I'M PROBABLY LATE ON THIS BUT I WANNA SPEAK ON THINGS....
I THINK DUTCH WAS CORRECT ABOUT HIS ORIGINAL POST, BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE HE IS COMING FROM.
IF WE HUSTLE THE SAME WAY CATS IN OTHER AREAS DO, WE ARE GONNA FAIL.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE INDUSTRY WORKSHOP ON WEDNESDAY. IT JUST TAKES MORE TIME TO GRIND OUT HERE. A CAT IN NY CAN SIT ON HIS PORCH IN LIKE QUEENSBRIDGE AND REACH LIKE 90,000 PEOPLE.(YES, QUEENSBRIDGE HAS 9 HIGH RISE BUILDINGS AND ROUGHLY 90,000 RESIDENTS) YOU CAN ALSO DRIVE FROM NEW YORK TO DC IN LIKE 7 HRS OR SO. A 7 HR DRIVE FROM THE BAY PUTS YOU ALMOST TO SAN DIEGO....BIG DIFFERENCE. IT TAKES A LIL LONGER TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE STREETS HERE. PLUS WE DONT HAVE A PLATINUM SELLING LABEL IN THE BAY.
TRUST ME, PLATINUM SALES MAKE A HUUUUGE DIFFERENCE IN THINGS. ATLANTA CAUGHT FIRE WHEN LIL JON HIT PLATINUM, MEMPHIS CAUGHT FIRE WITH THREE-SIX, HOUSTON CAUGHT FIRE WITH MIKE JONES, KANYE AND TWISTA BROUGHT CHICAGO BACK. NOT SAYING THESE AREAS WERE DEAD, BUT ONE PLATINUM ALBUM CAN BRING THE SHINE THAT IS NECESSARY TO ......WE DONT HAVE THAT HERE YET.
DOESNT MATTER WHO IT IS, JUST NEEDS TO HAPPEN....REAL TALK