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but--in this cliamte of being on universal, i can't call it. if this album flops-- i think it could be curtains. the marketplace is falling apart, and clearly people doing art for arts sake are being totally put out to pasture (see meshell)--
but, the roots and meshell are in diff'nt situations. from the get-go, meshell didn't have much success. the roots, on the other hand, have tasted success, as evidenced by the gold status of things fall apart. your album was a success without havin' to compromise the characteristic roots sound.
besides, y'all have a pretty loyal fanbase.
and, on this:
You're not stoppin tell they
>give you 5?
nope. 4.5
well, like bonz said, "success is a journey, not a destination"(taken from my nigga pra's sig).
>that's pretty much pc.
>
>that whole self satisfaction is some nice humble shit, but
>on the real?
>
>no one out there is thinking 100%--this is for me.
>
>all through voodoo we was dreaming about what our elder
>influences would think when they heard it.
>the reason why riq goes through no less than 5 drafts of
>verses before he even decides on verse number one is because
>he's thinking about outdoing and at the same time--getting
>respect and love from his peers.
sure. but, wantin' approval from his peers ain't the same as gettin' free and lala's approval.
>and no mc alive--not even the lowest recipient of a source
>mic (hammer @1/2) can tell you that getting a source classic
>rating isn't in their dreams.
ain't nuthin' wrong with that but if the source is based on a biased rating system, why give it any worth?
>it's way different now, but pretty much people remember when
>the source acclaims an album. especially oversees. the same
>can be said for non hip hop media researchers (snl for
>example is well aware of our acclaim) who need to know the
>status of a particular hip hop act that they aren't familiar
>with.
4 mics is pretty impressive.
>take that black star review on that online record store some
>posts up:
>
>now i know at least 300 non hip hop fans (who saw brown
>sugar this weekend) that are very very curious about mos
>def, between topdog, and brown sugar and the vanity fair
>feature. now if the source gave the first record
>
>@@1/2 then gave BOBS a @@@@1/2
>
>what do you think they will grab first?
actually, what they'll do is grab BOBS, then after diggin' what they hear, will proceed to purchase the first album. that's a process that a lot of folks are familiar with, includin' my self.
>even my dealer guy at mitchell and ness sportswear mentioned
>the source ratings when he copped DYWM for the first time.
>
>so to some of us, they hold no weight.
>
>but pretty much they are still considered the hip hop bible
>to the rest of the world.
>
>and don't confuse the initial post as bitching---again i'm
>rather shocked. i was really really expecting a @@@1/2,
>simply because of the musical direction we took it.
i hear you.
>hope i shed some light.
yes. thanks. i 'ppreciate your explaination.
but haha at the posts down below. anyone who asks questions critically is automatically accused of bein' a "hater" and those who give compliments are reduced to "dickrider" status.
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