Every second you obsess over the numbers.. stream your favourite artist instead.
That goes for Drake, Kendrick, Cole, JID, Doechii, Ray Vaughn, Joey, La Reezy, anybody.
If you love this shit. Support with your "active" listen. Not no "I'mma let it play in the background" shit.
Vince Staples explains that while on a major, he was limited in how musically adventurous he could be because they signed him to make hip-hop. This is a hurdle Black acts routinely face when they want to move beyond rap and R&B into pop, rock, or alt.
YG says he made the mistake of dropping too many projects just to get out of a deal, and mentions a recent convo with Kendrick Lamar:
“I was talking to Dot, and I’m playing him the album…And I’m telling him about what I was doing…He was like, ‘You ain’t never supposed to do that. The music cannot [be low effort]. You gotta give it your all every time…’ [This time around], I’m coming for everything.”
Via @DJHed@YG
Hip hop artist & commentator King Green says that analyzing bars has changed after the Kendrick/Drake battle:
“Everyone became detectives, and it went from understanding and comprehending the framework of MCing to decoding and figuring out who’s getting exposed.”
@kinggreen