R.I.P. To ‘The Culture,’ The Political Economy Is Here.. Jay Z, The NFL +More
An artist with credibility, deep thoughts, and a passion for causes gets enlisted to help an insincere candidate (with less credibility and weaker intellect) to assist in their get out the vote campaign. It’s usually never a good look for the artist, who at best, may walk away with a few dollars in their pocket for ‘consulting.’

This ritual is one of the main reasons I wish we – of the Hip-Hop generation – would retire the phrase ‘The Culture’ from our collective vocabulary.