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Someone showed Kendrick this meme and he just lost it
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Beyonce having the most Grammys but zero record of the year and album of the year awards is disrespect
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Buzzfeed, Vice, Complex, and Pitchfork, the “big winners” of the zero interest online journalism boom, all had huge audiences, did good journalism, excelled at video, launched franchises, had millions of social followers, and success in live activations. All on life support now.
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Rappers making fun of other rappers for being in shit deals
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I don’t quite understand why Andre’s personal evaluations of himself has to be some sorta broad comment on the genre
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While responding to Andre 3000's comments about not having anything to rap about at 48 years old, The Clipse say there's no age limit in rap, and Pusha T says thinking like that is stifling to Hip Hop. (🎥 IDEA GENERATION/YouTube)
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Woke Meek Mill wearing a XXXTentacion sweater is a pretty accurate representation of conscious rap lmao
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I freed a thousand Barbz. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were Barbz
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All the QUEENS I remember, SHOOK SHIT UP!!!!!!!! Queen of the week may go to HARRIET TUBMAN!!!!!! Had she just sat there & ate her rice, you niggaz history would’ve been a lot less triumphant. 🦄
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@andrejgee Bro said let’s go out there and eat fried chicken 💀
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@Jaeeeram Lmao was looking for this 😭
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At the Griselda show and they are about an hour late and there are multiple people around me complaining that they’re over 30 and need to be in work early tomorrow.
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Don’t let the c suites (who, quite frankly, are failures at business) let you think there’s not an audience for culture journalism. All of these sites still have very large audiences and bring in millions of readers/watchers. We just have to eliminate the vultures.
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Can’t lie, he did it to these meatballs
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LL Cool J feat. Rick Ross & Fat Joe Produced by Q-Tip “Saturday Night Special” 🔥🔥🔥
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@_AuntieLee I imagine they are doing the calculation that they will be fine in the long run
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@_AuntieLee Yeah I think it’s fine if you disagree but students are doing their own calculations! And ultimately I think they are correct, not getting a degree from an elite college (if it comes to that btw) won’t matter much in the long run
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Also the alleged victim won’t testify against XXX. I wonder why...
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@chefkumquat Lmao I got jumped on Christmas once. It was at that moment I knew there had to be a better path 😭
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Soft launching a return to racism is hilarious
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Dan Quinn debuted a new Commanders shirt today too. Little bit of a throwback to the old logo. If it’s for sale, it will definitely sell.
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It’s funny the definition of “freestyling” has been very consistent amongst rappers. Big Daddy Kane:
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I still think it's weird as fuck that we somehow let the definition of "Freestyling" change over the last decade.
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Prestigious pubs (with models that make sense) and indie grifters are gonna eat for a while. But something new and better —pubs that actually give a fuck about their readers/viewers—can still be built.
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Can’t stress this enough, but it’s depressing how fans mainly talk about music in marketing, audience development, SEO terms now.
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The massive failure of Chloe's solo endeavor feels tied to a bigger trend as our culture rejects old-school pop values. This is connected to Normani's struggle as well. Artists who center classical showmanship can't find audiences in the "authenticity" economy of contemporary pop
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Thank you Gushers. Would also like to add your silence has been noted @Dunkaroos
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Gushers wouldn’t be Gushers without the Black community and your voices. We’re working with @fruitbythefoot on creating space to amplify that. We see you. We stand with you.
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@KeithLovesMango If this happens every day it’s interesting you would focus on one person lol
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A lot of people in this space aren’t actually interested in hip-hop but rather romanticizing a time important to their development
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Rappers using Auto-Tune, “punching in”, doing short verses because they can’t fill 16, clout/algorithm chasing, death of battles, not writing because everyone thinks they’re Shawn Corey Carter …. What else destroyed rap skills?
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@ealehn Not funny at all
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One of the more depressing developments is seeing artists, writers, creatives, etc referring to their work as "content." People don't recognize the little ways in which we let our tech overlords gain ground.
