Nah that trafficking movie, the lynching song, and now this one all happening at the same time is not a coincidence. There’s a think tank out there trying to legitimize these ideologies through cultural capital
lowkey
lowkey
nytimes.com/2023/08/21/arts/music/rich-men-north-of-richmond-oliver-anthony.html
Conversation flared on social media — “That’s a big reason why Oliver Anthony went viral,” said The Daily Wire’s Mr. Walsh — but there was a more targeted digital savviness at play, too. Much of the consumer activity that drove the track to No. 1 came via 99-cent digital downloads from outlets like the iTunes Store — an outdated format that is declining in popularity faster than CDs.
Despite streaming now accounting for more than 80 percent of music consumption overall, paid downloads are weighted more on the charts, a quirk exploited regularly by pop superfans devoted to acts like Ms. Swift or the South Korean group BTS. In often coordinated efforts, they use downloads to show support and earn chart milestones that are celebrated like wins in sports or political elections.
Jaime Brooks, a musician and cultural commentator, said that since most listeners spend about $10 per month for unlimited access to everything on services like Spotify, those who purchase downloads are overpaying with purpose.
“You do that out of a sentimental attachment to an old way of listening, or because you’re getting something else out of it,” Ms. Brooks said. One such thing, she added, could be “representation for their favorite artists on the charts, which means something to them. And now you’ve got these people with an obvious stated interest in using the charts to give the impression that their niche beliefs or views are popular.”
Hip hop getting pummeled by working class anthems
Everyone who listens to that song owns a lake boat and has a granite-topped island in their kitchen
when Drake or Drake & Nicki get the first rap #1>>>
Nicki on FATD?
Hip hop getting pummeled by working class anthems
Only real musics gonna last…
Everyone who listens to that song owns a lake boat and has a granite-topped island in their kitchen
Mine isn’t granite it’s quartz
Hip hop getting pummeled by working class anthems
Hip Hop fans ("the blacks") aren't working class?
Hip hop getting pummeled by working class anthems
u seem too happy about this
Hip Hop fans ("the blacks") aren't working class?
We are, which is why we should support anthems against the elites
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Love to see it
damn Quavo selling that low is a shame
Solo migo projects never really move units like that