I rarely get on here to rant or voice my opinion, so when I do you know that there really is something on my mind. I want to use this post as the official notice to the end of our Inbox series. The work involved with putting that post together (often 3-4 hours every Saturday) is just not enough for us to keep it going. So since I hadn’t done an inbox post in two weeks, my email currently looks like the pic above.
I still believe the Inbox series was a great idea and it allowed me to try to please everyone by posting everything that I receive on a weekly basis. You’d think it would be enough. To some people it wasn’t. A lot of the emails I received after I started the series ended with, “please don’t put me in the inbox.” People still wanted their own seperate posts.
This past week I have been heavily utilizing our new interns, Justin & Ben, to post the most pertinent articles that I saw fit for the site. That has easily pushed our daily posts past 15 per day. While it keeps things fresh on the site, some of our exclusive articles get pushed to the next page and I here people complain that we are now posting too much. Again, we can’t please everyone.
So, while I look for a happy medium, we’re still gonna continue to do our thing. In the meantime, the little guy (or the guy I don’t know) is gonna suffer. Why? Because my current solution for that full mailbox above is the delete key.
Before I end this rant, I want to share with you all an email I received recently that just put me over the edge and finalized my decision. While I realize this guy does not represent the majority of people who send me music, as many are very grateful, it just shows that there are a lot of ungrateful fucks out there and further proves that blogging is a thankless job. A job that I do not get paid for and do on my own free time.
From Ungrateful Fuck:
Funny…
You ain’t post my last two shits.
But you got the homie Charles on your site.
Money better be good to cross me.
I got you though Kevin.
Good luck with that faggot that got punched in the mouth.
No more shit from me homie.
I was gonna end the post here, but allow me to retort….
I posted 3 of your shits and gave you a spotlight. I rarely post Charles on the site, but he got hundreds of views and plenty of comments; yours got maybe two. I never really dug your music in the first place, just tried to give you a break. I don’t get paid for blogging, though I wish I did. No more shit from you? Good… one less email I now have to delete.
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you always will end up with peepz like that, me myself and I and then some…do love this site, appreciate all the hard work you put into this!!!
SMH.
Wow, good luck moving up in the industry with an attitude like that, jeez some people! Anyway, don’t blame you Kev, can imagine its an intensive job getting the inbox dealt with each week and with people like that (even if its a minority) who would want to bother…certainly know I wouldn’t.
Lol, you are the shit my friend…. and that e-mail from that ungreatful fuck was funny… Someone who has an attitude like that is definitely never going to make it far at all! I hope he likes his 9-5.
I just got into reading blogs as a hobby not too long ago so I may be missing something here. That’s your name up top there. You can do whatever you want to do. I think your generosity is an awesome thing but I don’t think you owe anyone any more than what you promise. As long as there are humans on this Earth, there will be complaints. The majority of us appreciate what you do, the way you doing things now. So don’t let the complainers get you down too much. Charlie’s Homie can write his own blog.
Haha, yeah that email is classic…. I just had to share! And please don’t think this is a sympathy post…. just a rant. Thanks guys!
People really do appreciate the site and respect what you are doing. What you should do is call that loser out by name. That kind of attitude is bad for business, especially when someone is trying to help you out…
keep on ranting
You’re right, that is my name up there…. I forget that sometimes… lol.
Keepin bouncing holmes.
yo kev….i love the blog…there are some unsavory people out there, don’t let em get you down!!! People really do appreciate the site including myself, this is one of the only “big-name” blogs imho that still take submissions seriously. 2DB & illroots & smoking section rarely ever pay attention to the little guy and/or the underground scene nearly as much as you do. That’s what sets you blog apart and makes it better, you post best of both worlds. And the remix contests!!! other blogs don’t do them nearly as much as you. I hope sometime in the future you will re-instate the inbox, as it sets you apart from the other blogs and makes everything more personable.
Lastly, I have always thanked you for posting my stuff, and in case I didn’t one of those times…THANKS A MILLION!!! MUCH APPRECIATED!!
