Stop Sign Ahead

I ain't gonna say I told you so, but I did though. I've been seeing the signs. The industry is broken. Broken to the point where the labels have decided to go against the websites that actually promote their artists. Basically all this action really means is that if you don't conform with the labels (push their artists) they will shut you down. The little sites have no chance because they will have to ask for permission to post anything, and you...

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$ykotic Quickstrike: Round Table

Has anyone else noticed that it's already June and the major rap releases are minimal? Have you also noticed that most of the pushed back albums of last year (Jeezy, Game, Wayne) are slated for late summer/early fall? What happened to the summer? You know, the time when most of the demographic (the youngins) are home with residual income to spend and have pretty much nothing else to do but go to free park performances and shows at dusk? Why is there nothing promoted to coincide with this yearly event? Summer Jam happened in the springtime. Personally, I think that a lot of rappers have lost their jobs (see my rap recession blog down the page)...

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