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Buddy_Gilapagos
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"Poll question: Are "Industry Plants" really a thing?"


  

          

We heard the term come up again most recently with Katt Williams calling Kevin Hart an industry plant but what does it even mean?

I google it and Wikipedia describes it in terms of an artist who "who become popular through nepotism, inheritance, wealth, and their connections in the music industry rather than on their own merits"

But that doesn't describe Kevin Hart. Or Drake (another one I've heard described as "Industry Plant".

If there is any artist that is an industry plant I guess I would say that it's maybe Vanilla Ice or Milli Vanilli. Like they were dreamed up in a lab somewhere but it didn't take long for folks to see through it.

Even if the term vaguely means someone or group that the industry dreamed up in a lab and foisted on the public like Vanilla Ice or Milli Vanilli, that definition also describes groups like the Supremes, En Vogue, and a ton of boy and girl groups. Are they all Industry Plants?

What do you think?


Poll result (27 votes)
Hell Yeah (19 votes)Vote
No, It's a foolish concept (8 votes)Vote

  

  

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Subject Author Message Date ID
Yes. Nepo babies like Miley Cyrus & Nicolas Cage...
Feb 14th 2024
1
Wait Michael Jackson is an Industry Plant? Come on mayne.
Feb 14th 2024
2
No, I said he wouldn't be THE Michael Jackson without the machine...
Feb 14th 2024
3
nah, but MJ was the industry favorite and Prince was the bad boy
Feb 14th 2024
7
Nicolas Cage? nah, you got the wrong Coppola kid
Feb 14th 2024
35
Only explanation for Rita Ora still being around
Feb 14th 2024
4
I think the difference between your 1 and 2 is how much we like folks.
Feb 14th 2024
13
      I think rap has more plants than we'd like to believe
Feb 14th 2024
20
RE: Are "Industry Plants" really a thing?
Feb 14th 2024
5
I would love to know how many will get to keep their money
Feb 14th 2024
6
Being a plant involves a manner of deception.
Feb 14th 2024
8
I don’t think they mean fake famous or studio creation
Feb 14th 2024
9
      Yeah but that's every single celebrity. That's Eddie Murphy's story
Feb 14th 2024
11
      How many Black comedians did Eddie have in Coming to America?
Feb 14th 2024
14
           what does that have to do with being a plant though?
Feb 14th 2024
16
           Right. That's a whole different issue.
Feb 14th 2024
18
           Is it really another issue based on using Kevin Hart as an example?
Feb 14th 2024
22
           Sure, be selfish and make shitty movies or make Life, CTA, Harlem Nights...
Feb 14th 2024
21
                Your missing the point. We are talking about Industry Plants
Feb 14th 2024
24
                     No, you just aren't reading. I never said KH was an industry plant
Feb 14th 2024
31
                          But that's not what KH said.
Feb 15th 2024
47
                               I think Katt embellished at times during that interview.
Feb 15th 2024
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           Let's not act like Hart doesn't people on or do movies with other Black ...
Feb 14th 2024
29
                I said I don't remember a lot
Feb 14th 2024
32
      RE: I don’t think they mean fake famous or studio creation
Feb 14th 2024
33
           agreed, its a lazy label and someone said KH was an Industry Whore
Feb 15th 2024
46
pretty sure Ice Spice is
Feb 14th 2024
10
Yall keep saying Ice Spice and it makes yall sound ancient.
Feb 14th 2024
12
even when I was young my Dad was like “Prince look gay as hell…
Feb 14th 2024
15
Me being 30s and hating > you being 40s and defending so hard
Feb 14th 2024
30
      OOOOOoooooooo....he called you Arsenio!
Feb 15th 2024
40
Saw Ice Spice at gov ball last year
Feb 14th 2024
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      I could imagine. It's crazy how twerking has become a whole identity.
Feb 14th 2024
25
nepo babies, yes. industry plants, no.
Feb 14th 2024
17
whenever I hear artists say someone else is an industry plant,
Feb 14th 2024
19
RE: Are "Industry Plants" really a thing?
Feb 14th 2024
26
Yes
Feb 14th 2024
27
When it comes to the movie industry it's a dumb ass idea
Feb 14th 2024
28
Katt was off on this one.
Feb 14th 2024
34
Yeah Katt is assuming if you aren't grinding in LA then it doesn't count...
Feb 15th 2024
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I meant, "fucking for beats".
Feb 15th 2024
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      Side note...
Feb 16th 2024
85
yes and no
Feb 14th 2024
36
RE: yes and no
Feb 16th 2024
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      A plant doesn’t guarantee success
Feb 16th 2024
83
           RE: A plant doesn’t guarantee success
Feb 23rd 2024
123
Jack Harlow and Drake are the most glaring male examples nm
Feb 14th 2024
37
Drake's independent mixtapes were straight fire though. He was more
Feb 15th 2024
52
Oh shit I remembered one. The Whooliganz with Alc and your boy Scott Caa...
Feb 15th 2024
38
Yeah Nepotism is definitely huge and I am all for it...at least when it ...
Feb 15th 2024
45
H.E.R.
Feb 15th 2024
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Just because you don’t like her music?
Feb 15th 2024
44
so those vids of her singing as child led you to this?
Feb 15th 2024
50
      lol @ you thinking i'm bout to explain myself to you....
Feb 15th 2024
51
           cuz you sound crazy lol
Feb 15th 2024
54
           damn? yall got beef?
Feb 15th 2024
55
                nah, no beef.
Feb 15th 2024
63
                LOL...nah.. no beef. I just didn't know what to say so I went IN...
Feb 15th 2024
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                     lmao
Feb 15th 2024
70
                     lmao.. I fell for it
Feb 15th 2024
74
                     I legit laughed out loud, good one
Feb 15th 2024
77
                     I'm dyin'. It's really like that sometimes but no one likes to admit it
Feb 22nd 2024
102
.
Feb 15th 2024
41
^^^^K's machine got to him quick!^^^^ you ok player?
Feb 15th 2024
42
Taylor Swift.. hear me out, lol.
Feb 15th 2024
43
planned by drunk Kanye?
Feb 15th 2024
49
That nigga wasn’t drunk
Feb 15th 2024
53
ok but where's the plan?
Feb 15th 2024
56
      who makes the most money off Taylor Swift?
Feb 15th 2024
59
           For a guy who's as erratic as Kanye
Feb 15th 2024
67
                I feel like Taylor Swift owe me checks… I made that bitch faaaaaamous
Feb 15th 2024
75
I can buy that Kanye had watched that Grammy clip of
Feb 15th 2024
57
      yup lol
Feb 15th 2024
64
naw that was plain ol racism
Feb 15th 2024
62
      oldest play in the book. Scary mean Black man
Feb 15th 2024
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      Yup.
Feb 15th 2024
80
      RE: naw that was plain ol racism
Feb 16th 2024
86
Lil Nas X
Feb 15th 2024
60
Not a Conspiracy Theorist but Sexxy Red
Feb 15th 2024
61
you cant convince me sexyred isnt a CIA op lol
Feb 15th 2024
65
I think she started as a joke. kinda like Gangum Style.
Feb 15th 2024
68
Pound Town Wasn't the Beginning
Feb 15th 2024
76
Speaking of Sexxy Red... her "plant" is growing "roots"
Feb 22nd 2024
97
      I see what you did there!
Feb 22nd 2024
103
G-Eazy
Feb 15th 2024
71
^ this type shit ^
Feb 15th 2024
72
back in the day some white boy in Philly has Daddy money
Feb 15th 2024
73
I align with this definition.
Feb 15th 2024
78
RE: G-Eazy is NOT A PLANT
Feb 16th 2024
82
^^^^^^
Feb 16th 2024
88
Yes and No
Feb 16th 2024
84
These Beyonce genre hopping album
Feb 16th 2024
87
I always took it to mean
Feb 16th 2024
89
Diddy is no different than Barry Gordon
Feb 22nd 2024
95
You're going platinum let me help...
Feb 17th 2024
90
Yeah I hereby decline your help. Thanks but no thanks.
Feb 22nd 2024
93
Excuse me?
Feb 22nd 2024
101
      You type so much bullshit it's hard for you to keep track. Here...
Feb 22nd 2024
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           Strawman arguments and lies don't work on me...
Feb 22nd 2024
106
                How is this statement not tying Mass Shootings to Feminism
Feb 22nd 2024
110
                     If anyone read her letter and understands the situation...
Feb 22nd 2024
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                     wait, so mentioning what is in a letter means its a direct
Feb 23rd 2024
118
There's one thing I don't understand
Feb 23rd 2024
113
Pretty sure Fergie was..
Feb 21st 2024
91
Nah, Will.i.am. told us his plan backstage at a show
Feb 22nd 2024
94
      Bruh, that story is pretty-much about her being a plant, lol
Feb 22nd 2024
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           maybe.. lol
Feb 22nd 2024
99
Clark County in Atlanta
Feb 22nd 2024
92
Yea that's the first time I heard that phrase
Feb 22nd 2024
96
Yoo-hoo!
Feb 23rd 2024
114
100 post in and it seems that Industry Plant is just used to describe
Feb 22nd 2024
100
either that or people who the industry put their support behind
Feb 22nd 2024
105
I don’t think at has anything to do with being nefarious or evil
Feb 22nd 2024
107
      everybody's in it for money lol
Feb 22nd 2024
108
           yup
Feb 22nd 2024
109
           wait.. you don’t believe in shortcuts? That’s interesting
Feb 23rd 2024
116
                what I mean is anybody would take advantage of the short cut.
Feb 23rd 2024
122
                     I totally understand how someone grinds for 20 years and gets bitter
Feb 23rd 2024
124
                          sure but that anger is misplaced if it's not at the system.
Feb 23rd 2024
125
           No one calls Snoop a plant because dude is a legend.. wtf
Feb 23rd 2024
115
           They should call Snoop a plant
Feb 23rd 2024
117
                gotta remember rappers LOVED some Trump in the 80’s and 90’s
Feb 23rd 2024
120
                     True indeed
Feb 23rd 2024
121
                     I might have the wrong source for this sentiment, but they STILL do
Feb 26th 2024
127
yeah i came in here expecting receipts!
Feb 22nd 2024
111
pretty sure that's reinforcement theory at work for you lol
Feb 23rd 2024
119
RE: Are "Industry Plants" really a thing?
Feb 23rd 2024
126

