message that Snoop Dog left for you. It’s kind of just shoving your fame in people’s faces at that point. Also, it is pretty arrogant to assume that every listener wants to hear them talk to their friend or family member. Guess what- we don’t.
I want this trend to retire in music because it just isn’t that great. It adds nothing to the song, and even makes it longer and not as enjoyable. I don’t know how people are still putting this in their songs because it waters it down. Can artists wake up and realize we are here for the music?