It’s funny that people didn’t want to be in the Inbox. I can’t tell what the views were like, but I know I ran into people around the net and the city saying “Yo, that (blank) dude in that inbox? He was dope.”
I mean, frequently, people would tell me about someone they heard in the inbox that they had heard and liked. In fact, more people probably got more spotlight from an inbox series than they would from a singular post….
I feel Kevin’s pain… we do a lot of this for the love of music.
lol ReMike, you can’t make a post about the SmokingSection when one of the runners is right above you. Gotty, what up homie!
(in fact, out of all of the major blogs, Smoking Section is by far one of my favourites…)
lol wow that email sure is classic..i just want yall to know im thankful, and apperciate yall for posting my stuff up , it really means alot … and p.s. lol charles will catch hate in any form of anything lol even if it has nothing to do with cats will just throw it in real quick hah
Thanks Kev for the blog. I’m a 45 yr old dude and I don’t make music but you help me stay connected to the culture.
@ Sean Deez & Gotty:
it’s a different blog, i love the smoking section and 2dopeboyz all of em, but all i’m saying is that i’d like to see all blogs in general crank out more underground than they do. just a suggestion. they’ve all got their own style, thats just my preference.
I’ve submitted things to the smoking section via a private message on facebook and had one of their people say they loved it and they’d definitely post it but it never happened…case in point. No worries though that was a while ago, I still love TSS their all great blogs
I hear you ReMike, I was just bugging you man.
Your right though, it’s great to have a balance. When you know blogs like the ones you named are holding it down for a certain audience, and you got other blogs holding it down for another audience… it’s all about variety.
Please put ole boy on blast. I’d like to know what kind of music this dude was putting out to feel so entitled.
nah Sidney…
we wouldn’t dare give him that kinda shine
Yo Kev, you know we love ya – and F whoever doesn’t appreciate all the hard work you put into this thing. We got your back 100% fam.
Nah I feel you. Blogging isnt even my job, and its hard enough to keep up with all the new shit from this and other sites (and I’m not evn talking about the inconsistent quality of the inbox tracks). Do what you do and post how you see fit. There are better ways for dudes to get recognitiion. Stay up kev.
Good rant Kevin. SMH SMH SMH @ that email.
These emails aren’t typical, but they pop up from time to time.
That was funny, haha
cats like that need to simmer down! Just be happy that this sick blog like Kevins here appreciate music and will help aspiring artists get there shine! I think the Inbox and Mixtape ting is sick! It gets every one on the newest and hottest ish out! Blogs like 2DB,nah right,smokin section are tight but Kevin brings the true essence of hip hop and the love of it here. I personally hate Blogs that will only post your stuff only if u r co signed by some other artists! But keep doing what u do mang! Oh yeah the homie Big Sproxx would like to thank Kevin and Deez 4 puttin up Groundwork and Underground!
Damn somebody was on that 10 year old shit. Well anyways, the inbox was definitely a sick idea, and its kind of sad to see it go. You put a grip of time into a hobby, and I agree you should get paid for what you do. Well keep your head up and keep doin’ your thang. And what would my life be like without KN.com? Shit. Peace.
Kev just ignore that…we’re all loving what you’re doing and the impressive amount of effort that goes into the blog…keep up the fantastic work
Yeah. That would be promotion for the turd. lol @ “money better be good to cross me.” who is this guy? – is his last name Corleone?
Ive been waiting for an outbust from the head honcho.. Ive been waiting for a long time, thinking that this dude can be this f***ing happy all the time with all this work, all this mail and your personal life to top it off..
I am one of the many, who started of mailing Kevin about every album i made, hoping that he would post it and he did… Kevin, you do inspire people to work, but you cant get everyone thru so you made the inbox, and people were still hungry for more and some cats are just not happy with a small line in an inbox.. So you get blamed for not putting their work in the spotlight…
I did 20+ albums last years and you posted over half of them, with superb comments and loads of hits.. You made me wanna compete with these cats and be one of the Nottinghammers… We, the holy knight of the vinyle crates bow down to your blog – We call us Nottinghammers and we salute you.. Master, keep ranting…
damn Isj….
shit like that makes it worth it
Co-sign my dude Quackass. There’s always gonna be some ungrateful fucks Kev, don’t hesitate to hit that delete button with the quickness and keep doing you!
