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Hip Hop: The Billion Dollar Industry that Criminalizes Black People

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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 giving free advertisement, each time a song is played, to the well-documented private prison industry. There is a cause for alarm. As many states are relinquishing their control of incarcerating their disproportionally affected African American population and turning it over to “for profit” private companies … Continue reading Hip Hop: The Billion Dollar Industry that Criminalizes Black People

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Clear Channel’s ‘On the Verge’ Program Made Iggy Azalea a Star

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Iggy Azalea and T.I. at BET Awards Black Artists for the most part are not On the Verge  Iggy Azalea’s Fancy was one of the songs targeted for Clear Channel Radio’s “On the Verge” program, according to an article in The Washington Post. Once a song is chosen, it is required that each of Clear Channel’s 840 stations play the song at least 150 times. (We are sure that means if the song fits a particular format. That was not mentioned in The Post.)  In the article, Tom Poleman, Clear Channel Radio’s president for national programming platforms explains how the … Continue reading Clear Channel’s ‘On the Verge’ Program Made Iggy Azalea a Star

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Did Atlantic Records Tell T.I. to be a Violent Thug?

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T.I. claims Atlantic Records dislikes his family friendly image Dr. Boyce Watkins and Yvette Carnell discuss the allegation by the rapper T.I. that his label, Atlantic Records, rejected his positive image and wanted him to keep rapping about the thug life. T.I. revealed that Atlantic Records, his label since 2003’s Trap Muzik, was not a fan of this image and personal transformation. Continue reading Did Atlantic Records Tell T.I. to be a Violent Thug?

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SPIN Magazine says ‘The Problem With Hip-Hop in 2012: Not Enough Street Rap!’

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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 read… we contend that the major record labels have taken the “juice” and “soul” out of Hip Hop and all that is left, that is marketable is what we call “Hip Pop.” Radio has all but abandoned the genre outside of a few select major … Continue reading SPIN Magazine says ‘The Problem With Hip-Hop in 2012: Not Enough Street Rap!’

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An In-Depth Look: Atlanta’s Hip Hop and Strip Club Culture

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In Atlanta, where hip-hop rubs up against notorious strip clubs, rappers who want to make it big get their start by making it rain. DOES the hip hop scene in Atlanta still matter? FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE “Business and Pleasure” — The strip club Follies, in Atlanta, is neither a dump nor a gilded pleasure palace. It could probably pass for a college bar, if not for the metal detector at the door and the never-ending parade of bare and bespangled bosoms. Inside, a narrow stage snakes around the bar, dividing the room into different sectors named for properties on … Continue reading An In-Depth Look: Atlanta’s Hip Hop and Strip Club Culture