Knowledge Drop: How The Co-Creator Of ‘Billions’ Helped “Fast Car” Singer Tracy Chapman Get A Record Deal
Today is the 32-year anniversary of Tracy Chapman’s self-titled debut album, which spawned songs that still resonate today like “Fast Car” and the unofficial Bernie Sanders anthem “Talkin' ‘bout a Revolution.” Although the album was a huge success, it almost never came out because Chapman had always figured no major label would ever be interested in her socially conscious music. However, that all changed thanks to Brian Koppelman—the co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer of Showtime’s Billions.