The exhibit “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2023. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images August 9, 2023 Through space and rhyme: How hip-hop uses Afrofuturism to take listeners on journeys of empowerment Roy Whitaker, San Diego State University Afrofuturism, a mix of science fiction, magic realism and liberation politics, has shaped some hip-hop artists’ work for decades.
Bootlegs - across formats - have experienced buoyancy within the music marketplace for the last 40 years or so. Shutterstock September 20, 2017 Banning the bootleg: the end of a music era, or the beginning of a new one? Adam de Paor-Evans, University of Central Lancashire Bootlegs will continue to be manufactured. The future of the bootleg might just reinvent the official release.
Heads you win. Sean Nguyen November 2, 2015 How Dr Dre picked up the ball and ran with it despite Rugby World Cup’s tight marketing scrum Professor Justin O'Brien, Royal Holloway University of London The attempt to hand-off unofficial advertising during the RWC failed.