I wont touch on the good shit of the interview cuz thats already been covered in another post. THe one thing I wasnt feeling and have a grievance with is when Locksmith was whining about how New York people perceive the hyphy/bay movement. He was goin on about NY ppl thinkin its just a bunch of hype with no quality, and that they were gettin lost in the image of the sideshow or dreads shakin blah blah, apparently taking the video appeal more seriously than the lyrical talent.
So my issue with that is WHO GIVES A FUCK what they think!
As I remember back in 97 when the whole No Limit/Cash Money & general southern explosion took off, mf's in NY were pretty much clownin for the same reasons. Sayin it was all flash and no substance. No lyrical ability. But we see that those mf's didnt switch their shit up to conform to what New York likes or thinks and now the south has greater pull that NY has had in damn near a decade! So why should we (the bay area) give a fuck what people in New York think? DO we have to conform to their standards to make it big or do we say fuck and ride with whats our trademark and see if it takes us to the top in its pure form.
It looks like Locksmith might be a NY dick rider and only concerned with making them like our sound. Who gives a fuck what NY people think. If we start clockin sells that make $$ we'll do the same just like ATL, New Orleans, Houston & Memphis did.
Our MO is pimpin, dealin and stunnin, just like the south's is all about blingin and strip clubs. We need to stick with it and stay with the lyrics and producers and watch it explode. Shit trip on how Juvenile made it big with a song called, HA. I remember back on this board here (THE ORIGINAL BART!) people clownin him and Cash Money for the same reasons ppl in NY did and look what came outta that.... MILLIONZ!
And one thing i wanna throw in about the face of music today. Its not so much the artists, its on the producer. If the Bay can have its own Pharell, Timbaland, Swiss Beats or Lil Jon, we will blow up. Lyrical potential rarely gets u anywhere without a good beat maker/producer doin your shit.
Need I say 50cent?
So my issue with that is WHO GIVES A FUCK what they think!
As I remember back in 97 when the whole No Limit/Cash Money & general southern explosion took off, mf's in NY were pretty much clownin for the same reasons. Sayin it was all flash and no substance. No lyrical ability. But we see that those mf's didnt switch their shit up to conform to what New York likes or thinks and now the south has greater pull that NY has had in damn near a decade! So why should we (the bay area) give a fuck what people in New York think? DO we have to conform to their standards to make it big or do we say fuck and ride with whats our trademark and see if it takes us to the top in its pure form.
It looks like Locksmith might be a NY dick rider and only concerned with making them like our sound. Who gives a fuck what NY people think. If we start clockin sells that make $$ we'll do the same just like ATL, New Orleans, Houston & Memphis did.
Our MO is pimpin, dealin and stunnin, just like the south's is all about blingin and strip clubs. We need to stick with it and stay with the lyrics and producers and watch it explode. Shit trip on how Juvenile made it big with a song called, HA. I remember back on this board here (THE ORIGINAL BART!) people clownin him and Cash Money for the same reasons ppl in NY did and look what came outta that.... MILLIONZ!
And one thing i wanna throw in about the face of music today. Its not so much the artists, its on the producer. If the Bay can have its own Pharell, Timbaland, Swiss Beats or Lil Jon, we will blow up. Lyrical potential rarely gets u anywhere without a good beat maker/producer doin your shit.
Need I say 50cent?
