DJ Drama and Don Cannon Arrested For Piracy
Atlanta’s Fox 5 reports that a police SWAT team in conjunction with RIAA anti-piracy agents raided DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz recording studio earlier today and arrested both he and fellow Aphilliate Don Cannon on piracy charges. The ramifications of something like this are potentially pretty huge for high profile mixtape DJ’s. The RIAA just disgusts me to the point where I don’t want to ever pay for a retail cd again in my life.
They didn’t seem to mind a year ago when Drama was promoting T.I. and pushing his album to Gold status in a week. And check out the report below and notice how even though the cops didn’t find any illegal drugs or weapons, they were sure to mention how the discovery of such contraband is typical during these raids on "counterfeiters." In the video they are clearly confiscating boxes of Gangsta Grillz mixtapes, yet they act like these guys were in there burning copies of retail albums.
Watch the report here. Big shout to Eric for the tip.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
this is some bullshit. smh.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
primero
January 16th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
dammit Shanti. fuck this i’m out haha.
later…
January 16th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
LMao niggas is on it earlyy
January 16th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
>> And check out the report below and notice how even though the cops didn’t find any illegal drugs or weapons, they were sure to mention how the discovery of such contraband is typical during these raids on “counterfeiters.”
^ rapper/DJ racist.
awright, for real i’m out.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
shit’s disgustingggggg b.
good looking on the post eskay
January 16th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
The RIAA just disgusts me to the point where I don’t want to ever pay for a retail cd again in my life.
^^seriously. the fucked up part is that with the arrest of two major djs its obvious that the RIAA is just trying to make a point. i’ve seen several counterfeit/bootlegging cases get thrown out of fulton county court (Atlanta) so hopefully this shit gets thrown out too. its doubtful though since drama and cannon are relatively well known djs.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
This is pure bullshit. They almost seem disappointed that they didn’t find any drugs or weapons in their seizure. Bastids.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
fuck RIAA and they wonder why sales are down. FUCk RIAA, again.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
>> the fucked up part is that with the arrest of two major djs its obvious that the RIAA is just trying to make a point.
the fucked up part is that dudes who bootleg their shits aren’t in any trouble. how much trouble can you get into for copying your own cd. shit, does this mean they’re squashing the whole mixtape scene, as in going after EVERYONE… or did they just fuck up some paper work?
i mean, wtf is the RIAA worried about. those songs don’t belong to anyone but the artist, it’s not album shit anyway. it’s garbage ass young jeezy freestyles. fuck they should arrest young jeezys fat ass for putting out crack, not dj drama for making something good of it. well maybe for distributing it lol ok ill stop. seriously though, who are they trying to impress. is this serious, or did they not know what they are doing? is it really illegal. watch eskay ‘eye candy’ the mixtape trafficking on nahright
meet me in the forum. 1
January 16th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
the government don’t know what to do about it. all these free.99 mixtapes, all they can try to do is make some statement, arrest major players. But dann, Drama and don cannon? they dont’ make mixtapes available for free, they tryin to get paid. you can get any album by any artist on soundscan for free now, including mixtapes. Why not lock up metallica b/c you can download they album at gern.biz. gu
^^seriously. the fucked up part is that with the arrest of two major djs its obvious that the RIAA is just trying to make a point. i’ve seen several counterfeit/bootlegging cases get thrown out of fulton county court (Atlanta) so hopefully this shit gets thrown out too. its doubtful though since drama and cannon are relatively well known djs.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
As part of its report, the RIAA for the first time has identified 12 “priority†cities as part of its nationwide physical goods piracy assessment. These cities – Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, San Diego, and San Francisco – are all “hot spots†of music theft, with significant piracy problems from the manufacturer level all the way down to the point of retail sale. The RIAA will step up law enforcement training and commit additional investigative resources in all of these cities in the coming year.
//www.riaa.com/News/newsletter/050306.asp
i guess the bullshit has started
January 16th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
i’m seriously mad… ignorance at it’s best
January 16th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
is this serious, or did they not know what they are doing? is it really illegal.
