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huey
Comment: what the he77 is the artist world coming to when they give oscar nods to walking talking trolls like this nit wit here. its the fleecing of america.
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realuvbaby
Comment: @ huey. I agree. Music is no longer an "art" these days. It's the Music Business with the emphasis on "business." But the business is clouding the "art" for the sake of marketing, gimmicks and "total packages."
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PlanetRock
Comment: The Jonas Brothers were nominated for best new artist. Enough said about the so-called credibility of Grammys.
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indipindintthnkr
Comment: And REAL artists like Ledisi don't even get recognized
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huey
Comment: or lalah hathaway for her latest effort, an incredible cd.
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Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: I couldn't agree with all of your comments more. This is injustice if I ever saw it! Lil Wayne with 8 NOMINATIONS? Back in the day folks that got 8 nominations were global hitmakers and had sick numbers, like 10 million or more records from the release of one album. This is like saying Lil Wayne is this generation's Michael Jackson or Stevie Wonder...Wayne works hard but personally I really find it hard to see his music warranting that much accolade. IMHO.
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realuvbaby
Comment: DJ this is what kills me. They actually think that because they are pulling the numbers (the easiest thing in the universe to manipulate), they are somehow better than their predecessors. It almost trivializes the work of the earlier accomplished artists. You never heard Aretha saying she was bigger than Mahalia or even wanting to be Mahalia. The respected the legacy and built on it. These artists seem to be taking the rich musical legacy and %*$!.ting on it as they laugh . . . all the way to the bank. I was through with the Grammys when DC got one for NO No No; I knew the bar was set pretty low. Michael Jackson never said he was bigger or better than James Brown. Michael James never said he wanted to be James Brown. He studied did his homework, worked on his craft and became King of Pop. Now artists like Kanye and B are dominating: Kanye wants to be Elvis and Beyonce is greater than Tina Turner and B wants an Oscar. I''ll stick to my Classic Soul and with the artists named above who really keep the art of alive. Looks like it up to the true music lovers to support these artists you guys named.
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realuvbaby
Comment: PlanetRock, I was lmaoo because the only other nominee I heard of was Jazmyn. The others are "internet artists"? WTF is that?
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Teigh
Comment: puffy succeeded in getting rappers to join the academy in huge numbers...most didn't have a clue as to why they were not nominated or even why there was not a rap category. while they have clearly earned a place at the academy their voting influence is obvious while it is also obvious that they clearly outnumber the Ledisi's, the Lalah Hathaways, and countless others who were not recognized. Another factor to consider is the consequence of the ipod....Yes it's great to have an ipod and walk around with hundreds and thousands of digital files but the fact is...Steve Jobs turned the music industry into software...simple content for a gadget...and I truly wonder if it will ever recover.
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soulmusic101
Comment: I was a hater like some of you of Lil Wayne's style and flow. But once I really sat and listened to Ms. Officer off Tha Carter III project....I say congrats to Lil Wayne on 7 noms. Jazmine Sullivan, and Neyo, and Coldplay are some of my personal favs. Just got thru watching Donny Hathaway and The DeBarge Family on "Unsung" on TVOne. What an eye opener on what was going on behind the scenes (depression, demons, and drugs)...check it, if you can. Next up Phyliss (sic) Hyman.
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Teigh
Comment: Lil Wayne reminds me of a black Kid Rock. He is really doing more rock and blues than rap.
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Quanli
Comment: Wayne USED to rap. USED to. And even then it wasn't worth 8 nominations. Now? LMAO! It's a sad day when white folks are putting out more music than we are. Case & point: Beyonce's "If I Were A Boy". One of the few tracks she has put out with any depth and she "bought" it off a white girl who out sang her.
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huey
Comment: realuvbaby ---big up's to your entire post! do these nit wits actually think that any work they put out can hold a candle to marvin gayes opus, "whats going on"? i mean really, come on..or stevie wonder double al-blum set, "songs in the key of life"....or miles davis' "kinda blue"...
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thatlilboy
Comment: the album of the year and gospel album of the year nomination should have atleast went to Marvin Sapp for Thirsty
"Never would have made it" was the single of the year.
