{"id":4105,"date":"2014-10-20T22:16:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T03:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/?p=4105"},"modified":"2018-12-04T12:07:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T17:07:59","slug":"the-life-and-times-of-a-struggling-mc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/2014\/10\/20\/the-life-and-times-of-a-struggling-mc\/","title":{"rendered":"The life and times of a struggling MC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4112\" src=\"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bigstock-microphone-on-stage-with-blue-26918891-520x346.jpg\" alt=\"bigstock-microphone-on-stage-with-blue-26918891-520x346\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bigstock-microphone-on-stage-with-blue-26918891-520x346.jpg 520w, http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bigstock-microphone-on-stage-with-blue-26918891-520x346-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is a rare occurrence when I get an opportunity to stop and reflect on the path not taken. With that said, I want to thank Tom Seymour and De Loot for inviting me to be interviewed on the <a title=\"New York Cine Video: Hip-hop artist Professor James Richardson speaks with us about his early record deals\" href=\"http:\/\/newyorkcine.podbean.com\/e\/new-york-cine-video-hip-hop-artist-james-richardson-speaks-with-us-about-his-early-record-deals\/\">New York Cine Radio podcast<\/a>. I had blast talking about <a title=\"I spits hot fiyah!!\" href=\"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/2009\/02\/05\/i-spits-hot-fiyah\/\">pursuing a career in Hip Hop music<\/a> when <!--more-->I was much younger. We talked about the ups and downs of being a struggling artist in the 90&#8217;s, the <a title=\"Creating and Promoting Hip Hop in the Digital Age\" href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/1703099\/Creating_and_Promoting_Hip_Hop_in_the_Digital_Age\">disruptive effect digital technologies have had on the music industry<\/a>, and what lies ahead for artists in this new tech-centric ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The audio from the full interview can be heard below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/audio\/postId\/5334789\/url\/http%253A%252F%252Fnewyorkcine.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fnew-york-cine-140-interview-with-musician-james-richardson-plus-discussions-on-walter-mitty-sleeper-and-divergent%252F\/initByJs\/1\/auto\/1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Tom Seymour and De Loot for inviting on the New York Cine Radio. 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