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Rap dominates streaming and streaming dominates music, so Earn figures itll be a quick buck.
Youre gonna be happy you did this, he reassures Paper Boi once theyre there.
Theyve entered an adult playground.
The word reach comes up again so does platform.
Theyre meaningless to Paper Boi, but Earns already sold.
He naively hands the guy a CD and gets hit with the first whiff of privilege.
Hes told, Uh, we dont have any disc drives.
Its a new state-of-the-art system, all wireless and fully integrated into the platform.
That doesnt make sense, 35 Savage tells some other white guy.
A different white guy panic-smiles in the background while IT has to be fetched.
So much of the music business is political.
If youre authentic, like Paper Boi, it can start to feel like prostitution.
Everythings being used to create content.
Glover raps as Childish Gambino, and has said he willcontinue making musicfor the foreseeable future.
Though his music was onceruthlessly mocked, his last two albums were Grammy nominated.
And how, exactly, does one secure the bag when so few have access to the money?
Last season, an old college acquaintance at that radio station warned Earn that the music business is gross.
This season, the show isnt shying away from its disdain for the grossness of the industry.