How could they have missed that. This song crossed several radio formats and went on to be number one on every chart for months. It was not even mentioned for a nomination and Mary Mary who's album just dropped less than 2 months ago get nominated for their single Get up that is simply crazy!
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ss69054
Comment: Wow is all I can say. I can't understand what he is saying most of the time like his mouth been wired. Nowadays these awards are based on popularity and sales.
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musbdherbs
Comment: Welcome to the geriatric wing of the EURWEB.com, where the residents sit around in their crickety rocking chairs, reminiscing about the days of old. How long they had to walk to school. What they could buy for 5c and most of all what good music used to be. Then they go take out their teeth, put them in the denture holder and go to bed...all to start it over again the next day. Wayne has the best mainstream rap album this year. I hope they don't short him. I don't think he should win all categories...but if he does...Go Wayne Carter.
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musbdherbs
Comment: am i agreeing w/Teigh?...*scratching head*
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soulmusic101
Comment: musbdherbs...lol at staying in the past and wishing for the old days...oh and "Never Would Have Made It" by Marvin Sapp stays in heavy rotation on my iPod.
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soulmusic101
Comment: I am now listening to some of the Cash Money cuts featuring Lil Wayne that I slept on.
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Teigh
Comment: stranger things have happened...cause I'm scratchin my head too!
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Teigh
Comment: the Billboard awards are based solely on sales. The Grammy's are voted by it's members. You gain membership based on credited projects however the criteria is different for Album Song and Record of the year. Not all members get to vote for those categories.
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huey
Comment: well, if this is any comfort to my true music purist, herbie hancock won best overall music award last year for his "the joni mitchell letters" jazz al-blum...big ups to true artistry...it never dies...maybe another jazz al-blum will win overall again this year. there are intelligent listeners abroad.
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TGen
Comment: I like Lil Wayne for what he is, but I agree with most of the above posts. I remember growing up it seemed like the Grammys and other award shows were a BIG deal, people like Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson dominated the awards and they seemed to be larger than life to me. Now, the thrill is gone, lol. I just don't feel it. Awards shows reflect the emaciated quality of the music industry in general, and a lot of music lovers like myself have pretty much bowed out altogether, (rarely listen to the major radio stations and NEVER watch videos, etc.) I just can't get with this new mainstream stuff (Beyonce, Rhianna (sp?), the rappers, etc.). The small portion of their "music" I've heard just does almost NOTHING for me. Like some said, it's a shame the Ledisi's are on the backburner while the others get all the fire. Oh well...
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huey
Comment: excellent post TGen ---u'r comment mirrors most.
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ss69054
Comment: TGen & Huey: I second that. And there is nothing wrong with embracing the old school music. Good for Wayne but he isn't my fit of style to listen too. Maybe one or two songs and then I'm ready to time him out just like Beyonce, Rhianna, etc. The list is long. Just based on preference not hate.
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bnww
Comment: Carter's album is probably filled with the N-word which is why he was so easily nominated in eight categories. Wonder what would have happened if he used "kike"? Jazmine Sullivan's album is pretty good -- although a little too much about the downside of love. Ledisi is an excellent performer and singer and should have been nominated.
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realuvbaby
Comment: <<lol>> @ musbdherbs . . . I'll take being "geriatric" because that means I made it this long. If you don't stand for something, then you'll fall for anything. This is why marketers cater to young folk, because "geriatrics" are more discriminating. Funny thing is all these young'uns are going to those in the "geriatric age" for inspiration and sampling. Even THEY know what time it is, otherwise they wouldn't have built their craft on that foundation. Making money is ok, but the art should not have to be compromised.
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huey
Comment: ss69054 --I hear ya. and the thing with me is, i gotz nuttin against lil wayne for trying to stack his papers. aint nutting wrong with a man trynna make a honest living.
but i consider myself a purist at heart and proud of it. so i recognize what lalah, angie stone, maysa, ledisi, maxwell, sade,lizz wright and the list goes on, go through to create, and try deligently to just get their product out there, only to climb a quarter of the way up the mountain.
its a shame when ledisi started to abandon her career asperations due to this fight against the big monster that is this recording industry.
