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What Superfans Really Want with SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton - Trapital Summit
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Dec 19, 2024 |
The State of Hip-Hop with Def Jam CEO Tunji Balogun - Trapital Summit
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Dec 16, 2024 |
The Future of Music Creation with Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava - Trapital Summit
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Dec 12, 2024 |
Founder Mode vs. Manager Mode with Believe’s Denis Ladegaillerie - Trapital Summit
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Dec 09, 2024 |
Unpacking The Value of Music
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Dec 06, 2024 |
What is Drake's Goal?
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Dec 04, 2024 |
What's Next After Streaming? Troy Carter - Trapital Summit
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Nov 27, 2024 |
Will TikTok Become Too Big to Ban?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
AI and Music - Trapital Summit
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Nov 18, 2024 |
Inside the NFL and Roc Nation Partnership
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Nov 14, 2024 |
The Future of Music Rights with Sherrese Clarke Soares - Trapital Summit
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Nov 08, 2024 |
Why The Grammys Moved to Disney
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Nov 01, 2024 |
Ghazi on EMPIRE's Rise in Music - Trapital Summit
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Oct 24, 2024 |
Clive Davis: The Business Behind The Golden Ears
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Sep 23, 2024 |
It's Time to Hear From You
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Sep 20, 2024 |
Where Does Drake Go From Here?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
Trapital Summit: October 3 in Los Angeles
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Sep 09, 2024 |
The Oprah Effect
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Sep 03, 2024 |
What Music's Next Growth Phase Will Look Like
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Aug 26, 2024 |
Inside the Sphere and the Future of Entertainment
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Aug 19, 2024 |
Why The Live Nation-DOJ Lawsuit Missed The Mark
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Aug 12, 2024 |
StubHub: The Complicated World of Reselling Tickets
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Aug 05, 2024 |
50 Cent: From Trolling to Triumph
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Jul 29, 2024 |
Who Wins When There's More Music Than Ever?
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Jul 08, 2024 |
Quincy Jones: One of Ones
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Jun 28, 2024 |
Arena Tours: The Art and Science Behind Sold Out Shows
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Jun 21, 2024 |
Why Now Is The Best Time to Be An Artist
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Jun 14, 2024 |
A24 Wants to Evolve, But Can it Maintain its Brand?
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Jun 07, 2024 |
Why Top Artists Stick with Major Labels
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May 31, 2024 |
The Generative AI Music Sweepstakes
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May 24, 2024 |
Why NPR Tiny Desk Is Still a Phenomenon
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May 17, 2024 |
Why Penske Bought All The Media Companies
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May 10, 2024 |
How Hip-Hop Beef Evolved in the Streaming Era
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May 03, 2024 |
Inside KKR's Investments in Music
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Apr 26, 2024 |
What Taylor Swift's Return to TikTok Means for Universal Music Group
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Apr 19, 2024 |
What's Next for Diddy's Businesses?
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Apr 12, 2024 |
Do Music Festivals Have a Superstar Problem?
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Apr 05, 2024 |
Do Major Record Labels Still Have Brand Identity?
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Mar 29, 2024 |
UMG vs TikTok, Kids’ Music, and Beyonce - Verizon (Trapital mailbag episode)
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Mar 22, 2024 |
What’s Next For Concert Films?
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Mar 15, 2024 |
Why We’re Still Early on AI Music
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Mar 08, 2024 |
The Oscars: Hit Songs, All the Drama, and Tons of Money
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Mar 01, 2024 |
Virgil Abloh: Off-White, Luxury, and Open-Source Fashion
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Feb 23, 2024 |
Yeezy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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Feb 16, 2024 |
The Rise of Las Vegas Concert Residencies
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Feb 09, 2024 |
SoundCloud and the Future of Superfans
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Feb 02, 2024 |
The Business Behind The Grammys
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Jan 26, 2024 |
How Insurance Ads Became the Industry Standard
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Jan 19, 2024 |
Why Radio Still Matters
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Jan 12, 2024 |
Can New Superstars Ever Surpass Current Superstars?
