angedella isafella (notmusic@hotmail.com)
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 17:29:07 GMT
dear list: Raekwons not going with the RZA on his "set"(biz lingo) is
mysterious. The last one went gold(US) in its initial run (more and is a
TRIP HOP classic(cchjeck the beats on Incarerated Scarface and Ice Cream).
His change up smells. I have to hear the cd but the notion that he would
leave the Clan for beats is odd.Is there a problem with the RZA ? is he not
prolific enough? is he on crack? or does RAE wanna go multplatinum.
>From: temi castro <temicastro@yahoo.com>
>To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>CC: june@tough.com
>Subject: Re: q-tip//If he keeps the girls in his videos then he'll get paid
>Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 03:14:23 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Theres something to be said for looking at the market
>and bringing out an album that sells in big numbers
>especially after paying dues to the art loving
>illuminati. I have nothing against Nas or Raekwon or
>any of those wordsmiths of superior caliber getting
>there's, life is too short and Jazz has already
>provided too many brilliant artists who kept it real
>and died broke whilst some other guy was living off of
>their art.
>
>What annoys me is when the glitz becomes so much an
>object of desire that it blocks out the sun and the
>music. The rock mix of its all about the Benjamins
>rocked but Jay Z and JD's Money aint a thang smelt
>foul. Maybe I'm not ghetto fabulous enough or
>something.
>
>Selling out is cool if you do sell out (like Vanilla
>Ice 13 mil. albums sold, that not nothing). The only
>sad thing is if the album doesnt sell after selling
>out..... Comebacks in Hip-Hop are kinda complicated as
>the underground is unforgiving ask Kool Moe Dee,
>Kurtis Blow etc.
>
>peace
>
>
>
>
>--- june@tough.com wrote:
> > ---- you wrote:
> > > did it occur to you that hip hop should
> > >be about more than just making lots of
> > >money? there was a time for q-tip when
> > >making music was about intelligent lyrics,
> > >funky beats. afrocentric jazz influenced
> > >music. and i don't think that this kind
> > >of representation of women in his videos
> > >is helping hip hop in the least. sadly,
> > >the new clip looks like a busta rhymes
> > > video. i think he's losing it.
> > he lost it, i agree. and that sucks.
> > anybody got "after hours" , from "people's
> > instinctive..." from atcq, in mind?
> > damn...
> > peace
> > june
> >
> >
> >
> >
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