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this thread is stupid
LO motherfucking L at tryin to pull the race card in a thread filled with like 2 people who aren't whiteOnly in America can race be such a huge deal that it effects everything from unfair govt practices to unfair rap opinionsGet the NAACP and ol Jesse in here to even shit out immediately!! WE WILL OVERCOME.
Quote from: Russell Bell on May 20, 2011, 02:23:37 PMLO motherfucking L at tryin to pull the race card in a thread filled with like 2 people who aren't whiteOnly in America can race be such a huge deal that it effects everything from unfair govt practices to unfair rap opinionsGet the NAACP and ol Jesse in here to even shit out immediately!! WE WILL OVERCOME.20 dollaz say that Al Sharpton would fuck u up in a back alley 1 on 1
If the hustle is so important to some of you, why don't you big up the ones that do it best? The people at Sony, Interscope, etc. They got the hustle down in a major way, not on some bullshit level like Soulja Boy. Don't know how it benefits the music or HipHop in general, but that is not a priority here is it?
Quote from: G-Bee on May 17, 2011, 11:02:54 PMIf the hustle is so important to some of you, why don't you big up the ones that do it best? The people at Sony, Interscope, etc. They got the hustle down in a major way, not on some bullshit level like Soulja Boy. Don't know how it benefits the music or HipHop in general, but that is not a priority here is it? Sony and Interscope have their hustle fucked up. They spent all these years finding ways to legally fuck the artist through the RIAA and then when the game changed and they didn't come prepared, they wanted to rengotiate and cry foul. I'm far more impressed by some teenage kid who came out of nowhere and found a way to make millions than a bunch of college-bred businessmen who let one of the biggest money-making industries in the world get finiancially buried becuase they underestimated technology. Calling back to the 90's rap scene for the argument doesn't work because it was a much different environment then. Comparing Snoop to Soulja Boy doesn't work because Snoop was a superstar but not a millionaire. Snoop was borrowing money from a label he made rich. He left that label owing them albums. Now to be fair, it took for these early superstars to get fucked on their contracts for today's crop to learn how the game was played so some respect should no doubt be shown in that regard.
Of course, I totally agree. All I'm saying is, if you look up to rappers because of their hustle, you might be looking up to the wrong people. Who are making the most money? Certainly not the rappers.
Quote from: G-Bee on May 21, 2011, 02:11:39 AMOf course, I totally agree. All I'm saying is, if you look up to rappers because of their hustle, you might be looking up to the wrong people. Who are making the most money? Certainly not the rappers. Not necessarily. When I look at a lot of these executives, they come from a situation where they are expected to make money. If you came up in Beverly Hills, went to one of the best business schools, and run a multi million-dollar company, being able to make 100 million dollars off a three-million dollar investment is nothing to sneeze at but it's still sort of expected. Now to be someone like 50 Cent, Jay-Z, or Eazy-E who basically came from nothing and to go into a meeting with these business guys who know all the ropes and aren't about to GIVE you anything and be able to walk away with your own company and make millions, that's something. When you're dealing with a record company or say something like the NBA, the contracts are designed so the companies make millions off the artist-player's work. They own the stage so for anyone to be able to create their own lane, I have to be impressed by that.
The blood gang embraces Tupac as a member even if YOU dont.
shit thats a good way of looking at it but at the same time only a couple of rappers are really doing that. i mean they all act like they are but theres always some greedy jews behind the scenes caking up
the rap game has fallen off hard as fuck in skill in the last 5+ years.here are some examples:Lil WayneDrakeGucci ManeRick RossSoulja Boythe word "swag"and at #1: AUTO TUNE!
the rap game has fallen off hard as fuck in skill in the last 5+ years.here are some examples:Lil WayneDrakeGucci ManeRick RossSoulja Boyand at #1: AUTO TUNE!