DEAR OKAYPLAYERS, BLACK LILIES, AND FRIENDS,<P>I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT ALL POSTS AND JOURNAL ENTRIES RELATED TO OUR TROUBLES WITH MCA WILL BE ERASED TODAY. THIS IS BY OUR REQUEST AND OUR REQUEST ONLY. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.<P>PEACE,<P>MERCEDES MARTINEZ<BR>(THE JAZZYFATNASTEES)<P>P.S. QUESTLOVE HAS REQUESTED THAT ALL CALLS AND/OR E-MAILS TO THE EXECUTIVES AT THE LABEL STOP IMMEDIATELY.

for letting us into that part of your lives, and I hope that things with the label improve... <BR>--res-one--><BR>LPP for life (light pockets posse)<BR>peace, okayplayers...<P><BR>"I'm on my own dick, like sleepin on my stomach"- AG<P>knowledge, wisdom, and understanding: with these three elements of life, we must build a better world, teach the young and old, use natural resources to uplift the people, not to make individuals rich, but to put the Human mind back on the right path and get rid of sick racist mentalities.- Afrika Baambaataa<P><BR><a href="http://www.mumia.org" target="_blank">http://www.mumia.org<;/a><BR><a href="http://www.thehungersite.com" target="_blank">http://www.thehungersite.com<;/a>

I really hope everything works out...<P><BR>"If your house ain't in order, you ain't in order" - Toni Cade <BR>

What happened? Is the dreaded corporate influence fucking with the good music too? I don't understand this Mercedes, but for what it's worth, I will continue to support y'all and put y'all on that big list of artists I like who suffer from the dreaded Rodney Dangerfield disease.<P>gB (T.O.K.P.A.K.A. tREBLEFREE)<BR>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>A lot of rich players are making wack-ass music, that's the bottom line! - Talib Kweli<P>WACK ENTERTAINMENT IS LIKE BAD PUSSY...PLENTIFUL AND CHEAP.... - a very angry but non-sexist cat known as gB<P>I listen with stylistic innocence as well as critical intelligence; I identify genres but ignore their limits... - Joshua Redman<P>Invest NO level of self into this system of PAGANomics... - BIG RUBE<P>I've been to enough sessions, and heard enough stories to back my claim that hip-hop is now following the road to "black music hell" (quality for dollars)... - ?uest<P>Killin fields need blood to graze the cash cow<BR>It's a number game, but shit don't add up somehow<BR>Like I got, 16 to 32 bars to rock it<BR>but only 15% of profits, ever see my pockets... - Mos Def<P>I could give a fuck what you made in a year<BR>NIGGA YOU WACK!!<BR>A soft nigga on a hard track<BR>In this new rap generation<BR>I "X" cats like a muslim<BR>He fell off 'cause I pushed him... - Common<P>For the artist who at his/her core just needs to be heard for the sake of his/her own sanity (and found some other way to feed his/her seeds): Staying underground is the only guarantee that he or she will be able to look in the mirror without feeling desperately ill. - Akiba Solomon ("Why Stay Underground", The Source Nov. 1999 Issue)

I hope everything works out. Yall are some talented sisters and yall deserve much success!!<P>If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask! <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/wink.gif"><P><BR>I only hope that more of my people surviving in this cold world will embrace positive attitudes and actions during this year and beyond. Being positive is so much easier on the heart and soul.~~~~~Mr_1989<P>FREE MUMIA!!!<BR>HANDS OFF ASSATA!!!<BR>

i will continue to support the jazzy's wholeheartedly. all the valentines day gifts i bought were jazzy cd's (2). I also strongly urged all of my peeps to get it. I hope this helps cuz i dont want to see yawls fall into the obscurity. If yawls go then there wont be any good music left.<BR>peace<BR>blessings.<BR>sign my guestbook...buy a shirt...<BR><a href="http://members.xoom.com/blkfoks" target="_blank">http://members.xoom.com/blkfoks<;/a><BR>blackfokapparel-detroit

with the wishes of mercedes and ?uest...however i still have a desire 2 question mca's poor promotion of the jazzy's and their work...however i've already e-mailed oprah, 4 what it's worth, and i will encourage all my peeps 2 do the same...i'm going 2 keep the jazzy's in my prayers, and hope that time will resolve things efficaciously...<BR>-peace-<BR>-da OkayDomincana known as tRoUbLE-<BR>--aim StareeSkaiez--<P>"Is it revolutionary for a woman to cook her man dinner?"<BR>"My girls who balance school, work, and kids/ and actually take a day out to get their/ Nails, hair and feet massaged/ That's some real revolutionary shit/ Woman who may never take their hajj/ But will re-create Mecca in a 3 bedroom house/ on Detroit's Eastside..."<BR>-Jessica Care Moore-<P>"The woman let out an expansive laugh that resounded through the house like a spray of broken glass."-Gabriel Garcia Marquez-<P>"And these things were too oppressive 4 me to comprehend...Then I entered the sanctuary of God and I understood..."-Psalm 73:14-15-

