LABELS HAVE THEY CHECKBOOKS CLOSED TO WESTCOAST ARTIST, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

[NEW WEST 2012]

RECORD EXECUTIVES HAVE THEY CHECKBOOKS CLOSED TO WESTCOAST ARTIST, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT??? WE BASICALLY, THROUGH VIOLENCE AND GANGBANGIN HAVE MADE THESE MUTHAFUCKAZ AFRAID OF US, WE HAVE SHOWN THEM THAT WE ARE NOT FAKE GANGBANGERS, NOT FAKE KILLERS, NOT FAKE DRUG DEALERS, NOW THEY BELEIVE US, SO THEY WON'T CUT A CHECK FOR 600 TO $800,000 TO A "REAL NIGGA" TO GET IT JERKIN, SO WHAT NOW?

[Jynxx]

INDEPENDENT IS THE WAY FAM....

[Elano]

RECORD EXECUTIVES HAVE THEY CHECKBOOKS CLOSED TO WESTCOAST ARTIST, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT??? WE BASICALLY, THROUGH VIOLENCE AND GANGBANGIN HAVE MADE THESE MUTHAFUCKAZ AFRAID OF US, WE HAVE SHOWN THEM THAT WE ARE NOT FAKE GANGBANGERS, NOT FAKE KILLERS, NOT FAKE DRUG DEALERS, NOW THEY BELEIVE US, SO THEY WON'T CUT A CHECK FOR 600 TO $800,000 TO A "REAL NIGGA" TO GET IT JERKIN, SO WHAT NOW?

your place is in jail,you are a gangbanger/killer/drug dealer

[Dome]

RECORD EXECUTIVES HAVE THEY CHECKBOOKS CLOSED TO WESTCOAST ARTIST, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT??? WE BASICALLY, THROUGH VIOLENCE AND GANGBANGIN HAVE MADE THESE MUTHAFUCKAZ AFRAID OF US, WE HAVE SHOWN THEM THAT WE ARE NOT FAKE GANGBANGERS, NOT FAKE KILLERS, NOT FAKE DRUG DEALERS, NOW THEY BELEIVE US, SO THEY WON'T CUT A CHECK FOR 600 TO $800,000 TO A "REAL NIGGA" TO GET IT JERKIN, SO WHAT NOW?

your place is in jail,you are a gangbanger/killer/drug dealer

LOL

[wballz187]

don't go to them, make them come to you.

[inDAstreets Promo]

like most niggaz stay acting like they balling and got super bread, the record execs is looking like if you balling then spend 100,000 on your project first then when we see your serious about your investing in your own career we'll put something on it! If yall are not investing big money into your projects then why would anybody else?

[DJ ACE CAPONE]

Do it westcoast style & jack they ass.

 

[Shade Sheist™]

Put Yourself Out!

[Nima - Dubcnn.com]

This is what stan sheppard (dj quiks former manager) had to say about the issue:

Dubcnn: So after you parted ways with Quik, what happened?

After Quik and I split up,I wanted to sit back for a while because I was very disappointed with the West Coast music scene. The industry changed so much and the Black Music executives were scared to work with West Coast artist's and West Coast based labels because of the gang connections they felt were involved. They ran from that. The "street aspects" of West Coast music never bothered me one bit. I was born and raised on 79th Street on the South Side of Chicago and that life style was all I knew growing up. So when I came to L.A. and had to deal with gang members, it was like Chicago all over again. Nothing new here.

It is true, I trust men from the streets more than I trust music executives. Most of the music executives I have met during my three decades in the business specialize in telling lies and half-truth's, and on many occasions, I would confront them on that. I would tell them over and over to "stop lying to these guys", tell them the truth... They can handle that. If you don't like the music, say so! Don't lead them on with false promises and outright lies. Nobody wants that!

They're playing with peoples lives and emotions and you can get hurt doing that. All the real shot callers I know from both sides just want to make money. They don't want drama. They want to cash checks. People were saying that West Coast artists were through for years. But that's just not true. The people love the music and will buy it if it is offered. It's the record executives who are stopping the flow of the money and the music from the West Coast.

I came back and started this brand new venture because I was focused as to what I wanted to do in Rap Music. I still wanted to put out hard-edged music, but from a creative standpoint, I am not going to launch new product that talks about "Pimpin', Pushin' Keys, or Gang bangin'". Miss me with that. That shit ain't movin' units in 2009! You better come with some realism and some up-lifting music or basic party music like the South does, or you will be through! Noboby wants to hear about you gettin' high or movin' weight. Nobody wants to hear about you pimpin' young girls who are lost in life or can't spell the word cat, even if you tell them the first two letters are a "C" and "A". And you wonder why Rap music sales are down?

I wanted artists to spit intelligent hard lyrics. What I felt that was lacking on the West Coast was that. I go back and forth from Chicago and I see a different culture altogether. When you're here in Chicago, they play no West Coast music here. You may hear an occasional cut from Snoop Dogg or Ice Cube, but you'll hear nothing of West Coast music East of the Mississippi. I wanted to stop that. I wanted to talk with the different artists and tell them what is stopping them of having major sales outside of the West Coast and develop a sound and a direction like that. So I sat back for two years, surveyed the industry as a whole and that's why i came back a couple years ago and formed the label Peaceful/Tonestruck Entertainment.

That's why I am looking to do my part to change all of that. I just finished a new Rap compilation album that will raise funds for the national anti-gang organization called The Unity One Foundation, which was started by my late friend Bo Taylor. Each song on the project is hard, but it speaks of Black unity, and Black and Latino unity. The album features new music from Lil Wayne, Akon, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Kurupt, DJ Battlecat, Filthy Frank, Kay9ine, Big Unc, Glocc Sinatra, Hot Box, Seven, Tha Sire, TQ, Tha Candyhouze Fam and G-Sleep. The album is entitled: "Bangin'... Pain, Pride & Destruction". It is being distributed nationally by the Warner Music Group.

[Allpaul]

That was a dope interview BTW. After reading it, I thought Quik should get back with this guy. He seems to have great ideas!

[aaamusicgroupwest]

Put Yourself Out!

Enough said..

[SO PRUP]

INDEPENDENT IS THE WAY FAM....

If enough cats was pushing the indy hustle right out here and we all got together we could start our own distro, promotion companies, don't ever let me get money like these big ass rappers I'm starting my own interscope.  Niggas should be doing for themselves and then getting together and creating corporations, shouldn't let the whites and jews dictate on how we're going to get down. 

[Elano]

shouldn't let the whites and jews dictate on how we're going to get down. 

wow 

[SO PRUP]

shouldn't let the whites and jews dictate on how we're going to get down. 

wow 

Whats wrong with that comment?  Its the truth, rappers shouldnt have to depend on some dude that doesn't understand what we're doing and is only in it for the money.

[1234]

I personally wont get tired of bumping some Gangsta shit but record labels want to leave that shit in the 90s. So my advice is switch ya style up. Dont go club and radio but try doing something different and stand out from the crowd. Underground rappers coming up are all doing new shit just look at Charles Hamilton...