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thought-starters & perspectives.
THE JMA DISPATCH
January 8, 2024
Don't change your direction
Love this story from Big Daddy Kane about when Nas asked him about what he would change about Illmatic. His advice: 'You don't need to do what I do, you need to keep doing what YOU do.' If only every creative director was this thoughtful -- long live the Kane.
January 6, 2024
Cam'ron on 'All The Smoke'
Killa Cam dropped tons of great lessons for life & business, but my personal favorite comes at the ~46min mark, where he speaks about using the things he learned from his previous record deal--which was, in his words, 'fucked up'--to make sure that he made the most of his next record deal.
January 4, 2024
Trapped in the style echo chamber
'As AI becomes more sophisticated & social media more pervasive, we’re feeling the impact of the algorithm more than ever, to the point that you can tell someone's screen time based on their outfit; walking through NYC, you can tell who someone is following, or if they shop on Ssense or Farfetch.'
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