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TGen
Comment: Realuvbaby: "Funny thing is all these young'uns are going to those in the "geriatric age" for inspiration and sampling." Excellent point. And beyond that, this notion that this is a "young vs old" thing is erroneous. A lot of under-30 somethings like me share your and others' love for good music. It's not about age, it's about heart. Music is something that breathes from the inside-out, that's what so many of the modern-day crew don't seem to get. Your "bling" has nothing to do with anything. Where is your heart? That's what people like me wonder when it comes to this subject.
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Teigh
Comment: huey...but look where Ledisi is now. got nominated for best new artist last year. Has a road show that is a must see, a film career (if she wants one) records for Blue Note (who truly support breaking her world wide), and is currently performing with the Count Basie orchestra. fyi she is performing in NYC in a few weeks in support of her Chistmas album at BB Kings blues club. And to top it off was shrewed enough to own the masters to her earlier recordings. "Feeling Orange But Sometimes Blue" is a classic and very hard to find. Ledisi is new to some but not to most.
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Kulchaman
Comment: ay congrats to Lil Wayne, he's doing his thing.., until someslese come along to take over....sales does matter with artist when it come to the Grammys, if you are not selling you go unnoticed, if so, name me someone whose selling at platinum status & not being recognize...I mean we can go on & on with list of artist whose hot in any region of the US..i have gone to the shows & like damn, they sound nice, etc..but you will have to build your stats & get that name out for the masses, record pool, radio jocks, etc..
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huey
Comment: TGen --u nailed it again,i think i will add "a mother fuccker to your post, so them ignent nuccas hear ya!! l-boogie"..
Teigh ---im with ya, i purchased the new ledisi Christmas cd two weeks ago. i have not opened it yet cause i dont like to drop my Christmas music till i want to make it officially Christmas. not the marketers. i have seen "orange but oh so blue" on the net for a high dollar cost. i appluad michael baisden for bringing her more to the forfront. i got hip to her long ago because i listen to xm radio.
also, anita bakers Christmas cd that came out year before last is one of the best i have heard in years.
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ss69054
Comment: huey: I got her Christmas CD too and it is really nice. Two thumbs up!
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RodEckstein
Comment: They call what this guy does art?
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huey
Comment: RodEckstein ---some call it "art", huey calls it "fart"...
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musbdherbs
Comment: Real..i hear you but you we (well not really me) sound exactly like what I hated hearing as a child growing up..my folks talking about what "used" to be. there was no music during my childhood that I could listen to that satisfied my folks' "superior" taste in music. Ironically, I grew up in a clarence carter, bbking south. I do believe this is another generational thing. I hear it in DC where the old head go-go fans don't like the new age go-go because it's not authentic or whatever. Maybe I shouldn't like listening to miley cyrus because I'm just too damn old?
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bnww
Comment: Raphael Saadiq also has a new album out that's very good. It's definitely different and if you've ever seen Saadiq perform live, you know he's a talented brother.
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musbdherbs
Comment: Ledisi has put in her time and next to Rachelle..she's my favorite singer out there. I was lucky enough to cop Feeling Orange in 2003 and had no idea what I found til looking for it the nexy year. *now if I can get Teigh to admit this is OVERALL Beyonce's best CD* Ok ok...I know....we can always hope.--.
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FreakyQue2U
Comment: Say whatcha want, but his "music" is garbage!! Whats worse is one of my frat bros. who owns Dogg Bone Security, did his security for a show this summer in Kentucky which I was invited to on the Que hook up. Anyway, halfway into the show (right before Baby came out) this little rat lookin muthaf%kker broke out into a ten min tirade about performing oral sex and all what he likes to do, blah, blah, blah all the while, not three feet behind him, on stage, were African American young ladies who were obviously on some kind of step team or dance group who ranged in ages from 8years to 15 years old. This wasn't a 18 or 21 and up venue, and one would think that his ignant azz would tailor his song selection to his audience, but he really didn't care. To prove this, at the end of his sexual verbage, he laughed it off and said "your kids just got a sex ed class". As I picked my jaw up from the ground (and saw that the black and white police officers doin' the same and shakin' their heads) I was completely through!! Fukk Lil Wayne and anybody that looks like his ratty azz!! And that from the heart!! Roo!!
