“The profits outweigh the dysfunction,” said Jackson. King Von’s post-death ascension on the Billboard music charts backs up Jackson’s claims as the slain O Block rapper posthumously held four songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart weeks after his death. Maze Jackson, host and owner of the podcast creator WIIFTBP (What’s In It For The Black People) Media, believes social media streaming websites - particularly YouTube - that profit from rappers in death bear some of the responsibility when violent lyrics turn deadly. Parents need to monitor what their kids do and where they visit on their phones.” If we don’t play certain songs they can go right to YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, etc. “They attack us because they can’t do anything to the other platforms. “Radio has actually been making a conscious effort to clean the music that hits the airwaves from mix shows to on-air,” said Thomas. Power 92-FM personality Pharris Thomas says terrestrial radio is often viewed as a “scapegoat” because they are deemed by detractors as much more accessible for criticism than streaming services. But if I talk to a shorty, they’d be like: ‘Yo, go on YouTube.’ ” In Chicago’s case, since I’ve been back, I barely hear us on our airwaves. “When you look at playlists, our playlist consists of the majority of the people who don’t talk about that might be one of two. “Radio is the oldest form of communication other than the phone when you think about it, so it’s easy to blame radio,” said Bang. Bang, formerly of 93.9 WKYS in Washington, D.C., agrees with the premise of taking a critical look at YouTube. I’m like, “Shut the f- up, b-, stop picking sides’ ” He said, “ ‘Cause you GDN I can’t do no song with you’ ”Īnd if the BD’s found out, they gon’ put me on the nеws Oh, you say you GDK? F- is wrong with you? Rooga, the cousin of slain drill rappers FBG Brick and FBG Duck, raps in part: South Side rapper Rooga’s “GD Anthem,” a Gangster Disciples homage that uses abbreviations to cite various gangs, has 7 million YouTube views. They cut out the middleman by uploading their music to YouTube, utilizing the DIY approach. While radio stations and record companies draw the brunt of the criticism, the recent crop of artists doesn’t depend on them to gain notoriety.
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