^^that’s what i’m tryin to figure out…i just hit up a couple of my peeps that have taken classes on intellectual property law and they are having a hard time seeing the problem with this too.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
>> that’s what i’m tryin to figure out…i just hit up a couple of my peeps that have taken classes on intellectual property law and they are having a hard time seeing the problem with this too.
i think it’s a screw up… either that or the RIAA is mad their not getting a chunk. watch mixtapes become retail in the next 5 days. motherfuckers are selling tapes already in music stores i kid you not. with a barcode and everything. hmv (which is like virgin or fye wherever youd buy a cd, if you do buy cds) has mixtapes on sell with proper casing and shitty graphics lol
January 16th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
i cant believe this bullshit
why cant they be like canada and leave it alone
tell everyone we’re cracking down on piracy but in reality aint doing shit
January 16th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
lol @ darth. real talk… dudes is selling bootlegs in front of record/dvd stores, movie theaters like it’s the thing to do.
fuckign swat teams raded the studio. dj drama can’t uphold a simple internet blog, what makes you think he can manage holding a gun lol. someone should tell the pops that gangsta grillz doesnt necessarily mean theyre going to get burned. wtv i’m glad hes not getting charged on weapons or drugs so that he could come back on some david gale shit (pause), but seriosuly though, smh @ no weapons or drugs. not even a shank or a dime bag
January 16th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
smh @ new southern style chicken ad on an atlanta news site having something to do with hip hop
fry that chicken, fry that chicken
January 16th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
smh @ new southern style chicken ad on an atlanta news site having something to do with hip hop
fry that chicken, fry that chicken
^^LOL!
January 16th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
well technically, some of the songs on Drama’s mixtapes belong, at least in part, to the labels the artists are signed to, do they not? I think legally the RIAA might have a case, but it’s the pointlessness of this that’s mind boggling.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
well technically, some of the songs on Drama’s mixtapes belong, at least in part, to the labels the artists are signed to, do they not? I think legally the RIAA might have a case, but it’s the pointlessness of this that’s mind boggling.
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incredibly pointless…especially since these mixtapes act as promotional vehicles as you pointed out in the case of all the gangsta grillz hype that helped out artists like T.I. and Young Jeezy.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
earth, wind and fire, rims and tires, bulletproof glass, inside is the realest driver
January 16th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
i think it’s a screw up… either that or the RIAA is mad their not getting a chunk.
^^ok. so my friend just told me that technically all mixtapes for sale are illegal if the artist is on a record label. supposedly the only time a mixtape isn’t illegal is when the mixtape is “for promotional use only.” wow, i didn’t know that.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
oh i see eskay has already kinda made my point.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Rapping over copy written beats, and samples.
January 17th, 2007 at 12:01 am
Fuck THAT!
Let’s be real for a second…Them 2 bastards and their elk have been racking in the dough (did you see that benz getting towed?) charging unsigned artist/indie labels/majors etc. to host on their mixtapes for years now! 10 G’z to host, Huh?
DJs have become the new payola system and they aren’t ‘breaking’ records anymore now (same 10 songs on radio) than before the mixtape scene exploided! Personally, I hope this puts a lot of these merks out of business and squashes the mixtape market to restore the value of artist making full albums that last the test of time…The DJ is no longer the unsigned artists friend - they have become leaches of the industry (been to a record pool lately?).
So yeah, FUCK EM’!!!!
January 17th, 2007 at 12:05 am
now, how hard is it to make dollars in the industry? shit seems real fucked up right about now!!!
January 17th, 2007 at 12:06 am
>> well technically, some of the songs on Drama’s mixtapes belong, at least in part, to the labels the artists are signed to, do they not?
well, since we’re getting technical, i was basing my argument on dedication 2, being the only gg i can stand listening to. but i guess sometimes he puts singles on his shit, but that still promotes their silly albums anyway, but in that case i guess they have a point. otherwise the songs are using beats or are remixing
January 17th, 2007 at 12:07 am
if the record labels are pushin these mixtapes for promotion for their fucken artists, then whats the problem????
