I gotta agree on that production side of it. Everybody think they can produce.... GIT THE FUCK OUT OF HERE. Dawg you know how long niggas like me and Sean T been producin and puttin in work before niggas even knew the name. Man c'mon the game aint changed. you gotta crawl before you walk. You only make it harder for your self by puttin out boo boo that aint gone appeal to a hill of beans or take that money you got and invest it in a nice selection of hits and and least have a shot. Now I aint tellin you to give up your aspirations of being a producer, but shit takes time just like anything else. You may have thought you was saving money when you bought that Triton, or that Roland, but get your priorities in order, do you want to show the world your unpolished beats that bad, or do you want to have a chance at movin some units which is very hard to do. Either you gone be part of the solution, or part of the problem takin up a lot of shelf space you really don't deserve. just my 2 cents...
Oh and by the way for anyone who think the bay is the only market in dire straits, please open ya eyes. it's only a few markets where hip hop is really thrivin. I just got off the phone wit the homie from the Hypnotized Mind Camp in Tennessee, and they goin through the same thang, a flooded market. unfortunatley ass holes like my self think we can change the world and make a difference but we fightin a losin war... And you know what happens in that situation, if you can't beat em(THE MAJOR LABELS) then ya gotta join em.... Check how many of your favorite Bay Artists are negotiating deals right now. Ask B-12, he'll tell you...