http://www.bootslap.com/BootSlap-Journals?blogid=7197&view=post&articleid=Rising-Out-of-the-Ashes&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

If we take over-saturation, bad ethics and minimal opportunities into consideration; the world of this music business looks a bit bleak. But is there some light at the end of our proverbial tunnel?

http://www.bootslap.com/BootSlap-Journals?blogid=7197&view=post&articleid=Business-vs-Culture&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

While it's true that the business of music is primarily an exploitation of art or talent for financial profit; are the evils that we attribute to the decline of cultural Hip Hop solely a fault of its business minded counterparts, or is there more to our story than we like to admit?