africa said:
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@KidStranglehold
this is a PSA. someone said there was a 20 page thread about me and Tariq. yall mentioning blacking long after he's banned?
Just to clear the air:
I have much respect for Brother Tariq. He is the face of the hidden colors series and I think that series is very dope.
However, He sent me a twitter message this morning saying " say that shyt to my face" and put up a picture of someone getting chocked out
He's upset.
HEre is the thing, I'm 15 years younger than him so I naturally have respect for my elders. this 45 year old man shouldn't be coming at me like that but he did and I believe he realized he fukked with the wrong one. He is very used to punking people out so he just thought he could do that same shyt to a Detroit negua
NOPE....
He text me during his show. I was like No, fukk you, I hear youre talking shyt. so he called from a different number and I picked up. He has a platform I don't.
He says say it to his face, but when I looked him in his eyes and spoke to his face he said NONE OF this shyt. He said the event was a Great event and that everyone had a good time Blah blah blah.. He even said he wouldn't talk about me too bad on his show.
In his defense, I may be jumping the gun because I haven't actually listened to the show-- but people who I know wouldn't lie says that he was GOING HARD , lol, for 2 hours
Why wouldn't he say it to my face or in private. We have over 60 messages, some phone called, been chopping it up for months and was all cool... He got his money in private, did everything else in private, Had the chance to give me advice in private... But then chose to diss me ( after he got out the city) in Public
So let me explain how I fukked up and what happened
So the event started at 4 PM.
I planned on getting there around 330, because everything was set up the day before by the 7 women who I paid to help me out
Tariq hits me up on my cell like the day of talking some shyt like.. "we gonna set up at 3"
I'm thinking.... .nikka this is my event and my city, I'm paying U money, you jump when the fukk I say jump nikka. .................. But then I realized he is my guest speaker so, Aight we can do 3 pm.
(at this point I'm thinking, if this dude really GETS out of line, .....Detroit river)
I paid the people an extra 125 DOLLARS! to allow a 3 PM set up. Even Tariq mans is a witness to this shyt. The crakkers did NOT open the doors at 3 and fukked me over with Tariq. Tariqs people showed up and couldn't get in. I had 3 ladies and 1 guy there trying to get the crakkers to open it up.. However they didn't open it til 3 30 and so Tariq was pissed. (which who cares, it's about the people NOT about him and its started On Time at 4 pm)
So BlackkQUEEN, took another couple chicks and escorted them in. She come back to me outside like " Tariq is acting crazy and cussing".
I'm like of really??!?!
She's like, "calm down honey, Please allow me, cee, and Niela to handle him and his people.'
I'm like, aight.. fukk that nikka and his crew ( except ola, ola was nice) I told her should could handle it, but those 4 girls and the 2 guys need to come ask me before making moves because it's 300 people coming and I'm controlling shyt.
The crowd was cool. I'd say about 96% of people were happy. We reached capacity but people wanted to come in who didn't even by tickets!!
BlackkQueen' s homegirl was like fukk those people, this shyt was RSVP ONLY
I'm like Naw... .We doing this for the people , let them know it will be an additional 40 bucks on top of the 40 bucks to get in PLUS they wont get a set and they have to stand
Amazingly , people paid that shyt.
Energy was good, event was dope even before Tariq went on. 1 speaker killed it. The dude who did poetry Killed it. 2nd speaker.......we had to cut off. 3 speaker got the crowd hyper than Tariq did , He was so dope that I def wanna use him again. the Host was blackkqueen so of course she was good... she wasn't even supposed to host but my other mans who I was gonna pay 500 to host said something slick and I was like, y would u talk slick when I'm paying u 500 bucks for something I could do myself you broke ass nikka?!?!? Anyway, so last min, blackqueen hopped on the mic and killed it.
Then Tariq came out. He did his thing. I really appreciate how he laid out the info because Most points he made were basic as fukk , However, some people are on that basic level and he's able to have MAss Appeal.
Anyway, Tariq killed it, then he did a Q and A. Before Tariq went on........ we released the crowd to vendors. The vendors made a killing and I got my % of that. I'm assuming tariqs table did Ok too, idk.
after it was all done , people took pics w Tariq, but they also took pics with the other speakers. Those people were on equal level w Tariq and that's when I realized....
outside of 4% of black people who only make up 13%, nobody knows who Tariq is. Hidden colors is famous, not him. Two of the speakers already have other engaements, 1 has a radio interview, and blackqueen is about to be on tv n shyt. the vendors made a KILLing. Tariq had a salty look on his face, so even though I refused to talk w that nikka during the event ( because he acted like a btich in the beginning) I decided to dapp him up and ask him at the END. HE SAID NOTHING.
hating ass nikka.... I got him the best hotel in that city. gave him the plane ticket, and gave him the 5K the SAME day he asked. (within 30 min). janky business would be me trying to negotiate with him, or try to get something for cheaper or try to talk him down. HE IS THE ONE that picked the VENUE, I sent him a list. he selected. I UNDERSTAND that he didn't know cuz he never been there, BUT at least he could SHARE the responsibility.
Also, I realize..... dude is ALL about himself and not about the people. . I spent 7 K total for him. I made much more than that and gave all the girls their pay and the rest went to Community building initiatives. I made ZERO profit for myself. I would have gave Tariq another 7 Thousand had he asked or been cool, but NOPE he's tripping. He rented a truck for 100 bucks a day, had to pay his staff and everyone who flew in........ so I doubt he made a profit - Im assuming he makes money on DVD sales.
Point is, any 45 year old man who wants to give advice...I'll listen. But basically if I drop money on u to do a service, just do it. He should have took the money, danced like a monkey n kept it moving. .. ... instead he used his platform on 2 different shows to discuss a man who is building up his community. shyt, I admit I'm not a promoter, but I am somebody who puts in work. nikkas act like Pre-madonnas just because u name ur event Black EMpowement instead of naming it Tariq nasheed event. Our communities are at WAR right now and this nikka spends 2 hours, lol, (supposedly) talking about . Most definetally he should have spent the time speaking on police hanging Our sister in her cell.
just to clear the air on that.
Peace gods. ( black people on the coli)