Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

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Posts: 735 12/04/08 07:39:54	Tags : None See all you haters hated on Lil Wayne talking about what a bad rapper he is and blah blah blah.. And I'll be honest he just might be in your very small circle of friends... But the rest of the world thinks he's great.. It's time for folks to get off the hate.. Lil Wayne is da man-So please recognize, the world does not revolve around your narrow definitions..It's not just about lyrics just like his dopeness is not simply defined by a grammy.. Its the whole package..can you move the crowd? Can you rock a party? Are folks feeling you when tyour done? Obviously they are with Lil Wayne..For all those bemoaning Lil Wayne's success, step your game up. Go back in the lab, dig deep and find that lil some'em some'em that will allow you the artist to connect with your audience and deliver something memorable. Try making a few guest appearances with all sorts of artists or free like this man did. Step your work game up. Stop crying, stop sniffling. This is Hip Hop. The streets have spoken- D http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur49129.cfm *To say Lil Wayne is having a big year is an understatement. And to underscore how big a year he's having, Wednesday evening the diminutive rapper from New Orleans was nominated for a whopping 8 Grammys, including album of he year for "Tha Carter III." Rock band Cold Play was close behind, scoring seven nods. This year the announcements of the 51st Grammy nominations were made public within a new format. They were part of an hourlong live prime-time CBS concert special hosted by LL Cool J and Taylor Swift. While Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" was not regarded by critics as his greatest CD, it was the album that made him a pop superstar, thanks to massive hits like "Lollipop" and "A Milli," noted AP writer Sandy Cohen. it also got a lot of attention because it was the only record this year to sell 1 million copies in its first week. Meanwhile, artist and songwriter/producer Ne-Yo didn't do too badly either. When all was said and done, he wound up with six nominations for his "Year of the Gentleman." "When I was putting it together, I was trying to do something that everybody could get into, as opposed to just my pop and R&B core group," Ne-Yo said after the ceremony. "I was trying to do something that the world could enjoy and I think that the Grammy people paid attention to that." Also nominated was new singer-songwriter Jazmine Sullivan, who has drawn comparisons to Lauryn Hill with her hit "I Need You Bad." She scored an impressive five nominations. Other multiple nominees included Jay-Z and Kanye West, who had six each. For a complete list of nominees, visit the Grammy Awards website: www.grammy.com. Normally the nominations are announced during a morning news conference. But because award shows in general are losing their edge, NARAS, the organization behind the Grammys and CBS decided to put on the prime-time event. The show kicked off with past Grammy winner Mariah Carey singing a song from her classic Christmas album, decked out in a short red minidress to give some holiday cheer. Held at the Nokia Theatre, the show also celebrated the Saturday opening of the new Grammy Museum next door. The Grammy Awards telecast itself will be held on CBS on Feb 8 from the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles next door to the Nokia Theater. Return to Davey D's Hip Hop Corner Last Edited By: mrdaveyd 12/04/08 07:57:39. Edited 4 times.
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Posts: 3 12/04/08 23:15:38	Its a shame that people like Lil Wayne gets grammy nominations for promoting gangs, degradation of women, gun violence, drug use and licking it like a lollipop. You call that talent? Are you serious? Is this what our culture has come to. Bad behavior is rewarded in our society by getting grammy nominations and reality tv shows. The real talent like Talib Kweli and The Roots never get their dues but this garbage that Lil' Wayne is spouting is "his best work." For one thing 75 percent of what he says makes no sense. I just think its sad what our culture and society has come to. These award shows used to pick talented people, now they pick the "popular" people, it is not based on talent anymore. The people that deserve to get awards never get them meanwhile the ones that spew this garbage like Lil' Wayne gets front and center. When will we as a people stop falling in the trap?
