Music as a Tool of Influence: From Profit to Propaganda

Music isn’t just entertainment — it’s infrastructure.
Behind every beat is an incentive: profit, politics, or propaganda.

This Blunt Policy investigation exposes:
• The music–incarceration pipeline and prison occupancy quotas.
• The USAID Cuban hip-hop operation that tried to engineer dissent.
• Why music bypasses rational filters and works as a tool of influence.

Key Stats Inside:
• Private prison revenue (2024): $8.5B
• Commissary & telecom revenue: $1.6B annually
• Recidivism rate: 43% within 3 years
• USAID Cuba funds (2012–2014): $23M
• 42% of top rap tracks referenced violence in 2023

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