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Dec 22, 2023 |
Why Celebrity Fast Food Meals Took Off
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Dec 15, 2023 |
Adidas: Sneakers, Hip-Hop and Culture
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Dec 08, 2023 |
YouTube’s Impact on Music
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Dec 01, 2023 |
Why Music is a $40+ Billion Industry
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Nov 17, 2023 |
Reebok: Sneakers, Hip-Hop, and Missed Opportunities
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Nov 10, 2023 |
The Trapital Report 2023
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Oct 30, 2023 |
Apple’s Impact on Music: From iPods to AirPods
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Oct 20, 2023 |
Trapital Report coming soon!
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Oct 13, 2023 |
Pandora: a 3-1 Lead in Music Streaming
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Oct 05, 2023 |
Stanford GSB: The Future of Music - 2023 Black Leadership Conference
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Sep 29, 2023 |
Def Jam Recordings: A 40-Year Legacy
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Sep 22, 2023 |
Investing in Music, Songs of the Summer, Pop Star Decline, and Creator Trends
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Sep 15, 2023 |
The Music Industry: A Tale of Two Cities
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Sep 08, 2023 |
Napster's Impact on Music and Culture
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Sep 01, 2023 |
MTV: Music Videos, Reality TV, and Ridiculousness
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Aug 25, 2023 |
Unpacking the Economics of Taylor Swift
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Aug 15, 2023 |
Hip-Hop's 50 Greatest Moguls
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Aug 08, 2023 |
The State of the Middle-Class Artist
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Jul 28, 2023 |
What’s Next for Travis Scott?
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Jul 20, 2023 |
Motown Records: The Hit Factory That Changed Music Forever
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Jul 13, 2023 |
The Real Story Behind Hip-Hop's "Decline"
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Jul 06, 2023 |
30 years of Bad Boy Entertainment (with Zack Greenburg)
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Jun 29, 2023 |
Why Music Streaming Can’t Agree on a Payout Model (with Lucas Shaw)
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Jun 23, 2023 |
Do Music Videos Still Matter? (with Tati Cirisano)
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Jun 15, 2023 |
How Ice Spice Blew Up (with Denisha Kuhlor)
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Jun 08, 2023 |
The Rise and Fall of Roc-A-Fella Records (with Zack O'Malley Greenburg)
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Jun 02, 2023 |
The State of Music (with Will Page)
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May 25, 2023 |
Artist Independence (with Steve Stoute)
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May 18, 2023 |
How Brands Become Ideologies (with Marcus Collins)
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May 11, 2023 |
Rerun: How KevOnStage is Building His Comedy Flywheel
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May 04, 2023 |
The Rise of Interscope Records (with Zack Greenburg)
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Apr 27, 2023 |
Rerun: Investing $200 Million In Music with Matt Pincus
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Apr 20, 2023 |
The Business Behind Coachella (with Tati Cirisano)
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Apr 13, 2023 |
Rerun: The Future Of Music Business With Economist Will Page
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Apr 06, 2023 |
Picking The Most Valuable Music Catalog Portfolio (with Denisha Kuhlor)
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Mar 30, 2023 |
The Short-Form Video Wars: TikTok vs Shorts vs Reels (with Tati Cirisano)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
Africa’s Music and Startup Future (with Mr Eazi)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
The Future of Music and Gaming (with Vickie Nauman)
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Mar 09, 2023 |
The Rise of Burna Boy (with Denisha Kuhlor)
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Mar 02, 2023 |
Where Web2 and Web3 Meet (with Cardin Campbell)
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Feb 23, 2023 |
Investing in New Music Startups (with Bob Moczydlowsky)
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Feb 16, 2023 |
Rihanna, Roc Nation, and the Super Bowl Halftime Show (with DJ Louie XIV)
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Feb 08, 2023 |
Why It’s Not Too Late to Start on TikTok (with Sean “BrandMan” Taylor)
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Feb 02, 2023 |
How Cash Money Records Pulled Off Hip-Hop’s Louisiana Purchase (with Zack O’Malley Greenburg)
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Jan 26, 2023 |
Why Algorithms are Getting Smarter with Ari Herstand
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Jan 19, 2023 |
How Diddy is Underestimated as a Businessman
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Jan 12, 2023 |
NYU Keynote: Music, Streaming, and Second-Order Effects
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Jan 05, 2023 |
Trapital Mailbag: A.I. in Music, Future of NFTs, Hip-Hop Globalization, and More!
