Fans who have been clamoring for what’s next for Donald Glover are greeted with a reverse edited 30 second promo with the protagonists walking throughout the capital of Georgia.
Every time someone tries to put him in the box he changes.
Even the title of ‘triple threat’ is lacking.
He’s a screenwriter, producer, actor, singer, composer, comedian, rapper.
Getting signed to a major deal has always been the standard goal for tons of artists. But, with the continuing rise of the 360 deal, artists have equipped themselves with the tools needed to release there music independently through streaming outlets such as Soundcloud, Reverbnation, Tunecore and Bandcamp. Independent artists are now earning the bulk of their money from touring.
As he heads to the Basketball Hall of Fame many questions still abound.
What If?
What if the NBA fully embraced him?
What if A.I. didn’t clash with Larry Brown?
What if David Stern didn’t enforce the dress code?
During a Hot 97 interview Steve Stoute revealed that Pusha T actually wrote the original ‘I’m Lovin It’ jingle for McDonalds.
This was met with acclaim throughout the media from Time to Rolling Stone reinforcing that Push has always strove to break out of any preconceived notions anyone has had about him.
With boasts of a music video from Oscar winning director Steve McQueen, Puff Daddy announcing he would executive produce, an unlikely pairing of the self professed 'black Beatle' & Sir Paul McCartney the anticipation of Kanye West's new project was at an all time high.
Untimely Twitter rants, G.O.O.D. Friday delays, renewed controversy with Taylor Swift & Wiz Khalifa caused fans to become bitter towards Kanye's antics. Many fans believed that the album would need to meet musical miracle to excuse his many antics.
From the phonogram all the way to the iPod, we've witness the inevitable change in the music industry. The rise of the digital age allowed music to be way more accessible than it has ever been.
Many artists didn't know how to plan for such a change.
Coming from CD to mp3, how do you clearly define unit sales?
While everyone acted as sheep, one artist built an empire that allowed him to become the shepherd and sway how and when the the industry changes.
With the help of his clique, Jay Z defined how we listen and consume new music & content.
This is the first interview in the Change The Narrative interview series. About a year ago I asked this young artist from Philly for an interview. His artwork has been featured on the single covers of artists like Wale & recognized by stars like Chris Brown & Teyana Taylor. After this interview is work was featured on FX's Atlanta and Donald Glover tapped him to be the character animator for his single's music video, Feels Like Summer.
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