West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: BETstaff on November 15, 2002, 02:38:11 PM
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Tim Westwood reports that Roc-A-Fella CEO Damon Dash is apparently mad at Eminem and the industry for the oppurtunity he was given for the No.1 US Smash Hit "8 Mile" Damon feels that Eminem was on;y offered the Role,The Director (Curtis Hanson- L.A Confidential), The Budget and The Co-Stars basically because he is white. Damon is mad as his movie starring Roc-A-Fella artists "State Property" was only avaliable in 230 Theatres across the country and Eminems was a huge smash avaliable everywhere. Damon said "It p***sed me off that Em gets all these opportunities because he is white, end of the day he is a credible artist but we are in the same industry HIP-HOP and he is getting the credit for all hip-hop at the moment and now movies to."
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Sounds like Dame Dash is jealous of Eminem, what y'all think.
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he has a point tho, eminem does get more oppurtunities and more fans and supporters cuz hes white.
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Dash is the biggest fag in hip-hop.
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Jealousy
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He has a point about Em but State Property the group and movie is BOOTY...
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Bullshit.
Eminem is a superstar ......... yes , he catches some breaks because he is white. But at the same time he is an incredible talent ........ Period.
The director (Curtis Hanson) also directed the movie L.A. Confidential , which won some big time awards. Kim Basinger is also in the movie ........ she is a big time actress. This aint no bullshit ass flick. Who directed "State Property" ?? Dame Dash ? LOLLLLL
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jealous as hell
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really tho...if eminem was black nobody would make this big buzz about him...and u know that....oh and how is damon dash a fag?...u seen the puntang he gets?...hell he had Aaliyah...so i really doubt hes a fag...anyway tho...im sure hes mad cuz lame ass state property tried to be hard and fell flat on their face...but their wack so what does it matter?...he needs to drop state property(all of em) and memphis bleek...hell drop camron and the dicklomats too..the roster should just be Jay-Z and M.O.P.....
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really tho...if eminem was black nobody would make this big buzz about him...and u know that....oh and how is damon dash a fag?...u seen the puntang he gets?...hell he had Aaliyah...so i really doubt hes a fag...anyway tho...im sure hes mad cuz lame ass state property tried to be hard and fell flat on their face...but their wack so what does it matter?...he needs to drop state property(all of em) and memphis bleek...hell drop camron and the dicklomats too..the roster should just be Jay-Z and M.O.P.....
+ Twista and beans is aight too i guess
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oh and how is damon dash a fag?...u seen the puntang he gets?...hell he had Aaliyah...so i really doubt hes a fag
I don't mean as in gay. I mean he's a loser. I hate the way he talks in interviews, the way he presents himself and just him in general (from what I see from him in public).
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State Property is just like ALL the other Hip Hop related movies out there. Why have they always got to be about the same old thing? maybe if they had a good script they would be able to attract Big Stars/Directors.
PEACE.
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hell he had Aaliyah...so i really doubt hes a fag...
So what's your point ?
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Well...................Eminem also didn't have as easy a road as Jay did to stardom. Jay didn't have to get made fun of everyday for being white. There are many successful black rappers. It's easier to go platinum being black.
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Everyone always saying if Em was black...FUCK THAT SHIT!!
I belive Em earned his way to get this far. Now people blame it on the colour of his skin. It's bullshit.
What about Ja Rule & Nelly?? If they were white, would you be saying the same thing?? Em is more a btter hip hop artist than any of these fools in pop music. I'd rather hear 'lose yourslef' than 'always on time', anyday!!!!!!
Nuff said.
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Dash is that same homo in those ROC vids with the Chrys and bling bling. He is bullshit.
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cmon man your comparin state property 2 eminem thats like comparin vanilla ice to 2Pac,,,,,,,,why do people think beanie sigel is so good i think he ruins every song he appears on wit jigga and scarface
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Dame didnt diss Eminem. Dissing Eminem would be saying "Eminem sucks" not saying "Eminem gets better exposure". Come on now..
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perhaps if anyone gave a shit about state property it would've been different. no one was fiending for that movie... the fact is that Interscope was probably just more willing to go the extra step to promote 8 mile because of the fact that people were already interested, and the story was at least a bit different than most "hip-hop" movies. instead of complaining, why didn't dame just go hire a more acclaimed producer/director on his own? and as for getting into theatres.. if the movie was any kind of a draw more theatres would've picked it up.
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Dame comes out with that shit and wonders why he gets jacked when he comes over to Europe (if you don't know what i'm talking about, Dame Dash got jacked by some Brits and some French peeps). We don't tolerate bitches over here! Pleezebelieveit!
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Everyone always saying if Em was black...FUCK THAT SHIT!!
I belive Em earned his way to get this far. Now people blame it on the colour of his skin. It's bullshit.
What about Ja Rule & Nelly?? If they were white, would you be saying the same thing?? Em is more a btter hip hop artist than any of these fools in pop music.
On point my man. If people only like him for the colour of his skin then thats their problem, those type of fans aren't really hip-hop fans if thats all that attracts them to Em. It is a fact that he gets some attention because he is white, but thats because he CAN rap. People have dogged white rappers for so long since the days of Vanilla Ice that when Em came on the scene they were shocked at his skills and the raw talent he had/has not because of the simple fact that he just happens to be white.
And about "8 Mile"; 1 it has a great director & writer behind it, it's a good story and more importantly an interesting one, 2 Em has proven himself in the acting department (even aintitcool news gave him his props, thats saying ALOT), and 3 it had other strong acting talents like Kim Basinger, Makhai Phifer (spelling?), & Brittany Murphy. It generated alot of hype because it's generally a good movie. It's not Em's fault that Dame's project didn't do as well as he had hoped, and Dame makes himself look like a jealous prick by putting Em to blame.
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"Friday" was a huge hit because Ice Cube is white...
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I think if you compared the script to "8 mile" and "State Property",.... you'd probably find out the REAL reason one got opportunities the other didn't.
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Damon Dash is the biggest hater in all of Hip-Hop if it ain't Roca Fella to him it ain't sh!t...
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people need to stop blaming Em for being white, what's the point there?
1st off
How can anybody be angry at Em for being more successfull cause he's white?
is it his fault? does he claim to be betta cuz he's white?
What do these people expect him to do, refuse the success cuz he knows his white skin makes him more successfull?
and anyway people need to realize that being white ain't always a privilege, espacially not in HipHop.
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he was misquoted.....he was talking about the movie "Paid in Full" not State Property.....also i dont think he was dissing him....he was just saying things that are true....i think he respects Eminem b/c he is making the most of his situation and he indeed has skills..........shit how can he diss eminem and at the same time be working with him on the blueprint and the 8 mile soundtrack w/ jay-z...come on......eminem even points out glaring inconsistencies b/c white and blacks in music on song "White America." Dame does have a point when it comes to Paid in Full though... It was a good movie but at the same time it was not as good as 8 Mile. 8 mile had a big time director and paid in full just used a former music video director......But either way Dame is making some points though....Em would agree.. 8 mile had commercials and previews everyday...i saw only 3 previews of Paid in Full so it was obviously the promotion was just not there......but either way Eminem is the best emcee in the spotlight right now....he truly does have skills and no one can deny that.........