![]() ![]() This bubble gum rap birthed more than a few short careers and made millionaires out of some of rap's most unlikely participants. Ringtone rap, as it was later coined, had artists from all regions prospering but it’s the southern rappers that mastered the formula, benefitting the most from this new market. AT&T released their customer's most popular tones and the list was almost entirely rap, Shop Boyz, MIMS, Soulja Boy, T-Pain, Hurricane Chris, Huey, only Nickleback and Fergie were the outsiders to make the list. Ringtones were the gift that would take many men from rags to riches and also be seen as a curse that was polluting the culture. Just look at the top ringtones from that year, rap completely dominated. A whole generation of kids and young adults were getting accustomed and it affected rap and hip-hop unlike any other genre. By then those that were internet savvy were making their own by using audio editing programs. By 2007 ringtones had indeed taken over the world. ![]()
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