Step 1) affix image to milk container
Step 2) mail to Island/Def Jam records attn: Shawn Carter
REDMAN is on the short list of rappers that I would pay money to see live in concert and the even shorter list of rappers whose album I would actually pay ten bucks for. It gets frustrating that between me and all the Puerto Ricans that live in Cypress Hills, N.Y., and all the Philipinos from Elmhurst we can’t convince el jefe LA HOVA to put out some new material from our boy.
This is also a little surprising to me because I thought that dude would show the FUNK DOC some respect since they toured together. The people get amped for RED’s antics and his lyrical gymnastics. In my opinion, if RED were a little more lightskin he would have been bigger than EMINEM. I can just see RED on Sesame Street, together with ELMO, singing the lyrics to ‘How to Roll a Blunt’. O.K. maybe not ELMO, but COOKIE MONSTER would definitely do it. COOKIE MONSTER was obviously high anyhoo because that dude stay with the munchies.
So what does the FABOLOUS president of DefJam do while he could be pushing hard for the local talent that is under his label’s umbrella?
He is busy chasing down acts from Houston and Miami instead of protecting the legacy that is right here in NYC. GHOSTFACE shouldn’t have to beg for his chips. No one that has put work in should have to. Rap fans should give LEX DIAMONDS the respect that rock fans give to NEIL DIAMOND. The crap music business has never truly respected the veterans of the game. As soon as you turn 30years old the industry machine is kicking you out the door unless you have a gimmick. 50 CENT is 35years old, but his p.r. people are steady calling him 28 and constantly reminding us that he was shot 9x. NAS is the same age as DIDDY and JAY-Z. A rapper’s age shouldn’t make a difference as long as he has vocal dexterity and an imagination.
That’s why I am so bored with the crap game right now. There are too many copycat artists afraid to express their own style. They just copy the swagger of whoever is getting the most radio airplay. Clear Channel Corp. is responsible for creating the background noise in crap music now. That’s why I won’t listen to any of their stations. My name might be DALLAS, but I am not taking orders from anyone living in Texas. If you work for Clear Channel you are working for the same people that are raising my gas prices. The same people that gave me ex-FEMA Director MIKE BROWN. The same people that shoot their friends in the face. If you work for Clear Channel your pathology is fucking up this planet.
I could care less about the radio now since there are only 4 songs playing on every station. What I do care about are artists like REDMAN and METHOD MAN, and TONY STARKS and even JUELZ SANTANA. All of these dudes have a proven track record. That is something to consider instead of just kicking them to the curb at the snap of a finger.