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Posts: 50 12/05/08 06:57:23	"These award shows used to pick talented people, now they pick the "popular" people, it is not based on talent anymore." I generally agree with this statement. When I heard they were pushing a "nomination concert" on CBS, I knew my time was way up. You'll notice that many of awards announced are preempted in place of the pop acts to generate ratings. Folks that you at least wouldn't mind lending an ear to only have their mugshots placed on screen instead of performing whereas the other acts garner all sorts of air time...reminds me when they cut off Frank Sinatra mid-speech for a commercial break. LOL!!!
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FlavorBlade	Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 37 12/05/08 18:41:08	The new hip-hop isn't about rapping lyrics as much it is about performing melodies. Lil Wayne is carrying the spirit of New Orleans. His melody is very bluesy, at time exuberant, at times melancholy. This is what the mainstream hip-hop audience is responding to. Add in America's celebrity cult culture, and it is what it is. Kanye the same way, he's performing melodies, using auto tune short cuts on the vocal end, you hardly remember his lyrics beyond the chorus. Now the next level is performing melodies with great lyrics - naturally. Somebodies flow needs to blow auto tune out of the cereal box it came in. T.I has an excellent album, with good song concepts and sharp lyrics. In any other year it would clean up. But Wayne has the lead in sales and showmanship. He's the hip-hop James Brown.
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Posts: 1 12/05/08 23:34:45	Please. Young MC won a Grammy too.
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TungzRA		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 26 12/07/08 11:29:33	Ace wrote: Please. Young MC won a Grammy too. EXACTLY!!! Let us not forget that Milli Vanilli, Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, and Macy Gray all won Grammys, too.....and even the Ying Yang Twins were nominated for one. Point being, Grammys have VERY little to do with skill and abiliity, and more to do with "sales and marketability". Please people, recognize the difference between "trend" and "talent". Tungz
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Posts: 37 12/07/08 13:27:44	You can't compare Lil Wayne to Young M.C. Young M.C had one popular radio hit. It scored a Grammy. Lil Wayne has an enduring high profile music career with no immediate end in sight. He's been dominating radio play for the last two years. Sales are important. It says what? It says people like it enough to buy it. Unpopular or weakly supported music doesn't win awards. Since the 2000's the Grammy's have done better at determining what is a one hit wonder and what is consistent commercial excellence concerning hip-hop. Label politics play a big part. I like Lupe, he's a top notch talented M.C, but the main reason his album has nominations is because of Atlantic's pull. The Cool get's frozen out if it was on Koch, for instance. So to win a Grammy you need good music and good politics.
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Posts: 26 12/09/08 06:35:48	FlavorBlade wrote: So to win a Grammy you need good music and good politics. I beg to differ!!! You definitely do NOT need good music in order to win a grammy; you simply need politics and popularity; and "popularity" is determined by politics in this day and age. Take William Hung for example; the American Idol failure who didn't make it past auditions, who sold over half a million on a single that wasn't even his ("She Bangs"), who's popularlity was based on the fact that he COULDN'T SING! Not only did he get a $25,000 advance and record deal from Koch (the label you just mentioned), but he also appeared on shows like Entertainment Tonight, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Dateline NBC, and more. Although he didn't win a Grammy, his music career has advanced eons beyond many who have REAL talent due to popularity (not talent) that earned him major radio and video spins. WTF??? And we won't even talk about the fact that the Ying Yang Twins got nominated for a Grammy for 'Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group'. There are probably the most inane group in the industry next to D4L. But again - as stated before - it's about trend, not talent. Anything can be made to be popular if it is played enough. Repetition is powerful despite quality. This is the very reason that payola continues to thrive in the music industry. However, this is not to say that Li'l Wayne is "talentless". I personally think that he is talented; however, I also think that there are other MC's that are MUCH more deserving than he is. But as Lupe pointed out (another artist that you mentioned), "ignorance" is in style right now, and it won't be until "intelligence" becomes the "new cool" when artist like he will start getting their just due. In short, Grammy's are based on "quantity", not "quality". TungzRA Last Edited By: TungzRA 12/09/08 06:38:24. Edited 1 time.
