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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

SWIZZ Beats says Social Media made HipHop Soft


Swizz Beats goes on New York's hit radio talk show "The Breakfast Club" and speaks about he's attendance to Harvard Business School, he's studio ownership, Social Media, etc.

He makes an interested comment, along with the talk show hosts, about how today's hip hop artist "are not cut for" competition. He mentions how back in the day hip hop was an ongoing lifestyle where if "you talked about it you had to be about it" he also mentions today is different "but maybe for the best". Swizz Beats and the talk show host agree that if social media was around back then there would be probability that everyone would be in jail. Cameras follow artist and there is fear that misconduct will be broad casted on post. Also Swizz comments how the hustle has change from being in the street, rougher lifestyle, to a "corporate" mentality. Artist now understand how to utilize social platforms to push their music.