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🥲🥲
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Trying to remember the $100 million exclusive deal Spotify gave a rapper
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Flashback: Spotify CEO, when I asked if co. has responsibility for what's said on Rogan: "We have a lot of really well-paid rappers too, that make tens of millions of dollars, if not more, each year from Spotify. And we don't dictate what they're putting in their songs, either."
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Annual Shaun King is a scammer pice dropped
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EXCLU: Shaun King’s nonprofit amassed millions of dollars in donations in the months following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, while its signature project to review and redress prosecutorial injustices in three major U.S. cities floundered.
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Jay Z and Beyonce's reacting to Kanye ALMOST Taylor Swift'ing Beck. #Grammys
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This needs to be Rihanna's album cover. http://t.co/NJarM8hxng
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The modern fans obsession with marketing and the inner workings of the music industry is one of the more depressing developments
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When did everyone become tour experts ? Maybe he does if it’s just a limited run . Maybe he doesn’t ..it all depends on white fandom not us..so why the discussion
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Kinda heartbreaking there’s people who mourn for something called “the target experience”
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Mmm somewhat related
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John Singleton writing and directing Boyz n the Hood by 23 has to be one of the greatest artistic achievements ever
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Nas took so much shit for It Was Written. Pretty wild to see how beloved that album is now
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Someone just drinking a carton of milk like this is def one of those ‘90s things that you would never see now
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years in the game and still dropping jewels. hbd @fatjoe 🍾 sh*t is real.
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Did y'all know that in Nigeria people are scared of getting their penis stolen?
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Wish Prince was alive and in the audience 🙏🏾
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So...it’s pretty clear Omarosa leaked that Trump AIDS story no?
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Black journalists need investment and infrastructural help. Access to celebrity is completely overrated.
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@WritersofColor Hi 👋🏾 Managing Editor of Okayplayer. Always looking for new writers for essays, reported pieces, lists, profiles, etc centered around music (mostly hip-hop, r&b), Internet culture, black culture, social justice issues, etc. We pay good and strive to pay fast.
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I think part of the issue is that it’s not very good
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Why is this album not considered a classic? Don’t disrespect just give your reasoning. I’m really curious.
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Super unnerving that the woman who bailed out R. Kelly runs a daycare
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@fakeshoredrive Bump took an L on that trade lol
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@fakeshoredrive Song is so good that the remix has an Andre 3000 verse and I still prefer the original
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It would cost $10 billion over 10 years to end homelessness
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The Trump administration is asking for $18 billion over 10 years to extend the southern border wall with Mexico.
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Was DaBaby canceled or was he always overvalued stock already on a downward trajectory? Just another one of those philosophical questions we'll never crack
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@JaccInnaBoxx @chefkumquat Lmao worst part is it wasn’t even my beef. Was just a casualty 😩
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. @NYDailyNews I can only imagine
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This XXX shit is jarring
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Yachty’s problem was he always kinda a tell don’t show ass nigga. Started out his career telling us he was the “voice of the youth” (he wasn’t). Now he is telling us he’s the prestiges, above hip hop statesman (he’s not.)
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Lil Yachty shares his thoughts on the current state of hip-hop: “Hip-hop is in a terrible place. The state of hip-hop right now is a lot of imitation. It’s a lot of quick, low-quality music being put out. It’s a lot less risk-taking, it’s a lot less originality…People are too
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@Douggernaut_2 All the prestige TV knockoffs never realized that the humor is what made this show the GOAT
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Cardi B made a stink about not playing the Super Bowl (a free gig) while taking every single bag associated with the Super Bowl
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I thought in the GQ video he was very clear. He said he wants to “connect” and that timing, momentum and hitting “the zeitgeist” means more than talent.
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Notice that no republican wanted to be the one to officially kill the bill, which is why Lee and Moran announced it together.
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The 25 Most Important Def Jam Acts of All Time: http://t.co/n8zF5xYIOZ http://t.co/o9cWrZPhZN
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@HPJArt They tried to take the soul out me, they tried to take my confidence and they know I’m cocky.