flipnile
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1. "Yes. Nepo babies like Miley Cyrus & Nicolas Cage..."
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Wed Feb-14-24 01:57 PM by flipnile

          

...and regular folks that the industry is trying to force-feed the public like Ice Spice.

I'd put any artist with a supersized marketing campaign behind them in the 'industry plant' category.

Would Michael Jackson have been THE Michael Jackson without the huge marketing machine behind him? What about U2? Taylor Swift?

If Basquiat didn't have the connections that he did he'd be some talented, yet obscure painter right now. If Andy Warhol didn't have his connects he'd probably be a nobody.

Talent only gets one so far in the arts. It's just obvious when someone untalented gets the machine behind them.

  

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Buddy_Gilapagos
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2. "Wait Michael Jackson is an Industry Plant? Come on mayne. "
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"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

  

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3. "No, I said he wouldn't be THE Michael Jackson without the machine..."
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Wed Feb-14-24 02:09 PM by flipnile

          

...because only a small part of success in the music, film, fashion, fine art, etc. industries is based on actual talent and merit. It's just obvious when you see successful untalented people in those industries, and hard to see when the successful artist is extremely talented.

From that perspective, almost everyone that's 'big' is big because they have the machine behind them. Almost everyone that makes it big is a "plant" of some sort, whether talented or untalented.

Actual organic success in the arts industries is as rare as hen's teeth.

  

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7. "nah, but MJ was the industry favorite and Prince was the bad boy"
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and of course over time MJ became the bad guy.

but Prince was the one pushing back at record companies. MJ did the same thing and we see how that turned out.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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35. "Nicolas Cage? nah, you got the wrong Coppola kid"
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although Sofia is quite talented in her own right (at least in directing. she's one of the worst actors ever.)


>If Basquiat didn't have the connections that he did he'd be
>some talented, yet obscure painter right now.

If Michaelangelo didn't have the patronage that he did he'd be some talented, yet obscure sculptor / painter right now.


>Talent only gets one so far in the arts. It's just obvious
>when someone untalented gets the machine behind them.

True. However, most of the artists you named are incredibly talented. You're painting with an extremely broad brush here.

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4. "Only explanation for Rita Ora still being around"
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Wed Feb-14-24 02:26 PM by T Reynolds

  

          

There are two ways a band makes it

1) long road of building an authentic fan base through live shows, extensive touring, building rapport with like-minded acts, then eventually getting discovered, first by the cutting edge of tastemakers, then the money / industry. There is no need to create an image or 'sell' an artist or band like this because there is already public support and critical acclaim

2) a record label, industry mogul has the means and funds to astroturf the 'discovery' stage by planting the artist or band into the public sphere with a favorable review in a large publication, by paying Funkmaster Flex to play the artist's lead single 500 times in a week, by celebrity association, by exposure through the rumor-mill etc.

I would say what was done in the past with payola in radio, when extended to the modern sphere of influence, could be considered 'planting' an artist in the public sphere without the long, arduous road to 'blowing up' as it were

tons of boy bands and novelty groups have been made like this in the past

  

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13. "I think the difference between your 1 and 2 is how much we like folks. "
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Is Biggie a Plant? He had Puffy putting all sorts of muscle behind him. Diddy is the one who decided he wasn't just a hood but ladies loving Big Poppa.

Once a record label signs an artist, their whole purpose is to put money and promotion behind them and cultivate their image.


