Spotlight: Baddies By Rio Jones Featuring Sequence Clark
When you’ve spent a huge part of your life, producing and writing hits, Rio Jones has finally decided to keep one for himself.
When you’ve spent a huge part of your life, producing and writing hits, Rio Jones has finally decided to keep one for himself.
I’ve spent the past few years tirelessly writing about the music industry’s deplorable portrayal of Black people. I’ve verbally attacked record companies, radio stations, TV networks, and executives who profit from Black death and dysfunction.
Drake’s surprise album, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, was allegedly supposed to be a free mixtape… but his label wasn’t having it.
The coronation of Iggy as one of the most successful rappers in history has occurred without much support from the imagined hip-hop community or from black people not invested in her brand. Funkmaster Flex has called her music “trash,” and Iggy’s hit singles have received little airplay on Top 40 “urban,” hip-hop radio stations.
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.
When it really counts, and people really need to stand up against injustice, instead of ACTING, they take to social media and merely vent. They get all there emotions out on social media sites. They make cool, witty hashtags that start to trend. They express their anger. Then they forget.
Nicki Minaj is back after a long hiatus with her new single Lookin Ass Nigga. While the single shows Nicki’s mastery of spitting the word nigga, the Malcolm X cover artwork is sure to stir debate.
The same goes for FunkMaster Flex who only seems to want to bully females. What’s up with that? I know someone out there remembers the spat with Olivia along with the fact that it’s been made clear on how much DJs get to spin records.
Lil Wayne did not take the diss lightly and wrote on Twitter, “Young Money ain’t doing summer jam.