This Week in Hype: Lil Wayne, Birdman & Cash Money at the Crossroads
This week on the podcast I talk about the pending Lil Wayne and Birdman divorce - is this the biggest split in hip-hop history? What happens to Cash Money now? Will Drake still be able to put out an album this year? The implications are insane. Plus, I bring on internet rap expert Mike Trampe to talk about his early days and drop some dos and don'ts when it comes to online music marketing.
Discussed This Week:
- As always, shouts to Tino for that dope theme song. You should follow Tino and hear Tino’s story in full on the podcast.
- Thanks to this week's (pretend) sponsor, Doc Elliott's Grooming Co.
- It didn't really sink in until I read the lawsuit - do you realize what a big deal this Cash Money break up is? DO YOU?!?!?! We're talking the biggest split in hip-hop history - yes, even bigger than Roc-A-Fella. Literally of billions of dollars and the course of hip-hop hangs in the balance.
- I bring on Mike Trampe to talk about how his early days rapping lead to a job at HipHopDX and his hip-hop marketing expertise (hey rappers, don't post pics of yourself with guns and drugs). You should follow @MikeTrampeTV and check out his company, MAAD Management.
- This week's closing song is Bone Thugs' "Crossroads" because it's fucking awesome that's why.
- The podcast is also on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic, Audiomack and now, Stitcher! So yeah, it's kind of a big deal.
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[Nathan S. is the managing editor of The DJBooth and a hip-hop writer. He also occasionally talks in podcast form and appears on RevoltTV. His beard is awesome. This is his Twitter.]
