The YouTube star PlaqueBoyMax built his following the usual way, livestreaming opinions on music and news. What's unusual is ...

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As a 12-year-old, she appeared on “The Rap Game,” a Lifetime reality show that followed five young aspiring hip-hop artists who showcased their talents ... and it's a lot more people listening to my ...

niche artists like xaviersobased, summrs and Jace!, while Max has no known affinity for what can best be described as Smith's sermonizer rap. Still, the two fumbled through conversation as they played ...

Most artists must now participate ... to its logical conclusion is to picture a rap ecosystem powered and policed by content creators, where music creation is purely clickbait — a means to ...