I went up to Maryland this weekend and checked out the National Harbor and ended up walking into a gold mine. The harbor is still in development, but they have three art galleries in business so far. The one attracting the better crowd goes by the name of Art Whino. The gallery was set up like an exclusive boutique –which it should since they have exclusive art. One side was reserved for the owner’s exclusive collection of well known artists like Banksy, a guerrilla graffiti artist, and the other side was reserved for exhibitions.
Kenji Summers was also there and intriuged by the works on display. The show had plush figures from various artists. The theme of the show that goes on until Aug. 7th is Mortal Plush. The works will remind you of collectable vinyl toys. If you’re in the DMV area, its a must see.
So the king of pop has been gone for a week and you’re thinking why hasn’t TWM paid tribute to the late MJ. Well we were waiting for something worthly posting and we’re pretty sure it’s this. The dude Dwele is a beast and he definetly did Mike justice with this video. Enjoy.
Drake, Wale, and a lot of other rappers are either putting out mixtapes or releasing singles for fans to download free of charge. Some would ask why not charge for your hard work? After all you’ll never get rich by giving away your product. Or can you?
If you think about it an album has about 15 songs on it. Now for every one song there are probably two other songs that didn’t make the cut. So if you’re doing your math, thats at least 30 incomplete songs that may have a good verse or two. These disposable lyrics are what is used to make “never heard before” LP’s and also make fans think a decesed musician is still around. But more relevant to the subject, these disposable lyrics can be given away. You can think of them as audio flyers tossed effortlessly to prospective album buyers and concert attendies.
So yes, you can get rich from giving away free mixtapes. For the mixtape is the rapper/singer’s ever updating business card. The real money is in the shows and endorsements.
