Even as streaming has collapsed the distance between regions — making it easy for listeners in Boise to hear what’s popular in Boston or Barcelona or Bogotá — Texas remains stubbornly idiosyncratic. “For a long time Texas artists were confined to Texas,” explained George Cook, director of operations and program director for the Dallas hip-hop and R&B stations Kkda and Krnb. “What’s crazy about Texas is it’s so big, you can create a career here and do pretty well for yourself.”
Cook was speaking about rappers in the state,...
Cook was speaking about rappers in the state,...
- 11/1/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
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