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music, culture, & hip-hop

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

No we don't, nobody's turning on an instrumental album.

Now the good executive producer(s) though... yes we definitely like them more than the artists.

[princess blueberry 🎀 @bratzdoll1nc]

you guys don’t like the artists as much as you think you do. you like the PRODUCERS!!

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

Top 3 careers out of any Lyrical Lemonade alumni.

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

Two rappers with AI allegations.

Both on the Hot 100 right now.

- BabyChiefDoIt "Ghetto Love Story" is at its peak at number 49 this week.
- Fenix Flexin "Rubberz" is at its peak as well at number 58.

BabyChiefDoIt said that he uses AI to come up with ideas for lyrics in an interview. Similar to when people bounce ideas off of each other.

Fenix Flexin just keeps getting these AI accusations that are all, "proof" but none of it is conclusive. But even if we were to assume that they both used AI, it's clear that all of the snobs and geeks that pretend that they have such amazing taste are not stopping the success of these two.

🎶 Numbers On The Boards - Pusha T

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

IRL streaming is peak entertainment, and easy to understand.

There's two kinds, new IRL and old IRL.

Old IRL = JakenBake/Ice Poseidon (two polar opposites)

JakenBake was an American white guy who would livestream throughout Asia in the latter half of the 2010s. Regular wholesome interactions. Sometimes he had a female companion going around with him, but most people that were watching this were of a younger demographic.

Even if they weren't younger, they had never been to Asia, and probably didn't have the means to go to Asia. Watching somebody that speaks the same language as them explore a different place is entertaining, and seeing it in real time is even better.

Ice Poseidon was an autistic, edgy, young guy who had online humor interacting with people in the real world. Unlike Jakenbake, his appeal was not based on where he was, but who he was with.Implementations of things like text-to-speech and media donations gave the viewer a chance to control what happened with the content. Whether it was donating media to elicit a reaction from a stranger that he was talking to, or from the streamer themselves.

This era of live streaming, IRL, with many others I didn't name, was not a clip farming marathon. Clip farming wasn't even really considered, it's just something that organically came out of a stream.

New IRL = interactive reality television.

These guys have much higher production. There's a lot of money in the space right now, many sponsors.

It's no different from a game show or shows like Survivor. Many concepts are taken from old television, except it's happening in real time, which is always better.

A lot of new IRL viewers are children. Most under 16 years old. And if you're a child, you are very limited in where you can go, what you can do, and who you can talk to.

You can comment on a YouTube video, or if you're nine years old, you can watch a teenager that's 17, 18, living your dream, traveling to places you can't go to, and he/she will even interact with you. Plus, there's nothing to do BUT be entertained at that age

The most exciting part about the golden age of IRL streaming was the suspense. 99% of the public had no idea what live streaming was. People had their guards down, they were intrigued by it, and anything could happen at any time. That has long since passed.

Well over half the population knows what it is now and have seen negative clips, so they're not too fond of it either.

There will always be VOD viewers and live stream viewers, which are different sections of viewership. For instance, with most sports, I would rather watch the highlights or see the outcome. Others care far more about watching the game and the suspense that comes with it than just looking at the results.

But the best IRL streamers are the ones that make you say, "I can't miss this live."

[phed @PhedEU]

As someone who has been posting content online everyday for ~15 years now

(and have a way above average understanding of viewer psychology)

I cannot for the life of me understand how/why people watch IRL streamers

I understand 1 every 5 people is probably severely depressed and hates his life nowadays but you could resort to gaming/binge watching tv series or any other degenerate thing other than watching some sub 80 iq individual scream 24/7 behind a camera

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

@JiangArchives I have never done a paid post.

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

Are we still pretending like she isn't fire?

What Young Thug was to Lil Wayne, is what Trim is to Nicki Minaj.

[TRIM @Itsmstrim]

ACT HARDDD GET HIT 👩🏿‍🎤☀️

SAN FRANCISCO 👱🏿‍♀️

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

Drake was in Baby Keem IG Live's when he had 8 viewers in there.

I would say they're gaslighting or trying to rewrite history but they're just stupid, they don't know the history.

[Wost🕷️ @mosthiphop]

“Actually they trolled his clown music”

Baby Keem LITERALLY called it a “Sticky Dub” 😭😭

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

I was definitely one of those people.

And he was inspired but he quickly did found his own style and sound.

[For The Stream @forthestreamx]

remember they “said” trippie redd was biting lil uzi vert back in 2017 mf’s did they homework & found out it was the OPPOSITE 🙂‍↔️ good times

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

Kathy Hochul has been close to Jay-Z for over 5 years.

Charlamagne The Claude has been attacking Polymarket, Kalshi, and even Stake, all competitors to the Casino he and Roc Nation wanted to bring to NY.