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"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

  

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T Reynolds
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20. "I think rap has more plants than we'd like to believe "
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I don't think biggie counts because the lore says he was in the streets and made a decision to go the rap route, then he made a demo, then he (Mister Cee) shopped the demo, which was heard by an editor of The Source, etc. etc.

how Puff changed his image to sell is part of the biz, and I agree Big would never be considered selling out despite it not being his real demeanor

Pac too. He wasn't a plant. Started as a dancer for Digital Underground. But how he portrayed himself for 2pacalypse now, then Strictly 4, then Me Against the World, and finally Death Row, when you look back at it, may seem a little manufactured? but would not be worthy of an industry-plant label

For every De-La there's a Vanilla Ice in rap, I guess is my point. Some acts build a legacy through hard work, others are flash-in-the-pan novelty acts with a fake backstory

One dude I can think of is Red Foo maybe, who's Berry Gordy's kid. He had an underground single that got played to death in LA without them ever having a following or doing shows or freestyles on the radio. Then he disappears and reforms as LMFAO. Slightly plantish

  

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5. "RE: Are "Industry Plants" really a thing?"
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i think it's more like when Kanye called Diddy the Fed:
https://youtu.be/6nmxVzQxLRk?si=dDMVwqPvh1YDR6_j

or CEO of Roc Nation being a DEA informant
https://www.tiktok.com/@jsttngz/video/7333017666975845674

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6. "I would love to know how many will get to keep their money"
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Wed Feb-14-24 02:41 PM by legsdiamond

          


Will they come for Jay once he hits 70?

Will Ice Spice file for bankruptcy in 5 years?

We all know some of these folks aren’t actually talented and its a huge team behind them and like Cube said.. “they’ll get a new nigga next year”

R Kelly was free af until he stopped making hits and all a sudden people remembered he peed on somebody.

Who will het to keep their money?

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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8. "Being a plant involves a manner of deception."
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There's typically a fake background & biography that's been constructed. Like the Monkees or some shit.

There’s no deception in being a young comedian taking years to grind out an act or a former child actor turned into a massive pop/hip-hop star. Even if their wealth & success seemingly appeared out of nowhere, artists like Drake & Kevin Hart still have a clear origin story.


  

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legsdiamond
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9. "I don’t think they mean fake famous or studio creation"
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when it comes to KH.

I think Katt means the studios picked him as the “guy” so he gets a ton of influence on who gets through those studio gates.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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11. "Yeah but that's every single celebrity. That's Eddie Murphy's story"
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Hollywood is a business and businesses make investments and bets on people.

The whole industry plant thing just sounds like people forgot or never learned how all of this works.


I think what Katt gets at Kevin Hart about is the fact that Kevin Hart plays ball and treats it like a business/job. He is agreeable. He shows up on time. He is always game. Some would call it just being professional, the negative way to put it is he does white folks bidding.




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14. "How many Black comedians did Eddie have in Coming to America? "
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how many Black comedians has Kevin Hart had in his movies?

I don’t know the answer but its prolly not a lot.

Think about Martin and how many comedians he helped mentor? Def Comedy Jam had a trubute and everyone came out to show Martin Lawrence love.

That’s prolly what Katt and others are talking about.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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16. "what does that have to do with being a plant though?"
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Nobody is obligated to help anybody else, no matter how selfish it looks.

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18. "Right. That's a whole different issue. "
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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

  

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22. "Is it really another issue based on using Kevin Hart as an example? "
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You brought up Eddie.

The whole Katt and Mo’Nique thing with KH is about giving other folks opportunities and fake promises of working together.

So I simply provided the difference between the 2. Eddie “gave back” and put people in positions of power.

Its not Eddie’s story because Eddie put a lot of Black talent in his movies.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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legsdiamond
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21. "Sure, be selfish and make shitty movies or make Life, CTA, Harlem Nights..."
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he brought up Eddie as an example and I’m telling you exactly why Eddie isn’t what he thinks he was at that time.

Has Kevin Hart even had a good movie in his catalog?

No one is obligated to put anyone else on but those who do, tend to build better relationships and have more respect from their peers.

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24. "Your missing the point. We are talking about Industry Plants"
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and it sounds like you are making the point that an industry plant is someone studios designate as the "It" guy who ends up with the Hollywood machine behind them. I am saying that's true of every "It" person or celebrity in general. You don't become a huge celebrity unless the machine gets behind you.

It sounds like what you are talking about is what happens ONCE that machine is behind you. I agree Eddie did way more with the machine behind him, especially about putting black people on, then KH. No one is disputing that.

My point though is that just because the machine got behind KH doesn't make him an industry plant, that's just how the machine works and how it worked for Eddie and everyone else.

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"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

  

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31. "No, you just aren't reading. I never said KH was an industry plant"
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If you read my response to JayEmm I disagreed with KH fitting his description.

I just gave my opinion on why I believe Katt and Mo'Nique are bashing Kevin Hart. I never said Katt was correct in calling him a plant.

but you are incorrect in bringing up Eddie in regards to what EYE posted.

KH ain't putting people on or making great movies for US to enjoy. He's making trash and chasing a check. Which makes other people in the industry wonder if that nigga is about the culture or just about himself and making sure these good white folks get their money back.

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47. "But that's not what KH said. "
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You don't have infer what KH said (I don't know what Monique said) just go to the clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Mun1d_fkI

He describes KH as someone with no background on the LA COmedy scene that was given all these opportunities because he plays ball. He does their bidding. Fake Famous. An Industry plant. That's relevant to this discussion and that's why i mentioned it.

You saying that KW's criticism of KH is he doesn't put people on. Where did he say that?






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58. "I think Katt embellished at times during that interview. "
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29. "Let's not act like Hart doesn't people on or do movies with other Black ..."
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he showcases a lot of talent on his various platforms and produced comedy specials for a number of folks

(Including Lil Rel's RELevent which is probably the hardest I've laughed at a comedy joint in recent memory)

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32. "I said I don't remember a lot"
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I know he's done a lot of movies but you rarely see an ensemble of comedians making some comedy gold.

All I'm saying is Buddy brought up Eddie as an example and its actually a blueprint for how a man in a power position uses his influence to put a shit load of Black comedians on screen in good movies.

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33. "RE: I don’t think they mean fake famous or studio creation"
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>when it comes to KH.
>
>I think Katt means the studios picked him as the “guy” so
>he gets a ton of influence on who gets through those studio
>gates.


- I get what Katt means. I'm just not sure he realizes his claim doesn't accurately fit what an industry plant supposedly is, though.

  

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46. "agreed, its a lazy label and someone said KH was an Industry Whore"
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I think that is a better label, tho it sounds harsh.

I just watched Kevin Harts last movie where he is an art thief and that shit was fucking terrible. Dude needs to say no to some of these projects. I know he doesn’t give a fuck obviously but damn man, you should have enough power to make a good
movie.

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10. "pretty sure Ice Spice is"
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like there's nothing really there, and when you look a little deeper you see how many other doors she tried to enter through before she landed on "viral NY hit"

  

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12. "Yall keep saying Ice Spice and it makes yall sound ancient. "
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Just because you all never heard of her or don't like her music doesn't mean there is nothing there. You can just be old.

My kids love her and been playing her for months. She's part of a whole NY Drill scene.

She's just a new act that blew up that doesn't target yall.

She's got a dad who's a failed rapper so it's not surprising he's been trying to get her put on but how is that any different from MJJ or any other dadager or mom-ager?

Like I don't under how trying to get through so many doors turns into she is a plant.


