Nobody tells young creatives that the beginning is supposed to be messy. You’re supposed to not know what you’re doing yet. You’re supposed to make bad work, take wrong turns, and feel like everyone else has it figured out except you. That’s not failure. That’s the process. Stay in it.
there is no experimental hip hop...
hip hop IS experimental
it's not supposed to sound look or act one way.
dont let any old or younger, or non black artist tell u otherwise.
Sharing an idea with a person who doesn’t get it will make you feel depleted. Sharing that same idea with a person who gets it will make you feel energized.
indie writing is the future of hip-hop media.
idk if it looks like a newsletter for you, but there’s no reason for anyone to live &die off the approval of an editor who probably doesnt even love your culture