Roc Nation CEO also publicly thanked Kathy Hochul for her help in trying to secure the casino bid.

“Thank you to Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams for standing up for NYC."

In this same article:

"No matter what they call themselves, prediction markets like Kalshi are gambling platforms, plain and simple," said New York Attorney General Letitia James in a press release announcing the lawsuit. "By ignoring our laws, Kalshi is running an illegal operation and harming New Yorkers in the process."

Letitia James was featured at Roc Nation’s United Justice Coalition Summit, which Charlamagne The Claude is directly involved in (he flexed it in his sit-down with Akademiks.)

But this is all a crazy conspiracy and we might just be manic.

[FearBuck @FearedBuck]

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is seeking to shutdown prediction markets as records show she has received roughly $589,000 from casino lobbyists.

(https://t.co/cMgTYdNz2a)

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

The most impressive thing about Clavicular is his consistency.

Ever since October '25, I don't think he's missed more than two days of streaming, max.

And in this timespan he's:

- Several arrests
- Gotten surgeries
- Multiple breakups
- Overdosed at least twice

The only person I think that comes close to his consistency and range of content is N3on, but Neon's life is nowhere near as chaotic as Clav.

[Akademiks TV @AkademiksTV]

Clavicular drops a trailer announcing he’ll be going on a college tour, visiting colleges and fraternities across the U.S.

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

Missed opportunity not having "are you a diva or a dEEEMON" soundbyte before the song starts.

[FearBuck @FearedBuck]

PlaqueBoyMax pays homage to Prince with his new song and music video for “DIVA” as he confidently wears a wig and colored nails.

(https://t.co/deEFOUJkIZ)

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

My calls were answered 🥹, new Uzi EP out now.

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

You got your hit song this year.

It ran its course and is no longer on the Hot 100 please drop or tease some new music @LILUZIVERT.

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

Rosenberg was out here celebrating NEW YEARS because a lawsuit was filed on Drake.

That lawsuit has been thrown out by a judge before anything happened.

Lol!!

[Peter Rosenberg @Rosenbergradio]

🪓🪓🪓

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

So let me get this straight...

This is the lawsuit referenced in the website that Charlamagne Tha Claude claimed was reputable. That website was exposed as AI generated and is now shut down.

Charlamagne's dick riders proceeded to say, "It doesn't matter if the article and site is fake, the lawsuit is real and there's real charges coming."

Now the civil lawsuit gets thrown out by a judge, and there have never been criminal charges pending, ever.

He just blew a bunch of smoke and dumbasses ate it up.

🫵🤡

[The OVO Docket @OVODocket]

📣 Update: A December 2025 Virginia class-action lawsuit accusing Stake of operating an “illegal online casino” whose funds were used to inflate Drake’s music streams and disparage his competitors has been terminated by a federal judge.

The judge ruled that one of the eight plaintiffs signed an enforceable arbitration agreement with Stake on August 15, 2025, that waives the right to sue and requires disputes to be resolved through arbitration. The remaining seven plaintiffs did not have Stake accounts, never used Stake’s services, and had no right to sue. No discovery occurred, and none of the allegations in the complaint were proven true.

This is a legal win for defendants Stake, Kick Streaming, Drake, Adin Ross, and George Nguyen.

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

I can't wait to cop this and resell it to some 15 year old kid.

[Kai Mafia Updates🗽💫 @Kaimafiaupdates]

Kai Cenat’s ‘VIVET’ clothing brand is nearing launch after a ‘thank you’ letter was sent out to those on the waitlist 👀

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

@big_business_ @MeekMill 🔥

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

This guy just debuted on the Hot 100.

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

TikTok is still the greatest gift in music history.

This guy has been dropping music for over 6 years and now has a song with over 24M on Spotify in less than 2 months, independently.

Some girl makes a TikTok to it, she's popular for her hairstyle(s), it goes boom.

A Kurdish rapper from New Zealand named Fat Papi would have never even had a chance of making it before TikTok.

If you're good and don't quit it's not a matter of if, but when you have something blow up.

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

SNEAKO hires a full choir for a Jesus Walks performance.

[hy @TheMindOfHY]

Looking forward to this.

I'm upset that I am just finding out about this trailer. I got recommended it on YouTube an hour ago and had to look it up on X to find it. I guess the X algorithm feels like I don't care about Trippie Redd enough, which is annoying, but this encourages me to turn on notifications on Apple Music/Spotify for every artist I like so I don't miss their music.

It's been three years since the last Trippie Redd album, and he was on stream earlier this year talking about why he took some time off to find some inspiration.

Trippie's also at a point in his career where he's done everything; not accomplished everything, but he's made more money than he knows what to do with. There's no financial incentive for him to make anything, which is good news for some pure music.

[Kurrco @Kurrco]

TRIPPIE REDD

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AUGUST 14TH 🚨