once again, dip*o has been a predator but nobody has cared notoriously because his victims are all black women. i really hope Shelly’s story begins a slurry of women who feel empowered to speak out AGAIN (because they all have at one point) and there’s some reckoning here.
honestly i don’t buy it that people don’t know that this man is a raging predator because so many stories have come out over the years.
once again, because his victims have been ALL brown and black women, nobody seems to care. but i don’t buy the rhetoric that nobody knew.
Diplo is being accused by a woman of distributing revenge porn.
The woman is suing Diplo for sexual battery, gender violence, intentional intrusion into private affairs, battery, assault, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and fraud, as well as violation
why would y’all listen to a cancelled predators EP is really my question
??? there’s genuinely no reason to listen at all?!? not even curiosity?? anyway
i kinda want y’all to take a minute to think about how exhausting it would be to be a black woman in EDM lmao.
that’s all imma say today and now imma go do the work that pays me.
wait till people find out that management & booking companies also do similar things where they package artists together & sometimes the bigger artists will be on contingency if the person doesn’t also book another artist on their roster
y’all are daft & don’t know shit
it’s sad that women whisper secrets about who is abusers behind closed doors like things to be passed down until we get the courage to speak out knowing we might not even be believed, & it’s this sick club we all have to belong to to look out 4 one another while no1 protects us
instead of bringing in more women to work in the industry to only abuse, gaslight, manipulate, and harm them how about y’all first work on NOT DOING THAT TO THE WOMEN THAT ARE ALREADY HERE
this industry is interesting cause people will be in your corner and then level up into a new realm of “connections” and then become completely selfish and leave mfs behind that they once claimed had so much value to them. it’s interesting to watch
Blessed to say im going to be holding a poetry workshop
@Electric_Forest
this year 😭😭
Come vibe out, share some words, and get some creative inspiration with me 😭✨🤍
it’s sad that artists are pitted against their small independent managers once they get to a certain level of success & are essentially forced to make the hard choice of staying w/the person that made their career what it is, or going w/a behemoth w/tons of resources & power
electronic as we know it today was pioneered by black queer communities of people who didn’t have spaces to thrive. any chance we get to honor them and bring that ancestral energy into present day is so damn important
unpopular opinion but this is more difficult when you aren’t yt. and the point missing here is you have to have the luxury of the free time to make it full time, if you don’t have that time, then you need to have the money to make up for not having the time.
if you wanna do music full time you need to act like it’s full time. if you don’t, someone else will. no one’s gonna hand you anything in this industry & on the off chance they do, you should expect to work 10x harder to keep that going.
who is the person in music that has inspired/been a resource to you that has changed your path or made a huge difference in your journey to where you are today?
lets express some gratitude today for them ✨🤍 drop the names!
@thestephland
doesn’t matter how hard you work for someone or what you do for them, if they see a better opportunity there’s a solid chance they will go with it, regardless of how “great” you are or how much they “love” you
actual love is few and far between and people use it as a scapegoat
and we try but then we’re undervalued, also abused, pushed off and out of projects, smothered by bigger brands and people than us, overworked and underpaid, disrespected while we do our jobs - it makes us question whether or not it’s worth it
Booking more women isn’t enough. We need more women in every position in the music industry. Women managers, A&Rs, women in security, women running sound, women everywhere. That’s how an industry becomes safe and inclusive. Not “all girl takeover” events on a weeknight.
although i can’t be there in person, i just wanna say how monumental it is that 2 BLACK WOMAN managers are representing two WOMEN who will be opening the red rocks stage tomorrow for the first time in their careers 🤍
(1/2)
people will say they’re ‘poor’ with 5 digit savings, safety net for rent & parents that will book them flights when they’re upset lmao i don’t understand but i wish y’all would stop w/ that shit cause it’s disrespectful to people who actually know what being broke is lmao
also, cats out the bag now - I am excited to be apart of the Quality Goods Recs team :)
it’s a dream come true to work w/a label i have loved since i first discovered trap music & i am blessed that i get to intern under the powerhouse team that is UZ & Mouna 🥲🤍
saying this cause it’s normal for mfs to bring people on lineups with them - y’all attacking that girls career and talent just cause her husband has a big career is so stupid cause u don’t know shit about how the industry works lmao
just watched the third installment of surviving r kelly and want everyone to be reminded that he is an actual monster
& if you still stream his music you’re sick
my very intense suicide attempt was unsuccessful
and i’ve started the journey of recovery for my eating disorder
& i blocked a man that treated me horribly
and i am closer & closer to not giving a fuck about what anyone thinks of me
lmao so weird to see a bunch of industry folk bandwagoning to hate on someone that supposedly has no bearing on their life since he doesn’t work in music so it’s just funny
like i guess u guys get cool points if that’s what u want? lol kinda weirdo energy if u ask me
it’s also sad how when i speak up about race related shit i get such high anxiety about other power players in the industry seeing it and making mental notes to not hire me, or add me to their teams, or support me.
it’s a crippling feeling.
