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Apr 25, 2002
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How many units did you sell on AWOL? With AWOL being an independent label, how was the contracts structured? I remember LUNI saying he made FREDDIE SMITH "hundreds of g's" but feeling like he never got paid. Holla back
 
Nov 25, 2003
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DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER 2 THAT ONE...I GOT SOME SOUNDSCANS IN 2000 BUT THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN RELEASED A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES.....NOT MY ISSUE...I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONTRACT LUNI SIGNED...I KNOW IT TOOK OVER A YEAR 4 ME 2 SIGN BECUZ OF CLAUSES IN THE CONTRACT & FINANCIAL SATISFACTION...& FREDDIE DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET THAT MONEY THE COMPANY DID...LUNI WAS YOUNG & PROBABLY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON...I WAS THE ONE DISPUTING THINGS(ALL THE TIME)A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LABEL BUT I HAD A LOVE INTEREST(LOL) WORKING IN THE OFFICE AT THE TIME SO I GOT 2 FINALLY SEE THE BOOKS...& EXTRA ACCOUNTS,ETC.....BUSINESS WASN'T HANDLED CORRECTLY BUT AWOL DID SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON MANUFACTURING & PROMOTION....THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAD INDUSTRY TYPE BUDGETS & NOT DRUG MONEY...WE USED 2 GET PAID BUT IT WAS MONTHLY(KINDA LIKE A JOB)...NOW IT KINDA REGISTERS AS A GOOD IDEA BUT AT THE TIME I WASN'T FEELIN THAT SHIT....I MADE SOME COOL MONEY BUT I WILL TELL THE TRUTH ON THIS NOTE....I NEVER SAW ANYBODY GET A ROYALTY CHECC....NOT EVEN BO....AS MY HOMIE,BO USED 2 ALWAYS TELL ME GET MY MONEY UP FRONT CUZ YOU MIGHT NOT SEE NOTHING ON THE BACC-END....SO THAT'S WHY MY CAREER IS BUILT ON GETTING CASH MONEY....NOT I.O.U.'S..100
 

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May 19, 2008
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DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER 2 THAT ONE...I GOT SOME SOUNDSCANS IN 2000 BUT THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN RELEASED A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES.....NOT MY ISSUE...I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONTRACT LUNI SIGNED...I KNOW IT TOOK OVER A YEAR 4 ME 2 SIGN BECUZ OF CLAUSES IN THE CONTRACT & FINANCIAL SATISFACTION...& FREDDIE DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET THAT MONEY THE COMPANY DID...LUNI WAS YOUNG & PROBABLY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON...I WAS THE ONE DISPUTING THINGS(ALL THE TIME)A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LABEL BUT I HAD A LOVE INTEREST(LOL) WORKING IN THE OFFICE AT THE TIME SO I GOT 2 FINALLY SEE THE BOOKS...& EXTRA ACCOUNTS,ETC.....BUSINESS WASN'T HANDLED CORRECTLY BUT AWOL DID SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON MANUFACTURING & PROMOTION....THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAD INDUSTRY TYPE BUDGETS & NOT DRUG MONEY...WE USED 2 GET PAID BUT IT WAS MONTHLY(KINDA LIKE A JOB)...NOW IT KINDA REGISTERS AS A GOOD IDEA BUT AT THE TIME I WASN'T FEELIN THAT SHIT....I MADE SOME COOL MONEY BUT I WILL TELL THE TRUTH ON THIS NOTE....I NEVER SAW ANYBODY GET A ROYALTY CHECC....NOT EVEN BO....AS MY HOMIE,BO USED 2 ALWAYS TELL ME GET MY MONEY UP FRONT CUZ YOU MIGHT NOT SEE NOTHING ON THE BACC-END....SO THAT'S WHY MY CAREER IS BUILT ON GETTING CASH MONEY....NOT I.O.U.'S..100
Its cool that you interact with your fans and answer questions truthfully, makes me even a bigger fan(already a HUGE fan though)
 
Apr 25, 2002
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I'm from the D and after one of my homies put us up on BO in like '93 or '94 we got hooked. Then after PAC died I needed some new music to listen too and like a good neighbor AWOL came through. I bumped yall music on a regular even when niggaz riding with me was dissing it cause they didn't know who it was. The mid 90's to 2000 had the most quality music come out of the rap game b4 everyone thought they deserved to be millionaires.

Niggaz who understood the game are still making it happen on an underground level like SCC, CMW, YUK & BO. I don't look to recreate the past but I do wish it could have been more about the music than the $$$ cause now the music industry is f*cked up in all genres cause too many folks got carried away and forgot about the lyrics. I'm glad you trying to push it again in 2009 cause it ain't too much to listen to lately outside of TRAE & ZRO on an underground level.
 
