Nike’s Short-lived superhero mascot “Swoosh Man” (1997)

Virgil Abloh was a pioneer in music, art, and fashion. Most people don't know he was also ahead of the curve on Web3. Shared with permission from his team, here is an early iteration of a DAO he envisioned. dropbox.com/s/sgrtgh3zbhid…

Proliferate Black excellence.

Compounding is crazy. If you are focused, disciplined, and unwavering, and can outlast, compounding is your reward. (excerpt from The Psychology of Money)

My first time meeting IRL with other Heart and Doodle holders. One of the highlights of my time at Art Basel 🔥💚

The NFT model feels more akin to fine art than traditional music sales.

When I asked Mark Cuban, a billionaire, why he invested $6M into my fund when he doesn’t usually enjoy investing in other people’s funds, he said without hesitation, “you’re in rooms I’ll never be in.” Think about how powerful that is. You don’t have to be rich to be powerful.

The Panel by Venice Music is back this Thursday at 5pm PST for a conversation with the Mint Songs team dorculas @ej_architecture Nik @nick_merich to discuss revenue opportunities in Web3. Curated by Troy & Suzy Ryoo Moderated by Thirdeyedon

.SWIZZ BEATZ highlights how kerry james marshall doesn't get a % of the $21M secondary sale of his work (originally sold for ~$100K). — a promised value prop of NFTs is to enable artist participation in the upside of secondary sales. 🔗: rb.gy/15ghmk

In 2020, 13K artist catalogs made $50K+ on Spotify. That's 0.2% of the 7M artists who have distributed music on the platform. But here's how that compares to other areas:

There's so much to celebrate about Black Culture and a month isn't enough. Join us as we champion Black Culture and usher in the Digital Renaissance throughout the year. Tap in and stay tuned. We ain't new to dis, we true to dis!

This was an amazing experience. Self Driving cars have arrived. Victoria Clayton ❤️ Memecoin #winning

welcome to the best tour ever

ISRC

I’m so proud and ecstatic to see Israellee 🇮🇱 do her thing. From internet memes to creating her own show on ABC. Definition of hard work and persistence. I’ve tuned in every week, great work 🙌🏾

Legendary producer Rick Rubin gave a masterclass in creative thought on the Tim Ferriss pod. 10 lessons from Rick: 1/ “Most people equate work time with progress. That’s not always the case.”

proud to share our directorial debut and first project of 2023: the music video for KAP-G and J BALVIN’s “Uno Dos Tres” where we turned Kap-G and J Balvin into avatars and built a fun world around them 👨🏾‍🚀 🔗: youtu.be/iv9jHPFxKGs 🇲🇽🇨🇴 #LatinoGang — Virtuosus World 🌐

creative direction for lil yachty’s “lets start here” album ✨. shoutout to boat, tara, crowns & owls, jon rafman and everyone else involved 🫡

This is the feature you'd dream and tell your investors/users about that you'll build in 10 years except it's here. Now. Bravo Daniel Ek