.@Jpizzledizzle returns with his latest column: on the (much-needed) road rap revival, Charlie Sloth AI-gate, Central Cee’s grime, the return of Walé Adeyemi, and more! 👀
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.@Jpizzledizzle returns with his latest column: on the (much-needed) road rap revival, Charlie Sloth AI-gate, Central Cee’s grime, the return of Walé Adeyemi, and more! 👀
READ 🔗 complex.com/music/a/joseph…
Longtime P&P contributor Jon Tanners (who some of you might remember from his “5 On It” column) is back with some thoughts on gatekeepers, tastemakers, and the increasingly compromised algorithms shaping what music breaks through.
If algorithms can be manipulated by the right budgets and marketing tactics, what does that mean for the idea of democratized music discovery? Was it ever really democratized at all?
Tanners makes the case that gatekeepers may still be a necessary part of the ecosystem, whether we like it or not.
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The Cap that Changed the Game: New Era Celebrates
59FIFTY Day with Exclusive Spike Lee Collection
The Limited-Edition collection features a historic reissue that marks a brand milestone—the 59FIFTY ® New Era ® x Spike Lee 30th Anniversary Red New York Yankees cap
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Today, we remember Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered in a racist attack in 1993 🕊️
On Saturday 18th April, a football tournament—put together by Isaiah James and his Freedom Through Fitness platform—was held at Merky FC, Croydon, in Stephen’s name.
Here’s what went down.
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Huddersfield dance music legend @djqmusic heats up summer with new bassline slammer “Lose My Cool” 🔥
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