Apr 30, 2003
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DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER 2 THAT ONE...I GOT SOME SOUNDSCANS IN 2000 BUT THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN RELEASED A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES.....NOT MY ISSUE...I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONTRACT LUNI SIGNED...I KNOW IT TOOK OVER A YEAR 4 ME 2 SIGN BECUZ OF CLAUSES IN THE CONTRACT & FINANCIAL SATISFACTION...& FREDDIE DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET THAT MONEY THE COMPANY DID...LUNI WAS YOUNG & PROBABLY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON...I WAS THE ONE DISPUTING THINGS(ALL THE TIME)A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LABEL BUT I HAD A LOVE INTEREST(LOL) WORKING IN THE OFFICE AT THE TIME SO I GOT 2 FINALLY SEE THE BOOKS...& EXTRA ACCOUNTS,ETC.....BUSINESS WASN'T HANDLED CORRECTLY BUT AWOL DID SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON MANUFACTURING & PROMOTION....THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAD INDUSTRY TYPE BUDGETS & NOT DRUG MONEY...WE USED 2 GET PAID BUT IT WAS MONTHLY(KINDA LIKE A JOB)...NOW IT KINDA REGISTERS AS A GOOD IDEA BUT AT THE TIME I WASN'T FEELIN THAT SHIT....I MADE SOME COOL MONEY BUT I WILL TELL THE TRUTH ON THIS NOTE....I NEVER SAW ANYBODY GET A ROYALTY CHECC....NOT EVEN BO....AS MY HOMIE,BO USED 2 ALWAYS TELL ME GET MY MONEY UP FRONT CUZ YOU MIGHT NOT SEE NOTHING ON THE BACC-END....SO THAT'S WHY MY CAREER IS BUILT ON GETTING CASH MONEY....NOT I.O.U.'S..100
Tay heard you on that Speaker Grill Remix with The Unda and Shake you was spitting on that one fam
 
Nov 25, 2003
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I COME FROM THAT ERA & I LOVE THAT MUSIC SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT 2 BRING BACC...I A COUPLE R&B ACTS AFFILIATED WITH MY LABEL BUT I HONESTLY THINK WE MAKE SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC(4 PEOPLE WHO ADMIRE THAT SOUND)....I'VE BEEN GETTING GOOD REACTIONS SO I'M EXCITED 2 SEE WHAT WE CAN DO...I'M ALSO EXCITED 2 HEAR THE CRITICISM ON MY SOLO ALBUM...I KNOW I'M A SOLID NIGGA & WHEN IT COMES DOWN 2 THIS MOB SHIT I FEEL LIKE WE WILL HAVE IT LOCCED....HOPEFULLY THE WORLD FEELS IT LIKE ME & MY NIGGAS DO....100....I DON'T WANT 2 GET A BAD REP JUST CUZ I REPLY A LOT BUT I'VE HAD SOME FREE TIME LATELY IN THE AFTERNOON SO I BEEN GIVIN IT 2 EM RAW...I'M NOT TRYING 2 LOSE FANS BUT THESE PEOPLE ACT LIKE IF THEY TALK DOWN OR SAY FUCC ME I'M NOT SUPPOSED 2 SAY FUCC YOU BACC....THAT'S ALL I KNOW...I'M NOT TRYING 2 WIN A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE....I'M JUST ADMITTING MY TRUTHS...GOOD & BAD...I'LL TELL WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THIS REAL SHIT...AT LEAST I'M NOT A SNITCH..I BET SOME OF THESE NIGGAS ARE...THAT'S WHY I HAVE 2 SIFT THRU THE QUESTIONS SOMETIMES....DON'T WANT 2 GET CAUGHT SLIPPIN HIGH...LOL....I ENJOY THE REAL QUESTIONS CUZ THAT'S WHAT THE BUSINESS SHOULD BE BASED ON-REALITY......MUSIC IS NOT ALWAYS REALITY...-IMO.
 
Nov 25, 2003
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^^^^^This is at Tay Do You hate White People?
LOL...ONLY THE ONES THAT HATE ME....I HATE A LOT OF NIGGAS 2.BUT I'M DOWN 2 EARTH..AND IN THE LAST FEW YEARS I'VE ACCEPTED THE WORLD 4 WHAT IT IS....IF WE DIDN'T HAVE CONTROVERSY IN LIFE WE WOULDN'T BE AS REAL AS WE ARE....I LOVE EVERYBODY BUT ANYBODY CAN GET IT....THAT'S THE MOTTO I LIKE 2 USE....IT KEEPS ME GROUNDED 2 MY ROOTS..(MY DAD & GRANDFATHER BOTH HAVE MILITARY BACCGROUNDS)..1
 
Nov 25, 2003
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I'VE BEEN TALKING 2 BOO...HE GETS OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS....EXPECT A SOLO ALBUM FROM ME PRODUCED BY ZABOO.....IT WOULD ONLY BE RIGHT...HE PRODUCED MY VERY FIRST SOLO ALBUM(BEFORE AWOL)..BUT IT WAS NEVER RELEASED...
& @ JOEY.....ME & B-12 WERE NEVER ON ANY TERMS & NEVER WILL BE....I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT....