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That prison-mass media article is very eye opening. It is concerning that the two entities are overlapping, but I still maintain . . . Gucci, Flocka, and Keef all had huuuuuuge followings before having deals, or without releasing albums or real label support . . . tell me the last time you saw Gucci or Keef on television . . . Or the last time you saw them on "Entertainment Weekly" or starring in a Hollywood film
. Flocka might be on 106 or MTV or MTV2's Sucker Free (or whatever they call it now, Sundays @ 11-1) Keef doesn't even get radio play because his songs are so filled with profanity
, he didn't even have a single real, professional video for Finally Rich, all his joints were shot by the same dude that shot I Don't Like for free . . .
Also, videos don't even really come on TV anymore except for MTV Jams and 106 and Park and the morning video blocks on VH1 and MTV.
-VH1 doesn't show hip hop at all, unless it's like a guest verse on a Timberlake song or something
-106 and Park is soft as hell nowadays, Ross or Pusha T might be the "worst" thing on there
-MTV Jams would probably be the worst offender, they show everything, even sometimes have those 90 Throwback Weekends
, but you have to pay a whole lot extra to get the channel, and you have to have AT&T U-Verse in the first place, so I don't know how much harm that is doing to the inner city youth by showing it to mostly suburban kids
Bottom line is, the music business today is a game for the internet artist . . . YouTube can't take away your comments or views, Twitter can't delete your fans tweets, Instagram can't delete the screenshots of your fans posting your mixtapes, and the blogs are pretty much independent, if you're bringing traffic, you're getting posted . . .
That article on Prison and Mass Media control is alarming, but it's about 5 years too late.
Also, videos don't even really come on TV anymore except for MTV Jams and 106 and Park and the morning video blocks on VH1 and MTV.
-VH1 doesn't show hip hop at all, unless it's like a guest verse on a Timberlake song or something
-106 and Park is soft as hell nowadays, Ross or Pusha T might be the "worst" thing on there
-MTV Jams would probably be the worst offender, they show everything, even sometimes have those 90 Throwback Weekends
Bottom line is, the music business today is a game for the internet artist . . . YouTube can't take away your comments or views, Twitter can't delete your fans tweets, Instagram can't delete the screenshots of your fans posting your mixtapes, and the blogs are pretty much independent, if you're bringing traffic, you're getting posted . . .
That article on Prison and Mass Media control is alarming, but it's about 5 years too late.