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15. "even when I was young my Dad was like “Prince look gay as hell…"
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but gotdamn he had some women at his show and he is talented as fuck”

Kids like a lot of wack shit. I watched that ladies in hip hop documentary and some of those women are talented af. Ice Spice aint one of them IMO

but she got a phatty and she lite skint.

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30. "Me being 30s and hating > you being 40s and defending so hard "
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40. "OOOOOoooooooo....he called you Arsenio! "
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"Get ready....for your blessing....."
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23. "Saw Ice Spice at gov ball last year"
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She rapped over a track of her own voice and turned around every 2 minutes to shake her ass. It was very unwatchable...

https://youtube.com/shorts/qmdsgbec2V8?si=xQminKeSGMsBgwnt

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25. "I could imagine. It's crazy how twerking has become a whole identity. "
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17. "nepo babies, yes. industry plants, no."
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To me it just sounds like people want to showcase having more insider information than they really have.

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19. "whenever I hear artists say someone else is an industry plant, "
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it comes off as bitterness from the accuser. like they're questioning why such and such is more popular than themselves or questioning why they aren't as popular as said plant. especially if the accused is considered to be less talented.



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26. "RE: Are "Industry Plants" really a thing?"
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No...

The entire f*cking entertainment industry was created on people plucking folks from obscurity and making them famous. That is how it was built. Marilyn Monroe didn't go viral on tik tok and then get in movies. She was "discovered", coached and built to be a star.

Have we never heard of mMtown?

This idea of "nepo babies" being plants is also BS. There is a reason Rich Hill didn't pop off or ANY of Diddy's kids but Miley Cyrus is still standing.

You can spend ALL the money in the world and have ALL the industry connects and it still not work. In fact it feels MORE rare for an artist that is SUPER connected in the industry to work.

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27. "Yes"
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Kevin Hart

Oprah

Tyler

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28. "When it comes to the movie industry it's a dumb ass idea"
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"Industry Plant" just equals somebody I don't like or somebody who had a better career than me.

In music that tag at least makes some sense since the claim is that supposedly "Independent" artists are secretly backed by major labels but being presented as an organic movement.

If I'm watching a major motion picture, obviously everyone acting in that project had to be hired/picked by the studio.

Also once you're hired audiences have to actually fuck with you/watch your projects in order to KEEP getting work.

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34. "Katt was off on this one."
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He might’ve already been in LA/Hollywood during the Lil Kev the Bastard days and wasn’t in many east coast clubs.

Fucking for bests may be more prevalent than industry plants.

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48. "Yeah Katt is assuming if you aren't grinding in LA then it doesn't count..."
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I think the thing about KH is dude is a corporate cat who has chosen to play ball with White Hollywood in a way a bunch of comedians and Katt would never. I think Drake is similarly Industry Friendly.

They can move through a room full of white folks easily.

To some it's a skill, to some its selling out.


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79. "I meant, "fucking for beats"."
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85. "Side note..."
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>

EVERY SINGLE TIME I hear this phrase, I think of Christina Aguilera based on the storyline that she was giving it up and turning it loose everywhere to get music from people. Of course I don't know if its true or not! But I kept on hearing about it without trying to hear about it! Hehe

  

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36. "yes and no"
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there are artists that are secretly signed to major labels and they carry on without announcing their affiliations until "the time is right"

some very dope/talented artists are backed by a machine. its not always the obvious ones.

I literally know some of them.



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81. "RE: yes and no"
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How is that a plant though?


This has ALWAYS existed in the game and the nature of it was to grow something from obscurity to stardom.

Even with industry funding an act can fail at any time.

A plant guarantees success and that just isnt the case

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83. "A plant doesn’t guarantee success"
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it just puts them in a really good position to hit a homerun but some still strike out.

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123. "RE: A plant doesn’t guarantee success"
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Again,

This was an industry that traditionally thrived on plucking people from obscurity and hopefully making them stars. In a more disconnected world and A&R finds a cool band in a dive bar and signs them, gets them with a producer/songwriter that transforms them into stars. They get the deal, money, studio time, etc to figure it out.

The general public had no clue about the machinations of the game. They were simply presented a final product.

It doesn't matter who you know ultimately because the market decides. So I don't see why there is even a benefit to underwrite an "industry plant".



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37. "Jack Harlow and Drake are the most glaring male examples nm"
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>We heard the term come up again most recently with Katt
>Williams calling Kevin Hart an industry plant but what does it
>even mean?
>
>I google it and Wikipedia describes it in terms of an artist
>who "who become popular through nepotism, inheritance, wealth,
>and their connections in the music industry rather than on
>their own merits"
>
>But that doesn't describe Kevin Hart. Or Drake (another one
>I've heard described as "Industry Plant".
>
>If there is any artist that is an industry plant I guess I
>would say that it's maybe Vanilla Ice or Milli Vanilli. Like
>they were dreamed up in a lab somewhere but it didn't take
>long for folks to see through it.
>
>Even if the term vaguely means someone or group that the
>industry dreamed up in a lab and foisted on the public like
>Vanilla Ice or Milli Vanilli, that definition also describes
>groups like the Supremes, En Vogue, and a ton of boy and girl
>groups. Are they all Industry Plants?
>
>What do you think?
>
>
>

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52. "Drake's independent mixtapes were straight fire though. He was more "
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like Ememinem too me in that he is one of the few artists who I regularly heard before he got signed.

I also heard and saw a couple of Jack Harlow independent stuff before he eventually blew up.


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38. "Oh shit I remembered one. The Whooliganz with Alc and your boy Scott Caa..."
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No way these guys are getting production and the Soul Assassins cosign without James Caan's foot in the door

The official story is Evidence got Quincy Jones to listen to the demo but cmon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fNpEWvdCDU

This is classic Hollywood nepo plantery

  

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45. "Yeah Nepotism is definitely huge and I am all for it...at least when it ..."
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to my kids.


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39. "H.E.R."
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something still don't sit right with me about this person...
shit seems forced and planted...

  

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44. "Just because you don’t like her music? "
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Can she really shred a guitar?

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50. "so those vids of her singing as child led you to this?"
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if not, how'd you get to this theory?

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51. "lol @ you thinking i'm bout to explain myself to you.... "
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54. "cuz you sound crazy lol"
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Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

  

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55. "damn? yall got beef? "
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or you just don’t have an explanation for your theory?

Stand by yo shit FluidJ

dont be scared

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63. "nah, no beef. "
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we both just bullshitting.

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69. "LOL...nah.. no beef. I just didn't know what to say so I went IN... "
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70. "lmao"
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74. "lmao.. I fell for it"
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sounded convincing

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77. "I legit laughed out loud, good one"
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102. "I'm dyin'. It's really like that sometimes but no one likes to admit it"
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41. "."
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42. "^^^^K's machine got to him quick!^^^^ you ok player? "
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"Get ready....for your blessing....."
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43. "Taylor Swift.. hear me out, lol. "
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I know she was big in country but I always felt like the Kanye rant at the MTV awards was planned.

Kanye is the villain
Beyonce is the peacemaker
Taylor is the victim that needs to be saved.

