Current Thoughts - May 29
Friday, May 29, 2009 at 11:01AM
There is so much I want to talk about. Where do I start? First let’s talk about promotion over product. I’m all for promotion when you have the product. But promotion for the sake of having your name out there is wack! What’s the point of having your name out there if there’s nothing more than the sensationalism, that just makes you a media whore. In “OUT” hip-hop there has been a lot of this lately. My question is were is the music? Having press and your music is ass is a waist of time. I read about you, than I go to check out your music and it’s bogus. That just makes me say “Why is this corn-ball getting press?”
Next I want to spend a minute talking about is the so-called “style makers” ,there has been some folk who have just popped up out of no where deciding who’s hot and who’s not. They have youtube videos and blogs/pod-cast shows and what have you claiming to be the voice of the people. But they are non-talents that couldn’t be on the artistic side of the microphone. So now there going to knock those with the guts to put themselves out there to be judged. What part of the game is that? I’m half way ready to call a boycott of these media out-lets because in my eyes they do not serve the best interest of the movement. Just know my watchful eye is on you!
Last but not least what’s good with this “super group” stuff? Hello dose “LSG” ring any bells? I’ve never seen it work. When you take established artist and jam them on a project with no insight into what their strength are you get a hot mess. I personally like the two artist that have been mention to be involved. I hope there friends and management are urging them to look beyond this and the momentary gains that will come from it.
THINGS I’M FEELING THIS MONTH
1. GREEK FOOD- it’s so good
2. BANG BANG(ROUND 2) By TWIZZA
3. HOT DADDY’S- that spend Sundays with there kids
4. BEAT IT UP by BRY’NT
5. THE DETAILS EPISODE FEATURING BONE(INTELL) &SONNY LEWIS
6. HATE THE GENIUS by AGGRACYST
7. MONDO HIP-HOP- Go ATL!
8. HOT FIRE MEN- just because
9. STAR TREK- such a good summer flick
10. CALL ME DADDY by BENNI E
Reader Comments (3)
I agree with your thoughts on promotion over product. I feel that many of the more established artists make a lot of moves and stay quiet as kept until something big blows up. Instead of talking about themselves constantly, they're working in the lab, putting together plenty of new quality hip hop tracks.
LSG...DAMN!!!
BENNI E IS THAT CHICK RIGHT NOW!!!
Soce, I'm so sick of empty promotion on this site and others. I really think some of these folks just like to see there names and faces on shit just for the sake of seeing it. Than the real pisser is after they put them selves out there, they get mad when you comment in a unfavorible way or question there product?
Sonny, yeah Benni E is this months crack
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