January 19, 2021
An Investigation Into the Underworld of Hip-Hop Song Leaks
[ad_1] Hate It or Love ItLeaks have moved from burned CDs to buried chat rooms, but one constant remains: for rappers, they're a blessing and curse.Words: Stacy-Ann EllisEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.“Whoever got his songs better sell ’em now before they end up on the album. I’m buying btw.”This was one of the first responses in an eight-page Leakth.is megathread dedicated to Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, the effort bookending the slain Brooklyn rapper’s legacy. Leakth.is touts itself as “the best music leaks forum on the web.” Another Pop Smoke fan on...