on those affected by the UMG layoffs. felt a little callous to immediately start soapboxing about the future without considering the individuals i’ve gotten to know at the labels latest for my newsletter. please read, share &subscribe 🙏🏿 andrejgee.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Friday Roundup: Wishing the Best for Those Affected by the UMG Layoffs.
There’s a human toll here; not everything has to go straight to soapbox mode
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“Poornography” is an essential and, sadly, durable concept for filtering the media we consume, including, also sadly, video games. really strong essay from @andrejgee.bsky.social
Video Game ‘Hood Warfare 2’ Is Anti-Black “Poornography”
Last week, anonymous game developer Trapstar Games released Hood Warfare 2, one of the most racist games I’ve ever seen.
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Video Game ‘Hood Warfare 2’ Is Anti-Black “Poornography”
Last week, anonymous game developer Trapstar Games released Hood Warfare 2, one of the most racist games I’ve ever seen.
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Yeah. When I saw Rubin, I immediately wondered why someone like dream hampton didn’t get the call.
andrejgee@andrejgee.bsky.social · 5d agothoughts on the jay-z documentary www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...
thoughts on the jay-z documentary www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...
The missed opportunity of Jay-Z’s documentary series
Jay-Z in 8, the rap mogul’s HBO docuseries, covers his life and career in effort to mend his image – with no pushback. Why is he so fixated on the court of public opinion?
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the reward for not being thorough at your job is getting to make money from content discussing your prior content
Philadelphia Inquirer@inquirer.com · last wk.“I was wrong to Lane Johnson. I was wrong to the Philadelphia Eagles,” Smith said on “First Take” after trivializing the retiring All-Pro's mental health issues.
imagine telling someone in 2009 that matt barnes is your favorite baseball media personality
better late than never, some outkast - ovrkast. thoughts latest for my newsletter ⛓️💥 are you subscribed? andrejgee.substack.com/p/disappoint...
Disappointment in OutKast
This lawsuit against an indie artist is more of a net negative than any name similarity.
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why Deion Sanders’ advocacy for the Protect College Sports Act works against the student-athlete he used to be @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...
Deion Sanders created Prime Time so he could get paid. Why deny college athletes the same chance?
The Hall of Famer says his successful college career helped him and his family thrive. Now he appears to be backing legislation that would help others
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he used interviews with these guys to build a lucrative platform with millions of subscribers. now that he doesnt need them &wants to be more front facing they become content
News Area@newsarea.bsky.social · 2w agoDJ Vlad Trolls Boosie Badazz, Aries Spears & N.O.R.E. With “Jumping” Story DJ Vlad comically fabricated a story about him getting jumped by Boosie Badazz, Aries Spears, and N.O.R.E. to explain his eye patch. The post DJ Vlad Trolls Boosie Badazz, Aries Spears & N.O.R.E…
i wrote about our food dystopia, &the power circle that’s enabling it through their thirst for deregulation @currentaffairs.bsky.social www.currentaffairs.org/news/survivi...
Surviving the Food Dystopia
There’s plastic in the sausage, and the clams have hepatitis. A greedy power circle runs our food system, and their push for deregulation is calamitous.
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friday roundup: national domestic violence awareness month isn’t off to a good start. latest for my newsletter ⛓️💥 are you subscribed? andrejgee.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Friday Roundup: Violence Against Women Isn’t Character Development
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month isn’t off to a great start.
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i wrote about a wild case in Houston where feds watched Houston rapper Luh Que’s gun-toting music videos, then used a producer to lure him and friends into committing crimes that were part of a sting operation latest for my newsletter ⛓️💥 are you subscribed? andrejgee.substack.com/p/did-texas-...
Did Texas Feds Use Rap To Entrap Some Houston Teens?
The feds used an informant producer to lure the men into committing crimes in a sting operation.
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for my @pitchfork.com debut, i wrote about the Pooh Shiesty album pitchfork.com/preview/revi...