Isbjerg i agree. 2 out of the 3 times i’ve sent stuff in, Kev’s posted it. It really inspires people to work harder and keep it up
You were being waaaaaaaay nice by posting EVERYTHING you received. Far as the complainers: F*ck em. You owe them sh*t.
the hard work that Kevin and all of the others that contribute to the site should be greatly appreciated…smh @ that email
kev, this was BY FAR the best post I’ve seen on this site. lol
Kevin? Going off on a nucca? That’s CLASSIC!!!!!
Nah but seriously, I cant speak for anybody else, but I love coming here. It really helped me up my game producing in the battles (not that I wasn’t allready nice as fck! lol).
I have only sent one thing to the inbox and I’m grateful that you did put it up for me. Good lookin on that.
The only problem wit the inbox though was that It felt, to some people, like the music got lost in the mix. I understand you cant possibly listen to everybody’s stuff before you put it up in the inbox, so when you put it all up it ends up with like 7 or 8 really hot songs mixed in with like 25 other nuccas that shouldn’t have ever picked up a mic to begin with. and after listening to 9 or 10 wack MFs cats just stop listening to the rest. I think that’s what some people would complain about.
But I personally dont care about that. I’m just happy to see the music up there. It definitely gets me more plays and site clicks than if you didn’t put it up there. So Thanks A LOT
hell that one lil line got me 450 views to my webssite and 600 plays on my songs!!!
I do kinda hope one day I can get a review from one of you guys though. I need some quotes to add to my press kit. lol
yeah, um…. for those wondering where the email came from, dude just called himself out…
http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/06/18/charles-hamilton-supersoniclove/
and I just let him have it a lil bit. lol
*pause
I dropped a comment as well….
U just gotta luv those anonymous mfers.straight kool aid in the veins.lol.Yo Kev,U know we got mad love for ya homie.
One
But u know i’m like the hitman for the site.I WILL find u.LMAO
Update: U are real close to being put on blast.This cat is habitual.
http://community.allhiphop.com/go/thread/view/12461/14794588/New_Artist_Tha_UFO_Beefing_with_Charles_Hamilton_obsessed_with_Raven_Symone_Graffiti_legend
Kevin…..your a bitch.
Battle? Anyone? Anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCnNE4Nq0dg
Kevin you a bitch……..I will smash your ass.
lol…UFO wants attention. He’s the next Spiedi.
Don’t feed the trolls.
I liked this guy just from the little shine kevin gave him. Dude is bait.
ufo i like youre shit. but ur fucked. u cant be taking things personal u think kevin is on the lookout for your new tape ur just a number bud.ur taking this way 2 far.You are an ungrateful fuck. My buddys are diggin your tape and if it wasnt for kevin we wouldnt be hearing ur shit.I live in hamilton canada how else would I have heard ur shit.U aight but ur still kind of amateur. grow up.
. . damn kev seem like a down to earth type cat. . why muthafuckas always gotta go overboard when people tryin to be cool ?? ill take the time out now to say good looking out on posting my music .. .
never really dug your music in the first place, just tried to give you a break.
priceless
Tha UFO your are the bamma of the week, week, week (c) Huggy Lowdown.
Go jump off a building with your wack juice. How you gonna make a video about somebody knowing damn well you not BUILT like that? Internet thuggin. SMFH.
“Dear Mr. Knottingham,
I wanted to thank you for all you have done for my career. It is difficult to get in studio’s in this town because of the grimy policies they hold dear to their hearts. So true the quality may have fell a bit in my music. I still provide lyrics and classic hip hop altogether. I am performing shows around here so wish me luck. I have just finished a new CD. Best quality since Take Me To Your Leader.
