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Fat Joe, Jadakiss, 50 Cent, and N.O.R.E. pull back the curtain on how gatekeeping has shaped hip hop, from the days of radio to the modern world of Apple Music playlists.

They reveal how Ebro Darden, once program director at Hot 97 and now Apple Music’s Global Editorial Head of Hip Hop & R&B, used his position to control who got airplay and who didn’t. What started as politics at radio has now become a digital chokehold on streaming, where careers can be made or broken by gatekeepers with the push of a button.

From pay-to-play tactics to favoritism, these artists explain why New York rap suffered, and how the same tactics still dictate who gets exposure today. While Flex was known for breaking records out of love, others like Ebro demanded control, forcing artists to play politics instead of just letting the music speak.

👉 Do you think Ebro is the reason hip hop declined in New York, or is he just playing the role the industry created for him? Drop your thoughts in the comments.

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