Ep.6 - Andre 3000 & Lauryn Hill - And Here You Are, A Rap Unicorn
On Ep.6 of DITD: The relationship between fans & artists have always been mixed. But what about the artists that decide not to put out work consistently?
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Show Notes
"Rap Unicorn" - Phrase - A Hip-Hop artist that rarely drops music, but when they do, everybody listens.
E.g. Andre 3000 & Ms Lauryn Hill.
Ben & Charlie explore another angle in the relationship between the artist and the fanbase. More specifically, is it right for the fan to demand an artist to drop music simply because they haven't dropped in a while?
Ben gives statistics on the "Rap Unicorns" Andre 3000 & Ms Lauryn Hill and for context, gives numbers on artists on the other side of the spectrum, the artists that drop music frequently.
This evolves into a conversation about art and wondering if the artists that drop frequently consider their work as art? Or as Charlie estimates, just a "factory" that they own in their own head?
The duo also talks about fanbases getting out the pitchforks for artists (& labels) that take their time. Do they have the right to rush & berate an artist just because they want something new?
This is an interesting talk about autonomy, service & how artists, at the end of the day, do what they feel.
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