She skyrockets to pop stardom and now she is owns the NFL, lol



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49. "planned by drunk Kanye?"
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this is wild af lolol

yall gonna be mad af when Bey and Taylor do a collab lol

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

  

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53. "That nigga wasn’t drunk"
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maybe a slight buzz if that.

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56. "ok but where's the plan?"
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who is the mastermind lol

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59. "who makes the most money off Taylor Swift? "
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That is who planned it.

Artist like Taylor Swift can carry a whole label when they go mega super star.

While Country new who Taylor was she was still relatively unknown to a lot of folks who don’t follow music closely.

Next day the whole world felt sorry for her ass.

She been singing about breaking up with niggas ever since

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67. "For a guy who's as erratic as Kanye"
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and prone to going on long winded rants,I doubt he would have managed to keep that conspiracy to himself all this time if he had been approached by some shadowy Media mogul asking him to sabotage Swift at an award show


Also this thread made me remember that whole debacle.

WTF at this video being allowed on YT uncensored
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7FCgw_GlWc

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75. "I feel like Taylor Swift owe me checks… I made that bitch faaaaaamous"
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I mean…

when Ye was saying wild shit did we believe him? He prolly did say some shit back then and we just called him crazy

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57. "I can buy that Kanye had watched that Grammy clip of"
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Ol' Dirty Bastard running up on Shawn Colvin and thought to himself "Yeaaa I'm gonna do that! Everybody's going to love Ye after this!"

That's about as far as the "planning" went

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64. "yup lol"
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Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

  

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62. "naw that was plain ol racism"
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Big black masculine man (and yes I know it's Kanye but visually that's how they are going to take it) and a little fragile blonde woman. She immediately became the super supreme victim, and her post Kanye sells show that imo.

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66. "oldest play in the book. Scary mean Black man "
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makes America want to rescue Taylor

and Beyonce plays peace maker just to make sure her white fans don’t turn their backs on her.

Didn’t she give TS a chance to speak the next time she had the

What a performance by all parties.

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80. "Yup."
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86. "RE: naw that was plain ol racism"
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>Big black masculine man (and yes I know it's Kanye but
>visually that's how they are going to take it) and a little
>fragile blonde woman. She immediately became the super supreme
>victim, and her post Kanye sells show that imo.

Yep. This seems more reasonable.

I very much buy into the idea that Kanye was feeling gassed up considering how 'powerful' he figured Jay and Bey to be. And when Bey didn't win that award, you KNOW snarky comments were rolling all around that area at the show. And then Kanye Kanye'd that shit and assumed everyone would have his back, no one would think it was a huge deal, and it would go away. But nope: black dude being a bully to a young wight innocent tender girl did NOT blow over/go away AT ALL. It was a special fuck around/find out episode for Chicago's own.

Real talk, I was watching that show live. I too thought it was bullshit when Beyonce didn't win. I figured she had it in the bag.

SURE, they could've planned it. But I don't buy it. Basic 'cism seems more logical and believable.

Hell, WWE is running a story like this RIGHT NOW. Cody is Swiftie. The Rock is Kanye. And that crowd was quick af to hate on The Rock. Like...too fuggin quick. IJS!

  

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60. "Lil Nas X"
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I had this feeling when i saw his instagram page. most pics have now been deleted, but his earlier pics were all normal low quality pics. then all of a sudden his later ones were highly produced photo shoots and many were not even promoting anything.

and his name never fit his persona. he has a name that makes you think he would be a conscious rapper.

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61. "Not a Conspiracy Theorist but Sexxy Red"
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and her rise to fame is hard to fathom if not for a concerted effort to push some push some truly ignorant shit, culminating with shorty really twerking barefoot and pregnant on stage.

This was definitely different from Ratchet Rap. Megan can actually rap. Latto can actually rap. Lola Brooke can actually rap. Nikki of course can rap her ass off.

Red couldn't find the beat with GPS and a fvcking Golden Retriever.

I for the life of me cannot understand how she exploded and ascended so fast.

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65. "you cant convince me sexyred isnt a CIA op lol"
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68. "I think she started as a joke. kinda like Gangum Style. "
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Like Pound Town went viral because it was so absurd. Like a Novelty Song. Maybe a catchy beat but not taking it totally seriously like Gangum Style. Or Steve Martin's King Tut song. Or What does the Fox Say. Blanking other examples.

Now I do think her career got extended because Drake has this thing where he races to collab with what he thinks is the most authentic thing on the streets like 21 Savage, Migos, Young Thug, etc. Maybe he was in on the joke, maybe not.


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76. "Pound Town Wasn't the Beginning"
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She's got videos on YouTube that are 5 years old. She was actively trying. Pound Town is the one that "hit".

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97. "Speaking of Sexxy Red... her "plant" is growing "roots""
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LOL, best pun I could come up with.

https://therootspicnic.com/?v=2

  

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103. "I see what you did there! "
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Please don't ever do that again.

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71. "G-Eazy"
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I think I've talked about this on here before.

Look, these days I'm old and washed and I live out in the suburbs with my wife, two dogs, and lawn furniture. But even 7-10 years ago or so I was at least decently plugged into the Bay Area scene, through journalism, shows, and just being around long enough. So if you were a rapper coming up, even I hadn't heard of you, I should at least know someone who has.

And no one I know had ever heard of G-Eazy before he started appearing everywhere. He was not a known factor at all, and all of sudden he's dropping verses on Raekwon's album and showing up at Warriors game with Too Short/E-40/Mistah FAB. I don't know if he just had money and relatives in the biz or whatever, but his brief "rise" seemed fucking artificial.

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72. "^ this type shit ^"
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how you on a song with Raekwon and appearing at sporting events and you never been on the local radio shows, did a show with another artist I know, dropped a mixtape or sold me a tape out your trunk? lol

  

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73. "back in the day some white boy in Philly has Daddy money"
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and my peoples were hitting him over the head for production and beats.

I did a logo for him. Did all these joints and then as a joke I did a champaign bottle and stacks of money.

Show him all these designs and then the last one and shit was hilarious. “This is the one!!! All day, foshizzle”

anyway, he had no skills, no barz. He was miles away from rhyming on beat. Turns out he was being managed by some dude who had Leslie Michael??! on his roster. Only found this out while arguing over the logo price.

He never popped but he was bubbling in Philly simply because he had his Daddy’s money. If you have cash on hand niggas will let you hang for a bit.

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78. "I align with this definition."
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I'd say Tekashi fit that profile.

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82. "RE: G-Eazy is NOT A PLANT"
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So you missed an INTEGRAL part of G-eazy's come up. He blew up while in college in New Orleans not in the bay. So when got back to the Bay he already had a large fan base. You must forget G Eazy is integral in helping grow Kehlani's fanbase (She opened for him).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlAll9o4O7Y&ab_channel=G-Eazy

He was part of a WAVE of white college rappers blowing up and the first kids who were on the blogs in High School to hit college.. (Hoodie Allen, Mike Posner, Sam Adams etc)

I did a show with him, Vic Mensa and Kyle in San Bernadino in 2012 and he had a line around the venue of high school girls. This was before he ever signed because they labels were THERE trying to cut deals (word to Dante Ross)

>And no one I know had ever heard of G-Eazy before he started
>appearing everywhere. He was not a known factor at all, and
>all of sudden he's dropping verses on Raekwon's album and
>showing up at Warriors game with Too Short/E-40/Mistah FAB. I
>don't know if he just had money and relatives in the biz or
>whatever, but his brief "rise" seemed fucking artificial.