Pooh Shiesty: All Eyes on Shiest
Read Andre Gee’s review of the album.
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i wrote about my issues with the the “woke 1” discourse for @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
By disparaging 2020 protests as ‘Woke 1’, liberals are following the rightwing’s lead
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s co-opting of conservative language to discuss a movement against state-sanctioned killings of Black people is damning
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Another excellent piece from @andrejgee.bsky.social, detailing Jay-Z's cost of starting from the bottom and ending up a billionaire. andrejgee.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Friday Roundup: JAŸ-Z’s Odes To New York Trace The City’s Changes
JAŸ-Z masterfully chronicled NYC’s “other side” — then gave the gentrified side an anthem.
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By disparaging 2020 protests as ‘Woke 1’, liberals are following the right’s lead Reducing a movement for Black lives to “woke 1.0” or “2.0” is wack as hell! AOC disparaging a movement against state-sanctioned killings of Black people is damning. Read @andrejgee.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
By disparaging 2020 protests as ‘Woke 1’, liberals are following the rightwing’s lead
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s co-opting of conservative language to discuss a movement against state-sanctioned killings of Black people is damning
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for my @nytimes.com debut, i wrote about Kanye &his new, endlessly forgiving core fanbase www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/o...
Opinion | Who, Exactly, Still Likes Ye?
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between the performances, military spectacle, &dystopian ads, i didn’t know what to write about sunday. so i wrote about all of it are you subscribed to my newsletter? open.substack.com/pub/andrejge...
The “Bread and Circuses” Aren’t All That Distracting
Super Bowl Sunday doesn’t distract us from societal ills, it reminds us of them.
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Anyway, for more on why we should be wary of Ye's current moves, read @andrejgee.bsky.social andrejgee.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Friday Roundup: Kanye Has More To Apologize For
Even if it's not just an album rollout, there's still too much for one letter to atone for.
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What precedent does the success of these Black women avatars set for an industry that’s consistently sought to exploit Black women? latest for my newsletter. are you subscribed? open.substack.com/pub/andrejge...
These AI “Soul Singers” Are A Spit In The Face To Black Vocalists
What precedent does the success of these Black women avatars set for an industry that’s consistently sought to exploit Black women?
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The rapper podcasts that dominate the algorithm do so with a two-fold approach: bickering and gossiping. latest for my newsletter. are you subscribed? andrejgee.substack.com/p/on-the-wen...
some words on our conditional compassion for torturous prison conditions, &other things are you subscribed to my newsletter? open.substack.com/pub/andrejge...
Another trend turned global phenomenon that originated within Black culture. The definitive explanation, in all of its somber grandeur. I have two elementary school kids. I'm just waiting for the right moment to toss this in a parent group text like a grenade.
andrejgee@andrejgee.bsky.social · 10mo agolast piece of the year: dug into the origins of “6-7” &what the co-opting says about america open.substack.com/pub/andrejge...
last piece of the year: dug into the origins of “6-7” &what the co-opting says about america open.substack.com/pub/andrejge...
![Juvenile: My point is what really moves the need and what really puts the money in the pocket? Who really buys the record? Who actually is purchasing the product and buying the tickets to come to the concerts?
It's the women bro, the driving force for my music. And I realized that later in my career. I start realizing, like, "Wait, hold up, I'm rapping my ass off on these songs, but these niggas ain't going to buy my shit." I'm getting props, "Boy, you flew that shit right there." [Laughs] You ain't going to buy my shit though. Stacy and them went and bought my shit, Stacy shaking that ass to my shit, for real. So I cater to the women more than I do the fellas. I still hit him with bars, but I'm not focused on that. I'm focused on getting that shit going
Mannie: Know your audience.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mfu44l7cislpmexvgftq75fb/bafkreihten3ykcng22erp62b7423rzqddlyqksmlesit475naz3opsqi5m)