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sultry
Comment: FreakyQue2U- why this is horrible and the way that I look at him will be in a different way now after what you just said happened.
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sultry
Comment: congrats to all of the nominees
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Southernbelle
Comment: GO WEEZY F BABY!!! A Grammy nom?!?!? Who would have thought.
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huey
Comment: FreakyQue2U --beautifully pontificated and duly noted...let the record show that "rat boy is who we thought he was! and we aint letting him off the hook"
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Teigh
Comment: mus...ok I'll come clean. I listened to I am Sasha Fierce and I'll admit this. This project does show some growth yet most of the songs I like were covers (BC Jean and Amanda Ghost tunes)...songwriters not really known to B's base of R&B fans. If she was looking for a rock edge or even a pop edge than dang get with Res or Daniella Cotton sistas who rock that could have given her some banging cuts...gotten their talent out there and it could have been win win for everyone. B could have even gotten with Van Hunt...now that would be HUGE!!! Van is truly underated...oh I digress. Bottom line mus, I think I AM SASHA FIERCE is a bit too ambitious...not bad but I won't be adding it to my collection unless I get one for archive purposes for the songwriters involved..
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realuvbaby
Comment: @musb -- yeah, it's what we do. I grew up with that talk, too, but come on, now. You had to be have TALENT on that chitlin circuit otherwise you'd get booed off the stage with whatever they could find to throw at yo azz. But somehow these artists think that making all that money means they are superior artists than those who came before them and that's where I take issue with them. Do your thing. Be an original. But respect what has been done before because we are all standing on somebody's shoulders and by today's standards these artists are pampered when the artists of yesterday really paid their dues. These artists just want to get paid and have very high self-esteem <<loll>>.
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realuvbaby
Comment: Don't get me wrong. This bears further into the truth that whatever we do, we excel in it. So, they put us on with rap/hip hop and look at how the hip hop culture is dominating. However, life is more political today. Now, my homey just called me to say that B's performance is generating Oscar buzz. I know J-Hud was good, but is J-Hud or Beyonce really in the league with Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep, Hattie McDaniel, Deborah Kerr, Bette Davis, Cicely Tyson, Lynn Whitfield, Angela B a s s e t t, Jodie Foster, Hillary Swank, Sally Field or Ingrid Bergman? I'm not saying B or J-Hud are not talented, but you've been studying music all your life, how do you transfer to movies and get an Oscar your first time out when folk been honing their craft for years and have not even been nominated. It took Susan Lucci 18 tries before she got her first Emmy and Lord knows Lucci acted her azz off as Erica Kane. Today, rappers and hip hop artists and their lables have enough $$$ to buy anything they want, including an Oscar or Grammy. I admire his "ambition" but Diddy is spending loads of $$ trying to become the next James Bond. Does he have great acting skills? No! He's just got the money to spend. My broke azz ain't tryna knock nobody's hustle, but just keepin it real . . . Oh well, the game has changed, but for some of us, not for the better. Peace Out . . .
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huey
Comment: when a rap artist can do this, then they can consider themselves, the cream de la cream:
Stevie Wonder's work has been recognized by the Library of Congress before: Three years ago, his 1976 double album, "Songs in the Key of Life," was added to the National Recording Registry, which notes recorded works that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States."
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realuvbaby
Comment: @bnww. I have always been a Tony Toney Toni fan. I caught Mr. Saadiqu on Soul Cities last weekend and he's got it going on. The man is fiyah and I cannot wait to pick up his CD. Kenny Lattimore is another vocalist that has some beautiful music out there today as well.
