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BET.com Scrubs Its Archives + Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” Stand | Essential ELR 9.9.26
Rob Markman joins the crew for a conversation about BET.com removing years of interviews, articles and other editorial work. As former MTV News contributors, Rob and Rosenberg reflect on how much hip-hop history has already disappeared from BET, MTV and other digital outlets — including interviews with artists who are no longer alive — and why creators need to preserve their own work.The conversation then turns to Macklemore after he used an Ed Sheeran stadium date to call for a free Palestine and criticize Israel’s government and ICE. The crew debates the distinction between criticism of…
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