January 17th, 2007 at 12:07 am
smh @ dj drama having a 6 series, doesn’t deserve my whip
January 17th, 2007 at 12:18 am
i seriously think we should all get together and make a we are the world record
January 17th, 2007 at 12:19 am
In the video I think I see the cops confiscating a platinum plaque for T.I.’s King
http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tiplatplaqueud0.jpg
this isn’t really all that strange, mixtapes were never legal
January 17th, 2007 at 12:32 am
I hate white people. Covert altered motive having muthafuckas.
January 17th, 2007 at 12:48 am
there is a war going on and they are worrried about some cds. cds people cds give me a break,
January 17th, 2007 at 12:52 am
Anytime these heads are using preused beats, it’s technically illegal. I mean, more than once have people been sued for repopularizing premade songs (re: David Bowie v. Vanilla Ice). In effect, what Drama, et al, are doing is wrong, yet I’m sure the “victims” would probably do anything short of bail these dudes out to protect the best promotional tool in the industry.
What I still don’t get– and this is something I focused on more than the RIAA’s bullshit (aka the musical drug war)– is why these cops would mention drugs AT ALL. My christ, why don’t you just slap a label on these dudes? All people need to hear is: arrst, DJ, drugs, and these guys are all but convicted in the minds of any average Joe.
Horrific.
Meanwhile, commercials can change one note of a song, or someone can specifically alter someone’s art and corporate America can get away scot-free with theft.
Outstanding.
Wow.
January 17th, 2007 at 1:04 am
I smell a snitch.
January 17th, 2007 at 1:05 am
the funny part of the whole incident is that if mixtapes are no longer sold then rap sales go down…bottom line. would the clipse really be that hot AT ALL if they didnt have a we got it for cheap? FIFTY CENT…this is fucking ridiculous. dj drama was on the fucking ti album. how can you arrest him if he is promoting and WORKING WITH the artist. yeah, honestly, who is behind this, the record companies, or some bullshit oversight group, the RIAA, who repeatedly fucks over hip-hop artists. the riaa rapes the music industry in general and im sure rap artists bear a huge part of that. no more cds for me…
January 17th, 2007 at 1:06 am
Shanti Says:
January 16th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
i think it’s a screw up… either that or the RIAA is mad their not getting a chunk.
^^ok. so my friend just told me that technically all mixtapes for sale are illegal if the artist is on a record label. supposedly the only time a mixtape isn’t illegal is when the mixtape is “for promotional use only.†wow, i didn’t know that.
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Yall know im on the death to bootleggers wagon but at the same time this is bullshyt…..not to mention I was just in ATL over the weekend and there are actually REAL crimes going on…..why do you need the SWATs to raid a recording studio?……..the irony of the mixtapes are illegal thing is that a lot of artist an a&r’s give dj’s some of thier new shyt…..and you would think that since lables dont put actuall singles out any more that they would be grateful for the street publicty……Crakers aint playing fair on any level
January 17th, 2007 at 1:08 am
FUCK THE LABELS!!! They are the ones that should be getting arrested…shit, they hired mixtape DJs to push their artists. They send mixtapes featuring their artists to magazines for press. FUCK THE RIAA AND FUCK THESE LABELS! BITCHES! BITCHES! BITCHES! FAGS!
January 17th, 2007 at 1:13 am
suck the fat one in prison
January 17th, 2007 at 1:14 am
*sidenote* a word around the industry is that execs are sick of niggas making independent dough…..especially because hip hop is the only genre where artist are running thier own shyt……maybe this is the beginning of a corporate re-takeover
January 17th, 2007 at 1:22 am
hmmm I have to say the whole situation is unfortunate for DJ Drama/Cannon.
But I cannot defend mixtape DJs, because they ARE making profits AND potentially taking away from the sales of major record companies. ;/
January 17th, 2007 at 1:31 am
It’s shit like this that makes me want to go to places like this:
www.myspace.com/mriteam
RIAA is mad cause they was tylin on them!