It features Raven Symone and Anno Domini on the beats. If Charles Hamilton made an album for Rhianna then I must make one for Raven. Up north dudes on those skinny models. Down here we like them thick. So I still am calling Charles out….seems like he would rather battle girls and get punched in the face.
Anyway here is the link.
Please listen to this one and give it a review Kevin. Like an actual review. Tell people about me so I don’t become another artist swept under the rug.
You are the only one with a voice who is really helping me out right now.”
Who wrote that pussy?
Sorry Kev…I had too.
http://www.joebuddentv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27808
He’s caused problems everywhere.
. . i hope ni**as reading this post got thick skin today. . staff is AIRING IT OUT ! ! . . LOL!
lol @ that mixtape/album on the link u posted thomas. acting like you have q-tip on your album bwhahahahaha.
I mean the 2nd line @ ufo btw not thomas lol
Yo.
Tha UFO has a point. If you post his music knowing he had feelings toward charles if you really about helping his career you would have told charles about him. I listened to all of tha ufo’s shit. You had two of his mixtapes and ain’t tell us. Then put charles up here with that wack supersonic shit. I read what thomas put up. Funny thing is if tha ufo really typed that then it proves he told you about charles. Then it also proves you had the ability to get in contact with him through email but still put him on blast. I am happy you put me on to his music but this seems suspect i was waiting for mario and sonic to fucking battle. I still listen to super mario world and take me to your leader.
This is a fucked up situation because i would rather you guys had worked this out behind the scenes. Now where ami i going to pick up tha ufo’s shit? All this shit for a few more comments and shit. Charles is on a major, just like tha ufo said in the video, of course he’s going to get more comments. But he also got punched in the mouth by a girl and is mc lyte’s nephew. He isn’t tha ufo. Sorry i am sticking to tha ufo. I am a space cowgirl. Been one since take me to your leader. We do kind of exist.
To you other guys posting step your literature game up.
Sign off,
Kayla the diva
I agree with kayla.
Kevin calls tha ufo a ungrateful fuck? He acts like tha ufo got millions of views off this site. You go to kevin’s home page and find one post that was posted today that got over a 1000 views?
lmao….
Tha UFO said:
“Stop hiding behind your keyboard.”
“Joan of Arc scared an army away by herself too.”
He’s hott.
Oh…and the funny shit is Kevin post the shit too.
You post the music then say it wasn’t even hot you was trying to help him out???
But he got 100’s of views.
You put us on to him and now you say he wasn’t anyone just someone you felt sorry for. Do you tell all the new artist that they hot but then the minute a major label wave some money you fuck them over wiht blogs like this? That’s fucked up. Because the underground artist you showcase are the reason people like me come this site. This is where i met and heard of tha ufo. So for you to then tear him down because charles, who never has ever appeared on this site until tha ufo started calling him out, shows up. That’s sketchy.
Poser alert.
I posted 3 of your shits and gave you a spotlight. I rarely post Charles on the site, but he got hundreds of views and plenty of comments; yours got maybe two. I never really dug your music in the first place, just tried to give you a break. I don’t get paid for blogging, though I wish I did. No more shit from you? Good… one less email I now have to delete.
Translation:
Charles gets more views……
Fuck the two people that commented on your music because they liked it. I would rather have 30 comments about a nigga they hate. And i wish i got paid to do that.
He ends the inbox too….
He’s offically sold out ladies and gents.
tee hee
No more underground music???
And blame Tha Ufo one of the leaders of the underground……
lol
Had to know we wouldn’t fall for that kev…..
kev…..
lmao
“Kev”
Yo!!!!
We calling him “Kev” from now on.
“Kev”
lmao
lmao @ people thinking Kevin is getting paid by Hamilton’s label to put his stuff up on here.
Kayla’
“Tha UFO has a point. If you post his music knowing he had feelings toward Charles if you really about helping his career you would have told Charles about him.”
^^^^^
What don’t you people get…..WE DON’T KNOW Charles Hamilton. We don’t know how to get in contact with Charles Hamilton. Kev has connects, but I didn’t know he knew Jimmy I and Charles Hamiton contact information. Tha UFO can go to Charles Hamilton’s blog to air him out if he wants to….google it.