Here is an article from 2013 talking about the "New White Negro" era

https://drdavidjleonard.com/2013/10/09/frat-rap-and-the-new-white-negro-the-conversation-the-chronicle-of-higher-education/

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88. "^^^^^^"
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84. "Yes and No"
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Like most things, the phrasing gets poisoned when too many different situations are smashed into one magic phrase.

Can certain people be 'selected' for some kind of 'temporary' money grab and thrown away as soon as there's ANY issues? Of course. Depending on who you ask, that's the business model for 'the music industry'.

Sometimes its an accident. Other times, especially more recently, it is certainly on purpose: these 'out of work skrippa rappers' for instance. I have a hard time NOT seeing most of them as these selected and temporary folks. As soon as one of em starts acting up, another one seems to pop up with similar body parts, similar music, and some kind of 'viral' SOMETHING involving them.

BUT

If some company puts money into an act and tries to make money off of them, isn't that what they do with everyone they sign!? And then its just a matter of how hard the company tries and for how long, right? What makes one a plant and another not?

IE: Rihanna kept on making songs until they started hitting back to back to back and then you look up and she has hella hits, people wait on new music from her, she's rich af, and she did a Super Bowl almost as soon as JayZ got involved with that process. IE2: Jack Harlow is almost totally white Drake in terms of delivery and topics and I keep seeing/hearing him without trying to. IE3: where is Cardi B? IE4: How come Mayer Hawthorne never ended up being a 'bigger deal'. You can hear his stuff in weird clothing stores but he never seemed to get BIG. I'm talking 'award show' big cuz dude had SONGS THAT JAMMED.

Are all 4 'plants' with varying success? None of em? Some of em?

Hell, is Solange a plant? IE: she usually shows up out of nowhere with stuff that her sister wouldn't make (usually sonically). Then, like 5 years later, Beyonce gets in on it in her own way and it usually works crazy well. But maybe that's more like a test dummy than a plant!? Is that even fair? IDK! And hey, I'm not the one to hate on Solange cuz I jam errthang she makes.

>We heard the term come up again most recently with Katt
>Williams calling Kevin Hart an industry plant but what does it
>even mean?
>
>I google it and Wikipedia describes it in terms of an artist
>who "who become popular through nepotism, inheritance, wealth,
>and their connections in the music industry rather than on
>their own merits"
>
>But that doesn't describe Kevin Hart. Or Drake (another one
>I've heard described as "Industry Plant".
>
>If there is any artist that is an industry plant I guess I
>would say that it's maybe Vanilla Ice or Milli Vanilli. Like
>they were dreamed up in a lab somewhere but it didn't take
>long for folks to see through it.
>
>Even if the term vaguely means someone or group that the
>industry dreamed up in a lab and foisted on the public like
>Vanilla Ice or Milli Vanilli, that definition also describes
>groups like the Supremes, En Vogue, and a ton of boy and girl
>groups. Are they all Industry Plants?
>
>What do you think?
>
>
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87. "These Beyonce genre hopping album"
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are money/status grab projects imo

It aint no coincidence she chose country as the next genre during the rise of the mexican ranchero genre. Same thing happened with the house music album. None of it looks authentic

  

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89. "I always took it to mean"
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someone who's rise on the surface seems organic, but in reality they had major backing/connections all along.

Drake is an example. Drake didn't use his experience as an actor to get into music in public that I'm aware of...in fact it seemed hidden...like his first few mixtapes had the ....I guess underground vibe when in reality that wasn't what it was. He had connections, fame, etc...and, as it turns out, others writing his rhymes. Drake was a plant to me.

I'd say Diddy is another one. He has no talent of his own- no rhymes, beats, singing, nothing. But if you were a casual music listener, you wouldn't know that. (granted he sorted of planted himself but still) But he established a brand that fools some casuals and in-denials to this day.

Also, in both cases (others that I'm spacing right now) the music is actually more of a product rather than art. I'm positive other genres have examples....but "artists" who's output is solely designed to sell records/movies/etc and push a certain narrative....I mean, they are essentially doing the bidding of the labels (even if they own the labels).

I don't know much about Kevin Hart, but the term sellout/gatekeeper seems to apply better than plant.

*shrugs*

  

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95. "Diddy is no different than Barry Gordon "
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>
>someone who's rise on the surface seems organic, but in
>reality they had major backing/connections all along.
>
>Drake is an example. Drake didn't use his experience as an
>actor to get into music in public that I'm aware of...in fact
>it seemed hidden...like his first few mixtapes had the ....I
>guess underground vibe when in reality that wasn't what it
>was. He had connections, fame, etc...and, as it turns out,
>others writing his rhymes. Drake was a plant to me.

What were his connections? Drake put out mixtapes that caught the eye of Lil' Wayne and his people and they put them on? That's about as hip-hop as it gets.



>
>I'd say Diddy is another one. He has no talent of his own- no
>rhymes, beats, singing, nothing. But if you were a casual
>music listener, you wouldn't know that. (granted he sorted of
>planted himself but still) But he established a brand that
>fools some casuals and in-denials to this day.

Diddy hustled his way into A&R, took Jodeci took the next level. Created a new sound at uptown records, and did so well he was able to form his own label. He parlayed his producing to featuring himself on tracks. Diddy is about as self-made a person in music as there can be.

I like your definition of Industry Plant, but these examples aren't it.





>Also, in both cases (others that I'm spacing right now) the
>music is actually more of a product rather than art. I'm
>positive other genres have examples....but "artists" who's
>output is solely designed to sell records/movies/etc and push
>a certain narrative....I mean, they are essentially doing the
>bidding of the labels (even if they own the labels).
>
>I don't know much about Kevin Hart, but the term
>sellout/gatekeeper seems to apply better than plant.
>
>*shrugs*
>
>


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90. "You're going platinum let me help..."
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Any references to someone's ancestry or family are not meant as disrespect, they said it first not me. No one said they're not black. When they win an award or achieve success they highlight their ancestry. Their actions and statements make them plants not ancestry which they highlight frequently.

Adam 22 leader of No Jumper. Profits off hip-hop using Chicago gang violence and street conduct/narratives that do not belong on youtube. I could go on and on about this guy.

DJ Vlad Russian and an ethnicity I'm not getting canceled for saying. Industry plant that gets anyone with a criminal past to tell on themselves.

Ed Blum an ethnicity I'm not getting canceled for saying. He goes after affirmative action under this belief it benefits black Americans.

Kenny Xu, Yiatin Chu, and Diane Yap are Asian Americans that are out to sue/protest any program or policy beneficial to black Americans under the false premise of discrimination hence industry plant tag.

Lizzo black American woman marketed as the international face of black women as a body positive entertainer from the white media. Moreso an imagery issue with how he she's portrayed in media and her marketing push.

Sneako Filipino and Mexican his words platformed to trash black Americans.