N/M

When you blow up on some Beatles type ish....know that you had us in your coner from dayONE.<P>Good luck with everything....Dayum that sounded melancholy...like you going somewhere.<BR>We love us some Fat, Nastee, Jazzers!!!<P>(To Mindstorm....remember Wetback trying to say their name?...well he copped it anways right?)<P><P>__________________________________________________________<BR>"Natty Dread three thousand miles away from HOME" Bob Marley 1974<P><BR>"Africa is my descent/and here I'm far from HOME" D'Angelo 1999<P><BR>AIM: ok mikeONE<BR><a href="http://homepages.infoseek.com/~mseyoum/index.html" target="_blank">http://homepages.infoseek.com/~mseyoum/index.html<;/a><P><P><P>

I'm actually feeling very sad now, I have a bad feeling about this...<P><img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/sad.gif"><P>I respect your decision though, hope things work out.<P>As I said, you're the best judges of your own interests.<P><BR>krewcial<BR><a href="http://urgent.rug.ac.be/vinylators" target="_blank">http://urgent.rug.ac.be/vinylators<;/a><P>'We've got to change our own minds about each other. We have to see each other with new eyes. We have to see each other as brothers and sisters. We have to come together with warmth'<BR>

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Unknown

OOPs! Sorry Questlove but I forwarded the Jazzyfatnastees problem to a mailing list of 150 plus Black women. So they might be calling and writing within the next week who knows. But I sat down and wrote a very nice post about the places, venues and show that I feel the Jazzyfatnastees should try to promote their album...The View w/ Star Jones, Send a tape/CD to Iyanla Vanzant her album didn't do much but I am very sure that she would love the Jazzies CD, what about Essence magazine why haven't they done an article on alternative R&B Sisters.

I' know I'll sound stupid for asking because I'm always behind everyone but mercedes are you related to J-Swift??<P>

I think they're brother and sister.

>I' know I'll sound stupid for asking <BR>>because I'm always behind everyone but <BR>>mercedes are you related to J-Swift?? <BR> <BR>brother and sister...<P>Peace,<P>Spirit<BR><a href="http://amphibians.iuma.com" target="_blank">http://amphibians.iuma.com<;/a><BR><a href="http://infiniteloop.iuma.com" target="_blank">http://infiniteloop.iuma.com<;/a><BR>DC hip-hop is on the rise...<P>"High grade when I create beats/if I don't get signed/I'ma be the most dope bum that ever walked the streets" - <BR>Aychell (HL, of Khemystery)<P>"If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it's probably a tool of the conspiracy" - unknown

Don't know him . . .

>Don't know him . . . <P>J-Swift co-produced the Pharcyde's first album "Bizarre Ride to the Pharcyde"...he is an excellent producer...if you haven't bought that album, cop it...it's a hip-hop classic...<P><BR>Peace,<P>Spirit<BR><a href="http://amphibians.iuma.com" target="_blank">http://amphibians.iuma.com<;/a><BR><a href="http://infiniteloop.iuma.com" target="_blank">http://infiniteloop.iuma.com<;/a><BR>DC hip-hop is on the rise...<P>"High grade when I create beats/if I don't get signed/I'ma be the most dope bum that ever walked the streets" - <BR>Aychell (HL, of Khemystery)<P>"If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it's probably a tool of the conspiracy" - unknown

Well I hope everything goes well and I will still continue to support and promote as much as I can.<P>Siena Blaze<P><BR>*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*<BR>THE COURAGE TO SUCCEDD<BR>"The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have<BR>never been sufficient reason to remain ashore. . .<BR>Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those<BR>things that seem impossible. . .<BR>It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of<BR>all endeavors. . .to meet the shadowy future without<BR>fear and conquer the unknown."<BR>Ferdinand Magellan, Explorer (c.1520)<BR>*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----*----* <P><BR>Yes Senator McCarthy I sold American secrets to the Russians...doesnt that make me a capitalist?<BR>Dennis Miller<BR>

