classic said:
Listen man usually i would be the first to agree with everything you said, espically about the hip hop puriset ish, casue there are alot of cats like that around(wack, so they hold on to old ideals)
But this D4L Shit has gone too far, its crossed the line, i dont care what you say man, wack is wack, yea its subjective in some ciremstances but not this one... If your sprinkle sugar on shit, its still shit..... Them negro's suck man and they are making it hard for southern artist(like myself) to be takin seriously by playing into that bullshit southern industry sterotype....
Im not some lame east coast purist looking down on them cats wishing it was 1992 again(like most do) ,
Im a proud florida boy, born and raised , and im saying this ... Im a cat that LOVES luke as well as jam poney express and 69 boys, I grew UP on stripper music. them cats made dope ass Miami bass (still do) that had the whole south gettin down...
These D4L niggas(notice im using the word niggas) are a fucking joke, blackfaced, bamboolzed, backwards, whatever you wanna say...They just suck...No creativity what- so -ever... and thats what pisses me off the most, alteast them ying yang cats(who i hate also) are creative with there singles...
This is gonna open the floodgates for even more wack shit, and thats what pisses me the fuck off...
class...
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*At least I can respect your opinions on this topic because from your posts on this board I can gather that you are proud to be from "that South" and your music shows influences from producers like Organized Noize etc.
But you are forgetting just 10-11 years ago, the industry labeled the ENTIRE South wack.
The industry consensus back then was that the South ain't lyrical, it's nursery rhyme B.S., the same way that people talk about D4L now.
Rap City didn't play any Southern videos at all, it wasn't until Master P (not Geto Boys or Outkast) broke that door down which lead to the South's dominance on popular music.
As for D4L making it hard for Southern Artist such as yourself to be taken seriously,
their success has NOTHING to do with what you bring to the table.
As a producer, you shouldn't have problems being taken seriously because you're not selling an image (like artists do) you're selling the backdrop for an artist to present their image. D4L has nothing to do with you getting your beats in the hands of the right people, that's strictly up to you and your promotional/marketing tactics.
I'm not defending D4L, the song is not intended for me, its for the LADIES.
I don't know about all the backwards, bamboozled, comments like that. They are basically a group of dudes from the projects trying to make this music thing work. From my discussions with the group, I didn't get that impression.
You can make any type of music you want, but the key is to find your market and sell it early and often. Too Short rapped over 20 years about bitches, hoes, and funk
and he had his critics but he continued doing his thing.
There's a lotta factors that make a song like Laffy Taffy blow up, and that's what I'm hoping y'all understand that "wack" sometimes equals $$$$ and if you're in the business of music, you have to know what you're comfortable with musically.
I have my likes/dislikes just like anybody but I also look at hip hop from a business standpoint as well, and you have to or else you won't stay relevant.
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