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Dec 15, 2022 |
Turnover at Motown, Berner's Billion-Dollar Weed Business, and Hip-Hop's Wealthiest of 2022
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Dec 08, 2022 |
Why The Next 10 Years Of Rich Homie Quan’s Career Won’t Be Like The Last
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Dec 01, 2022 |
Investing in Web3 Music with Coopahtroopa
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Nov 23, 2022 |
What Spotify and YouTube’s Billions Playlists Tell Us About Streaming
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Nov 17, 2022 |
How a16z’s Cultural Leadership Fund Is Putting More Black Dollars in Tech
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Nov 10, 2022 |
The Culture Report, and DICE President on Making Music Ticketing Less Transactional
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Nov 03, 2022 |
How HitPiece Rebounded and Relaunched After Controversy
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Oct 27, 2022 |
How Curren$y Played The Long Game With His Career & Jet Life
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Oct 20, 2022 |
Rap Capital: The Rise & Reign Of Atlanta’s Hip-Hop Empire
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Oct 13, 2022 |
Mona Scott-Young’s Influence On Culture Goes Beyond Love & Hip Hop
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Oct 06, 2022 |
Inside Hannibal Buress’ Pivot From Comedy To Rap
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Sep 29, 2022 |
The Music Industry’s Oversaturation Problem
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Sep 22, 2022 |
How Roy Wood Jr. Is Evolving His Comedy
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Sep 16, 2022 |
TikTok Wants to Takeover. Will it Succeed?
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Sep 09, 2022 |
Investing $200 Million In Music with Matt Pincus
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Sep 02, 2022 |
How Virtual Characters Are Done Right
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Aug 26, 2022 |
Inside the Business of Beatmaking
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Aug 19, 2022 |
Post Malone’s Agent Breaks Down Strategy Behind His Success
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Aug 12, 2022 |
Inside Benny Pough’s Career in Hip-Hop
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Aug 05, 2022 |
How Does the Music Business Compare To Film And TV?