I'm just hoping that everything is alright with you and Tracey!! <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/happy.gif"><P>We (Sugah and I) will always support you ladies...<P>Peace2U,<BR>Re Alief<P>put HaK on!: <a href="http://www.h8r.com/mtv/form.htm" target="_blank">http://www.h8r.com/mtv/form.htm<;/a><P><a href="http://www.BlackPlanet.com/Referrals/Re_Alief" target="_blank">http://www.BlackPlanet.com/Referrals/Re_Alief<;/a>/<P>Black Lily pix:<BR><a href="http://homepages.go.com/~rlbk/albums/album" target="_blank">http://homepages.go.com/~rlbk/albums/album<;/a>/ - updated 12/3/99 (9 pix added)<P>The Key club pix:<BR><a href="http://homepages.go.com/~blaktwin2/albums/OKP_at_the_Key_Club" target="_blank">http://homepages.go.com/~blaktwin2/albums/OKP_at_the_Key_Club<;/a>/<P>Sugah's (aka Suki SULI) published '98 poem :<BR><a href="http://www.rhapsodyinblack.com/98Summer/ea.html#HeavenonEarth" target="_blank">http://www.rhapsodyinblack.com/98Summer/ea.html#HeavenonEarth<;/a> & her page at BlackPlanet: <a href="http://www.BlackPlanet.com/Members/MyPage/viewpage.html?MEMBER=SukiSuli" target="_blank">http://www.BlackPlanet.com/Members/MyPage/viewpage.html?MEMBER=SukiSuli<;/a> <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/happy.gif">

I highly respect the group attempting to do something instead of just letting mca get away scot free. The Jazzys message is something that everybody needs, I wish yall much success with these present and future endeavors, some good will eventually come of this. Peace<P><P>"Intellectual property I got the title and the deed, I pay rent with the tears and sweat and what I bleed"- Talib Kweli<P>"You got hamburger beef I'll french fry ya cause drag done ate your food"- Drag-On

call it paranoia. or just a strange feeling. but i just wanna clear up that "ps" line. on the logistic side my favorite all time "get back" at a label story was when in 1992 gang starr went up into emi with 20 cats and gats. sure at the time i was like "yeah!". <P>the problem is. to post someone's private info (email, full name, number, address, etc) on the net is....illegal. the staff at mca wasn't as hostile as i suspected (except 2 staffers). but still i want you guys (players/jazzies) to understand that i'm not being insensitive to the situation. sheeeeit it took us 4 records to finally get some 'spect from label cats. i know all about 4 niggas to a room and who's gonna get the bed? and i know all about watchin someone you know you are better than shine in the same craft as you. and i know all about label's pulling all of this last minute money shit on things the seem to be important (1995 geffen didn't wanna pay for hotels for us to do mtv.) so trust me no one is more sensitive to the situation than me.<P>however if someone at mca decided to play us out, they would be well within their legal rights to SUE this site. sorta like if you went to the sixers game and slipped on some ice cream that the cat above you dropped on the floor. you fall. bust yo ass. do you sue the drunken dude? (does mca sue the jazzies?)no. you would sue the owners of the spectrum. (mca sues okayplayer.com) now am i having that? no. this site will be our saving grace when times really get hard. the listing of the mca execs email should be the only thing that should be deleated. the site and diary should remain intact, complete with all the inside info of the injustices this industry has to offer.<P>thank you for listening.<P><P><P><P><P>THE SOULQUARIANS<BR>chewy (quest).....jan<BR>luke (d)........feb <BR>lando (jaydee)......feb<BR>cp30 (james poyser).....jan<BR>r2d2 (jazzy jeff)......jan<BR>hans (chaos)........jan<BR>anakin (lil mike)......feb<P>honorary members:<BR>kelo- soulacorn.......jan<BR>common- soulcies......march<BR>erykah- soulcies......feb<BR>

