Direct-to-fan social platforms allow rappers to communicate their art immediately and directly, no middlemen and no waiting. Here’s how they’re doing it.
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On Kanye’s ‘MP’ Format and the Future of Albums as We Know It
Kanye West released 5 albums this summer, all of them feature exactly 7 songs. What’s the deal with this new format, and what does it say about our future?
How I Made a Trap Song About the Food Chain for 2 Chainz
Former Soundfly staffer Adam Lerman is one of the producers behind Viceland’s latest viral short. Take…
25 Times Accountants Appear in Rap Songs
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How Adam Yauch Became Rap’s Fun-Loving Social Change Advocate
Anyway you slice it, Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys was as “cool as a…
How Rap Ushered the Piano into Its Next Developmental Phase
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Album Histories Monthly: Afrika Bambaataa – ‘Planet Rock’
Welcome back to our new series on Flypaper, Album Histories Monthly, which brings you the story of a…
Just Because Eminem Was Freestyling, Doesn’t Mean It Wasn’t Musical
Tons of hip-hop artists have come out against the actions of Donald Trump in recent months,…
5 Years of ‘Hot Cheetos and Takis,’ and Why You Should Care
August 6, 2012. Five years ago, the world was introduced to what would become the…
Take These Words Home and Think ‘Em Through: The Legacy of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy
In the years since Mobb Deep‘s 1996 hit “Shook Ones (Part II)” was released, the…