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Jul 29, 2022 |
Why Talib Kweli is Focused on his Fans
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Jul 22, 2022 |
What Every Artist and Creator Needs to Know Before Signing Contracts
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Jul 15, 2022 |
Improving The Artist-Fan Relationship
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Jul 08, 2022 |
Sherrese Clarke Soares Explains Why Content Is Queen
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Jul 01, 2022 |
How Drake and Beyoncé Drop New Music
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Jun 23, 2022 |
Broken Record: Missy Elliott
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Jun 17, 2022 |
Stem CEO Milana Lewis Wants To Get Artists Paid
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Jun 10, 2022 |
Bay Area Hip-Hop with Rexx Life Raj
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Jun 03, 2022 |
Why the Golden State Warriors Launched a Record Label
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May 27, 2022 |
The iPod’s Legacy in the Music Industry with Zack O’Malley Greenburg
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May 20, 2022 |
Comedian Bigg Jah Charters His Own Path Into Entertainment Industry
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May 13, 2022 |
How indify’s Co-Founder prettyboyshav Is Flipping The Economics Of The Record Business
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May 06, 2022 |
Young M.A and the $20 NFT
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Apr 29, 2022 |
How Fanbase Raised $6 Million Without VC with Isaac Hayes III
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Apr 22, 2022 |
The Future Of Music Business With Economist Will Page
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Apr 15, 2022 |
Audiomack CMO Dave Ponte’s Plan to Grow the Pie for Artists
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Apr 08, 2022 |
The Broccoli City Music Festival
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Apr 01, 2022 |
Why Podcast Ownership Matters with Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings of “For Colored Nerds”
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Mar 25, 2022 |
How Kevin Liles Built 300 Entertainment Into A $400 Million Business In Under 10 Years
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Mar 18, 2022 |
How Quality Control Music Invests in Startups
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Mar 11, 2022 |
Frank Cooper III Brokered Beyonce-Pepsi’s $50 Million Deal. Here’s Where He Sees Industry Going Next
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Mar 03, 2022 |
The Future Of Live Music with Kevin Shivers, Partner at WME
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Feb 24, 2022 |
Bun B Believes The Metaverse Will Open Up Access Between Artists & Fans
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Feb 17, 2022 |
How Tuma Basa is Bringing Black Music to the World with YouTube
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Feb 10, 2022 |
How Junae Brown Became the ‘Beyoncé of Marketing’
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Feb 04, 2022 |
BONUS: The New Creator Manifesto
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Feb 01, 2022 |
How KevOnStage is Building His Comedy Flywheel
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Jan 28, 2022 |
Troy Carter on the Future of Music Streaming
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Jan 21, 2022 |
Ralph McDaniels on Video Music Box and Documenting Hip-Hop History
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Jan 14, 2022 |
Master P on Bringing Culture to Corporate America (live from TMRE)
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Jan 07, 2022 |
Issa Rae on Insecure, Ownership in Media, and Creator Economy Trends
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Dec 24, 2021 |
Chris Taylor on MNRK's Rebrand, Managing Death Row Records Catalog, and Music's M&A Market
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Dec 17, 2021 |
Charlie Kaplan on Audiomack Supporters, Artist-Fan Monetization, and Streaming Business Models
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Dec 10, 2021 |
Tunde Balogun on Developing R&B Superstars, LVRN's Journey, and Mental Health in Music
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Dec 03, 2021 |
Independent Artist Life with Flawless Real Talk (2020)
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Nov 26, 2021 |
Steven Galanis on Cameo's Rise (2020)
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Nov 19, 2021 |
Trapital Mailbag #5: Blockchain Opportunities in Music, Middle Class Musicians, Astroworld, Indie vs Major Record Labels, and more
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Nov 12, 2021 |
Dave Mays on The Source's Legacy, Launching Breakbeat, and State of Hip-Hop Media
