The problem with hip hop journalism
No genre of music has experienced a more dramatic negative shift in values and content over the past 30 years than hip hop.
No genre of music has experienced a more dramatic negative shift in values and content over the past 30 years than hip hop.
The people who own the media are the same people who own private prisons, the EXACT same people, and using one to promote the other is (or “would be,” depending on your analysis) very lucrative.
Having used Hip Hop culture as a medium to empower youth for the last 15 years, I’ve seen first hand how mainstream rap impacts young impressionable minds.
Everyone is always talking about the artists’ team, the critical support structure that helps spread the music and manage fanbases. But when it comes to successful artists, the most important and well-paid members are lawyers and accountants – then the webmaster, booking agent, manager, and everyone else.
The sad thing is that most indie rappers have no idea why they’re giving away their music for free. They are just following everyone else.
Below are just a few things to focus on that will give you a jump start to the year. Remember its not always about working harder, it’s about working smarter.
I can be a hipster or pretend to be from the suburbs or something – it’s all up to you. I’m flexible. I have a college degree, so I’m teachable. But if that doesn’t fit into my image, no worries. I can be like 2Chainz and have thug appeal.
The black community faces numerous problems. Black-on-black violence, white-on-black violence, failing inner-city schools, police brutality, racial profiling, poverty, disproportionately high incarceration rates, the breakdown of families, the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act and a host of other issues that can be traced back to structural racism and the lingering effects of slavery and segregation.
I started giving my music away for free, this one decision changed everything. 6 months after making it I got a job and never again was I a full time artist.
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