It's always been a way to launder money. It does have plenty of genuine popularity as well, but so do lots of things that are used to launder money, like porn and gambling. It's just seldom explored because those who care most about such things don't want to see it brought down via increased scrutiny, and those whom want to see them brought down seldom want to learn much about said fields.
Porn is even more obvious with this than hip-hop, as almost nobody pays for it, and the "advertisements" are all for other porn sites. Money has to be coming from somewhere at some point. From where, what, and who is anyone's guess, but few wanna take a look. Least of all those whom work in the industry, as it's a sure way to get blacklisted.
I had never thought of hip hop being a way to launder money but it makes sense.
It's always been a way to launder money. It does have plenty of genuine popularity as well, but so do lots of things that are used to launder money, like porn and gambling. It's just seldom explored because those who care most about such things don't want to see it brought down via increased scrutiny, and those whom want to see them brought down seldom want to learn much about said fields.
Porn is even more obvious with this than hip-hop, as almost nobody pays for it, and the "advertisements" are all for other porn sites. Money has to be coming from somewhere at some point. From where, what, and who is anyone's guess, but few wanna take a look. Least of all those whom work in the industry, as it's a sure way to get blacklisted.
Brilliant.
So what does 20th C art, HipHop, Porn & the Ukraine war have in common?
Money laundering. TY. Ive said these things before to deaf ears.