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Wonder if @RickRubin asked him about his joint venture with @LiveNation and their continued expansion of the same practices they were found federally liable. The same Live Nation that is aggressively expanding their operations, even under active federal litigation……

Spotify paid $10B+ to rightsholders in 2024. That goes to labels first. Artists get what their contract allows after. The pro-rata pool means bot-inflated streams shrink everyone else’s share. As alleged in Collins v. Spotify. Case 2:25-cv-10525.

New story published today. Live Nation’s own court filing confirmed who was in the room when the deal was made. Document 1534 filed itself. roomsreport.com/the-room-whe…

@TheCompanyMan Genuine question given your background in both finance and hip hop media. 👇👇👇

@MrChuckD An update to the record. The June 10 deadline passed without a direct response to the four questions submitted. Room Reports is extending one final opportunity to respond, out of respect for your standing in the culture this publication exists to document. New deadline: June 18, 5PM. Responses will be published in full. Non-response will be noted as part of the record.

Shawn Gee, President of @LiveNationUrban and manager of The Roots through Maverick Management, did not respond to formal questions submitted June 4, 2026. Deadline: June 10, 2026 at 12pm EST. The record is public. The story publishes later today.

JPMorgan Chase is the founding financial education partner of the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx. Let’s talk about who that is.

Wells Fargo helped finance Bronx Point. The same development that is the permanent home of the Universal Hip Hop Museum. Let’s talk about who that is.

Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund is a named sponsor of the Universal Hip Hop Museum. Let’s talk about who that is. 🧵

So the question still unanswered, by every single person of prominence in this community that we asked….. Is money more important than culture?

Rooms change. The methodology and mission remain true. That is why we have a publication not owned by corporations or their interests. You helped build a culture that now has a museum funded by Amazon, Spotify and Live Nation. We are still asking who owns that room?

The blocks keep coming. The record keeps building. We don’t chase clout. We document for the culture. If that bothers you, ask yourself why. 🫡

The more interesting question is who owns the room where he chose to say it. roomsreport.com/who-funds-th…

Amazon is also a named partner of The Hip Hop Museum. Who decides what the culture carries forward when the same company funding the archive is also building the AI trained on it?

While yall argue over business, reach, content, and impact……. How much of the profit you’ve made off of the culture has been put back into it To ensure it stays what it was meant to be?

To the creators generating 12 to 14 million impressions monthly on JBP content. Are you fairly compensated for that reach? What do you own of what you create around it? @TheFilesWithDUB @Micah_W17 Any comment on that?

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Hip hop media ethics are simple. Verify before you publish. Cite your sources. Disclose your conflicts. Separate opinion from fact. The culture deserves the same standard as any other beat.

TLC -U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia Toni Braxton -LA Superior Court + Chapter 7 Dixie Chicks v. Sony Backstreet Boys v. Zomba Black Sheep v. UMG Paul McCartney v. Sony/ATV-S.D.N.Y. The record speaks. This is a small sample.