Social Media

We spoke with 17 hip-hop writers about the ups and downs of the creative life.

"The rapid ascent is answered with a violent nosedive."

He isn't trying to be an underground legend, either.

"Oh my God they hated… And it was so good to me and that really broke me."

"Yeah, it hurt me. I was like, 'Damn, why they say that? Maybe they right?'"

"This shit is high school. This shit is fucking celebrity worship.”

Bad news: Twitter remains a terrible place.

“CLOUT COBAIN” is an unsettling journey into a troubled mind, but a valuable reminder of our responsibilities as listeners.

We should all aspire to handle hatred with this much grace.

"Fuck that shit! Fuck clout! I don’t give a fuck about that shit."

The RCA Records singer-songwriter opens up about being depressed during the making and following the release of his sophomore album, 'True to Self'.

Remember the days of “mind your own business”? Yeah, those are long gone.

Twitter followers only matter if they're willing to actually follow.

From "Yo, nice artwork" to studio magic.

For many, social media is everything when it comes to building a fanbase.

"The Jews... sorry jewelers are selling dawg chains."

For starters, don't ask Twitter how you can improve as an artist.

While we wish this wasn’t so true, it needs to be addressed.

6LACK is still focused on working his last project—as he should be—but that doesn’t mean he’s not always ready.

In the digital era, Twitter has exponentially sped up the collaboration process.

One artist on the list was a bit of a surprise.

All promotion is not good promotion when you start attacking the biggest names in your field.

Social media is great for connecting with fans, but more and more artists are slowly pulling away.

Iggy's attempting a comeback, and she's starting by revealing that she had a full on psychotic breakdown last year.