In a an industry filled with coastal bias, it’s about time someone from the West Coast, more importantly the Bay Area, was given the opportunity to shed light on our side of things. Welcome to a West Coast State of Mind, where I’m only bias sometimes, but at least I’ll admit it. – ill Will (ill.will@hiphopdx.com)
Off top I’d like to congratulate Cam’ron. After much begging and pleading with Kimora and a vote of confidence from Russell, Cam’s been named Baby Phat’s new postergirl- I mean boy. For the record Baby Phat is still an all girls line, and pink is still an all girls color. For the past few years there’s been talk of rap first gay rapper, I think Cam’s tryna tell us something.
What’s the big deal with Funkmaster Flex taking money to play records? That’s how radio works, ya dumb-dumb. We’re mad out here in the Bay because we can’t pay anyone. The only reason I could see somebody being justifiably upset is if you paid and he didn’t play your song. If that annoying fuck did that to me, I’d have him held up on-air, dropping bombs to him doing push-ups butt-naked in Times Square during the middle of December via satellite…
Snoop Dogg has been getting rather bold lately, but my question is this is it really worth it? Every time he says something about Suge, he beefs up his security and gets more paranoid, all the while claiming he’s down for whatever. Fuck peace of mind, imagine how much money Snoop would save if he wasn’t beefin’ with Suge. That alone would make me take the low route and pick on Jermaine Dupri as well. You’d never have to worry about him doin’ shit…
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Speak of the devil…Don’t you think it’s time that Suge focused more on Tha Row than constantly punking people? If he could, he might be able to reclaim his throne at the top of rap. Okay, considering his roster, that’s out of the question but at least he’d have released an album from an artist that’s alive and still on his label. (Note to Suge, being the biggest star on your label is only profitable when you rap and you don’t, so you’re fucked)…
What’s DMX’s problem with Ja Rule sounding like him? Shit, they both sound like Pac. And what good would a battle between the two do? They both stopped rappin’, like, 2 years ago.
If Fabolous were to never drop an album ever again would anybody notice?…
Is it just me or is Lady May the absolute worst rapper? Nope, it’s not me she really is that terrible. And to think them Arista publicists were pushing her with a straight face…
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Here’s a new term: Memphis Bleek-Syndrome. This should be self-explanatory. When you think of what a rapper should look like, 9 times outta 10, you’ll picture someone that draws a striking resemblance to the former Roc-A-Fella appointed heir to Jay-Z’s throne(thank God they realized that was a little more than a stretch). But although Memph man looks like a rapper, this doesn’t actually mean he’s good at it. So the Memphis Bleek-Syndrome is a guy that looks like he can rap but can’t. The newest addition to this growing list: DTP’s I-20…
Who actually believes that Murder Inc. is “the most talented record label”?!?!! No one. Good. But while we’re on the subject, I’d like to make a few predictions about Irv and crew. 1) If Irv was telling the truth when he said his solo album won’t come out until Murder Inc. puts out about 5 more platinum albums, his album will never see the light of day (I’m praying). Why not, may you ask? Because The Inc. has become a trend-based label, just like No Limit Records. Plus, they don’t have 5 platinum artists. Ja has two more platinum albums (and that’s pushing it), Ashanti, the black Britney Spears, will be lucky if she has one more, Charli Baltimore might get a plaque, in fact I hope she does, I kinda like her it’s the red hair. And that’s about it. Caddillac Tah, O1 and whoever else they got that no one gives a flying fuck about, aren’t gonna do shit. But even with all that said, Irv Gotti’s solo album is still gonna come out. You know how it goes, you hire some bodyguards who are in gangs and you think you’re gangster and throw Gotti at the end of your name. You hang out with rappers who pump your head full of shit and you think you can drop an album. It’s all good though, get your money while you can buddy.
And the second prediction with The Murderers, I mean the The INC. (so much for not giving a fuck): the whole Nas joining their ranks thing ain’t gon’ last but a year and a half if that.
Why does Clive Davis think Erick Sermon can sell records? I hope after this new record flops he’ll notice a trend. “React” is a banger, and so was “Music,” but you waste them when radio has it for 3 months before an album comes out and then follow it up with a wack rip-off single (i.e. “I’m Hot”). Plus, we’re forgetting the important fact that commercial America-as well as regular rap buyers don’t like Erick Sermon.
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Shit, now that I’m thinking about it, was Clive the one who got Whitney hooked on the glass-pipe and just blamed Bobby? Being addicted to crack would explain why he gave Swizz Beatz his own label…
On a more positive note, congratulations to Rick Rock & The Federation (Bootz, Kinsmoke, Doonie, Goldie and the rest of y’all) for signing with Virgin Records. Rick made people like Fabolous, and gave Jay-Z some Cali passes but fuck them, it’s all about The Feds. Show ’em what Northern Cali’s like.
And it don’t stop.
Fuck EverbodyTM – Now more so than ever.