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TGen
Comment: FreakyQue2, that was an eye-opening story, but why were you surprised? Were you not familiar with his kind of music before you went or something? What exactly could he "tailor" towards young kids. 90% of his music is adult-oriented, hell, the "Lollilop" song this EUR article mentions is all about a b-j! So I'm not understanding what people were expecting when going to that show. Hmmm
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musbdherbs
Comment: LOL...I don't know much about the covers other than me liking most of the songs. I agree w/it beign too ambitious..but only as it relates to the marketing or idea behind the concept. It could have very well been one CD rather than two. You have to be a student of music to understand the difference between the two sides...some'n most of us are not..and have no interest in being. IMO, she played it more safely than she should've. Real...these artists feel that way because of the publics consumption of whatever it is they put out. The artist can come out w/whatever they want..if the public don't buy it..it's a wrap. I don't believe that current artists lack respect for older artists. I just can imagine that prolly don't see the need to fight for "old school" approval..when the old skoolers won't concede nething to them. We can't keep hoping that "they" come around to "us." Also, I agree about these artists crossing over and getting play BUT...it ain't like they always give Oscars to superb stars...
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musbdherbs
Comment: TGEN..I thought the same thing and figured that Wayne must've been a surprise guest and Que didn't know about it til he got there. Wayne drops his pants at every televised performance. So uhm....
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MsFresno
Comment: Go Lil Wayne
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DCGG
Comment: YAWWWWNNNNNNN...
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realuvbaby
Comment: @musbdherbs: I hear ya. Many Ole Skool artist give the young'uns their props and are very happy that their music is appealing to a younger audience. This is why they are in the business -- for the love of the music and to express themselves musically. About numbers: years ago Jerry Springer was whipping Oprah's butt in ratings. So many more people preferred watching the train wrecks than being educated and entertained by Oprah. So, the numbers can be great, and still be on the wrong side of what is right, or acceptable, or appropriate. But you have to admit that politics is playing a bigger part in the music business than the music.
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realuvbaby
Comment: Bottom line is that the game is changing, the players are changing . . . but at the end of the day for me personally, integrity is very important to me, as a music fan and as a person. No worries, I'm often on the other side of public opinion. But Congrats to the nominees. I'm not hatin the playa, just the game . . . Now y'll 'scuse me. I'm gonna look for my 8-track and play me some real music <<loll> PSYCHEDLIC SHACK, THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT . . . <<loll> Enjoy the rest of the day, y'all
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FreakyQue2U
Comment: <musbdherbs & TGEN> It wasn't that I was all that suprised or shocked. I'm familiar with his music and I went because it was free and there was nothing else to do that night. I just thought that this brother would've taken into account that their were some really young and impressionable "kids" (8,9,10 yrs old esp. our young Black queens) at the show which should have motivated him to flip the script into another rap/song. Clearly, looking at those babies on stage they were embrassed and really didn't know what to do but just stand there. I mean he could have went in another direction, shyt, he played (or tried to play) that ragge azz guitar on stage and he sounded a hot mess!! Yes, I walked out amazed that people were actually spending money to see that bullsh%t for $40 to $60 and all he did was take off his shirt, sag so he could show off his designer boxers, spew some dirty, wack lyrics, and make a horrible attempt at playing the guitar. I'll take an off the chain Parliment/Funkadelic show for half the price any day!! Roo!!
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huey
Comment: FreakyQue2U ---i hear ya and and im with ya, the problem is, and speaking from an apologitic muscians point of view. he didnt know how to step his game up. he is also ignorant and couldnt care less about who the audience is/was. in his little mind "they came to see a lil wayne show and thats what ima givem. they paid they money and to hell with the rest". thats the attidude. he's dumb and the clocks ticking. he knows a few chords on the guitar that he uses as a prop to make him appear as though he is actually a "musican" and folks who dont know any better fall for it.
bottom line, the guy gives a dayum about little black children period. he's ignorant.
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musbdherbs
Comment: Que..i would question what parent allowed their child to attend an event where Wayne is present. What organizer promoted the idea of the children? I like Wayne and can't imagine hearing all that nonsense onstage...I would leave. I'm paying 100 to see him here in DC at the end of this month and will gladly leave at the start of the show if he goes there. Realuv..i think the issue is less about the old school artists themselves than the fans from that generation. IMO, they are the turn off.
