Re:Justice at Spotify
by anoonmoose on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:43PM
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Yeah, Chance The Rapper is a more organic and less political example of a rapper making it without a label.
Re:Justice at Spotify
by lettergram on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @03:07PM
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I don’t doubt there is some of that, probably from all sides frankly.
However, the major point is that you don’t need the distribution.
Louis CK famously released a comedy special online with a download and just asked people to pay and not copy and share. He said he made more money off that than any other special he’d done.
Re:Justice at Spotify
by cameroncairns on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @02:58PM
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It wouldn't be the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUNuNilqrDQ
It's hard to find a reliable source here but there was right wing folk music being made to combat the threat of communism in the 60s.
I've seen a big rise in conservative rappers on YouTube. I've got a conspiracy theory that the GOP is funding them like a record label. If so, it's a sweet deal for artists. The GOP cares far more about cultural effects than they do the money from the music.