January 17th, 2007 at 1:31 am
sean p ripped it
January 17th, 2007 at 1:32 am
fuck these middlemen. the artists have the internet now, and no one needs big record companies to move units anymore. the paradigm is beginning to shift, and record companies are getting mad because it’s throwing salt in their game. and they wonder why no one wants to buy CDs anymore! the advent of the MP3 player has changed the entire way that music will be bought and sold by the next generation of music lovers…so the RIAA could either get on board, or be complete dicks…which one do you think will happen? fuck the middlemen, power and profit to the people. one.
January 17th, 2007 at 1:49 am
Long Live Sendpace, Mediafire, Megaupload and all the others. Fuck the RIAA!!!!!!!!!
January 17th, 2007 at 1:50 am
when dj’s sell mixtapes, they usually sell a “STICKER” or the COVER & offer the CD for free. i don’t know if they advertise it like that on gangstagrillz.com or not (i like how the white woman said “gan-sta g-rillz” haha)
all i saw was fuckin dj drama & cannon mixtapes, NOTHING ILLEGAL. as far as having others’ songs on there, the covers say FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY & again, should be sold as offering something other than the CD itself.
that’s fucked up, the aphiliates just lost a ton of $$$, rides, equipment, cd’s, everything…all cause of fuckin RIAA & SWAT. bullshit. that’s unjust considering all the other muthafucka’s who pull this shit off including me. SWAT, come & get me
January 17th, 2007 at 2:27 am
sorry to call you out ***biggumskiller*** just had to
clear up a couple of comments about production credits
you made in the last thread…
’ski mask way’ was produced by disco d not j.r rottem
and ‘london bridge’ by polow da do not will.i.am.
oh and fuck the RIAA - t.i.p’s record label better step in
and help make this right… oh shit i forgot… it’s atlantic.
January 17th, 2007 at 2:46 am
I thought as long as cds were labeled “For Promo Use Only” then the Dj was protected from shit like this!? And Aphilliated Music Group puts that shit on all their mixtapes just like every other mixtape Dj. I know they knew this shit could happen so I’m sure they took all measures to protect their asses.
Drama can prove he makes $ in more ways than one and paid for everything he owns so he’ll get back all the “digital recording equipment, computer laptops, Lamborghini, BMW and the official Aphilliates’ wrapped vehicle” confiscated but I’m sure it won’t be easy and in the end it will cost them money which is bullshit …
They actually used a muthafuckin SWAT team..wtf!?!
I just hope shit ends with them telling the RIAA to go fuk themselves and not with them actually being found guilty of felonies.
January 17th, 2007 at 3:01 am
nation of moderation Says:
seriosuly though, smh @ no weapons or drugs. not even a shank or a dime bag
^I’m kinda alittle surprised about that too but I’m glad they didn’t find shit. You know they expected too and are mad as hell they didnt . Thats another reason I say the Aphilliates took all measures to protect their asses. They even kept the lab clean just in case some shit like this happend.
miltee Says:
I cannot defend mixtape DJs, because they ARE making profits AND potentially taking away from the sales of major record companies. ;/
^smh @ u ..u think major record companies care when they make profits at the expense of the artists?! major labels will survive without diggin in the pockets of mixtape djs!
January 17th, 2007 at 3:47 am
The problem is the greed of the recording industry has caught up with them due to the success of these mixtapes and the internet. Remember money makes shit happen, so dont be surprised to see some related legistation that could come from all of this.
January 17th, 2007 at 3:59 am
Yo, this is CRAZY BANANAS….crazy…if this starts happening all over the place, IT’S GOING TO BE MAD DRAMA.
Whole legions of street teams and Street Promotions departments will be getting the axe.
This is setting an ugly precedent….
January 17th, 2007 at 4:56 am
Come on man. This is clear cut bullshit. The way this is actually potrayed one would think they were selling nothing but retail CDs. They were selling mixtapes. I think they’ll walk on this one, its a pretty grey area. I could be wrong. Swat team and all though? Bullshit.
Personally I could careless about a major labels profit margin. Nothing to do with me. What you eat dont make me shit.
