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EPISODE · Jun 14, 2026 · 23 MIN

The Harvard Report That Decided Who Owns Black Music

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Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/RealRandRAJ and Antonio pull up the 1972 Harvard Report — the study that taught major labels to see Black music as supply chains — and trace its logic from Black Music Month to the World Cup stage to Vince Staples going independent.0:00 – Cold open0:45 – Black Music Month & the 1972 Harvard Report5:00 – Ownership vs. reach: was the major label system worth it?11:15 – World Cup lineup: the global sound gets marketed13:30 – "Can we enjoy it if we don't own it?"18:00 – Vince Staples' Crybaby & what the label wouldn't let him make20:30 – Independence is the only way to talkR&R is Modern Radio for global black sounds.

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