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Marginalised voices first
Airtime goes first to those who've had none. A mic is a right, not a reward.
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Marginalised voices first — the best kept secret.
Marginalised voices first — the best kept secret.
The record label from topsecret.fm. Marginalised voices first — pressed, filed and declassified on request.
PreambleWe, the voices nobody cleared for broadcast, establish this frequency for everyone the official record skipped.
Airtime goes first to those who've had none. A mic is a right, not a reward.
Telling the truth about how you live is protected. Testimony, like satire, only lands when nobody holds back.
No gatekeeper decides who's worth hearing. The more obscure the record, the stronger its claim to rotation.
Respect the work. No bootlegs, no ripped masters, no leaks — protect the artists who can least afford it. Rare never means unlicensed.
Every listener gets a seat at the table — the Pinboard, the Discord, the chatroom. Loyalty runs both ways.
Forgotten records, overlooked artists, people written off: all eligible for revival.
Any release that isn't earning its place gets cut. The people deserve better than filler.
Every artist may be both sinner and saint. Judge the work, not a whole life by its worst day.
Every citizen has the right to a good meal on a tight budget. Great food from cheap ingredients is a skill worth teaching.
Every young person is owed a way out: mentors, schools and second chances, so nobody reaches the end of their rope at 23.
Every neighbourhood is owed somewhere to escape to — a beach trip, a park, a summer programme. Joy counts as infrastructure.
Children's TV and music deserve the same respect as anything made for adults. The kids watching cartoons today are the artists of tomorrow.
No one may be judged at school, at work or in public for how they wear their hair.
Laugh at yourself early and often. A movement that can't take a joke won't last.
Articles I–VIII are inspired by the themes of Tupac Shakur's 1992 "Code of Thug Life" — community, protection of the vulnerable, and truth-telling. Amendments IX–XIV are inspired by Coolio's life and work — his "ghetto gourmet" cookbook, his songs about escape, and his sense of humour. Written by topsecret.fm; not affiliated with or endorsed by either artist's estate.
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