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Posts: 12 12/09/08 07:59:47	okay lets take it to Davey D. First of all you have been around Hip Hop since the Golden Era and the birth. For you to even bring this into a topic as if Wayne is even relevant to the culture is beyond me. And personally I thought you would hold up the culture and the history of Hip Hop a little more than repping for LIL WAYNE!!! I mean when has he TRULY dropped a classic album comparible to the history of others such as a RAKIM, KRS, JAY, NAS, LL, even the 90's artist such as WU, BIG, PAC,....damn even LITTLE BROTHER dropped a classic album compared to anything Wayne has ever dropped. I mean just cause you have millions of ignorant hip hop clones running around trying to mimick you doesn't make you hot or even the best for that matter. Nor does being on every single on the radio....especially when you truly aren't saying anything prolific or poetic on the mic. I mean don't you think it is a smack in the face to those who pioneered the culture and worked hard to compile classic material line after line for someone of Waynes callibur to come along and deface the historic work of true MC's by half-assing his lyrics to a dumb-down audience. I mean if he dropped in the 80's and 90's with that crap Wayne would be in the same league as a Vanilla Ice or Hammer because he isn't that lyrical. He repeats lines constantly and mumbles so that you have no clue what he is saying to hide his lack of lyrical content. Davey D you surprise me with even mentioning Wayne's Grammy nominations... I mean it wasn't hard for a pimp to win a grammy and Denzel and Halley were ghetto cops and fucked by a white guy for an Oscar. So I guess Wayne can step and fetch and feed the youth ignorance as long as he gets his GRAMMY!!!!
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FlavorBlade	Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best	#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 37 12/10/08 08:47:26	"You definitely do NOT need good music in order to win a grammy"; TungzRa Who determines what is good? Whose opinion means the most? What is the universal qualifier of "good" music? Every standard is at some point subjective. For instance you have music fans from one genre that think all music from another particular genre is garbage, while having standards for their own, and vice-versa. "Popularity" means many thinks it's good; regardless of other opinions, or even how they've come to think of it as good, even if saturation marketing is employed. Little Wayne has a huge audience that thinks his music is good. He's more of a showman-vocalist than a lyricist in my opinion, and that works for him because music is now in the visual age. To be succesful you must have a visual package. He and Kanye's management are masters at creating that. What the people see is as influential as what they hear. A group like Little Brother may make good music, but their visual image is boring, non-captivating, it doesn't enhance their package, hence their popularity. They can't separate from the next guy.. I'm glad to see Murs has enhanced his visual package and it may make him popular, as sort of the Anthony Hamilton of hip-hop, if his budget allows for consistent output. He may one day see the Grammy stage. That's how the game is played. The Grammy's follow suit. Lupe is a good example of an M.C's management working the visual package. Lupe is a Muslim. Since 9-11 and the terrorism conflicts being a Muslim is automatically one strike against mainstream popularity in America, especially for a new artist. Lupe's people recognized this fact, so his first video shows Lupe rapping about and doing what? Skateboarding, one of the most American mainstream activities done by young people. As well there has always been some synergy between hip-hop and skateboarding, from fashion to slang, to youthful rebelliousness. The visual made everybody forget or rather not concern themselves with his religion. They related to his visual foremost, not only is it disarming, but it also immediately grabs the attention of a niche market. Lupe himself cut a youthful image as teenager even though he is in his mid twenties. His slim build and fashion sense (jeans, jeans, jeans) is a youthful hallmark. Any other song as the lead and this Muslim rapper from Chicago debuts under the radar. Even though all the music was good. However first the visual package had to be opened for his lyrical gifts to shine. Now every time he drops something the mainstream is checking for artistry. He's established. The Grammys are part of the establishment. They're tricks to the game. If I was an A&R I would tell any new M.C under 23 years old go to the hood and come back with a dance-song combo. Going back to Kid and Play a successful dance-song combo is a sure fire career kick-off for a young boy. It's why Souljah Boy is battling M.C legend Ice-T on the intenet instead of dishing grub through the drive through window. But is you are older than 23 forget it, you just look dumb. I think anybody with the will can M.C regardless of the age and have a chance to be successful because the audience is of all ages, but the dance-song combo is strickly for hoppers. Last Edited By: FlavorBlade 12/10/08 10:13:30. Edited 3 times.