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Nov 05, 2021 |
Sacha Jenkins on Rick James Life and Times, the Rise of Music Documentaries, and Hip Hop 50
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Oct 29, 2021 |
Zack O'Malley Greenburg on How Music Leads Innovation, Forbes to Substack, and Hip-Hop's Next Billionaire
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Oct 22, 2021 |
Mary Rahmani on TikTok Artist Strategies, Launching Moon Projects, and Influencer Partnerships
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Oct 15, 2021 |
Mike Weissman on SoundCloud's Creator Strategy, Web 3.0, and Building a Music Entertainment Business
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Oct 08, 2021 |
Steve Stoute on Artist Independence, UnitedMasters, Translation, and Facilitating Fan Access
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Oct 01, 2021 |
Karl Fowlkes on Becoming an Entertainment Attorney, NBA Agent, and NIL Opportunities
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Sep 24, 2021 |
DJ Semtex on Donda, Certified Lover Boy, Podcasting, and UK Hip-Hop
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Sep 17, 2021 |
Rick Ross on Bossing Up, Building His Empire, WingStop, and his Investments
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Sep 10, 2021 |
The OutKast Edge
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Sep 03, 2021 |
A Campaign Breakdown on Tyler, The Creator’s “Call Me If You Get Lost” with Amber Horsburgh
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Aug 27, 2021 |
24kGoldn on TikTok Success, Investments, and Record Label Deals
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Aug 20, 2021 |
Mike G on Music Festivals, Touring, Young Thug, The Kid LAROI, and Chris Brown
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Aug 13, 2021 |
Anthony Martini on Royalty Exchange, Music Royalties, NFTs, and Managing Lil Dicky and Tyga
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Aug 06, 2021 |
Steve Rifkind on Loud Records, Spring Sound, Wu-Tang Clan, and the Family Business
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Jul 29, 2021 |
Detavio Samuels on REVOLT, Digital and Cable Strategy, The Crew League, Black-owned Media, and Working with Diddy
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Jul 23, 2021 |
Jamal Henderson on Space Jam, Structuring SpringHill, LeBron James, and the Creator Economy
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Jul 16, 2021 |
Music Business Podcast: Trippie Redd's Manager Charlene Bryant on Hitting Billboard #1 and Launching Riveter Management
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Jul 13, 2021 |
MixedByAli on EngineEars, TDE's Legacy, and Mixing for Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre
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Jul 09, 2021 |
Call Me Ace on his Indie Rap Career, Building His Brand, and Still Working Full-Time
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Jul 02, 2021 |
Benjy Grinberg on Rostrum Records, Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller, and Mental Health
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Jun 25, 2021 |
The Major Record Labels All Want Your Attention
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Jun 22, 2021 |
Leron Rogers on Helping Artists Become Moguls, Entertainment Law, and Representing Rick Ross
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Jun 18, 2021 |
Jonnyshipes on Cinematic Music Group, Indie Hip-Hop, and Building the Supreme for Music
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Jun 04, 2021 |
Tarik Brooks, President of Combs Enterprises (2020)
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May 28, 2021 |
Tracy Chan on Twitch Music, Helping Artists Monetize, and the Creator Economy
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May 21, 2021 |
James Lindsay on Rap Snacks, BossUp Bank, Why Distribution Matters, and Managing Meek Mill
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May 14, 2021 |
Trapital Mailbag! Hip-Hop’s Streaming Popularity, Rap Battle Leagues, Cancel Culture, Women Music Execs, and Record Labels
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May 07, 2021 |
Brandon Pankey on Launching the APEX Video Network, Live Music’s Return, and Educating the Next Generation
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Apr 30, 2021 |
Shawn Prez on Bad Boy, Black Rob, and PowerMoves Inc. (2020)
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Apr 23, 2021 |
BrandMan Sean on Music Marketing, Common Mistakes Artists Make, and Working with 24KGoldn
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Apr 16, 2021 |
The "Will and Jada" Playbook
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Apr 09, 2021 |
Brian “Z” Zisook on DJBooth’s Run, Major Record Labels, Indie Artists, and Audiomack’s Partnerships
