Who really controls the culture—the artists, the fans, the corporations, the media… or the algorithm?
On this solo episode of Banter’N’Bullsh*t, Carter Young gets into a week where hip-hop, entertainment, money, politics, and power all seem to collide.
We talk about whether music videos and albums still have the cultural staying power they once did, the death of another young rapper and the uncomfortable relationship between hip-hop, violence, fans, labels, and media. We also get into free speech versus consequences, as the Macklemore controversy raises a bigger question: what happens when you're free to speak, but somebody else controls the platform?
Plus, The Blueprint turning 25 opens up a conversation about hip-hop getting older, nostalgia, and whether today's music will have the same staying power. We look at Black representation and award shows, what economic headlines actually mean at the kitchen table, and why political power should be judged the same way no matter who's holding it.
Different stories. One question underneath all of them:
Who controls the culture—and how much of what we think is actually our own?
🥃 And, as always, we close it out with Shots & a Quote.
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