I'm sick of the Blame

Seeing that I'm bored at work, I decide to write about an issue that Hip Hop (and the black community, but for my purpose mainly Hip Hop) has, that's Blame. Someone is always blaming someone or something on the issues. Although I can go on for day about what Hip Hopper and their fans love to blame things on, I will manly focus on what is suspected to have assassinated Hip Hop... The majors. Not only the majors but the greedy corporate Americans, or the TI's (Tall Israelis) or whomever you want to call them as well as the Radio and MTV and other media outlets.

I have a problem with this because I'm in school for selling people crap the wouldn't want without seeing something shiny or a half naked girl on a poster and also because I need something to hate on for today.

People(meaning the 3 people who actually visit this blog) don't you understand no one is to blame but yourselves. It is you the fans who allowed MTV to just be TV, it is you who allow the radio to play crap-ass music (sidenote: I'm glad WAMO was sold, they played it safe and got screwed anyway). All people need to do is make a stand. We loved Room Raiders more than TRL, we still called in to the local radio and request songs on our instead of complaining. We did this as fans. We as fans also let good music go unnoticed. We buy out of ignorance. We by Gucci for the brand name and because our favorite rapper said it or we seen him with it. That ignorance is carried over into our music buying. We by Jay because of the name brand, we by Wayne because of the brand and we see everyone else with it. But when Sandtogold first dropped her CD she wasn't cool enough so we casted her to the side until she got a co-sign from Jay... Which is just a collab effort between brands. This sickens me because we blame the radio for not playing good music but yet when we call into the radio we ask for "Swag Surfing" instead of some Mof Def. Its okay though we as hip hop listeners are some of the most uneducated bunch in the country so how can I expect anything different.

Don't worry, the Hip Hoppers did this as "artist" too. The Majors been playing ball like this since the beginning of time (I assume). Diddy been rapeing his talents(meaning artists) and Atlantic has always shoved pop down our throats. Where Hip Hop became a victim is when "Rappers" start being about the money being blinded by the Zeros. Alittle shopping around contracts or education would allow an "artist" to see that some or most contracts he does not have full creative control over what he makes. Thus making him a corporate bitch. And I refuse to feel sympathy to a person who allows them self to be someone elses bitch then complain about it later. Rappers it is their fault that they have a bunch of pop sounding trash that they say the "label made them create" which to me sounds like I don't have creative control over my music because I'm an idiot. Another blame game is "I was not marketed right" or "I had no marketing push" which to me means, hey maybe I shouldn't have signed onto some other rappers label, because no that I think about it, were in completion with each other. Also if an "artist" has no marketing push, why don't they come out of pocket and wait to buy that $100,000 blue diamond chain (it may just be me but I've never seen a raw uncut colored diamond).

I can't stand to hear someone complain and blame the state of music on the radio or the majors, considering that we are the only genre where this is an issue maybe that's because this is the only genre centered at the black community.


But this is just the opinionated mind of a music menace...


**Written from my Blackberry, so please ignore any grammatical errors

Sonic & Dilla

See I was not gonna post anything on here until I posted a new Kelvin track, but seeing as he's moving very slow(no shots) and its been a good month since my last post(and I'm bored at work) I decided to come out of hiatus. Charles Hamilton is one of the many people I love to hate on. But then again if you have two feet and are able to talk I will probably hate on you too. But anyway Tails as I like to call him recently named Jay Dilla Executive producer of his 12track LP, yes only 12.

Well the problem is JayDee is dead and has been for a couple of years now. And I guess because Dilla is dead people are going all ape shit over how he could have been named EP of his LP. Well guess what guys EP's don't really do shit when it comes to an actual LPs. Like in movies EPs are the people who fund the project or discovered the artist. Usually EPs are Label exe's. Which acounts for the E in EP. (Jay Z EPed Food and Liquor and Jay didn't do anything but offer Lupe a deal which made Lupes stock raise). Granted I am NOT in the music industry so I don't really have any clout when it comes to stuff like this.

In any case if you listen to Charles Hamiltons sound and style and beat selection or creation, he picks or creates sounds similar to Jay Dees all over, kinda "Sloppy" esc style. So why not EP him. I read on allhiphop he is also putting money in Ma Dukes pocket because he's giving him a point(I'm assuming that's what a point is) then I don't see what the problem is. People get verses from the dead Tupac and Biggie and dillas beats are getting raped for no profit by other people. I'm assuming that he had to get permission from someone in Dillas fam to use his name so if their cool why can't you DETRIOT and rest of the world. I know none of yall are putting money in his fam pockets.

**Did this on the BB so mind any mistakes

UPDATE; it seems that Charles didn't get permission from the fam to use Dilla's name. Well his None Executive Produced by Dilla album drops 6/16 for free on the net.

Kanye West - Paranoid

KANYE WEST "PARANOID" feat: RIHANNA Dir: NABIL from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

I posted this because i like the song. Plus Look at Rihanna!!!

Edit The Real Paranoid Video Directed by Nabil Elderkin

The Cool Kids x Don Cannon = Gone Fishing(Mixtape)

What we(ME) have all been waiting for. A new mixtape from The Cool Kids. Tracks produced by Don Cannon & The Cool Kids.

This mixtape is a prelude to the upcoming LP "When Fish Ride Bicycles" featuring Ryan Leslie, GLC, Ludacris, Bun B and newcomers Tennille and Jahda.

Download

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Bonus:The Cool Kids & Nero - Hammer Bros (RMX)

Why Not Post It

Something Local

Off the upcoming mixtape The Cleveland Show Cleveland native Chip Tha Ripper ft. Big Sean & GLC Called Okay Jacked from slabup


Also with so much attention on a Wiz's new free mixtape Boaz somehow got overlooked well here is Boaz Ft. Sheek Loch with Larimer to Yonkers off THE AUDIOBIOGRAPHY now on iTunes

Holographic Double

Here goes a video from a kid named Turbo from California by way of Louisiana. In the video he imitated six rapper Cory Gunz, KiD CuDi, Wale, Charles Hamilton, Big Sean, & Yung LA. And i have to say he does it pretty good. This is not a diss track its a acknowledgement record.

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