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Posts: 37 12/11/08 10:59:12	[yuku - has been acting strange] bump down reply Last Edited By: FlavorBlade 12/12/08 07:19:32. Edited 2 times.
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Posts: 26 12/11/08 13:45:00	FlavorBlade wrote: "You definitely do NOT need good music in order to win a grammy"; TungzRa "Popularity" means many thinks it's good;" One again, I beg to differ. "Popularity" means that something is "In" (i.e. trend), not necessarily "good". Again, William Hung was far from good in terms of musical talent, yet, he sold over 500-thousand on a single. Why is that? Just because a lot of people support it doesn't mean that it's "good". Heck, a lot of people voted for George Bush, but I digress. In fact, many things are popular because they are NOT good (i.e. drugs, drug dealing, ghost riding the whip, skipping school, etc.). So please don't assume that "popularity" ='s "good". And, you pointed out something that I personally think has become a big problem in the music industry: The visual package. Why should music - which is an audible art - be visually appealing???? That's like saying Picasso's paintings suck because they don't sound good. What happened to music being just about the music? The answer is Corporate America; which has successfully made music into a product as opposed to an art, but again, I digress. In my opinion, the best music is the kind that you don't have to see to appreciate. However, in this day and age, what people see is MORE influential than what they hear. As a result, you don't have to be very talented in order to be very successful......you just have to look good; or at a minimum, create a catchy gimmick. In your discussion of Lupe Fiasco, you basically described an artist being compromised or "imaged" by his label in order to appease the ignorance of the masses. He can't be himself because "mainstream" won't except that. Therefore, in order to move units, you have to make mainstream feel comfortable with who they are (opposed to who you are) in order for your music to be considered "good" (aka "selling out"). Do you not see the stupidity in that? What does any of this have to do with the integrity of the music or the talent of the artist? Absolutely nothing! Because of the focus of "image" in the music industry, you can bet that "trend" will beat out "talent" everytime. Therfore, it doesn't surprise me to the least that we see cats like Li'l Wayne being nominated for 7 Grammy's. The awards are based on "sales" not "skills", and anything - regardless of guality - can be sold if it's packaged right. Peaces, TungzRA
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Posts: 50 12/12/08 06:32:04	Many aspects of this so-called Amerikan culture have been dumbed down so much, things that are obviously not good for one's development are seen as fine or even great. My parents used to question the reasons behind setting up a Grammy category for rap/hip-hop acts during its first installment. At that time, I was into the whole genre and, though I liked it and thought it was "cool", I seemed to understand their concerns and just passed it off as current pop culture at the time. Fast forward to current times and try to answer the same question. It's eerie!!! I agree w/ TungzRa's stance on this issue. The same goes for other topics such as sex/violence. If you would've showed me some of today's network tv programming (NBCABCCBS, etc.) 20 years ago, I'd think this place were headed toward "Mad Max" syndrome with UFC and its clones, promiscuous Sex & its City, and so on...ROFL!!! Then maybe I'm starting to see my age adding up and I'm turning into my parents, which isn't a BAD thing to begin with. >;}
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Posts: 37 12/12/08 07:24:49	TungzRa wrote "Popularity" means that something is "In" (i.e. trend), not necessarily "good". Things that are popular that you personally deem as not good are still viewed as good by the people who engage or patronize them. You say drugs are not good, So and So with a habit says they are better than sex. Street sales say business is good. You say skipping school is not good. When I was 17 I would big to differ. Popularity is equated to good or at the least desirable for the people who are making something popular regardless of hindsight or contrary opinions. Trends on the other hand can be unpopular, such as rising gas prices. I would say that trends in the mainstream are based more upon reactionary dynamics than willful choices. Such as fashion. Out with the old in with the new. Can a trend be manipulated into popularity? In the fashion case yes. The stores may not leave an alternative. ( I hate the new jean trend for females that shows the crack of their ass by the way.) However the onset of a trend is more an expression of power. The power origin may be singular based. Popularity in turn is an agreement of masses