Are CD’s Dead?

April 7, 2017May 3, 2018Leave a comment

Many top tier artists are moving from just physical discs to digital content.

This is no longer the days of old where boy band acts and pop princesses would battle over who can sell a million copies in a week.

With piracy fears and record sales decreasing there is more of a reliance on streaming.

According to Bloomberg Technology U.S. streaming revenue accounted for almost half of the music industry’s sales.

In a singles dominated market fans are expecting faster releases and engulfing experiences.

Sean Don – The Underdog Turned Wolf

March 24, 2017May 3, 2018Leave a comment

As he's on his first headlining tour of his career and selling out shows, like all three of his California dates.
Any rap fan can no longer dismiss him to the lower tier when discussing leaders of the new school.
It feels like a "Biggie, Jay Z & Nas" moment.
Sean Don has a catalogue and hits to back him up as the underdog indeed becomes the wolf.

Thanks Obama – My President Is Black Applauding OBEEZY One Last Time

January 12, 2017May 3, 2018Leave a comment

There are children who grew up only knowing their president as Barack Hussien Obama

What was enough of that it was parodied by Richard Pyror, Eddie Murphy, and immortalized in Chris Rock’s Head of State happened.

And the world didn’t end

I Miss The Old Kanye – From George W Bush to Donald Trump

January 7, 2017May 3, 2018Leave a comment

On The Life of Pablo Kanye West responds to his detractors missing his more soulful and political activist side.

And even Big Brother Jay Z offered more validity to those cries by saying ‘We miss the old Kanye’

So what does this mean? Is there an etherial ‘old’ Kanye that was a backpacker who was a lovable producer-rapper

This thought process is dismissive forgetting all that came before this current iteration of Yeezy.

Blond(e) is Frank Ocean’s Yeezus

August 31, 2016May 3, 2018Leave a comment

Paired with the limited edition Boys Don’t Cry magazine Blond has caused waves & shook up the industry.

As a visual album Endless essentially fulfilled any contractual obligations Ocean made with Def Jam.

Blond released a day after topped Billboard’s 200 while Endless is ineligible for Billboard Chart.

ADJUST: How The Clique Changed The Music Industry

June 13, 2016May 3, 2018Leave a comment

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.

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