Messages
3/8/2022
1 : 4
the ultimate marketplace
Trapital Memo: why Epic Games acquired Bandcamp, my interview with Visa CMO Frank Cooper, and thoughts on 'jeen-yuhs'
3/1/2022
0 : 24
the text message
Trapital Memo: what creators get wrong about texting, my interview with WME's Kevin Shivers, and Rick Ross cutting down trees
2/22/2022
0 : 54
can’t tell me nothin’
Trapital Memo: Kanye West's stem player, a Donda 2 exclusive, and DTC music
2/15/2022
1 : 34
the next episode
Trapital Memo: let's talk about that halftime show, Snoop Dogg's big week, and my interview with Tuma Basa from YouTube
2/9/2022
16 : 44
a platform or a publisher?
Trapital Memo: what's next for Spotify after the Joe Rogan controversy?
1/31/2022
23 : 24
the attention company
Here's the new essay on Spotify, a Trapital x Napkin Math collaboration! Read it here.
1/25/2022
1 : 24
power of the meme
Trapital Memo: how Gunna maximized the moment with 🅿️, my interview with Troy Carter, and more!
1/19/2022
1 : 24
royalty, royalty, royalty
Trapital Memo: royal is selling Nas' future royalties. Is it a good deal? What's royal's potential? Let's break it down
1/11/2022
1 : 4
think like an owner
Trapital Memo: I interviewed Issa Rae and Master P. Here's their take on ownership
12/20/2021
19 : 44
time to level up
Last Trapital of 2021! I wrote an essay on the creator economy
12/14/2021
1 : 34
the saga continues
Trapital Memo: Kanye + Drake's Amazon concert, Diddy wants Sean John back, Utopia Music's strategy, interview with Audiomack's VP of Product
12/7/2021
1 : 54
the road to a billion
my Trapital essay on how hip-hop artists make money and how they reach billionaire status
11/23/2021
1 : 44
making big bets
Trapital Memo: Tidal's big changes, Royal raises $55M, RIP Young Dolph, Cameo CEO, my keynote chat with Master P!
11/16/2021
1 : 4
artists are founders
Trapital Memo: Bored Ape Yacht Club enters music industry, why Ye wants to go public, Trapital job board coming soon, and more
11/9/2021
1 : 4
the cultural impact
Trapital Memo #64: Astroworld Festival, Drake's Certified Lover Boy, interview with The Source Founder Dave Mays, and the New Creator Manifesto
11/2/2021
0 : 54
from underpaid to underrated
Trapital Memo #63: 300 Ent selling for $400M?, underrated hip-hop business moves, the independent creator, Sacha Jenkins on Rick James
10/26/2021
0 : 34
the most valuable album in the world
Trapital Memo #62: The Weeknd levels up, Wu-Tang's $4M album, Coinbase's cultural moves, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, and more.
10/18/2021
23 : 54
invest in attention
Trapital Memo #61: Cash App's big plans in music, Adele, issues with Billboard sales numbers, interview with Mary Rahmani CEO of Moon Projects
10/11/2021
23 : 44
partners in rhyme
Trapital Memo #60: Kanye's Donda Academy and new trademarks, TikTok's NFT fiasco, SoundCloud CEO Mike Weissman, and more
10/5/2021
0 : 44
up in smoke
Trapital Memo #59: Riff, TikTok NFTs, influencers bankrolling artists, Steve Stoute, Super Bowl halftime show, and more