Free Drama!
http://nelsonabbey.wordpress.com/
January 17th, 2007 at 5:14 am
Incredibly ridiculous, straight Bullshit with a capital B. And why mention stuff in the report that is NOT found? Sounds like they just had to put the words drugs and weapons in for ‘good measure’.
Aside from the sheer idiocy of this, not even hardcore republicans can sell sending in a SWAT team on the taxpayer’s account for this, can they?
January 17th, 2007 at 5:16 am
^I’m from The Netheralnds though, you guys know first hand how they can spin shit, maybe they can.
January 17th, 2007 at 5:16 am
The Netheralnds=The Netherlands
January 17th, 2007 at 6:30 am
pathetic
*copies all his albums and then sells off the originals*
January 17th, 2007 at 7:42 am
Shanti Says:
January 16th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
^^ok. so my friend just told me that technically all mixtapes for sale are illegal if the artist is on a record label. supposedly the only time a mixtape isn’t illegal is when the mixtape is “for promotional use only.†wow, i didn’t know that.
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That’s why when you go to certain stores and say, “I want to buy this particular mixtape”, they will quickly tell you they don’t sell mixtapes, however, if you buy this $8 CD case you can get a mixtape for free.
Also, smh @ people being surprised no weapons or drugs were found. A sign of the times that Hip Hop is totally effed(I’m trying to stop cursing) up.
January 17th, 2007 at 7:45 am
The sad thing about all of this is, is that the RIAA is trying to curtail bootleggers who really do street promo for cheap. TV, RADIO, AND PRINT DON’T WORK. Getting the music to the people does. If I had not heard many of the songs before the album dropped I would not buy it. But the RIAA will eventually levy a tax, or negotiate a cut.
January 17th, 2007 at 7:45 am
Fuck the RIAA! They are just hatin on the mixtapes cuz they are killing it. I prefer mixtapes over cds anyday. Seem like them mufukas just wake up on the wrong side of the bed one day feel like knockin someone. Really though does this mean that Mixunit, MixtapeKingz etc. need to watch they back. I heard the promo use only tag doesn’t really make you immune to this shit.
January 17th, 2007 at 8:20 am
If Dram and Cannon set the shit up like a legitimate independent label and put the mix tapes out as compilation albums couldn’t he have avoided possible bootlegging charges and made way more money?
If you’re grabbing singles from this 12 inch and that mp3 then making a tape and selling it, isn’t someone is missing out on their cake, artists included?
Fuck the RIAA but I’m asking.
January 17th, 2007 at 8:22 am
^^
If you’re grabbing singles from this 12 inch and that mp3 then making a tape and selling it, isn’t someone missing out on their cake, artists included?
January 17th, 2007 at 8:23 am
Some of you are pretty naive
January 17th, 2007 at 8:28 am
Damn, this is some ol’ bullshit. Good lookin’ out on the post, Eskay.
I can’t believe that they broke bad on them like this. SWAT team come in and confiscated all their shit…makes me wonder what’s gonna happen to the rest of the DJs out there.
*quickly hides all his mixtapes*
January 17th, 2007 at 8:33 am
smh @ Fab’s new joint ft Weezy
January 17th, 2007 at 8:36 am
***The RIAA is fighting a losing battle…..
January 17th, 2007 at 8:43 am
a “friend who is knowledgable” on “alternate means of copping albums” told me that mixtape albums like DJ Drama are as available on “alternate networks” as regular albums.
Also, there is no “substitution good” (no economist) effect. In fact the one-artist mixtape albums are for die-hard fans. For instance I doubt than anyone who listens to TI DJ Drama albums, doesn’t listen to TI “King”
Fock RIAA
January 17th, 2007 at 8:45 am
From what I know about this, because I did a paper on this… basically if Drama and Cannon did two things they should generally be all set. If they included for Promotional Use only on the cd or cd cover somewhere (hopefully on the cd), and then stated that when you bought from them you were buying a jewel case with artwork that just happened to have a cd in it. That should generally cover their ass for somethings. Then it will come down to labels pursuing action, and do you really see Grand Hustle pressin charges for him using T.I. verses? or Cash Money for Lil Wayne verses, probably not, but then the Universal’s and Atlantics can step in and then it gets nasty.
