When Leon Thomas III wrote his song “Love Jones” a few years ago, he had one artist in mind for a feature: Ty Dolla ign. “I really didn’t know this man,” Thomas tells Rolling Stone. When he saved the recording to his iTunes, he named the file “Love Jones ft. Ty Dolla ign.” He never imagined that years later, Ty would not only hop on the song but sign him to his label imprint, Ezmny Records.
“It’s just crazy to see that now we’re at this point...
“It’s just crazy to see that now we’re at this point...
- 9/7/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
“Black music is the backbone of the music industry in the U.S. today. It seems to be less affected by variables in the economy than any other forms of music… The major problem is the lack of broad, open acceptance by all segments of society based on feelings that are racist in their nature.”
This statement would not have been out of place on Instagram last week, as conversations about racial inequality swept the music industry. But the quote is from 1982, made by Bill Haywood, senior vice president of...
This statement would not have been out of place on Instagram last week, as conversations about racial inequality swept the music industry. But the quote is from 1982, made by Bill Haywood, senior vice president of...
- 6/10/2020
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
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