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Apr 02, 2021 |
Dame Ritter on When “Ownership” Goes Too Far, Myths about Streaming and Touring, and Managing Comedians
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Mar 25, 2021 |
Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad, Dreamville President (2020)
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Mar 18, 2021 |
Micah Johnson on Selling $1M Worth of NFTs in 1 Minute, Transitioning from MLB to Fine Art, and Getting More Black Collectors Involved
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Mar 11, 2021 |
Mick Batyske on How His DJ Career Led to Brand Deals, Angel Investing, and Startup Advising
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Mar 04, 2021 |
Jay Z sells 50% of Ace of Spades, TikTok Artist’s Path to Success
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Feb 26, 2021 |
Ted Lucas on Slip-N-Slide Records, Miami Hip-Hop, and R&B’s Comeback
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Feb 19, 2021 |
J. Erving on Human Re-Sources, Sony Music's Acquisition, and How to Evaluate Talent
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Feb 10, 2021 |
The Best Hip-Hop Album Rollouts of All-Time (with Ernest Wilkins)
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Feb 05, 2021 |
Def Jam's Past, Present, and Future with Gary Suarez
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Jan 28, 2021 |
Binta Brown on the State of the Music Industry, omalilly projects, and Black Music Action Coalition
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Jan 21, 2021 |
Master P on Reebok, Ownership, Generational Wealth, and Lessons Learned from Reginald Lewis
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Jan 13, 2021 |
Why Artists Are Selling Their Music Catalogs (with Karl Fowlkes)
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Jan 04, 2021 |
Phylicia Fant on Developing Superstar Artists, Rising in the Music Industry, and Navigating 2020
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Dec 14, 2020 |
Flawless Real Talk on Netflix’s Rhythm + Flow, Life as an Indie Artist, and Building His Fanbase
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Dec 07, 2020 |
Daouda Leonard on CreateSafe, the Record Deal Simulator, and Empowering Artists to Manage Their Careers
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Nov 30, 2020 |
Steven Galanis on Cameo’s Growing Marketplace and Closing the Gap Between Fame and Monetization
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Nov 23, 2020 |
Dave Macli on Audiomack’s Role in Music Streaming, Partnership with DJBooth, and Global Expansion
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Nov 14, 2020 |
Big Tech's Big Plans in the Music Industry with Cherie Hu
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Oct 21, 2020 |
Alex "Al D" Damashek on a New Partnership With Twitch, Move Forward Music, and the Future of Live Music
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Oct 12, 2020 |
Netflix's Black Content Strategy
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Oct 02, 2020 |
The Best Hip-Hop Marketing Campaigns of All-Time with Marcus Collins
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Sep 28, 2020 |
Jason Geter on Heavy Sound Labs, Launching Grand Hustle, Signing T.I. and Travis Scott, and Redefining the Modern Record Label
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Sep 11, 2020 |
Donald Albright on Building a Podcast Network, Hip-Hop Marketing Tactics, and Tenderfoot TV’s Future
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Sep 02, 2020 |
Hip-hop's Indie Economy
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Aug 31, 2020 |
Tyler, The Creator's Cult-Like Following
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Aug 17, 2020 |
Peter Bittenbender on Mass Appeal’s Rise, Holding Brand Partners Accountable, and International Expansion
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Jul 21, 2020 |
Hip-Hop Challenger Brands with Ernest Wilkins
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Jul 14, 2020 |
Roy Wood Jr. on How 2020 Changed Comedy, His Comedy Central Partnership, and Why Alabama Means So Much to Him
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Jul 07, 2020 |
The Steve Jobs of Gap?
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Jul 03, 2020 |
Hovain Hylton and Busy Rivera on Cinematic Music Group’s Rise, and Turning the Brand into a Lifestyle
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Jun 30, 2020 |
Build Your Table
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Jun 14, 2020 |
Hip-Hop's Role in the Fight for Justice
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Jun 05, 2020 |
Trapital Mailbag #3: How Hip-Hop Makes Money in a Pandemic, Superproducers in the Streaming Era, What’s Next for Fortnite + Travis Scott, and more!