After that it can get into using the artist image on the cd cover, if they were buying the artwork who was doing it, how are they paid, what percentage, who ran the website, who authorized artists songs to be played on the website? Legally the don’t have a huge case, but the way the long works they could easily tie this up for a long ass time and just drain Cannon and Drama of funds until they can’t continue the case…..technicality gangstas=lawyers
January 17th, 2007 at 8:48 am
lol mixtapes=crack
now the goverment is gonna try to bust u up for mixtape like is crack
just like in that nas and juez santana video
January 17th, 2007 at 8:48 am
50,000 weed plates lost..You can’t put “for promotional use only” on a CD then have that cd on your website advertised for 8 dollars..niggaz is stupid smart..but I like my DJ’s broke and Drama talk too much shit so at the end of teh day fuck him..never heard of no DJ Don Pooh..How can you not have at least one burner in the office?..Them niggas was slippin..they should be happy it was the FEDS that ran up in their and not them stick up kids….having said all that..Whattup Ike?…tonite’s the nite(no Reggie Noble) and me and my (knicks) niggaz aint playing(c) Reggie Noble
“i had to hide under a van for like 15 minutes b4 police came.”-K Rob
January 17th, 2007 at 8:51 am
…Awww THATS SOME BULLSHIT!!!
January 17th, 2007 at 8:53 am
…A SERIOUS hater drop’d the dime, this shit has been goin on since like 82, i was a lil’kid when my uncles had mixtapes and shit… somebody is really try’n to Play Niggaz
January 17th, 2007 at 8:54 am
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 8:36 am
***The RIAA is fighting a losing battle…..
^^
I agree, but they are gonna catch alot of niggaz on some funnystyle shit… This is Such Bullshit.
January 17th, 2007 at 8:56 am
This is some serious bullshit. I LOVED how they implied that there’s probably some other illigal shit going on. Don’ t the record companies LEAK certain somgs to be placed on mixtapes? Don’t artists do exclusives for mix tapes?
“Searchlights is flashin’ , the apoclypse starts….”
January 17th, 2007 at 8:57 am
…This is why i cant Fuck with ATL… Too many people of color, Too many Eyes watchin niggas, too Much hate…
January 17th, 2007 at 8:57 am
These niggas should get off being that they get support from the artist and labels. Hell, Drama got an album coming out on Atlantic.
January 17th, 2007 at 8:59 am
Crazy88Since88 Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 8:57 am
…This is why i cant Fuck with ATL… Too many people of color, Too many Eyes watchin niggas, too Much hate…
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Yeah, pretty soon the F.D.A. gonna start lockin’ brothas up for copywright infringment on all the Chicken and Waffle spots…….
January 17th, 2007 at 9:02 am
Da Partystarter Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 8:56 am
This is some serious bullshit. I LOVED how they implied that there’s probably some other illigal shit going on. Don’ t the record companies LEAK certain somgs to be placed on mixtapes? Don’t artists do exclusives for mix tapes?
“Searchlights is flashin’ , the apoclypse starts….â€
^^
yes they leak singles & do shit just for mixtapes, i know of this first hand. (my work) …Clear example, Hip-Hop is dead the Single, the Mixtape/ leaked version, NAS says…go to every radio station & Murder the DJ, The Album Release single says…Go to every radio station & murk the DJ… This is BULLSHIT, Like when the feds ran up in Queen Latifahs crib & booked her because she had bootleg VHS tapes @ her crib… STRAIGHT BULLSHIT.
January 17th, 2007 at 9:03 am
The record labels are really pissed that they are literally losing money every year from premature leaks, downloads and bootlegged music! No, they will never be able to totally stop it music piracy cold turkey, but they will make examples of plenty of people to hopefully discourage others from following suit. Gangsta Grillz took a big hit on this one though. They may recover in the end, but things will probably never be the same for them ever again.
Hopefully, they won’t get them dudes on some tax evasion type shit! That’s normally the catch all when so called criminals slip through the legal cracks.
