ngl it brings me to tears seeing this kind of laborious commitment to craft in an industry that increasingly avoids effort and bends over backwards to reduce time & expense. everything about this episode’s visual/filmic thoughtfulness really really moved me.
If Issa Rae didn’t create a low budget web series with her friends, HBO would’ve never seen her talent enough to cut her a deal.
Make your art. Put it out. Just do it.
just finished listening to Drakes new album & gosh the tears in my eyes. the lyrics, the beats, the delivery, the rhythm, the sound, the production, the flow...everything was garbage from beginning to end. definitely the worst thing i’ve ever heard in my life.
I personally think we should do targeted boycotts. Pick one top company to make at an example out of in most important industries. Because it’s not realistic to get ppl to boycott everything all at once with how our world is set up
“She only sold 11k first week… nobody likes that music” - this is why you keep pushing a product that’s great and that you believe in. The good shit will always prevail even if it takes some time.
Derrick Rose has opened his own flower shop in downtown Chicago called “Roses”🌹
The shop drew several hundred customers in the first hour of opening and the line had to be cut off after the store reached capacity 🥲
The internet is not real.
J. Cole sold out the Garden. The building was louder than a Knick Playoff game from start to finish. Mans performed mixtape classics in front of 20,000 people.
Those internet jokes are lifeless. He’s a true legend.
you know what made the J Cole/Kendrick/Drake/Big Sean/Wale era so elite? They all made music that felt like coming-of-age.
Relatable storytelling and hunger for success. Everything felt perfect for ppl in late high school/in college/going into adulthood.