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I really
debated whether or not to address
all the smack that a small number
of New York cats are saying about
southern artists right now. To be
honest with u, I’d address
it if it was the other way around.
I’d address it if someone
was talkin’ about the west
coast or the northern artists. U
noticed I said northern artists.
I hate the word midwest. Chicago,
Cleveland, Indianapolis, etc.....
I love yall, but u are not in the
midwest. At one point, this country
only extended to the Mississippi
River. So during the early 1800’s
u would have been in the midwest.
Now the midwest is somewhere around
Kansas and Nebraska. Anyway, I got
off track for a minute. It seems
that a lot of attention has been
given to D4L, Dem Franchize Boyz,
and this sound coming out of Atlanta
called “Snap.” First,
I’d like to say that “Snap”
is not the sound of the South. It
is one of the sounds coming out
of the South.The South is more diverse
because it covers more area.
Now let me say this to those
who don’t like D4L, Dem Franchize Boyz, and
any artist doing what they do - Here’s the
secret to their success. I’m gonna hip u all
on how to produce, and arrange a hit song. Are u
ready ? Are u ready ? Here it is....... Less = MORE!
Did u get that? Less = MORE ! Those who know the
formula know that I’m tellin’ the truth.
U see, the ear can’t take chaos and confusion.
The more u junk a song up tryin’ to show how
talented u are as a musician, usually (not always)
the worse the song becomes. Snap is not complex.
It’s easy to listen to (no matter how elementary
u think it is). U can hear everything going on in
the songs. James Brown used drums, a bass, a guitar,
and two or 3 horns, and made some of the funkiest
music on earth. Here u have some young cats doing
something legal - something they enjoy- and making
more money than they’ve ever had, and then
have to contend with a bunch of jealous haters who
can’t get their shit poppin’ so they’re
bitchin’ about how the South is dumbin’
down hip-hop. If nobody wants to buy your shit,
don’t get mad at another region or state.
Don’t get on tv and in magazines tellin people
to stop buying that shit - cause now it’s
obvious that you’re begging people buy your
music instead. Get off ya ass and grind like these
artist do down South. No one here was bitchin’
when some of the New York artists, labels, and radio
stations were cock-blockin’ everyone else
for all those years. Contrary to what some of u
think, New York does not own the patent on rap music.
That’s dumb. That’s like saying that
Detroit popularized the mass production of automobiles,
so Japan and Germany has no business tryin’
to make cars. California got off it’s ass
and made it happen. The South got off it’s
ass and made it happen. The problem I have with
some of these New York artists is that they sit
around and wait on a damn major deal instead of
getting what they want on their on. Jim Jones and
Dipset ain’t bitchin’. Those cats get
what they want. 50 cent recently jumped on the bandwagon
with some negative things to say about the South
after he stole Master P’s No Limit formula
in creating G-Unit. And after he tried to adopt
the southern sound and style.
Haters, think
about your careers before u say
something stupid. The South consists
of about 12 states. That’s
a lot of states with major U.S.
cities (Memphis, Atlanta, New Orleans,
Miami, Houston, Dallas, Little Rock,
Birmingham, Charlotte, Nashville,Tampa,
Orlando, Baton Rouge, Montgomery,
Jackson, etc..) that u won’t
be able to go to because u said
some stupid shit about the South.
That’s a shit - load of money
you’ll be missing out on.
New York is only one city. Yeah,
it’s the largest in the country,
but it’s still only one city.
So if u think u can make a living
in New York alone....... Do ya thang
pimpin’.
If u notice,
the South ain’t hatin’
on anyone. It just does it’s
thing. Even after yall booed Outkast
after they won their first Source
Award in the mid-90’s, no
one from the South was publicly
hatin’ on u. I think the reason
the South and California have connected
so well is because they both have
always been considered outsiders
to some of the New York heads. I
don’t want yall to think I’m
talkin’ to all New Yorkers,
cause I’m not. Just those
livin’ in New York City and
it’s 5 burroughs with a disdain
for southern rap.
The reason
southern rap has been so successful
is because the majority of it is
so melodic. And most people love
melody. I think it comes from so
many artists growin’ up in
southern churches. There is a certain
flavor in churches down South. Can’t
u hear it in Nate Dogg’s voice?
He happens to be a product of Mississippi
roots.
So, New York
City, if u want hip-hop back......
Here, u can have it. The South is
gonna make music. If someone likes
it, then they like it. If they don’t,
then they don’t. That’s
their decision - not yours ! You’ll
never be able to stop people from
liking what they like. Stop acting
like u own hip-hop. Stop calling
yourselves Gods - for there is only
one. U are no bigger or better than
anyone else in the game.
The last
time I checked, the only giants
in New York were football players,
and they’re not even in New
York...... They’re in New
Jersey. A.C. Respect The Paper !
We Will Be Heard.
Quarterly Quote : “The only
thing that comes to a dreamer is
dreams.”
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