Dan RuncieTrapital’s Top Five Stories of 2018It wouldn’t be hip-hop if we didn’t have a Top Five discussion, right?Dec 24, 2018Dec 24, 2018
Dan RuncieTrapital — the business and strategy side of hip-hopI started a biweekly newsletter called Trapital. Sign up today!Apr 16, 2018Apr 16, 2018
Dan RuncieinMEL MagazineLil Wayne and Birdman Weren’t Built for 2016Their tough-guy personas have been dated for a while. In the year of the woke rapper, they finally crashed and burned.Dec 16, 20161Dec 16, 20161
Dan RuncieThe Bad Boy Reunion Tour: Minute-by-Minute DiaryIt’s a wrap! Puff Daddy and the Family ended their family reunion tour on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Luckily, I got to see it live last week…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016
Dan RuncieBranding With The Stars: Jordan and Michigan Set The Pace For College FootballThe Jordan Brand-Michigan apparel deal has generated a buzz with star power and fanfare. Other brands and schools should follow.Sep 14, 2016Sep 14, 2016
Dan RuncieWhat Happened to the American Sprinter?Lack of broken records, the ghost of Flo Jo’s past, and PEDs have led Team USA to the wayside. Can it bounce back in Rio?Jul 25, 2016Jul 25, 2016
Dan RuncieHistory Repeats Itself: The ‘ThunderSonics’ Can’t Catch A BreakOriginally posted on The Sports Fan Journal.Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016
Dan Runcie20 Thoughts as Reasonable Doubt Turns 20Reasonable Doubt was the late bloomer to the 1996 hip-hop party. Sold 43,000 copies in its first week, peaking at #23 on the Billboard 200…Jun 28, 2016Jun 28, 2016
Dan RuncieinThe CauldronIs Under Armour Cursed?2016 has not been kind to Under Armour and its stable of athletes. Can Stephen Curry reverse things in the NBA Finals?Jun 2, 2016Jun 2, 2016
Dan RuncieinThe CauldronRIP Crying Jordan Meme: 9/12/09–4/4/16Undeniably transcendent hilarity aside, we need to say goodbye before it’s too late.Apr 5, 2016Apr 5, 2016