dead [he/him]@hexbear.net to music@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agoKendrick Lamar releases surprise new album called GNXwww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkKendrick Lamar releases surprise new album called GNXwww.rollingstone.comdead [he/him]@hexbear.net to music@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squarepeppersky [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·8 months agoI’m so over this type of release. It’s all marketing and effects.
minus-squareFeline [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoCalling a Kendrick release ‘all marketing’ is a bad take
minus-squarepeppersky [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agothis album is literally released under the marketing firm he co-founded
minus-squareFeline [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months 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-up2·8 months agoThere was marketing for this? I haven’t paid attention, so it caught me by surprise
minus-squaredead [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months 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.