Not promoting now equals "artistic"
This same argument
"Evolution" involves everything. The art itself, how the art is created, and how the art is presented to the world. How is anyone supposed to believe someone cares about her art if she doesn't even care enough to try to get people to pay attention to it? Promoting and being organized aren't simply about getting hits, they're about making sure your audience is receiving your art in an engaging manner and paying attention to it.
Artists "used to" create music they wanted. They also "used to" work their asses off making sure the audience got the best possible experience of it. They "used to" create videos that were pop culture phenomena. They "used to" not give half-hearted performances which would be excused with talk of "Bob Marley" "raw" "edgy" "rapper/rockstar persona"
Seriously. If you're happy with everything so far, no problem. But saying "people are whining because there are no hits" is ridiculous. It's ridiculous to keep trying to argue with people over their own opinions. This whole thing with "positive" people constantly trying to argue with the "negative" ones is pathetic. The "negative" people are content to speak their own minds about the era and music. Why not speak your own mind and offer your thoughts about the era, instead of antagonizing people over their own?
So fake 