through behavior and the expression of choice. "In my opinion, the best music is the kind that you don't have to see to appreciate". TungzRa I agree. I go even further with lyrics. I think the best are those that you can read on paper and be intrigued before you even hear the vocalization effort. To me good music starts with poetry, insightful, message... However I was a kid in the boom box era before video domination. There wasn't a visual expectation beyond Soul Train and live performances. kids now a days see their music as they are hearing it for the first time in most cases. Just the way it is. "He (Lupe) can't be himself because "mainstream" won't except that". TungzRa First mission of an artist is be heard. Lupe didn't play himself. He's really into skate boarding. He made prudent choices to get established. Now look at his latest album. See the cover. An Islamic seal. That's Lupe being himself. He had to wait though. That cover would not have flown first off. So now we have an album with multiple Grammy nominations with an Islamic seal cover. That is progress in the music industry. I agree with his strategy. It worked. It's a good lesson for other M.C's who may be unconventional. Don't start way up the street and try to call everybody up to you. Come down to their yard and then walk them up. If you care about the mainstream. If you are on a major label receiving a major budget you have to. Myself for instance I write some of the most esoteric, highly personal rhymes out there and post them up at the Temple. However my first vocal offering will be from a song I won't post. It's to simple, and easy to be bitten. I don't even really care for it, it's simpleton city for sure, but it has hit potential. Back to Lil Wayne. More people like his music than any other hip-hop artist out right now. As proven by the only concrete measure, sales. Not one hit wonder sales either. Is it good? It entertains.
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Posts: 3 12/14/08 00:27:51	i agree with kmcbol1 100%. I cant wait until this "trend" is over and it some other cliques turn to take waynes place. Nobody ever dominates the music business forever. His tired lyrics are going to play out just like everyone before him.
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Posts: 1 12/15/08 14:38:37	I really hope D is just being tongue-in-cheek about this... Or at least playing devil's advocate to spark the exchange of ideas... "But i'm not the only mc keepin it real!"
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Posts: 26 12/16/08 09:47:05	FlavorBlade wrote: "You definitely do NOT need good music in order to win a grammy"; TungzRa Who determines what is good? Whose opinion means the most? What is the universal qualifier of "good" music? Every standard is at some point subjective. For instance you have music fans from one genre that think all music from another particular genre is garbage, while having standards for their own, and vice-versa. "Popularity" means many thinks it's good; regardless of other opinions, or even how they've come to think of it as good, even if saturation marketing is employed. Little Wayne has a huge audience that thinks his music is good. He's more of a showman-vocalist than a lyricist in my opinion, and that works for him because music is now in the visual age. To be succesful you must have a visual package. He and Kanye's management are masters at creating that. What the people see is as influential as what they hear. A group like Little Brother may make good music, but their visual image is boring, non-captivating, it doesn't enhance their package, hence their popularity. They can't separate from the next guy.. I'm glad to see Murs has enhanced his visual package and it may make him popular, as sort of the Anthony Hamilton of hip-hop, if his budget allows for consistent output. He may one day see the Grammy stage. That's how the game is played. The Grammy's follow suit. Lupe is a good example of an M.C's management working the visual package. Lupe is a Muslim. Since 9-11 and the terrorism conflicts being a Muslim is automatically one strike against mainstream popularity in America, especially for a new artist. Lupe's people recognized this fact, so his first video shows Lupe rapping about and doing what? Skateboarding, one of the most American mainstream activities done by young people. As well there has always been some synergy between hip-hop and skateboarding, from fashion to slang, to youthful rebelliousness. The visual made everybody forget or rather not concern themselves with his religion. They related to his visual foremost, not only is it disarming, but it also immediately grabs the attention of a niche market. Lupe himself cut a youthful image as teenager even though he is in his mid twenties. His slim build and fashion sense (jeans, jeans, jeans) is a youthful hallmark. Any other song as the lead and this Muslim rapper from Chicago