Behind The Drop

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In this week’s episode of Behind The Drop, we discuss the immense rise and dramatic fall of DaBaby. There was an approximate two year period where DaBaby was everywhere, we get into the incredible records he broke with his first two albums and how it all came crashing down. His story opens up the discussion of cancel culture and if anyone should truly be cancelled forever…

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Wikipedia

Hot New Hip Hop

NME

SKY

Buzzfeed

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We’re changing things up! We’ll now be covering one story a week so make sure you subscribe and follow us for weekly drops!

In this episode of Behind The Drop, we discuss the insane legacy and the rise of fall of So Solid Crew. The noughties chart topping, award winning UK garage crew who laid the path for the UK Grime and Rap scenes to thrive. We get into the deals, the genius marketing & unrivalled video budgets for their time.

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Vice

The Guardian

BBC news

LinkUpTV

Megaman

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In this episode of Behind The Drop, @staroneuk & @ohannieoh discuss the meteoric rise of producer, artist & DJ, Fred Again. Everyone’s asking who the f*** is Fred Again!? The super producer has taken the world by storm, is he an industry plant... or one of the most talented artists of a generation? We break it down.

We also dive deep into TLC's career. The best selling American girl group of all time who as they were topping the charts were simultaneously having to file for bankruptcy. We tell the story of how they essentially held the president of Arista Records hostage to renegotiate their contract and how they paid $1 million per letter to gain the ownership of the TLC name.

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The Boom Box

BBC

LA Times

The Beat

Youtube

Mixmag 

The Guardian

Wikipedia

NME

Pitchfork

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On the first ever episode of Behind The Drop, @staroneuk & @ohannieoh discuss the frustrating and inspiring story of Raye. Her public breakdown and subsequent split from her record label led to huge success as an independent artist and raises many questions about the treatment of black female artists and songwriters in the UK music industry. 

We also delve into the story behind Lou Pearlman. The music mogul who made himself the 6th member of the Backstreet Boys & *NSYNC, defrauded hundreds of millions of dollars and had a strange fascination with blimps.

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The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

Wikipedia

Rolling Stones

Metro

Guardian

ABC News

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