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Why Ownership Matters More in Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop’s Role in the Fight for Justice
Why Hip-Hop Fans Miss the Blog Era
Why Hip-Hop Philanthropy is Hard to Get Right
Why Hip-Hop and Gaming are Still Scratching the Surface
How Issa Rae Became the Modern Mogul
Why Instagram is Hip-Hop’s Quarantine Destination
Beyoncé’s Streaming Strategy, Revisited
How The Weeknd Mastered his Brand
How Hip-Hop Helped Cash App Grow Faster
What Megan Thee Stallion’s Lawsuit Won’t Solve
How ‘Watch The Throne’ Still Impacts Hip-Hop
How Kendrick Lamar Plays the Long Game
How Travis Scott Growth Hacked Hip-Hop
Why Hamilton Partnered with Disney
One Year Full-Time on Trapital!
Why Apple Should Spinoff Beats by Dre
A Complicated Legacy: How Drake’s OVO Sound Will Influence Hip-Hop
So you want to be a music mogul: The future of fantasy record labels
The Hip-Hop Touring Business is Broken
Why Hip-Hop’s Lean Problem is Deeply Rooted
Maybach Music Group Didn’t Live Up to its Potential
Jay Z’s Cell Phone Partnership Strategy, Explained
Why Netflix’s ‘Rhythm + Flow’ Was a Hit
The Globalization of Hip-Hop, Part II
The Globalization of Hip-Hop, Part I
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