In 2006 Nas declared that “Hip Hop is Dead.” So anything that appears to be Hip Hop now should be thought of as the music industry’s version of “The Walking Dead.” A post-apocalyptic horror that plays out through media images that affect minds and ill-advised actions by young people each and everyday. Urban radio is essentially […]
The side effect of this soul-crushing major-label system is that many rappers who once would have tried to sign with a major and reach the radio have retreated to the Internet and the low-stakes world of tour money. In 2012, …[rappers] have no interest in pursuing the radio route. The article from SPIN is an interesting […]
>MTV interviewed Nas in wake of rumors of him joining the roster of G.O.O.D. artists that includes Kanye West, Common, and Mos Def. These are indeed interesting comments from an artist who is no doubt still hungry in the game for various reasons. Nas of course is speaking on the commercial form of Hip-Hop that […]
> A protest? What is this? West Coast Hip Hop want their civil rights! When do they want it? “NOW!” **EXPLICIT CONTENT** What’s next? Bus boycotts?…In all seriousness, rappers organizing against radio. That’s such a twist. Despite all the noise and grind of putting music out “in the streets” and having it bangin’ in da […]