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“We curate songs purely based on what we think the listeners are going to like and what we see in the data,” says Doug Ford of Spotify. “I can see how people might want to conclude otherwise, but everyone on my team is so far removed from anything like [pay-for-play].” The Playlist Professionals At Apple, Spotify, And Google

so basically the data

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...d 3.5 hours’ worth — which feels substantial but not overwhelming), a cover image that reflects the hypothesis at a glance, and a short written description, usually no more than one or two sentences. (“I don’t think people come to Spotify to read,” Colomo says.) The Playlist Professionals At Apple, Spotify, And Google

fact tracks?

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I’m curious, do we have metrics on user data for fact tracks on spotify? I can’t help but feel like that’s a perk-y truffle that people get out of the service (at least for now).

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Michael Genius Users – Genius Power Hour: July 2016
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almost finished ten crack commandments! just need to go through once more + write a killer song bio. check it out:

https://genius.com/The-notorious-big-ten-crack-commandments-lyrics

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Number Five: never sell no crack where you rest at
I don't care if they want an ounce, tell 'em, "Bounce!" The Notorious B.I.G. – Ten Crack Commandments
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This is a rule Biggie most certainly broke. In a 1994 New York Times profile, he said:

I used to sell crack. My customers were ringing my bell, and they would come up on the steps and smoke right here. They knew where I lived; they knew my moms.

Biggie cleverly flips the title line to Zapp’s “More Bounce to the Ounce” here. All the more clever if you’re listening to Life After Death in sequence. The previous track “Going Back To Cali” is built on a flipped version of “More Bounce To The Ounce” by producer Easy Mo Bee.

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Number Four: I know you heard this before
"Never get high on your own supply" The Notorious B.I.G. – Ten Crack Commandments
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Any listener who had seen Scarface or listened to N.W.A would have heard this rule before.

In the 1983 cult classic Scarface, Frank Lopez and Elvira Hancock offer Tony Montana some advice (which he famously ignored):

Frank Lopez: Lesson number one: Don’t underestimate the other guy’s greed!
Elvira Hancock: Lesson number two: Don’t get high on your own supply.

On N.W.A’s “Dopeman,” Ice Cube raps:

To be a dope man, boy, you must qualify
Don’t get high off your own supply

Eminem would later reference Biggie’s same line while teaching people how to get a record deal.

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...which he falls in by default—has had an identifiable sound in years past, Q experiments with the musical landscape of his projects, without it ever coming off as a reach. “Kno Ya Wrong,” for example, a two-part track featuring what was accurately described by Genius as Q’s “rendition of a bluesy/ODB-esque freeform flow,” is one of the more experimental tracks on the album. “Overtime” which features libidinous crooning by Miguel and Justine Skye comes toward the end, lulling listeners into the songs outro. “Groovy Ton... Review: ScHoolBoy Q Makes A Strong Bid for “Album of The Year” With ‘Blank Face LP’ | The Source

s/o @aveczar!

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What a time to be alive. Favorite Albums of 2016 So Far

no views on this list cause it’s trash

so much shade tho lmao

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WATTBA is 2015

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