“You had two of his mixtapes and ain’t tell us.”
^^^
Why do you and Tha UFO have this sense of entitlement that the site has to answer to you and give you reason on why things are posted and not posted?
“Then put charles up here with that wack supersonic shit.”
^^^
This says Kevin Nottingham not Tha UFO. He can start his own blog here>>> https://www.blogger.com/start
“Funny thing is if tha ufo really typed that then it proves he told you about charles. ”
^^^
I seen his email and thought that shit was a joke. Kev and I are big Jay-Z fans so he shouldn’t post things Nas related because they had a “REAL” beef. That’s just dumb don’t you think?
“Then it also proves you had the ability to get in contact with him through email but still put him on blast.”
^^^
Any person with sense isn’t going to respondent to a person 1. who sends a comment cursing and being a dumb ass. 2. Not going to jump on the same said email when WE ALREADY POSTED 4 RELATED ARTICLES ON HIM AND HE DROPPED TWO COMMENTS ON THOSE SAME ARTICLES. Doesn’t add up. 3. Plus, Kev doesn’t get paid for this if you didn’t know. Now you and Tha UFO know.
“I am happy you put me on to his music but this seems suspect i was waiting for mario and sonic to fucking battle. I still listen to super mario world and take me to your leader.”
^^^
That’s the purpose of this site to put people on to artist (and there music) that isn’t in the mainstream. I’m glad you like Tha UFO……Kev and the rest of the staff have done are job. However, I’m sure he won’t be featured on this site any longer.
Do a search of the site for Tha UFO…..
“This is a fucked up situation because i would rather you guys had worked this out behind the scenes. Now where ami i going to pick up tha ufo’s shit?”
^^^
Again I don’t understand the entitlement? Contact him for what? Work what out? He sent an unnecessary email.
How bout you as a fan of his hold him accountable for his unprofessional behavior. How bout you as his fan tell him you knew nothing of him until you came here (that’s what I’m picking up from your comment). How bout you hold him accountable for having a fake beef with CH (I haven’t found anything on the internet about CH and him) and making that retarded youtube video? Do that.
You can google Tha UFO for his shit I guess…..
“All this shit for a few more comments and shit. Charles is on a major, just like tha ufo said in the video, of course he’s going to get more comments.”
^^^
If you go back to look at any CH post…….about 3/4 of the comments are negative.
To wrap this up….Kev is a good dude…..Tha UFO was out of line. Period. Point Blank.
Tell me this. Who in the hell is Tha UFO for anyone to be contacting to help him settle a perceived video game beef with CH for?
Kev, put up 4 post for him and not one comment thanking him or thanks for the love. Answer that for me.
What is there to work out? Tha UFO has a beef with someone he doesn’t know….I’m assuming. He lives in Georgia correct? CH lives in NY correct?
Are you taking the same drugs as him?
LOL @ those two, acting like Kev had an alliance with UFO or something – and as a result, wasn’t allowed to blog about Charles. Kevin is a BLOGGER. He blogs about MUSIC. Just put the shit down already. It’s done.
So kevin put his music up there by choice?
To get views? So it wasn’t an exclusive? If it wasn’t then why not email tha ufo and tell him that?
Why post this blog?
Shit, he like charles hamilton?
Why not tell tha ufo that instead of airing him out in this post and calling him names? What man let’s another man say that shit? Tha UFO is wrong for standing up for him self? So Kevin knew he was tha ufo’s only voice according to thomas and he shot him in the back and tried to end his career?
That’s some snake ass shit.
You people are officially crazy.
How bout you as a fan of his hold him accountable for his unprofessional behavior. How bout you as his fan tell him you knew nothing of him until you came here (that’s what I’m picking up from your comment). How bout you hold him accountable for having a fake beef with CH (I haven’t found anything on the internet about CH and him) and making that retarded youtube video? Do that.