January 17th, 2007 at 9:04 am
….Whats Good NR fam.
January 17th, 2007 at 9:06 am
What up 88!
January 17th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Whats good 88′?
January 17th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Jamz Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:03 am
The record labels are really pissed that they are literally losing money every year from premature leaks, downloads and bootlegged music! No, they will never be able to totally stop it music piracy cold turkey, but they will make examples of plenty of people to hopefully discourage others from following suit. Gangsta Grillz took a big hit on this one though. They may recover in the end, but things will probably never be the same for them ever again.
Hopefully, they won’t get them dudes on some tax evasion type shit! That’s normally the catch all when so called criminals slip through the legal cracks.
^^
yea…the I.R.S. is already on it… Trust me.
January 17th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Jamz & “ol”Milwaukee, what it do!
January 17th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Crazy88Since88 Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Jamz Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:03 am
The record labels are really pissed that they are literally losing money every year from premature leaks, downloads and bootlegged music! No, they will never be able to totally stop it music piracy cold turkey, but they will make examples of plenty of people to hopefully discourage others from following suit. Gangsta Grillz took a big hit on this one though. They may recover in the end, but things will probably never be the same for them ever again.
Hopefully, they won’t get them dudes on some tax evasion type shit! That’s normally the catch all when so called criminals slip through the legal cracks.
^^
yea…the I.R.S. is already on it… Trust me.
^ I’m sure they got they money straight for that too.
January 17th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Whut up MadeMil!
Actually, whenever the brown or blackman is making serious money (legal or illegal) and the powers that be are not getting their cut, it becomes a problem before long! It’s the American way.
January 17th, 2007 at 9:11 am
greed is a helluva drug. whudup nahright, nahright lite, dark?
January 17th, 2007 at 9:12 am
Jamz Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Whut up MadeMil!
Actually, whenever the brown or blackman is making serious money (legal or illegal) and the powers that be are not getting their cut, it becomes a problem before long! It’s the American way.
^ No doubt.
January 17th, 2007 at 9:14 am
if they charge dude on tax evasion, which wasn’t why they went after him in the first place… wait to hear the al capone type shit he’ll be talking on his
mixtapesretailsJanuary 17th, 2007 at 9:15 am
I bet some of those officers that did the bust gave some of the mixtapes to their kids before they turned it in as evidence too. That’s some ole’ shady shit right there….
January 17th, 2007 at 9:15 am
>> Actually, whenever the brown or blackman is making serious money (legal or illegal) and the powers that be are not getting their cut, it becomes a problem before long! It’s the American way.
what if he’s white
lol nah i heard the reporter say his nam is tyree or tyrese or some shit…
January 17th, 2007 at 9:15 am
DJ DRAMA=MARTYR
Yesterday everyone hated this dude
Today they makin up “FREE DRAMA” tees
What niggaz doing is illegal, regardless of what T.I. or Jeezy says..at the end of the day the label owns the rights to that artists image voice and recordings, without label consent your mixtape is null n void..nevermind the fact that then the DJ then goes and lays the vocals on top of beats that are either not owned by them or for which they’d never ever get cleared..ok so say for instance TI raps over a Rick James sample..Rick doesnt get paid while T.I. and Drama go on to get the profits earned from such mixtapes (tax free I might add, which in itself may turn out to be these guys biggest problem)..the scales are too unbalanced…the FEDS are there to balance the scales of justice..or at least tip em back in their favor.
“i had to hide under a van for like 15 minutes b4 police came.â€-K Rob
January 17th, 2007 at 9:17 am
1 Nation…whatup playa!
If Drama wasn’t black before, he dayum sure is now…LOL!
January 17th, 2007 at 9:19 am
# Jamz Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:15 am
I bet some of those officers that did the bust gave some of the mixtapes to their kids before they turned it in as evidence too. That’s some ole’ shady shit right there….
