Mason, before his musical career took off.
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I confess that I have never bought a Groupon, because it always seemed to require paying money to do something I didn’t want to do.
I feared I might feel the same way about listening to former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason’s new album “Hardly Workin’.”
I had understood that Mason was a bit of a wag and a prankster, and I thought that when his opus hit iTunes Tuesday morning there might be, well, a Groupon. Or at least a deal.
With only seven tracks, there was surely that possibility.
And yet, when I went to the iTunes store, I discovered that the price of these seven little ditties was $9.99 (or $6.93 if you buy the tracks individually — but then you don’t get the no doubt unmissable “digital booklet” that comes with the album). This struck me as something of a Group(Turn)off.
I therefore listened only to snippets.
But I had been told the lyrics were quite outstanding. They are already being analyzed at RapGenius. Moreover, Mashable told me this was a serious work of art.
Indeed, it was as if Tom Peters and Bob D… [Read more]
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