[INTERVIEW] In Conversation w/ Priya Ramanujam :: Pt. 3
BP: There’s an ongoing debate between the older hip hop heads and the younger ones. I like to say that it’s Gen X, Gen Y and Z. The older ones will say that the Golden Age has passed, that there’s no...
View Article[READ] In Conversation w/ Tika Simone :: Pt. 1
The truth may set you free, but sometimes telling it, especially when you know it can potentially offend the recipient is hard. You know what else is sometimes hard? Making people laugh. But somehow,...
View Article[READ] In Conversation w/ Tika Simone :: Pt. 2
BP: I don’t know if you’ve heard a lot about the Wu-Tang reunion concert that happened… TS: Oh yeah absolutely! That was packed, right? BP: Yeah! Basically it facilitated this discussion on social...
View Article[INTERVIEW] In Conversation w/ Che Kothari :: Pt. 1
For two years now, I’ve attended the Manifesto Festival of Community & Culture in the fall with great enthusiasm. I always leave invigorated and inspired – a sensation that is often sustained well...
View Article[INTERVIEW] In Conversation w/ Che Kothari :: Pt. 2
BP: The tagline for festival is “Art is Power” so how is art power? CK: So this year for the festival the theme was more about evolution, which is always something that has resonated with us. In terms...
View Article[INTERVIEW] In Conversation w/ Che Kothari :: Pt. 3
BP: Moving on from art to hip hop, the ongoing conversation between Generations X, Y and Z, it’s been said that Millennials are destroying hip hop by moving it further and further away from it’s roots....
View Article[INTERVIEW] In Conversation w/ Lola Plaku :: Pt. 1
Trusting your gut instinct and having faith in your decisions is difficult. Enter the world of hip hop PR and marketing and that difficulty multiples by tenfold. But Lola Plaku, Founder of iLuvLola and...
View Article[INTERVIEW] In Conversation w/ Lola Plaku :: Pt. 2
Bad Perm: What was your biggest obstacle in this industry? How did you overcome it and did it change you as a person? Lola Plaku: I still haven’t overcome it. The biggest obstacle in my opinion is...
View Article[INTERVIEW] In Conversation w/ Lola Plaku :: Pt. 3
Bad Perm: Who is your favourite artist to work with? Was there ever a time when an artist wasn’t manageable and you had to part ways? Lola Plaku: Yes. It happens everyday. [We both burst out laughing]...
View Article[INTERVIEW] In Conversation w/ Lola Plaku :: PT. 4
Bad Perm: It’s refreshing to see someone that isn’t complaining. I find people denounce the music a lot and they’re not even an artist so it’s like, could you even make a song? Lola Plaku: I was...
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