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FreakyQue2U
Comment: I feel whatcha sayin' 'herbs and most of all I do question the parent(s) that allowed their child(ren) to go to a rap concert in the first place. I mean there were shorties everywhere!! Lastly, you're paying $100 to see him, well I hope that you get your money's worth, because I went for free and I still felt like I was ripped off!! Hotep
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realuvbaby
Comment: @ musbdherbs: But I can't help that I was born in 1957 <<lol>. It's all good, "Sales" of these new artists can't convince me either <<loll>> and I'm not turned on so impressed either. The artists of the previous generation did not have the sales the artists have today, but I believe their talent was much more sure, pure, organic and real. We bought 45s at 3 for $2.00; a CD costs what? Buying music has changed. And today's artists get global exposure, so of course sales are increased. So I'm less impressed with sales and more impressed with the talent and the art. I think that's what my generation is trying to say.
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Teigh
Comment: buying music has changed. it's song marketed as opposed to the entire project. videos also don't have the same impact...they have essencially become You tube content. As dismal as it sounds it's still wide open. Real music is out there...you just have to find it because it is rarely on the radio. Why and When would the Grammy's ever open for a Victorias Secret fashion show to announce nominations? 2008 because their ratings are in the toilet. The rappers joined the party and have clearly bum rushed...but what are they adding to the art beyond ensuring they get nominated....
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Teigh
Comment: sales have not increased...bootleg has cut tremendously into sales. The top selling release today is probably less than a third of all the folks who actually have it.
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queeniebunz
Comment: >Freaky - I gotta co-sign musb on this one. Why did any of these parents let their children attend this concert? And, why didn't the adults in the area immediately take the children off the stage once they realized the show would be as X-rated as it apparently was? That's like taking a child to a Millie Jackson show back in the day. I never went but I heard it was pretty risque. Like when my Daddy wouldn't let us even look at his Red Foxx and Richard Pryor 8-TRACK TAPES back in the day cuz nekked ladies were on the covers and listening to them was so out of the question that it was laughable. You got caught listening to that and you'd get your mouth and your ears washed out with soap...Wheezy is what he is. He's an ignorant genius. Yes, he is a genius. I said it. If you listen to his CD it's off the hook and I'm an old-schooler, too. He has BabyFace on his CD and Robin Thicke, etc. And, if you listen to song #8, he's talking about the mess in New Orleans. And, if you listen to later songs (can't remember #s) he talks about politics, race, Al Sharpton, etc. The boy is ignorant in his demeanor/performance you talk about but he's not as superficial as y'all make him out to be. If you really listen to his music with an open mind - A REALLY OPEN MIND - think about how creative and artistic it is to put together the words as he does. You can't just do that and have it mesh like that without mad skills. You just can't. Try and write a rap song and think about what music will be your back drop, what will be your hook, what will be your bridge and what will be your topic and then listen to his stuff. It ain't as easy as y'all think. And I am an old schooler...with an open mind.
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queeniebunz
Comment: >musb - there ain't no muthaf---in way I'm paying $100 to see ANY rapper. The last rap show I saw was in Atlanta when I went to the Midtown Music Festival and there were people like Luda (when he first came out), Run DMC, and a few others in 2001. Rap doesn't translate in a concert setting. They're yelling into the mic, running around the stage huffin and puffin cuz they just smoked some weed and they're winded and out of shape and they hold the mic too close to even understand what they're saying. So nah. No rap shows for me - not even for free. Nope.
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huey
Comment: queeniebunz ---sorry, im set in my ways on this one. talented, yes, genious, no--he knows the beats, he studies the beats, he has the right personnel to sell him the right beats at max dollar, he obviously reads, most "good" rappers are street poets, linguist of sorts. they see, they read, they report, to sophisitcated and oftentimes not so sophisticated pre-scribed musical beats, over and over and over. nothing more, nothing less. some do it better than others.
i cannot be dissabused of the notion that it takes rocket science to create this stuff.
when i do listen to it, i listen to the roots, common, mos def etc. this guy weezy , waxxy or wacky, or whatever the he11 he calls himself,,he's ok, more theatrical than anything else, a modern day minstrel clown with pied piper like skillz for those who will to follow along...all the way to the bank. he is no 2pac.
