The interviews a rapper chooses to do doesnt make them a sellout.
That goes for drake and kendrick and any other rapper. My first and foremost interest in said rapper is the music.
It's already so many rappers I dont even care about hearing an interview from anyway. Not cause I dont like em, but most artists are naturally surface level anyways.
The reason I said what I said is knowledge that folks like op aint asking this question or posting said tweet from an honest place.
And at your grown age, you should learn to let s*** like a rap beef go.
You a sellout too we don’t expect you to understand
Your price and talent just much lower
Punch asked the question and for the millionth time this tweet is also a defense of AUBREY GRAHAM
Yeah I immediately think of Charlemagne asking completely outta pocket questions for attention. But I feel like Drake, Kendrick, and Cole specifically have the power to uplift better journalists and put them on a platform but they just don't
I feel like the clip culture took over because that's where the rappers went because that's where the views are
Certain bad actors in black media definitely arent innocent but I just feel rappers have the power to shift this and they just chose to opt out completely instead
We choose what we uplift if you say all
The black voices aren’t worth it you a coon
Nadeska right there
If said artist does 5 interviews a year, and only 1 is within “Hip Hop Media”, that artist is a sell out imo
The mentality of “if you’re not growing, you’re dying” doesn’t apply to all aspects of life. There is immense value in just maintaining a consistent level.
I was thinking about this yesterday when I saw his tweets, actually almost replied to him. The problem is that yes, you can very well venture to these other platforms, the issue arises when artists decide to do this and at the same time turn down their usual go-to places. Why hasn’t Dot sat down with Sway, Big Boy, and Rob Markman? Hip-hop media safe spaces and actual journalists with integrity he’s shown he enjoys. This my issue.
Imagine a sway interview in the midst of the beef bruh we need our greats to keep our places within their promo cycle consistently cause that’s how you also pass down the history of these places to the next generation and keep it going for decades like late night TV. I don’t have an issue with Hapaar’s Bazaar as Kendrick and SZA doing their first black woman editor in chief a solid and even Dave Free did the same for a young black girl a few months ago with her magazine. So it really depends.
I think overall most people prefer the outright acknowledgement that you are in fact navigating spaces that speak to what we enjoy, in this case hiphop. If you wanna be a model, then say that lmfao
Yeah I immediately think of Charlemagne asking completely outta pocket questions for attention. But I feel like Drake, Kendrick, and Cole specifically have the power to uplift better journalists and put them on a platform but they just don't
I feel like the clip culture took over because that's where the rappers went because that's where the views are
Certain bad actors in black media definitely arent innocent but I just feel rappers have the power to shift this and they just chose to opt out completely instead
Kendrick did that during Morale tour
I’ma always cosign and manifest @YoungNastyShawty to interview any of the big 3.
But also it’s a point where you get too rich it’s like, you get overprotective.
Like I said, as a kendrick fan that was more than ecstatic that he stopped doing interviews, this dont bother me none.
MR MORALE AND THE BIG STEPPERS AVAILABLE NOW
Zero correlation lol, drink champs had broadcasted Kodak d***ged out his mind for content. They did the same s*** with Kanye when he was at his lowest
“ black hip hop media is trash we going to whites”
The system shifts based on YOUR MOVES
YOU WHAT THE CULTURE FEELING RIGHT
THEN USE THAT
Zero correlation lol, drink champs had broadcasted Kodak d***ged out his mind for content. They did the same s*** with Kanye when he was at his lowest
I’m not saying drink champs is perfect I’m saying Nadeska dead end hip hop and many great hip hop journalists exist
You can’t deny that or say “ they not mainstream “
When Kendrick could use his popularity to change mainstream
Harper’s bazaar isn’t a struggling outlet
Bobbi white and rich but her interview with Drake was still better than many mainstream black outlets because they trying to do gotcha journalism
Which many of yall ( not you I think you cool) do gotcha moments on here which is why black people grow tired of “ gotcha “ moments
We need a Sway interview man frfr
S***, more Big Boy interviews, that man is excellent with the back and forth
Old man Ebro if he stop hating on Uzi (unrelated). Or Nadeska.
An interview with Zane Lowe would be cool too, now that I've googled his uncle.
Kendrick did that during Morale tour
I’ma always cosign and manifest @YoungNastyShawty to interview any of the big 3.
But also it’s a point where you get too rich it’s like, you get overprotective.
Like I said, as a kendrick fan that was more than ecstatic that he stopped doing interviews, this dont bother me none.
“ you get rich you get overprotective “
One day you on eat the rich the next you have empathy for Kendrick Lamar like he a poor nigga and can’t google search worthwhile black owned outlets
Get the black power fist and the black avy of the week out your profile then
We need a Sway interview man frfr
S***, more Big Boy interviews, that man is excellent with the back and forth
Old man Ebro if he stop hating on Uzi (unrelated). Or Nadeska.
An interview with Zane Lowe would be cool too, now that I've googled his uncle.
They are black and hip hop journalists sorry can’t trust the blacks
They are black and hip hop journalists sorry can’t trust the blacks
"The blacks" is crazy
"The blacks" is crazy
Calling it hip hop journalism to shy away from what he saying is cowardly lol
Showed Kodak in a f***ed up state for clicks man they aint innocent either
I think you’re misremembering. He looked really normal on Drink Champs, and was open and comfortable with NORE and EFN, I ain’t gonna put that on them niggas.
Yak spoke for over 2 hours and was super engaged more than his usually slurred, nervous self on other interviews. He was smiling the whole time and everyone in the room was happy. You should watch that interview again