dead [he/him]@hexbear.net to music@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 days agoKendrick Lamar releases surprise new album called GNXwww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up136
arrow-up136external-linkKendrick Lamar releases surprise new album called GNXwww.rollingstone.comdead [he/him]@hexbear.net to music@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarepeppersky [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoI’m so over this type of release. It’s all marketing and effects.
minus-squareFeline [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoCalling a Kendrick release ‘all marketing’ is a bad take
minus-squarepeppersky [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agothis album is literally released under the marketing firm he co-founded
minus-squareFeline [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days 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-up2·4 days agoThere was marketing for this? I haven’t paid attention, so it caught me by surprise
minus-squaredead [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days 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.