FreshandFit Myron is Sudanese and Walter was born in Barbados. Platformed to disrespect black women and mislead men into overestimating themselves. Really, really, really don't like them.

Luuvie is a proud Nigerian immigrant that allegedly won an NAACP award for an essay on why black Americans do not deserve reparations. Also mocked Black Americans and referred to us as A****s. Marketed as a voice to dump on black Americans from some fictitious superiority vantage point. She's a proponent of tribalism evidenced by her tweets.

Nick Fuentes white Hispanic male highly racist towards black Americans as a whole. Platformed as an alt right industry plant.

Enrique Tarrio Cuban racist leader of the Proud Boys with contempt and jealously towards black americans. Skin complexion was enough to give the Proud Boys cover for racism.

Chivo2121 Antonio the Dominican representative platformed as a hardcore racist that believes he's European. He hates everybody black hence his platform.

Coleman Cruz Hughes is Puerto Rican Democrat. On record as indirectly stating latinos should identify as black to obtain benefits. An industry plant for misidentifying as black to undermine that sham reparations event stating black Americans should not receive reparations in the form of cash payments. 4/4 on black and brown unity. More industry plants to go.

Kamala Harris the first Jamaican, Indian, and Asian American Vice President. Highly questionable political record in California allegedly abandoning justice for Mitrice Richardson twice. Let's not get into her record as Vice President.. She went to an HBCU, was in a sorority, danced to Cardi B etc so stfu and vote blue no matter who (c) some of y'all.

Kai Cenat His father is Haitian and his mother's side is from Trinidad. Main issue with him is encouraging a white woman to say the n word to his face and glorifying jail to youth. Seems cool but jail isn't cool and if any of us did this over there they would correct us.

Screamin A Smith family from St Thomas allegedly and goes after black men and is a voice of SWS that hates black American athletes.

Jason Whitlock family is presumably black American, subject to change, the voice of SWS and white nationalists that says things they can't.

Tarana Burke, family from St. Kitts, highly vocal spokeswoman of the metoo movement, possible feminist nothing wrong with that. It's not her job to go after white men so she's an industry plant.

Ava Duvernay her father is Haitian nothing wrong with that, shout out to Haiti. Said her goal was to redefine slavery in film and has made questionable decisions that wouldn't fly in the region she's from.

Oprah Winfrey DNA roots in Liberia and has attacked black American entertainers and athletes allegedly.

DJ Akademiks proud Jamaican that rose to prominence instigating violence in Chicago with his war in Chiraq youtube channel. Bashed black Americans as lazy while taking credit for the creation of hip-hop on multiple occasions. Hates black American women. Really don't like him on every level.

Candace Owens proud Carribean that's based black American society for years. Was a Democrat until Republicans funded her.

Nicki Minaj family from St. James basically Trinidad in her own words. Dissed black American women as b words repeatedly, dissed black American icons, and allegedly has a notoriously terrible attitude. Industry plant because of all the conflicts she's been involved in while representing Caribbean women.

Cardi B is proudly Dominican and former stripper that got a marketing push. Blood gang member marketed as a Dominican sexualized artist with multiple children. Marketing gang violence and promiscuity to young women is her role. Think of an older version of Ice Spice with gang ties and children. She has the best attitude of anyone on this list but Kanye said she's an industry plant. She's the most respectful and nicest person in this list.

Poetik Flakko proud Liberian that is an Akademiks clone. Highly vocal about his hatred for the hood, hood black American men, and women. Platformed to create conflicts and trash black Americans.

Trap Lord Ross From the UK and is the white guy that releases documentaries on street violence and gangs. Think UK Adam22 without his personal life.

1090 Jake White guy from Boston that is famous for calling any popular black American entertainer a snitch.

Billy Porter, too tired to look up his ancestry but for now assume it's black American subject to change. He's the actor 2lgbtqia+ industry plant. Find us an Asian, Latino, European, Jewish, Caribbean region, African region etc equivalent with the same media push and he's off the list.

Lil Nas X too tired to look up his ancestry but for now assume it's black American subject to change. 2lgbtqia+ artist that most importantly is not a good rapper quote his bars. Came out of literally nowhere and specifically marketed towards black American youth without identifying his sexuality leading to people labeling him as an industry plant. Got a marketed to children and came out later. He said fuck the kids, the same ones that made him popular. Find an Asian, Latino, European, Jewish, Caribbean region, African region etc equivalent with the same media push and platform then he's off the list.

Left off Kanye, Issa Rae, and a bunch of people because I'm tired of typing. This list needs more white men industry plants.




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93. "Yeah I hereby decline your help. Thanks but no thanks. "
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I hate generally hate labels, but I am generally a Pan-Africanist in the mode of Malcolm X, so you can go ahead with that nativist ADOS bullshit.


You're also the dude who said mass shootings were a result of feminism, so it's hard to take your reasoning too seriously.

Also, even though you got a lot more keystrokes than everyone else you saying the same thing, basically, folks I don't like are industry plants and folks I do like are not.



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101. "Excuse me?"
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Thu Feb-22-24 01:56 PM by Kira

  

          

>I hate generally hate labels, but I am generally a
>Pan-Africanist in the mode of Malcolm X, so you can go ahead
>with that nativist ADOS bullshit.

Nothing nativist about it because it's a reality you cannot prove wrong. Don't get mad at the status quo y'all started just accept it, move on, and stop undermining.

One-sided Pan Africanist is worthless. We understand your plays.....
>
>
>You're also the dude who said mass shootings were a result of
>feminism, so it's hard to take your reasoning too seriously.
>
>

When did I say specifically state this? Since you went there you:

Damn near justified Daniel Penny killing that unarmed black man.

You were also corrected on your stances on who created hip-hop and thoroughly debunked on replacement in that same post.

Ignored the clear impact of the migrant crisis on black society everyone eats from the plate of.

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104. "You type so much bullshit it's hard for you to keep track. Here..."
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is your post linking a school shooting to feminism, among other things.

https://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=13449156&mesg_id=13449156&listing_type=search#13498732





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106. "Strawman arguments and lies don't work on me..."
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>is your post linking a school shooting to feminism, among
>other things.
>
>

I NEVER BLAMED A SCHOOL SHOOTING ON FEMINISM YOU LIAR.

However, I can point to historically anti-black racist feminists with ease but this is not about feminism, never was you liar.

If you read her actual letter you would understand the language she used. Under no circumstances did I blame feminism directly or indirectly for a school shooting.

My actual point was highlighting the fact that many of these allies, people such as yourself champion, have anti-black racist leanings. Go read her letter before making false strawman arguments. Your lies don't work on me.

I can easily apply your same tactics on you.

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110. "How is this statement not tying Mass Shootings to Feminism "
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"It's not about guns or mental health but culture...
The murderer's mother wrote a letter standing strong on MAGA, feminism, abortion, and freedom."

Or rather, why wouldn't anyone reading what you wrote NOT think you are trying to make a connection between Feminism and Mass Shootings.

Nobody needs you to school them on the idea that Feminist can be racist. Black Feminist have been saying that for over a century.

So how else do you work feminism into a discussion about a mass shooting?!

