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If you took over an existing business and you felt it was doing well and someone comes by and says, "This place sucks now. Fuck this place. It's dead." Will you not question that person as to why? Would that not be a shot at you since you run it? That's all the South is doing. They're not going to let someone just waltz in and proclaim something they're on top of dead. That's ridiculous.
Quote from: SGV on December 09, 2006, 08:24:56 PMIf you took over an existing business and you felt it was doing well and someone comes by and says, "This place sucks now. Fuck this place. It's dead." Will you not question that person as to why? Would that not be a shot at you since you run it? That's all the South is doing. They're not going to let someone just waltz in and proclaim something they're on top of dead. That's ridiculous.If I knew exactly what I was doing and was confident in my work, this guy would be inconsequential to me. I'd brush him off. He's not a threat to me because I understand the intricacies of my business and know that I have a knack for the shit. He only bothers me if deep down I know he's right. Then I'm gonna do anything in my power and flip the fuck out before he starts spreading the word to others.
Also....this whole situation to me is almost the same as if Jordan or Magic were to say "The NBA is dead"....of course Lebron, Wade, Kobe would take offense to that statement, and may even say "well y'all both came back and didn't do shit like you did when you were in your prime". I can't say the statement is a direct, blatant statement to the south...but as SGV said, it's like saying "Hip Hop is dead now that you guys are on top."
Quote from: Jrome Still Shut Em Down on December 09, 2006, 11:25:45 PMQuote from: SGV on December 09, 2006, 08:24:56 PMIf you took over an existing business and you felt it was doing well and someone comes by and says, "This place sucks now. Fuck this place. It's dead." Will you not question that person as to why? Would that not be a shot at you since you run it? That's all the South is doing. They're not going to let someone just waltz in and proclaim something they're on top of dead. That's ridiculous.If I knew exactly what I was doing and was confident in my work, this guy would be inconsequential to me. I'd brush him off. He's not a threat to me because I understand the intricacies of my business and know that I have a knack for the shit. He only bothers me if deep down I know he's right. Then I'm gonna do anything in my power and flip the fuck out before he starts spreading the word to others.Thing is.....you would brush him off if he was a complete nobody, such as say, MC Two Time.....but this is Nas, which is damn near like Emeril or Wolfgang Puck being the one to come in there saying it....and you know that he used to love coming to your restaurant. Even if the business is doing good, it will still hit you...ESPECIALLY because Emeril "went on TV" saying that the restaurant isn't as good as it used to be, which will easily influence many of his fans....but MC Two Time couldn't do the same...most he could do is tell his family members that it fell off.
^But see that's NOT what the South is thinking. The South thinks what they're putting out is great. That's why they continue to drop it. Hence why my analogy is fine.They're running a business that was existing and they feel they're doing well.But now you have people voicing their opinion that the business, in which the South is running, is dead. They're not going to stand around and say "Well gee golly gosh! Let's just let Nas, Kay Slay, Erick Sermon and anyone else who wants to shit on Hip Hop (or us) while we're on top." What kind of leader would do that? Don't play yourself Jrome...
Death Row, Bad Boy, Def Jam, Ruthless, Priority, No Limit, Cash Money, Loud, Jive, Tommy Boy, they were all independent labels that allowed artist to be free, and allowed them to express themselves. Even Time Warner was going to go to bat for Ice T and Cop Killer. (even though that's a rock song, same thing applies) In the late 90's, labels megered, larger labels like Sony and Universal bought many independent labels, and they basically bought Hip-Hop.
What you fail to realize is that Nas didn't make a statement about what his album meant. It wasn't until he found out how pissed the South was at him that he stated what it was about. Andre never really vocalized the Hip Hop is dead concept, especially like Nas is doing. Killer Mike made that song 3 years ago. It has nothing to do with this convo because the South was on top like it is now. So keep reaching.