yea this is more than sharing her feelings someone needs to make sure she’s good and she needs to get off that mf tour and should still be compensated tbh cause this shit is crazy.
hot take but social media managers are some of the most underrated overworked creatives and they deserve to get paid above and beyond many other roles
24/7 work hours, constant need to ideate new creative and hardly any real holidays off or breaks
today, i quit my job. i have been waiting for this day for SO long, and it is finally here. i cannot explain how free I feel, and how proud I am that i’m here
blessings on blessings
here’s to all of the independent managers fighting against management groups 5x their size with 5x the resources but STILL busting their asses, showing up, being strategic with what they have, and making things work. truly unsung heroes
despite popular belief i actually believe we DO owe people things. understanding, basic respect and decency. if none of us owe each other basic human consideration and care then what’s the point? it allows for license to treat people however and that’s not the move.
a lot of people want to work with women and i really hope it’s cause y’all actually care about and believe in these girls cause some of it is cause it’s “trendy” to put them on and y’all know you can make money off them.
nobody wanted to say it but i guess i will
honestly im not ashamed to say this despite me deleting it earlier
being a black woman in the music industry is very difficult and i have to work x5 as hard against a current of people trying to make sure i don’t get ahead
simply staying in the game is a triumph
give some thanks to the door openers in your life today. the people that made a way for you, said your names in rooms before you even knew they did, introduced you to people that gave you priceless opportunities. don’t take these people for granted
Hey guys, I hear all ur feedback on the sf art. My mgmt worked with (and paid) a designer on a few options. Our team had also created an ai version to help conceptualize. My mgmt ended up using the ai art because they’re stupid and have no taste. However, we still worked with
some people are so “together” it weirds me out lmao
like huh? u have a daily routine that you actually STICK to, no depressive episodes, no social anxiety, and you meal prep? yea somethings sus LMAO
@KAASHMYCHECKS
i think if the person wants to be with you, it wont matter either way
but i do think smashing on the first date can make it seem like you're cool with just smashing and not having it lead anywhere
remember in middle school when the white girls would come back from spring break and put their arms next to the light skin black girls and try to make the argument that they were darker? “omg im blacker than u hahaha”
just a me experience? ok word lmao
trauma
i feel like people don’t understand from an adhd standpoint how real this is & how shameful you can feel during one of ur executive dysfunction phases.
it’s made me feel like i’ll never be able to sustain friendships or anything good really b/c my brain is fried
i was just remembering that one time years ago i was like "i can just do stuff" and i started talking to people and getting involved in things, then rolled a 0 on executive function, ghosted everyone involved & never thought about it again
it’s so wild how people will claw into the green room when they have no need to be there like there’s revolutionary shit happening that they have to be apart of lmao
like u can be friends with the artists and still not post up in the green room
i am a relationship anarchist in the sense that my friendships mean the world to me & will always take up equal space in my life & if my partner doesn’t understand why i want to honor all of my loved ones by devoting care & time to them then we ain’t supposed to be together
i absolutely work my ass off. to say i’m blessed & overwhelmed with gratitude that i was able to buy my FIRST car in my name, with my money & everything...i can’t really begin to describe. thought of my poppy the whole time & i know he’s smiling down at me, proud as ever 🕊
@bagsss_444
lol i actually don’t knowingly listen to people that do that and that’s on period. i have a very clear line of how i consume art and it is not from people who are abusers murderers and predators so next!
In honor of
#blackhistorymonth
, we’ll be spotlighting extraordinary Black artists and music industry professionals throughout the month.
First up, meet
@trapfairyT8
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once again it’s wild how d*plo is still out here when there are countless women with accounts of his inappropriate behavior but again, when you prey exclusively on black women u can get away with anything right
going to forest GA vibing out in the crowd hanging with homies was a wayyyy better experience than having to be on industry Ps and Qs and deal with all the clouty networking backstage stuff
i love work but the beauty of festivals has dimmed ever since i’ve been working them
music industry peeps, who do u feel like is ur work wife/husband? lmao i feel like we also have them in the industry they’re just long distance sometimes 😂😂
i just wanna shout out
@zingaramusic
real quick because she has worked so hard on this debut EP and all of the video edits, promo etc was created by her. She has such a distinct vision and is so talented. I hope the story comes through to you all & cant wait for you to hear 🖤
debut trapfairyt8 set is going down on 12/21 :)
v thankful to be on this and i hope y’all are ready for an absolutely filthy trap set from yours truly 🥹🤍🙏🏽
the older you get you realize you don’t need, or want, everyone in your corner.
some people are only there to watch in envy & be apart of your wins, some are there to take without any reciprocity, and some just wanna see you fail period.
the right ones show themselves in time!
no one talks about how being devalued & condescended in one job can destroy your confidence and ability to perform in the roles you accept after that
i hate that that job fucked up my performance in other places but I'll hopefully get my mojo back soon
took me 27 years to realize i’m that bitch!!! but im here now and im so thankful cause i really hated myself deeply before this year. on a level i couldn’t articulate. and it led to me making shitty decisions & letting people treat me horribly.