Anyway, this feminism thing is just an example of the type of sloppy thinking your whole ADOS v. Black folks from the diaspora displays.

It really goes against everything brothers like Malcolm & Martin stood for.

I am not going back and forth with you over dumb, but don't frame your shit as "helping" anything I am trying to say.


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112. "If anyone read her letter and understands the situation..."
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>"It's not about guns or mental health but culture...
>The murderer's mother wrote a letter standing strong on MAGA,
>feminism, abortion, and freedom."
>
>Or rather, why wouldn't anyone reading what you wrote NOT
>think you are trying to make a connection between Feminism and
>Mass Shootings.

Any objective person that read her letter in full understand themes contained within such as MAGA, feminism, abortion, and freedom. It's literally what's in the letter. Stop keying on one word to strawman argument me into cancelation. Research the case and re-read her letter. Her parental ineptitude is another story but under no circumstances am I directly tying feminism to a school shooting.

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118. "wait, so mentioning what is in a letter means its a direct "
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reason for a mass shooting?

Some of these folks say some really crasy shit in these letters.

Pointing out what is in a letter doesn’t mean a whole movement is to blame for a mass shooting.

Not sure I agree with that part of your argument

and no, I don’t really agree with a lot of what Kira says but your example seems off to me.

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113. "There's one thing I don't understand"
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https://clip.cafe/the-limey-1999/now-theres-one-thing-i-dont-understand-s1/

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91. "Pretty sure Fergie was.."
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I have no proof of course.. just a feeling. lol

  

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94. "Nah, Will.i.am. told us his plan backstage at a show"
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He was scared of getting dropped and knew the last album had to blow or it was a wrap. The original woman was suing Will to get out of her deal. He said he found a girl in Canada from some group that we never heard of and he hoped it would work out.

Now, maybe the label found her for him but he had a masterplan.

and we all know a white woman is the easiest way to win over America.

but I will say even BEP crew were a bit skeptical of how long Boom Boom Boom was on the charts.. lol.

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98. "Bruh, that story is pretty-much about her being a plant, lol"
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Seems like they brought her on-board *just* to expand their market and increase sales.

  

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99. "maybe.. lol"
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I know we were shocked when we found out the other girl was suing him and still performing.

Found out real quick that business is business.

He did the same thing to Fergie too. Which is why she hasn’t released anything since her first album.

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92. "Clark County in Atlanta"
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I loved how Paper Boi and Darius were talking about him being an industry plant. I think while they were in his studio? First 2 seasons of that show were 2 of the best seasons of TV ever made.

  

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96. "Yea that's the first time I heard that phrase"
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R.I.P. Loud But Wrong Guy
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114. "Yoo-hoo!"
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100. "100 post in and it seems that Industry Plant is just used to describe"
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acts folks don't like.


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105. "either that or people who the industry put their support behind"
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I guess my confusion is where does the plant notion come from? In my mind a plant is there for nefarious reasons, and none of these examples seem nefarious, just greedy.

The media industry is always trying to make money, so them propping up an artist till they catch is unsurprising. Nobody looks at Iggy Azalea and thinks shes authenticly hip hop lol.

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107. "I don’t think at has anything to do with being nefarious or evil"
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its more so about people who are in it for the money and aren’t really respectful about the art form.

Its not about making the fans into zombies or pushing the illuminati.. lol.

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108. "everybody's in it for money lol"
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Snoop has done rap, country, reggae etc etc etc and nobody would call him a plant.

IDK I guess I just need something more because these definitions seem thin. Kind of come across as jealousy or just plain hating.

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109. "yup"
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>IDK I guess I just need something more because these
>definitions seem thin. Kind of come across as jealousy or just
>plain hating.

this is how I view it too. I'd add that sometimes folks that had 'short cuts' get called plants too. that's what Katt said about Kev.

I don't really believe in short cuts. everyone's path is different. if one person had to get it out the mud to make it happen, fine. doesn't mean the person that had a different starting point is a plant.



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116. "wait.. you don’t believe in shortcuts? That’s interesting"
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OKP sure does love pointing out those born on third base or pointing out how self made the doesn’t apply to people like Elon or Trump.

for the record I definitely believe in shortcuts

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122. "what I mean is anybody would take advantage of the short cut."
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if given the chance. being mad at someone because they didn't have the same path or struggle is weird to me when it comes to these entertainers.






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124. "I totally understand how someone grinds for 20 years and gets bitter"
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watching some less talented schmuck get there in 1 year due to having a machine behind them.

this isn’t to say they wouldn’t take that short cut if they were offered it but that is the whole point. They didn’t get the break or the shortcut.



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125. "sure but that anger is misplaced if it's not at the system."
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either way, it probably won't change the path of the person with 20 years behind them.

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115. "No one calls Snoop a plant because dude is a legend.. wtf"
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First time we heard Snoop and Biggie the shit was undeniable. The voice, the cadence, the delivery

then you have a new artist who needs a backing track and struggles to stay on beat and somehow you think there is no difference?

To me its like comparing Lebron to the 12th guy on the bench who is the superstars brother in Milwaukee.

“but their both in the league and have rings”

okay.. lol

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117. "They should call Snoop a plant"
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now that he's on the Trump train.

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120. "gotta remember rappers LOVED some Trump in the 80’s and 90’s"
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121. "True indeed"
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but to from that to FDT and now back on the Trump train.

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127. "I might have the wrong source for this sentiment, but they STILL do"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY2QwZEePWg


This Jadakiss interview is really fun in general IMO, but if I remember right Trump comes up for just a tiny little bit (in other words, I'm not gonna scrub through the video to find out if I'm right or wrong) and Jada's only comment is that he did very well financially, and I'm sure plenty of career/catalog-oriented artists agree.


Whether because of the generic taxes long con or (as 45 hilariously, dumbly and annoyingly pointed out before the Super Bowl because he had nothing to do with it) "his" (again, only because his signature punctuates it) legislation regarding royalty fees, the former certainly didn't hurt the artists who got in when the getting was good.


But the latter inarguably simplified a very complicated financial aspect of digital music. Being a rapper heavily reliant on a multitude of contractor engineers, sample-heavy beats, etc. that Music Modernization Act undoubtably cleared up a ton of baggage in his financial life as well. And all due respect to every rapper, also allowing that this was a Republican-written bill...that janky-ass lie-detector sourced signature is all that matters.


To be honest, I'm absolutely sure this is a primary driver in the lawyers he's churning through in his Atlanta trial. They're all deeply connected in the hip-hop scene, and even if they've successfully argued some real hopeless ass looking cases, I think their judicial success is slightly less significant than their cultural cache.


Or, more succinctly...Trump talks a good enough game that it can be hard to remember he's a politician (...or a President...) if you don't care that that's what he is. And once you eliminate most of the byproducts of his power from your conception of him...he's undoubtably one of the best rappers of all time. Like a Queens-born Murphy Lee, all he needs is a track in the background, headphones loud with a blunt goin' round while he riffs. Sadly.




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111. "yeah i came in here expecting receipts!"
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T Reynolds
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119. "pretty sure that's reinforcement theory at work for you lol"
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126. "RE: Are "Industry Plants" really a thing?"
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