Tell me this. Who in the hell is Tha UFO for anyone to be contacting to help him settle a perceived video game beef with CH for?
hmmm…..
So you know mario and sonic are to meet at the olympic games. Tha ufo made a mixtape about Raven fucking symone man!!! THE DIVA….
You know all about him……
What is there to work out? Tha UFO has a beef with someone he doesn’t know….I’m assuming. He lives in Georgia correct? CH lives in NY correct?
Kev, put up 4 post for him and not one comment thanking him or thanks for the love. Answer that for me.
“Dear Mr. Knottingham,
I wanted to thank you for all you have done for my career. It is difficult to get in studio’s in this town because of the grimy policies they hold dear to their hearts. So true the quality may have fell a bit in my music. I still provide lyrics and classic hip hop altogether. I am performing shows around here so wish me luck. I have just finished a new CD. Best quality since Take Me To Your Leader.
you guys are loser…
As for why does kevin have to talk to tha ufo???
Simple…..
Because that’s what real men do.
Where are those new mixtapes at???
Guess i am heading to his page.
Bye kev.
“I wanted to thank you for all you have done for my career.”
^^^
I’ll admit my mistake on that one. I manned up. That’s what real MEN do as you said. Not send emails to someone cursing them and saying they are taking money from someone he doesn’t know.
“you guys are loser…”
^^^
I’ve been called worst and I’ll take that.
“So you know mario and sonic are to meet at the olympic games. Tha ufo made a mixtape about Raven fucking symone man!!! THE DIVA….”
^^^^
What the hell does this mean? I’m done…I gotta go to work in the morning….Yall making my head hurt.
Darling Yoshi
How do you and Tha UFO and anyone else feel this sense of entitlement that everything he sends to Kev MUST be posted? Man we got people who have visited this site since day one who haven’t gotten as many post as this dude.
Answer that for me. Answer my question on his unprofessional email to Kev. I guess that’s ok tho right.
The Inbox was a way for everything and I mean EVERYTHING that was sent our way to get out to people. It was a way for artist such as your boy to see his/her name up on the web on someone’s else site….not just their own social website. It took time to post that joint….but for dudes like him to send emails such as that (at top of the page) why do it.
I can’t speak for Kev, but I wouldn’t’ have sent an email back to him either. Talk about what?
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=59324214
I got up early and saw all the comments and had to get in it…. Like it or hate it… I did it my way…
All my Nottinghammers, one love – Kevin, you’re still the mayn…
Isbjerg
ayo Thomas. Stop getting heated over there bro. I just issued a challenge to “Wack Emcee” aka Unidentified Faggot Ofthayear.
He wants a battle. I wanna Give It to him. *pause*
This can be the 1st official KN sponsored battle. you guys up for hosting it?
and good lookin out on the avatar. I dedicated my avatar to that wack ass mushroom-face fuck.
I Got ya back Kev
yo isbjerg I love it man!!!!! that was the funniest shit!!!!
all of you are going in Timeout…
yo sean you gonna back the Battle?
me vs United Faggots Organization
You should just leave it alone… It’s Kev’s page so he decides what to put up and what not, he owes nobody an xplanation why he did anything.
He gets no money out of this and he’s doing it for the LOVE! And if people get criticized for doing what they love, we are really in a bad state… My experiences lately are that a lot of the hardcore underground heads are ungrateful, unreasonably critical and intolerant…
If you’re always complaining do something about it or stop bothering people who actually got a life.
Comments coming from the same IP address.
wow…. lol. This is why I didn’t want to name names in the first place. This dude has gotten way too much attention than deserved.
And yeah, Thomas, you were arguing with Tha UFO this whole time.. lol.. him and all of his other personalities. Yup, same IP address… wow.
Isbjerg, you are that muthafucka! haha, funniest shit I’ve seen all weekend. If I didn’t want to give this cat more attention, I’d put that vid on the front page.
But yeah, let’s go ahead and end this thread. I’mma get in the last word by deleting all of Tha UFO’s articles on this site. He will get zero publicity here. *delete*
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