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May 12, 2020 |
Tiffany Ballard on Music Business Law, Why Bad Deals Still Happen, How She Made Connections on Myspace, and Her Time on Reality TV
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May 05, 2020 |
Zack O'Malley Greenburg (2019)
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Apr 28, 2020 |
Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad on Building Dreamville, Managing J. Cole, the Dollar & a Dream Tour, and Starting the Dreamville Fest
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Apr 14, 2020 |
Shawn Prez on the Bad Boy Street Team, Grassroots Marketing in Hip-Hop, and Starting the Global Spin Awards
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Apr 07, 2020 |
Hannibal Buress on How Netflix Changed Comedy, His Investing Strategy, and Why Isola Fest is One of His Favorite Career Moments
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Mar 31, 2020 |
Mike Weissman - President, SoundCloud (2019)
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Mar 26, 2020 |
Akin Aliu - Music Touring Agent, CAA (2019)
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Mar 17, 2020 |
James Supreme - A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group (2019)
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Mar 10, 2020 |
Trapital Mailbag #2! D-Smoke’s Potential, Lovers & Friends Fest, Jay Z the Wartime Leader, The Cost of Album Bundles, and Def Jam…oh Def Jam
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Mar 03, 2020 |
Lynzie Riebling on Gen Hip Hop, Quantifying the Power of the Hip-Hop Audience, and REVOLT’s Role in the Culture
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Feb 25, 2020 |
Karl Fowlkes on Music Business Law, Combat Jack’s Influence, and Why He Hopes There are Less Lawyers in 20 Years
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Feb 18, 2020 |
Jesse Kirshbaum on Nue Agency's Brand Marketing, #CRWN Interview Series, and the Future of Award Shows
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Feb 11, 2020 |
Tarik Brooks on Combs Enterprises, Diddy’s Investment Strategy, and Managing a Portfolio of Brands
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Feb 04, 2020 |
Steve Stoute on UnitedMasters, Partnership with Apple Music, Ownership in Hip-Hop, and Why Brands Value Indie Artists
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Jan 27, 2020 |
Fantasy Record Labels? We’re Skeptical. (a Trapital - Water & Music Collaboration with Cherie Hu)
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Jan 21, 2020 |
Milana Lewis on Stem’s Artist-First Strategy, How it Evolves in the Streaming Era, How the Company Makes Tough Decisions
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Dec 16, 2019 |
Trapital Mailbag Special: Grammy Awards Woes, Young Rappers Most Likely to Become Moguls, and Thoughts on a Rappers Union
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Nov 26, 2019 |
Why Netflix's 'Rhythm + Flow' Was a Hit
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Nov 19, 2019 |
Mike Weissman on SoundCloud’s Creator Strategy, How it Compares to a Startup Accelerator, and What it Means to be a SoundCloud Rapper
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Nov 11, 2019 |
Shea Serrano on the Economics of Book Publishing, ‘Movies (and Other Things),’ and How DJ Screw Inspired his Promotional Tactics
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Nov 04, 2019 |
DJ Semtex on UK Hip-Hop’s Moment, Stormzy and Skepta Becoming Stars, Brexit’s Impact on the Culture, and Why Radio Still Matters
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Oct 28, 2019 |
Akin Aliu on Life as a CAA Agent, Representing Ciara, and the “Rich Paul Rule”
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Oct 21, 2019 |
James Supreme on Being the A&R Behind Lil’ Nas X “Panini”, G-Eazy's Management Team, and why Mental Health Matters in the Industry
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Oct 10, 2019 |
Dame Ritter on Kanye West’s Sunday Services, Launching Music Entrepreneur Club, and How He Almost Signed Russ to a Deal
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Oct 08, 2019 |
Zack O’Malley Greenburg on the Forbes Hip-Hop Cash List, the Controversy it Causes, and What it Took to Declare that Jay Z is a Billionaire
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Sep 26, 2019 |
50 Cent is a Habitual Line Stepper
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Sep 12, 2019 |
Moody Jones on marketing for Snoop Dogg, EMPIRE’s digital strategy, and why he wants to work with Childish Gambino
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Aug 23, 2019 |
RapCaviar's Big Advantage
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Aug 09, 2019 |
Roc Nation's Wild Year
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Aug 01, 2019 |
The Hip-Hop Partnership Flywheel
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Jul 23, 2019 |
No Tour, No Problem for Cardi B
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Jul 15, 2019 |
Mathew Knowles on Beyoncé's Streaming Strategy, Solange's Marketing, and Dinner with Jay Z or $50,000
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Jul 08, 2019 |