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Jay-Z has been telling you who he is for 20 plus years man
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@donwinslow Denis Villeneuve Sicario (2015) Arrival (2016) Blade Runner (2017)
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How do we retire 4:44 from being the avatar for “grown man rap” or whatever. It’s been six years, is there nothing else?
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One of the big lies I hear often from dudes, especially ones on here, is how they think abusers are cowards and how they won’t allow men to abuse woman in front of them. It’s bullshit (TW)
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In the 2010s there were basically two type of ran fans: A. Those who felt like the big 3 was Drake, Kendrick and Cole. B. Those who thought the big 3 was Future, Thug, and Keef.
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it was always future/thug/keef/dot btw. if yall are buying into rap hierarchy and shit. yall tricked yourselves for over a decade thinkin otherwise
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Can’t get over the fact that money wasn’t enough for this person. She desperately wanted to be somebody!
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Jeff Sessions is straight out of To Kill a Mocking Bird
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The government gutting the cdc and killing the U.S. pandemic team and then, two years later, shelling out $1.5 trillion dollars after a pandemic hits, is the pure definition of government waste.
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The bees in My Girl
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Netflix Tudum
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the movie villain who ruined your childhood
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There is a concentrated effort from big tech to make the next generations as stupid, useless, and distracted as possible
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Lori Harvey Distant Cousin MEL 💕🥰
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What’s the most boomer complaint you have?
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Kinda hate it when artists go full DJ Khaled
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The true sign someone was a backpack rapper is that they had to be offended by being called a backpack rapper. Kanye was literally wearing backpacks.
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In the new Drink Champs, Kanye says he “posed as a backpack rapper” to blow up. Which has been somewhat documented over the years. At the time he said his favorite rapper was Mase. His backpack was Louis Vuitton. That juxtaposition was always there.
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Not gonna lie, found this to be a cold-blooded, hilarious quote.
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@ggreenwald Why didn’t you highlight the zero part? Lol.
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Instant hall of famer
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Let’s talk about sanctions. How about not releasing THE BATMAN in Russia. And all comic book flicks thereafter. It’s a limited thing, sure. Look, we know superheroes aren’t real, but perhaps they can be a small part of the solution. Dish out “consequences they have never seen.”
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So it's not JAY:Z?
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Breaking grammar news: JAY-Z’s name has a new (old) look
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I’ve seen zero posts honoring 15 years of
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Hearing a song from a ghostwriter you get reminded why they’re a ghostwriter
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This low key kinda makes me sad
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. @gucci1017 scored the first platinum single of his career.
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Damn looks like we’re never getting that ASAP Rocky album
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Got a press release for Eminem's interview with Zane Lowe. And this spelling of Pharoahe Monch in the transcript wrecked me.
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@Molson_Hart The fact no one showed up is probably proof $14 an hour isn’t a good wage
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Bless Lil Wayne's heart
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I’ve had the same critique of Jay verses for 10 years at this point: all he’s doing is responding to memes and headlines about himself. It’s only really cool if your fully invested in the Hov mythology
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I am not a crook ✌🏻🤥✌🏻
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This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!
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Nicki Minaj is not a sympathetic figure. But man it must be so maddening to be constantly compared to someone you feel isn’t as talented as you + put in as much work as you
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Won’t and shouldn’t be anywhere near the top of the obit: but Mister Cee broke Fetty Wap in 2014
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@LeBatardShow @DavidPSamson The fact he does this from his den is perfect. 10/10
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@Slangdini Yeah the thing is every great rapper has recurring themes and motifs. The audience tends to show fatigue when the artist becomes redundant with how they express those themes
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1. “Get all the muthafuckin’ bags I can” is a really toxic mindstate. 2. “White people do it so why shouldn’t I” is not, and never will be, a credible defense.
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“This shit is trash” then proceeds to play some of the hardest shit
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Stop with the nonsense man this shit is trash
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Virgil has been telling you who he was for a decade. You only got yourself to blame.
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