Bringing Down The Band
BRINGING DOWN THE BAND (est. 2009) is a Hip Hop music and culture amplifier, founded and now curated by Sean Stuart (aka Lonegevity). We started out as a Hip Hop blog sharing dope Hip Hop-related music from 2009-2016, with over 12k posts amplifying Hip Hop music and artists. We switched to YouTube and started playlisting and sharing news when blogging slowly died (our Turn Off Your Radio playlist started in 2013 and is still active). We then launched a weekly Hip Hop culture podcast called the New Old Heads in 2016 with a focus on Hip Hop deep dives and news. The panelists are Lonegevity, DJ Jay Diff (former BDTB writer), Maja 7th, and J. Moore.
BDTB has actively supported and collaborated with many creators in the Hip Hop space, been very active in boosting the Indianapolis Hip Hop and beat scene, conducted multiple interviews with Hip Hop voices and artists, and continued to curate impactful and important Hip Hop media. Visit the website for more info. 🏁
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Jay Electronica's Mystique is Officially Dead
Hip Hop's Leftists Owe The Charlie Kirks Nothing
The paradox of Killer Mike's politics
Unpacking AI and Ghostwriting
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Lil Yachty's Apology: Is It Ever Enough?
Ghostface Killah only acknowledges TWO Wu-Tang albums
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Is this the best XXL can do?
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Black Thought is "A Trillion Times" better than Jay-Z?
Does Hip Hop have an AGE problem?
Akademiks, Fantano, and the N-Word debate
Freddie Gibbs has a GOAT level discography
Is G Herbo a hypocrite for saying Akademiks and Vlad owe Chicago?
Joe Budden beat The System and it tastes great
Kai Cenat isn't a Hip Hop influencer even though he's pushed as one
How accurate is the "7 Levels of a Rapper" list?
Are we unfair to Drake's music?
Joey Bada$$ airs out Columbia Records over new album
YouTube's Hidden War on Music
Manosphere Drake Is Here
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