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queeniebunz
Comment: >huey - have you listened to his entire cd? If you haven't perhaps you should before you speak so strongly about it. As musb said, music has evolved for the past 100+ years. It went from Ragtime to blues/jazz to R&B to Hip Hop and now we have this while still having the people mentioned here to carry on a tradition of the kind of music you like. But don't misunderstand. Even in Gospel there is traditional and contemporary w/the old schoolers looking down on the the new folks. Sure, stay with what you like but try to have an open mind enough to at least appreciate someone's craft. And listen to the album before rushing to judgment based on the radio songs. Personally, I can't stand "Milli" or "Lolipop" but the other songs - all that and some saggy pants too. ;) ...and I don't like the saggy pants either but think back to Elvis. His pelvis gave parents coronaries back in the day! LOL
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queeniebunz
Comment: >and by the by, I thought Jasmyn WAS Lauren Hill when I heard her first single. I was getting all excited that she was finally back and then I found out otherwise. Oh well...
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musbdherbs
Comment: QB...oh no doubt. I'm the consummate fan/music lover. If it's somebody I wanna c..I'll pay top dollar for the tickets...genre is usually irrelevant. I will pay $200 to see Jimmy Scott in concert again. Yep, sure would. Kirk Franklin comes to mind. "Stomp" (in the old skoolers mind) was the beginning of the end of gospel. Also, it's hard to consider yourself a music afficianado and outright reject certain types of music just off of GP. It's almost snobish. I don't think Huey is a music snob..he just allows his predispositions to take over reason. BTW, Kanye's CD...uhm. Teigh, his album is an example of being a bit too ambitious..WTF? He's vocodering our azzes to death and back.
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huey
Comment: queeniebunz , yes...including the carter, y.m.a.s.,da drought, lights out,da block is hot, 500 degreez,ymm....no impressed.sorry, not a 2pac...he's ok...
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Teigh
Comment: Dang Mus...we three for three today...perhaps world peace is possible (smile) FOR THE DC FOLKS AND THOSE BUM RUSING DC FOR THE INAUGURATION........Tickets will go on sale Friday for a star-studded double-whammy party in Washington on Obama's inauguration night. Dionne Warwick will host the Legends Ball with Rodney Atkins, George Clinton, Chaka Khan, Marvin Sapp, the Temptations, Kirk Franklin and others, while at the same hotel Ludacris will front the Urban Ball featuring Big Boi, T-Pain, David Banner, Cedric the Entertainer, the Cheetah Girls, Fantasia, Li'l Jon and Monica. For tickets, go to AmericanMusicInauguralBalls.com.
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Name:
huey
Comment: queeniebunz --i concur,,thought it was l-boogie also...was dissapointed...what a street poet l-boogie is.
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Name:
Teigh
Comment: MUS...I think Kanye's project is his venting from breaking up with his girlfriend and the death of his mother. this is beyond ambitious, it's all over the place and oh yeah it's also his tribute to Daft Punk...clearly he is a huge fan! Can't wait to see these sales numbers.
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Name:
musbdherbs
Comment: See daddy..Sinners have souls too..lol Kanye's album reminds me of that crystal ball crap prince did...ok well not exactly..but i dislike them just the same..
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Taurusingr
Comment: I believe this "acknowledgement" is for "ratings" for the show & NOTHING more! They don't want another showing like the A A's got! (the lowest EVER!) they said! So...they know they gotta put on the hot artist, to get people to tune in to the most BORING as-s awards show produced...ANNUALLY! Actually, the Grammy's have NEVER recognized "this" kind of music! I mean, they have awarded Grammy's TO Rap artist but, usually?, over the yeeeeeeeears!, it's been the watered down rappers who have won! (excluding Kanye! & those of recent days!)) So....ya gotta know it's b/c of something else besides...all of a sudden "feelin" LIL WAYNE!?? GTF outta here wit that shyt! They wanna USE Wayne, to get THEM something....RATINGS!! One!
