Comments on: Fresh For ’08!

By: cell

cell — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:19:31 +0000

@Biggga,
Luda not having a buzz until runaway girl is Ludas fault, He had promotion and single (Money Maker) w/ Pharrell, but he needed to come harder. But people were well aware that Luda was out. What did the Dips do to push Santana? I don’t remember Cam or Jimmy pushin Juelz. Meth, Red are my dudes for life. But times are fuckin different, whereas in the past they drop music and people knew it, now if you one of the “HOT” mc’s u gotta grind it urself cause neither Def Jam, Sony, Interscope whoever is gonna invest money in the this day and age into artist that they’re not gonna get a return on.

By: Nigga Name Known

Nigga Name Known — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:04:42 +0000

Free has that generic as video …and i wasnt feelin his ablum at all…some of his best tracks he did in 07 didnt even make the album….I wasnt vibin with the Beans either and i usually like his stuff for the most part…if all else false blame jay…and didnt 50 have alot 2 do with Free’s album? O and who gives a fuck bout state property…i know i dont and never did so they need 2 stay apart…

By: hcic

hcic — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:02:28 +0000

yeah my lil lady had 106 and pk on when they premiered that r.kelly joint.

beans seemed outta place in the vid and in that studio with a buncha screamingass kids in bleachers. ha.

like a guy that ended up at the prom on his way to the 10year reunion but stayed and hung out anyway….

yo gotti i don’t know how u can fuck with those white earbud jawns …. fuck 400 for phones these are only $30 and dont suck.

http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/bmz_cache/5/50b71c77efb54d30227f97563368d41d.image.320×320.jpg

By: Biggga

Biggga — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:18:20 +0000

Those artist on G-unit are just as mad; they just can’t voice their opinions because if they said anything slick, they would be homless. You know 50′s name is on their homes. LOL!!!!

By: e.mike

e.mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:48:15 +0000

i agree.

but yea all music sells are down, but hip hop sells are suffering the most, and it is not because of one person, or one label.
we don’t see none of the g-unit niggas getting mad at 50 cause they last albums flopped, no.
do people really expect for ghost, meth, red, freeway, beans, the roots (who are notorious for not selling records, so they gain all revenue through tours), and a washed up LL to go gold or platinum in this 07/08?

no.

fuck being real, let’s be realistic!

By: Biggga

Biggga — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:34:56 +0000

emike: True music of all genres are having a hard time selling; but that doesn’t excuse record labels not doing their job. Why even pay any music executive’s salary if that’s the case. We can’t sell music in this day and age let us not do anything, isn’t going to solve the problem. Now I can’t stand here and Blame every misstep at Def Jam or any record label on their executives. But cases such as Def Jam not putting out a video for that Freeway/Jay-z joint that was killing this summer, some blame has to fall on Jay’s shoulders. I don’t know there have been too many times during his run of not striking when the iron is hot. I do agree with you that the artist have to start taking an active role in their careers and stop wasting their energy with attacking the labels. Right or wrong no matter how many times you diss Jay-Z, its your name on the album not his. If you see the label not doing something take it upon yourself and get it done. Book your own shows, pay for your own vids, etc.

By: e.mike

e.mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:12:13 +0000

jay didn’t do a poor job, its just the simple fact that times are changing.
hip hop had the worst year in terms of sells ever in 06.
from what i know, every artist isn’t a def jam artist.
underdig?

so that means, it didnt matter the prez, the promotion, the hits, niggas wasn’t buying hip hop period.
07 it was a little better, but people still don’t buy hip hop albums.
period.
just get over it people.
stop trying to blame somebody for everything.
that’s one of the main problems with black people to this day.
quote me.

By: Biggga

Biggga — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:08:59 +0000

@CELL: Runaway Love saved Luda’s album, if it wasn’t for that song his album would have flopped and still when the song caught fire Def Jam still didn’t put any muscle behind it. Unlike when Robin Thicke put out Lost without you, before that single took off, his album wasn’t doing well despite how good the album was. But when Lost without you took off; his record label made sure to put out new print, radio, and TV ads stating his album is in stores with the SMASH HIT LOST WITHOUT YOU. Hell I think they even reissued the album with a couple of bonus tracks. Def Jam hasn’t had the foresight under his presidency. Santana did go gold; but was that due to Def Jam working the record or due to Dipset’s promotion of their crew. Say what you want about them, they do promote their artist. Jeezy has stated in article in XXL that CTE did the promotions on his albums. Dame Dash when he was still with Roc-A-Fella made the same claims about Def Jam, taking credit for promotion that Roc-A-fella did. Method Man’s 4,3,2,1 album was hands down his best work from the first track till the last, the album received no support from Def Jam. Red Man’s Red gone wild was a solid album and it received no support. I do agree with you that it is harder for artist to sell in the states. But the lack of support Def Jam has shown the majority of their Hip Hop artist is alarming. These are my reason for saying he did a poor job with hip hop during his time as president.

By: e.mike

e.mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:06:50 +0000

cell said it best.
people need to start taking responsibility for their own failures.
if you flopped, you flopped.
they got promotion, beans had a song with r.kelly, had it debuted on 106 and everything, had a video, and other vids, and still didn’t sell.
free got shit out, but people not gone buy his album cause he fell off the radar, he hasn’t mad an album since i was like a sophmore in high school, and i am a junior in college.
smh at jay’s own dudes going at him now.
they wasn’t saying shit when they were on stage with him at vegas.

By: nofrillz

nofrillz — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:05:23 +0000

@ darius they’d sell a third of the discs but they’d make a whole lot more money