for the hardcore street rap being the norm
I think he's originally from Staten Island
Oh, I totally agree 110%. The market for generating a dollar is WIDE open and has been like that for sometime. The days of being segregated to just NY or LA are long gone. I also agree that the hype so far is strictly off Nostalgic value. But when the Nostalgia wears off, we'll see if it goes anywhere or doesn't.you guys are missing the point..........it's not just the artists that's the problem it's the lack of ENTERPRISING BOSSES and MOVEMENTS
the TUNNEL worked cause you had Peter G. who had put up the 5 million to purchase the tunnel along with his homie Micheal Caruso aka Lord Mike who formed alliances with groups such as the Wu Tang
promoters , managers and artists were on the same page..now is not the case
most bosses are down south or in the Midwest, they are not centralizing or willing to just circulate the dollars in nyc....the internet and bosses like Diddy and Jay-z enterprise on an international basis
we live in a a gloabal economy.....STOP THINKING local and THINK GLOBAL..... chubbie baby, Lorenzo Nichols jr. (fat cat son), Jason geter are just a few of the NYC cats that MAKING MONEY and MAKING MOVES in hip hop isn't limited to the TRISTATE..
stop misleading yourselves into thinking this is some type of STIMULUS PACKAGE for NYC
it's not
it's just a NOSTALGIC EVENT documenting an era and landmark that made it's mark in HISTORY...
nah I doubt that....im an old head myself....and most old heads who made it to this age will just reminisce over old homies whom didn't make it and how thankful they are to be alive and have kids and keep their jobs and a roof over their heads and just being grateful to experience HIP HOP in it's still pristine form...
I can imagine all the old heads shedding a tear over some pitchers of beer when "CAN IT BE ALL SO SIMPLE" by GHOSTFACE gets played on the speakers
"Let's talk about the good ole days..the good ole days...".."yeah let's talk about dem shyts"
yeah but you also have to accommodate CHANGE....
I hear cats say "Yo son..STRIP CLUBS dominating today is just a SOUTHERN THING"....
no it isn't..IT'S A MAN THING!!...WHAT MAN DOESN'T LIKE SEEING NAKED WOMEN SHAKE A$$??
hell KAY SLAY sure didn't have a problem with it and he's been in the strip clubs and promoting big bootay byatches for over a decade now....
get use to it
then you hear..."all this dance music son is disgusting...what happen to boom bap ..dark beats"
Uhhh ...many of you 90's lovers fail to realize HIP HOP STARTED OFF AS A DANCE BASED GENRE as a result of mixing a disco athmosphere with deejays talking over obscure repetitive beats for B-BOYS to dance to....
then you hear..."yo everybody is about SIMPLE HOOKS ...ain't no lyrics"...
Uhh.........I wouldn't call GREG NICE , B-FATS and BIZMARKIE and MILK lyrcists.....and yet as simple as they were they were still respected as HIP HOP
the thing is HIP HOP is changing and a lot of cats haven't been able to accept it...because if they do it will validate that they are OLD AND IRRELEVENT...
hey guys don't be ashamed to wear the LARRY HOMES box fade
you might not be popular or the life of the party..but at least people HAVE TO RESPECT YOU AS A MAN....
and they WILL when they realize that when you are NOT SPENDING YOUR TIME trying to "come back" or "appeal to the youth" or keep "up with the kids"....
