Commercial Rap: A Pipeline to Prison?
This isn’t an attack on Hip Hop. There are countless new MC’s, despite being lesser known then their commercial counterparts, who are creative, insightful and keep Hip Hop alive
This isn’t an attack on Hip Hop. There are countless new MC’s, despite being lesser known then their commercial counterparts, who are creative, insightful and keep Hip Hop alive
If the hardship didn’t involve the police, they probably didn’t struggle to get where they are, and it’s easy to believe stories about how they bought their place in.
Chris C-PO Porter, was one of the first indy artists that RapRehab, shared on our launch almost 3 years ago.
This has become a running list from the Future of Music Coalition (FOMC), which now counts 42 different, discrete revenue streams that artists can exploit. Take a look; add your own.
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.
When you have the opportunity to interview a Hip Hop pioneer like Grand Wizard Theodore, the inventor of scratching, you don’t want to pass up on it.
They plan their work and work their plan. Adjust as needed. Repeat. In this case, these chasers aspire to a career in the Hip Hop music game.
I’m not asking record companies, radio stations, and TV networks to change their ways. We already know what they’re about. I’m not calling on mainstream artists to use their voices and influence to speak on these issues publicly.
In this way, mainstream rap is sort of like winning the white profit-power-privilege lottery. For one, the music helps to ensure that blacks will remain oppressed – since people can only overcome something they acknowledge and address, and few if any commercial rappers acknowledge or address the various forms of oppression facing the black community
The new music industry is full of scams. If anyone approaches you with the guarantee you will be on MTV, run as fast as you can.