Room Reports

Reporting from inside the industry.
Questions nobody else will ask.

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“People are renting and leasing hip hop. They are trying to hustle the culture. That is something you can’t do.” ~Guru, 2003

He said it. We documented it.

The record shows what happened when we asked @REALDJPREMIER ‘s manager about his ventures.

https://t.co/PU4ZqDtx1H

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We welcome any questions.

We welcome any critique.

We welcome any skepticism.

But we expect the same honest professionalism, and documented public facts that our work is built off of.

Anything else, is noise that we will no longer engage with.

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@LisaHampton_ @MrChuckD @TonyDaDome We have made our own as the link above shows.

The link attached is also the answer to your question you falsely claimed we haven’t answered.

https://t.co/q2KVd59lgX

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@LisaHampton_ @MrJasonReyes Rooms Report is funded by ourselves.

Published on Ghost, a independent platform built as a digital public good.

No corporate sponsors. No government funding. No unnamed backers.

The methodology is on the site. Primary documents only.

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So the question still unanswered, by every single person of prominence in this community that we asked…..

Is money more important than culture?

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@LisaHampton_ @MrChuckD @TonyDaDome What question(s) specifically weren’t addressed by our replies or published work?

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@LisaHampton_ @MrChuckD @TonyDaDome We simply asked a question, based on public records and documented facts.

Your characterizations of it, is your own interpretation and not based in fact.

Please read the work, before making assumptions about it.

https://t.co/DoNstf1vID

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@LisaHampton_ @MrChuckD @TonyDaDome Who decides these narratives and how they become history in a culture owned and controlled mostly by 3 labels, and billion dollar companies?

We are still waiting for that answer….

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@LisaHampton_ @MrChuckD @TonyDaDome We’ve answered your questions before.

Everything we do is public.

We haven’t “gone after” anyone…

We’ve simply reported the facts and asked questions based on those facts.

The methodology is on the site.

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@DoggieDiamonds Would you like to talk about it, in an interview from us?

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@9thwonder @blamethelabel Why do you think that “period” won’t be relived or revived specifically?

And what made it change into a “circus”?

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@YourOldDroog @whatkindablue Who decides when it’s “your turn”?

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@YourOldDroog It probably had more to do with Roc Nation and Live Nation being a joint venture.

And The Roots manager being president of Live Nation Urban…..

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@TheFilesWithDUB The culture always had bars.

The question is who owns the rooms where they’re heard.

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@billboard @Variety @ComplexMusic @pitchfork @RollingStone @XXL @TheSource @stereogum

Question stands for yall too…

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@billboard Silent on the infrastructure that monopolizes and promotes live venues, who also is partnered with ROC Nation….

Why don’t any music publications cover these conflicts of interests and contradictions?

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@19keys_ He performed in Philly at the Roots Picnic, operated by Live Nation.

The same company found liable for monopolizing live music, and sponsor to the @thhmuseum

What does leadership look like for artists inside that same infrastructure?

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Agreed. Speaking up matters and most don’t.

The question we’re asking is what happens to the documentation when the speaking up stops.

Pearl Jam testified in 1994. Live Nation was found liable in 2026. Thirty two years later the same infrastructure is larger, more concentrated, and sponsoring the museum that preserves the culture that grew up inside it.

Speaking up isn’t enough if the record doesn’t follow…..

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@tommydprimetim1 @Thought_Crimez @NICKIMINAJ She doesn’t stand alone.

Her last tour “Pink Friday 2 World Tour” was ran through Live Nation.

She also is still inside the infrastructure of UMG/Republic.

We would love @NICKIMINAJ public comment to this and welcome a correction if it exists.

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@blamethelabel Still waiting on what ‘Blame The Label’ means exactly.

What does looking out for artists look like when your platform is licensed through UMG, WMG, and Sony?

Genuine question. Still.

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Rooms change. The methodology and mission remain true. That is why we have a publication not owned by corporations or their interests.

You helped build a culture that now has a museum funded by Amazon, Spotify and Live Nation.

We are still asking who owns that room?

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We will continue to grow.

We’ve existed publicly for less than 90 days.

We document for the culture and its continuation. For the people.

Our record speaks for itself.