>on the <BR>>logistic side my favorite all time <BR>>"get back" at a label story <BR>>was when in 1992 gang starr <BR>>went up into emi with 20 <BR>>cats and gats. <P>WOW ! dope ! Do you have more stories/anecdotes like that ? Kinda hard to imagine Primo and Guru on some Suge Knight-vibe <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/wink.gif">, but I can understand they did it.<P>>the problem is. to post someone's private <BR>>info (email, full name, number, address, <BR>>etc) on the net is....illegal. the <BR>>staff at mca wasn't as hostile <BR>>as i suspected (except 2 staffers). <BR>>but still i want you guys <BR>>(players/jazzies) to understand that i'm not <BR>>being insensitive to the situation. <P>Understood.<P>>the listing of the mca execs <BR>>email should be the only thing <BR>>that should be deleated. the site <BR>>and diary should remain intact, complete <BR>>with all the inside info of <BR>>the injustices this industry has to <BR>>offer. <P>>thank you for listening. <P>Thanks for providing the info, the image is a little clearer now.<BR>You'll understand it can be hard to judge a situation with all pros and cons(equences) from behind a computer.<P>However, I figured those emailaddresses are stuff that can be found easily by anyone who'd need them. So I don't know if it's really a privacy-issue. I mean, if people send a letter to your house, that's not a privacy-infringement(sp?) either...<P>take care,<BR>krewcial<BR><a href="http://urgent.rug.ac.be/vinylators" target="_blank">http://urgent.rug.ac.be/vinylators<;/a><P>'We've got to change our own minds about each other. We have to see each other with new eyes. We have to see each other as brothers and sisters. We have to come together with warmth'<BR>

My turn to correct you on your signature, its C3PO, not CP30...<P>"Word, cuz when you say you love me, it doesn't matter, I never take it serious bitch and laugh at ya..."<BR>-Jay Dee<P>"I must ask what goin on with rap, white kids actin black, that's like McDonalds sellin fatback..."<BR>-Common

the spectrum? c'mon yo. is this 1991? is barkley a sixer? THE FIRST UNION CENTER. lol<P><a href="http://www.thehungersite.com" target="_blank">http://www.thehungersite.com<;/a><P>"I ain't no goddamn son of a bitch--you'd better think about it, baby!"<BR> --Glenn Danzig (Misfits)<P>"Where the F*CK is my purse icon??????"

You Got Me, I am doing what I started to come down to Black Lily every Sunday for Ma........that is supporting you girls. I want to thank you though seriously, you have done so much for us. <P>SkipGotSkills.....<P><BR>*************************Febuary 23rd, 1999******************************<P>It's about that time family, please thank The Roots for one of the best albums last year. Things Fall Apart played a major part in our lives whether you liked it or not. Seriously, the URL is below so click on it and do your thing......aight.<P><a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/general2/5311.html" target="_blank">http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/general2/5311.html<;/a>

Thankyou to all who have and will continue to support the Jazzyfatnastees...<P>We're not the first group who has been overlooked and underdeveloped by the industry...unfortunately we won't be the last but I do feel that if you have something to say, eventually it is heard. <P>You just have to have the perseverance to keep on saying it. <P> Peace<P><BR>Tracey (from the Jazzees)<P>Belief initiates and guides action<BR>Or it does nothing....<P>Embrace diversity.<BR>Unite<BR>Or be divided,<BR> robbed,<BR> ruled,<BR> killed<BR>By those who see you as prey.<BR>Embrace diversity<BR>Or be destroyed.<BR> Earthseed: The Books of the Living<P>

you became revolutionaries when you didn't compromise yourselves to sell albums. I mean if you wanted to get pizzzaid....I know you can go the Destiny's Blaque Child <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/happy.gif"> route. You have not compromised tour integrity and some day, when you get the success you deserve on your terms, you'll look back at the struggles and know it's worth it.<P>You are revolutionaries.<P>Peace 'n Respect<P>__________________________________________________________<BR>"Natty Dread three thousand miles away from HOME" Bob Marley 1974<P><BR>"Africa is my descent/and here I'm far from HOME" D'Angelo 1999<P>Support The Jazzyfatnastees. Buy and promote "The Once and Future"<P><BR>AIM: ok mikeONE<BR><a href="http://homepages.infoseek.com/~mseyoum/index.html" target="_blank">http://homepages.infoseek.com/~mseyoum/index.html<;/a><P><P><P>

Muahz and Hugz<P>Founder of M.W.S<BR>"We do ladies in Unconvential ways"

mca was probably hoping to make money without investing any into the project. the way the industry is structured that's impossible.<BR>anyway always remember that each one of the few thousands who own your album are true fans.<BR>good things usually come to those who deserve it.<BR>Keep making soul music for those who care to listen...<BR>ONE LOVE<BR>-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-<BR>March 28th seems such a long wait.<BR>You know how albums get pushed back? Can they also be pushed "forward"?<BR>-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_<BR>

i used to work in a music store and some albums actually do get pushed ahead of their date. the names of the albums i really didn't care for, but it was an interesting thing to find out.