Mya shares her belief that trap rap has replaced R&B and other genres on mainstream radio.
After being questioned about the differences she’s noticed in today’s music and the music she grew up listening to, Washington D.C. songstress Mya revealed that radio has transitioned from playing R&B, soul, pop, and Hip Hop to playing primarily trap rap and Hip Hop.
During her interview with Vlad TV, Mya revealed that she does welcome the various fusions in today’s music.
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“I can definitely say that music has changed on the radio,” Mya said. “The stations that I grew up listening to, that were more R&B, soul, pop, and Hip Hop, are now just dominated by rap, trap, and Hip Hop. But it is what it is…Music is pretty cool. Because there’s so many different types, genres. And everyone is working together…Everyone’s sort of in a free-for-all.”
Prior to speaking on the trap rap takeover, Mya shared the details of why she chose to go independent. According to the singer, the decision stemmed from the leak of her Liberation album.
“I sort of fell into independent territory upon the accidental release/leak of my fourth major project called Liberation,” she said. “The release date was changed for maybe a third or fourth time. And there’s a territory, Japan that’s ahead of us by almost a day. So, it came out there because they didn’t get the memo. And from there, it leaked everywhere on YouTube. So that the album was shelved. And my lawyer basically told me that I had two choices, to go independent or go to court, sue for my back-end advance. And I really didn’t feel like being in court…So, I said ‘Alright, I’ll go independent.'”
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Video of Mya speaking on trap rap replacing R&B on the radio, can be found below.
