dead [he/him]@hexbear.net to music@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoKendrick Lamar releases surprise new album called GNXwww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkKendrick Lamar releases surprise new album called GNXwww.rollingstone.comdead [he/him]@hexbear.net to music@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squarepeppersky [he/him, any]@hexbear.netBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoI’m so over this type of release. It’s all marketing and effects.
minus-squareFeline [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoCalling a Kendrick release ‘all marketing’ is a bad take
minus-squarepeppersky [he/him, any]@hexbear.netBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agothis album is literally released under the marketing firm he co-founded
minus-squareFeline [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoSure. Marketing is a big part of the music industry. They’re all capitalists. But I don’t think pop culture should just entirely be written off like that.
minus-squareClass_of_1917 [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThere was marketing for this? I haven’t paid attention, so it caught me by surprise
minus-squaredead [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt was a complete surprise release. I saw some articles say that even the label didn’t know about the album until it was released.
I’m so over this type of release. It’s all marketing and effects.
Calling a Kendrick release ‘all marketing’ is a bad take
this album is literally released under the marketing firm he co-founded
Sure. Marketing is a big part of the music industry. They’re all capitalists. But I don’t think pop culture should just entirely be written off like that.
There was marketing for this? I haven’t paid attention, so it caught me by surprise
It was a complete surprise release. I saw some articles say that even the label didn’t know about the album until it was released.