debuts under the radar. Even though all the music was good. However first the visual package had to be opened for his lyrical gifts to shine. Now every time he drops something the mainstream is checking for artistry. He's established. The Grammys are part of the establishment. They're tricks to the game. If I was an A&R I would tell any new M.C under 23 years old go to the hood and come back with a dance-song combo. Going back to Kid and Play a successful dance-song combo is a sure fire career kick-off for a young boy. It's why Souljah Boy is battling M.C legend Ice-T on the intenet instead of dishing grub through the drive through window. But is you are older than 23 forget it, you just look dumb. I think anybody with the will can M.C regardless of the age and have a chance to be successful because the audience is of all ages, but the dance-song combo is strickly for hoppers. Bravo! All of this confirms the point that music or music honors - such as the Grammy's - have very little to do with talent and good quality music, and more to do with packaging and politics....gimmicks and trends. Again, why does music have to be "seen" to be considered "good"???? That's like saying that a book isn't good unless it has pictures in it. Children and toddlers require pictures in order to appreciate a book because the words alone can't hold their attention. Music has come to that same state, which is why you find emcees like Jay-Z making confessions like he did in his song Moment of Clarity: "I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars // They criticized me for it yet they all yell "HOLLA!" // If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be lyrically, Talib Kweli // Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense, But I did five mill' - I ain't been rhymin like Common since" Simply put, he is saying that "sales" are NOT based on skills......otherwise, he would focus on being a lyricist like Talib Kweili or Common. In fact, many of his fan are probably to dumb to realize that he just dissed them. -LOL Technically, he said that he had to get "dumb" in order for fans to support him. Wow!!!! So, when one of the top grossing emcees in the industry (Jay-Z) acknowledges the fact that you have to "dumb down" in order to be successful in the music industry, then it becomes clear as to why rappers like Li'l Wayne and Soulja Boy get mass appeal. Talent is overrated in the current industry; and talent is the earmark for quality music. All that you need these days is good images and marketing. So you're right, it doesn't necessarily mean that the music is not "good" - because even a 3yr old will tell you that a Dr. Suess or Sesame Street book is "good" - but what it does mean is that the audience is not as intelligent as it used to be, which is also the reason why BET refused to air certain videos by Little Brother and De La Soul. They (BET) said that their music was "too intelligent for their listeners". So, if you put Barney (the purple dinosaur) over a monotnous beat made with the Fruit Loop software, create a little dance to go with it, and showcase it in a video, your chances of going platinum or winning a Grammy are considerably greater than if you're a band that plays lives instruments (including but not limited to an upright bass, violins, keys, and horns) who features one of the illest lyricists in the game (The Roots). How sad is that? TungzRA Last Edited By: TungzRA 12/16/08 09:59:10. Edited 2 times.
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FlavorBlade	Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best	#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 37 12/16/08 13:29:28	"So, if you put Barney (the purple dinosaur) over a monotonous beat..." TungzRa That's called B-more club music. I'm working on fixing that.
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Posts: 26 12/17/08 05:43:38	FlavorBlade wrote: That's called B-more club music. I'm working on fixing that. Good luck........but I'm sure that that problem extends beyond B-more. It's called "Mainstream". I'll give you an example of how simple it is. Sample Barney's most famous saying: "I love you....you love me...we're a happy family.....with a great big hug and a kiss from me and you....won't you say you love me too." (or have kids chanting it). Now, lay that over a loop of "Bombs Over Baghdad", and create a dance where you touch your elbow to your knee; occasionally alternating (i.e. right elbow to left knee, left elbow to right knee, etc.). Then, create a video for the song that shows people doing the dance, and have radio play that song at the top of the hour during primetime slots, and have BET play the video on 106 & Park. GUARANTEED hit!!!!! You will even have adults in the club dancing to this B.S.!!!! As Lupe Fiasco stated, ignorance is now "the cool". Last Edited By: TungzRA 12/17/08 05:46:25. Edited 1 time.
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