Times change like nickels and quarters. Whichever way you spin it, journalist, interviewer or talking head is the latest way to expand your brand and everyone is running to the Fountain Of Quick Cash. Just being an artist is no longer enough. The side-hustle is the new bill-payer. Celebrities are landing all kinds of gigs because as a society we’re addicted celebrity culture.
The Lupe versus Kendrick debate has gone on for years. There’s a Genius thread that’s been running for 4 years arguing who’s lyrically greater—Carrera Lu or King Kendrick. It makes sense, we’re looking at two of the greatest emcees in Hip-Hop history, two arguable GOAT contenders who each cut thr...
The commercial reaction to Eminem’s Revival was fascinating. The album debuted at #1, his eighth in a row, his streak is still intact. But for the first time, Marshall Mathers’ exhibited commercial vulnerability, notching 267,000 first week, the lowest of his career. Is Eminem experiencing a simi...
In January 2018, Time magazine ran a piece entitled, Tasteless, Vulgar, Obscene: China Just Banned Hip-Hop Culture and Tattoos From Television. According to Chinese news outlet, Sina: The article states that the country’s top media regulator — the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio...
