Blog: The Smoking Section

Everyone loves a rookie's story. Some pan out to become superstars. Others find themselves as permanent punchlines. In Hip-Hop, it's the same pressure on a different platform. Music relies directly on the consumer's feedback to determine how much success, if any, the artist will see. If the fans aren't appreciative, neither are record labels. The music industry's gift and curse, some would say. In today's climate, J. Cole , Freddie Gibbs , Pill , Wiz Khalifa , Drake and others are all making strides in the positive direction at the current moment. [...]