Hip-hop Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Are these sweatpants racist? (There’s a music angle to this)

If you’re into high fashion, you’ll know the name Balenciaga. The company has just released this pair of sweatpants. Take

My garden shed doesn’t look like this. And who knew there was a “Shed of the Year” competition? Now: about

Do you pop your headphones in when you go for a walk? Apparently this is what you’re listening to, according

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

When you hear names like Cardi B, Drake, Eminem, Migos and Nicki Minaj, you can be forgiven for wondering which

You may have heard the story about a hitherto unknown rapper named Lil Nas X and his song “Old Town

As something of a cheese snob–I love a good Comte with a glass of port after a nice meal–I’m always

Happy birthday George Harrison! He would have turned 76 today. As for music news on February 25… R Kelly’s bail

Popular music has long been feared by those in power. They’re afraid of the messages and passions that can inculcate

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

There are many flavours of hip-hop: gangsta, low bap, grime, drill, ghettotech, nerdcore, crunk, and so on. Then we have

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver