Not much to post today, unless I do like every other blog out there and post the same video and news reports that everyone has been posting this week. Which leads me to my first wonder…Why does every hip hop blog post the same stuff as the others on a consistent basis? At least it seems that way lately. 2DopeBoyz, HipHopGalaxy, Nah Right, XXL… you’re all guilty. How about some quality posts? No disrespect; it all has to be reported. It just gets a little redundant that’s all.
What happened to the ROC? Rumors are going around that Jay got rid of everyone. I haven’t heard if the rumors are true though. That would mean Beanie, Freeway, and the Young Gunz (who have a new album dropping soon) all need to find new homes? What’s Jay up to? And what about Memphis Bleek? Didn’t Jay say, “As long as I’m alive he’s a millionaire”?
While we’re on Jay, what’s up with him releasing “I Know” as the next radio single and then releasing a video for “Pray” on the Internet? The only two Pharrell songs on American Gangster and they both get released as singles? I think Jay must have sold his soul to Pharrell in order to get “I Just Wanna Love You (Give It 2 Me)” all those years ago. There are so many other obvious single choices on that album. Yeah, “I Know” is radio friendly, but let’s try something different. Jay should go through these remixes floating around and pick one as the official remix and release that!
What’s up with the lack of music releases so far this year? Yesterday we were supposed to have albums from 9th Wonder and Eve (whose album has been pushed back countless times since its original release date last summer). So far this year, the only notable album release this year that I can think of is Raheem DeVaughn’s new joint and January’s about over already. I have never seen so many albums been delayed in my life than I have in the past six months (Eve, Rick Ross, Lil’ Wayne …).
Well, that’s my rant for the day. Feel free to discuss in the comments. Let’s end this post on a good note though. Have you all heard about Kanye West’s Glow In The Dark Tour with N.E.R.D., Lupe Fiasco, and Keyshia Cole? That should be hot!
Also, what do you all think of the new N.E.R.D. song floating around (”Everyone Nose”)? In Search of… was a classic album. I hope that can recreate that vibe with N.3.R.D.
I found out that the results for the HipHopDX American Gangster fan vote results are in. I thought that poll was ending tonight or tomorrow? Well, the fan vote goes to Remot with 445 votes. If you followed the votes at all, it was interesting to see great remixes like Eye Am Gangster, Von Pea’s American Angster, and K-Def’s remixes only got a small fraction of the votes (like 20-30). I don’t know… we’ll see who the real winner is when HipHopDX combines their votes. I wonder how that’s gonna work? Oh, and out of the ten that HipHopDX nominated, the favorite here was Big Syphe & DJ Kemo’s American Vanguard with 28 votes. Funny thing is, that’s about the same amount of votes they got on HipHopDX.
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Re: sites posting the same thing.
Well, as someone that runs a site in that orbit I have a few theories.
1. You and I run sites so a lot of stuff is on our radar. But the casual reader might only rely on 1 or 2 sites. Like, if I put something up on SB that came from 5 other sites, there’s a chance that the readers that only come to SB haven’t been aware of it. I had to bite the bullet and accept that.
2. Google/Technorati rankings, pageviews, etc. They matter, especially if you’re positioning your site to be a money-maker.
3. Some bammas are just lazy. I’ve pretty much had it with folks throwing up the same press releases with no preamble, paraphrasing or angle. Or posting an embed code (youtube) and keeping it moving. Sometimes all it takes is 50-100 of your own words to put something in context.
4. PR folks send us all the same stuff at the same time. We’re all on the same distribution lists. The only reason I wouldn’t post something is if it doesn’t suit my demographic, not because everyone will cover it ad nauseum.
As a side note, a lot of hip-hop blogs are just similar, period. Mainly because they have no internal parameters and basically there are no checks & balances in the hip-hop blogosphere.
Yeah, some good points nOva. I check all the site through an RSS reader and it just gets annoying to see the same post on 5 different sites. I did a little checking today though and I gotta take 2DopeBoyz off that list. Seems like for the majority of the reposts going around, they seem to be the first to report it… like 2 hours ahead of everyone else. So props to them for keeping on top of that.
>What’s up with the lack of music releases so far this year?
Dang, Kev, it’s only January! Geez! lol
So far we’ve had 2 pretty solid releases from eMC & Torae…
Eve sucks. Sorry, I just don’t think she’s relevant anymore, not in the current climate of the music industry…it may not be entirely her fault, cuz I was feeling that Tambourine single last year, but the artist AND the team behind the artist need to capitalize behind whatever momentum is generated once a buzz gets going.
“Major” releases are gonna get postponed or shelved indefinitely because, to the record labels…
It’s pretty much common knowledge that the music industry as big business is dead. We all need to get used to it, especially the artists. It’s not lucrative anymore. The artists who have been accustomed to grinding, perfecting their craft, and getting shit done on their own will be the ones who remain relevant.
As far as the apparent “demise” of The Roc, it would seem that Jay’s focus is elsewhere. Artists that were on his team’s roster have been publicly airing out their grievances, so it’s fair to assume that Jay doesn’t give a fuck at this point. Who knows, maybe it’s all smoke and mirrors and Jay is trying to discreetly set up and be at the forefront of a new music business model under which his artists can prosper, whether it be artists he’s endorsed in the past or artists we have yet to know about. But until that actually comes to fruition, artists need to take control of their own destiny. Maybe Jay’s a snake for shitting on his former Roc-A-Fella family, but an exec can’t be there to hold hands and babysit & micromanage. Someone who needs constant attention is a liability. Beans’ antics were fodder for the redundant blogging you speak of. So, it’s all sorts of messed up on both sides: Labels. and the people who run them, have a duty to properly promote their artists and their product. It’s a damn shame Freeway’s album went copper.
Yup, it’s gonna be an interesting year for music and the people who wanna thrive off of it. I look at it like this: the people who were in it for just the money are gonan move on to something else. The TRUE artists who have passion for music and respect their craft will continue to create. The weak shit is gonna be weeded out. Sink or swim. Only the strong survive. and Fuck Corporate! haha
sorry so long dude, peace
Damn NonChalant… I thought I was long winded. I appreciate the feedback though. Yeah it is only January… I guess I got spoiled by the amount of stuff that came out the past few months. Yeah, the 2 releases you mentioned… eMC’s isn’t actually supposed to be release until March. But DAMN it is AMAZING! That’s what I’m talking about… if the album’s ready, just put the shit out. Why does it have to wait until March to get a proper release? In the meantime, it’s leaked and everybody’s bootlegging it. The true fans will cop it when it drops, but some cats will be like, damn that’s old and not even bother. But yeah, I hear you on everything you said. LOL I don’t feel like writing another book right now! LOL
yeah, you should see my text messages, they’re more like text books…lol
man i dont like the unexplained apparent delay of The Wonder Years. 9th loves to speak to his fans, at least he coulda given us some sort of explanation or head up that his highly anticipated LP was gonna be delayed. not too thrilled, but oh well, hopefully it makes for a better album.
thats my biggest rant, but for the other stuff u talked about - damn i was sure that the end of roc boys clip was setting up fallin’ as the next single, coz ill be damned if the video is not continued!
Everyone Nose is definitely growing on me - so N.3.R.D. should be good
and finally damn…no Glow In The Dark tour in australia (coz if u think about it, the CRS supergroup is pretty much on tour :P) and shoot me if im wrong, its Rihanna not Keyshia Cole supporting right??
Is it Rihanna? Who knows… Keyshia would be a better choice. See that’s why I don’t report the news much here. .. LOL