How Hip Hop was bought and Rap was sold
Rap music was unequivocally our social, news, and educational medium.
Rap music was unequivocally our social, news, and educational medium.
Prince speaks on the negativity in a 1999 interview on MTV.
Cliff Savage is an emcee and songwriter from Long Beach, California who first gained recognition due to his involvement in Los Angeles’ “jerkin'” dance craze
Neilson Music, compiled sales of CD’s, vinyl, digital downloads and streaming to find out the most popular music in America.
Drake sells 851,675 week one with “Views”. Beyonce’s “Lemonade drops 60% week two.
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.
As The Rhymecologist, Jeff Walker also uses his platform to write, perform and teach the Art of Hip-Hop Lyrics across the world.
Most rap artists or artists in general don’t understand good business and what it means to look at themselves as a brand, a business, corporate entity and run things professional.
But for now, your youthful delusions give you just enough balls to believe that you can rewrite, remix, rearrange, reshape and redefine Hip Hop, a culture in which you have nothing invested, no matter how much you’ve “studied” it or how large your vinyl collection is.
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.