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Name:
musbdherbs
Comment: Taurus..lol..uhm..yeah. I believe they use all artists as headliners to bring attention to all shows. That's how adverstising works. I doubt nebody would tune in if they were advertising lisa lisa and cult jam.
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Name:
queeniebunz
Comment: Why you gotta dis Lisa Lisa? I know you weren't dissin her back in the day when dudes were salivating over her tig azzed bitties!
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Name:
touch26
Comment: This is absolutely ridiculous! Lil Wayne in my opinion is by far one of the most overrated rappers ever. Dude is all over the place in most of his songs with one thing having absolutely nothing to do with the other, his voice is annoying as hell, and most of his mess is more suited for a darn mixtape as oppose to being songs fit for a "real" artist's album. The bottomline is that rap is pretty much on life support and it stays alive by the constant lowering of the ball, but the sad part is that the real artist are allowing the genre to be hijacked without demanding more from the artists like Lil Wayne and more. The fact is that the whole game now is about marketing, swagger, hooks, beats, and who ignorant you can look and be not about how well you put your lyrics together and/or how well you recite. You know things are wack when rappers and kids who listen now think these guys are freestyling when it's so obvious that their stuff is written. Oh, that's one of many lies Lil Wayne has drizzled from his ugly mouth. He claims that he never writes anything. He's lieing, but with the way some of that crap sounds it's sad that he did take time to write it. "Shawty like a frying pan??" What a lyrical genuis....Not!!!
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Name:
huey
Comment: touch26-----thank god somebody in here recognizes this effn marginal rap having bastard is just that, a marginal rapper at best...
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Name:
realuvbaby
Comment: More on the INTEGRITY of the Grammy's: Mariah, Alicia nor Madonna got a grammy nomination. Check this out: Beyonce is nominated for a track called “Me Myself I.” It wasn’t a single and it’s not from an album. It’s from the ITunes audio version of a DVD live concert called The Beyonce Experience. Again, are there are any rules anymore, or is this just a way to make sure Beyonce is on the show? *****
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Name:
Conrad
Comment: He probably received them as "pity" Grammys for being so damn ugly! That little leperchaun wouldn't know real talent if it walked up and slapped some of the ugly off that abomination he calls a face.
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Name:
Conrad
Comment: realuvbaby, Hodonna is one of the most overrated, nasty, untalented, lowlife pieces of trash to have ever disgraced the stage. Oh, did I mention she is also a media whore; that tramp is trying to adopt or has already adopted a Black baby boy, with that phony British accent. She is no Brangilina, who appear to be sincere in adopting a rainbow of poverty stricken babies. Not to mention Brad has committed to rebuilding 86 eco-friendly homes in the 9th Ward. (I've seen some of them and they are amazing, and on stilts.) And to top it all off, Brangilina are excellent actors!
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Name:
realuvbaby
Comment: Conrad, TRUST ... got no love for Hodonna as you call her for the reasons you cited <<lmbao>>. But Britney, Madonna and Beyonce can do no wrong and is on everybody's shortlist for everything and I think that the greatest talent of the three is Beyonce (I'm not a fan). Britney -- PUH-LEEZE. Madonna rips off others cultures to re-invent herself as she calls it and shes God-like. Ugh!! I was just trying to convey the REACH to give Beyonce props. It's sickening. But honey, when you speak of Madonna, you're singing to the choir with me, Conrad. Matter fact to me, because of the marketing put in the business, I'm not too keen on any of them because all celebrities are hyped today and I never liked hype. I can see, hear, touch, feel and smell, so I don't need to be hit by a mack truck to see if someone has talent. Hype offends me. Because greatness ought to be able to stand on its on and needs no hype. IMHO
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Name:
realuvbaby
Comment: Seems the Grammy's this year were based on sales. I thought that was what the Billboard awards were for.
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