^^^Free weed plates for everyone
“i had to hide under a van for like 15 minutes b4 police came.â€-K Rob
January 17th, 2007 at 9:19 am
MadeInMilwaukee….Since1979 Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Crazy88Since88 Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Jamz Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:03 am
The record labels are really pissed that they are literally losing money every year from premature leaks, downloads and bootlegged music! No, they will never be able to totally stop it music piracy cold turkey, but they will make examples of plenty of people to hopefully discourage others from following suit. Gangsta Grillz took a big hit on this one though. They may recover in the end, but things will probably never be the same for them ever again.
Hopefully, they won’t get them dudes on some tax evasion type shit! That’s normally the catch all when so called criminals slip through the legal cracks.
^^
yea…the I.R.S. is already on it… Trust me.
^ I’m sure they got they money straight for that too.
^^
yea…that could be right, but there is alot of shit that goes into this now: Where it happened, the location, Parties involved…(Clean was of sayin Niggaz in Atl.). It’s a new year, presidential elections (weird shit happends around presidential elections), the effect mainstream media has on hip-hop & vice versa, were still in America & white men are still shook about snowflakes & jungle fever. (U’d be surprised how many laws we have due to black men & white women…the shit goes WAY back). And all these labels & entertainment companies im sure have very strong lobbyist who are tired of takin a loss with the way people get there music. I mean shit… if they take this shit to Court & Win on some, creating mixtapes, Selling Mixtapes are illegal…and the shit goes on the Books (Any law students or attorneys in the house…what’s good), that shit is gonna send the whole mixtape game in a tailspin.
January 17th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Going to a karoake bar and freestyling over the Kingdome Come beat for you and your friends enjoyment which gets recorded and that you handout to people free of charge=LEGAL
Going into Apphiliate studios and having Weezy rhyme over Kingdome Come beat which gets recorded which you later put on your website for a monetary price= ILLEGAL
“i had to hide under a van for like 15 minutes b4 police came.â€-K Rob
January 17th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Game says he didn’t impersonate cops, wants trial
^^
In the words of the Great Notorious B.I.G.: Number 9 shoulda been number 1 to’me, If you ain’t gettin bag’d, stay the fuck from police, cuz If niggaz think you snitchin…they ain’t tryin to’listen, They be sittin in your kitchen, waitin to start hittin!
January 17th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Man I got my Free Dj Drama shirt hanging in the closet, right next to my “Let Slick Rick Stay” tee
January 17th, 2007 at 9:34 am
Conor Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Man I got my Free Dj Drama shirt hanging in the closet, right next to my “Let Slick Rick Stay†tee
^^
…Conor whats good …lol…
January 17th, 2007 at 9:37 am
Just chillin, waitin for the tech team to fix my computer…..drinkin an eggnog coffee (No The Gay Rapper)
January 17th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Conor Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:37 am
Just chillin, waitin for the tech team to fix my computer…..drinkin an eggnog coffee (No The Gay Rapper)
^^
…stop fruntin, we know u smacked the koofe of the PC…
January 17th, 2007 at 9:44 am
Me and the mailroom had a boot party on my computer
January 17th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Cannnnon………… step back
everything we do is in some way considred illegal. im a pre law student and you should be suprised fo the laws they have on the books and loop holes. beat streetin BK got around this law by selling cd cases. For each cd case you buy ($10.00) you would receive two free PROMOTIONAL mixtapes with PROMOTIONAL printed in bold letters on the CD and the Mixtapes would be the same mixtapes that is on the the street but legally because you are not buying the mnixtapes right out, but are receiving as a nice gift for buying a cd case.
ITS ALL ABOUT THE LOOP HOLES PRIME EXAMPLE: R. KELLY
January 17th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Its great that police/swat/fbi are concerned with mixtapes rather than stopping real crime. this country is fucked.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:06 am
BY ANY MEANS Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Cannnnon………… step back
everything we do is in some way considred illegal. im a pre law student and you should be suprised fo the laws they have on the books and loop holes. beat streetin BK got around this law by selling cd cases. For each cd case you buy ($10.00) you would receive two free PROMOTIONAL mixtapes with PROMOTIONAL printed in bold letters on the CD and the Mixtapes would be the same mixtapes that is on the the street but legally because you are not buying the mnixtapes right out, but are receiving as a nice gift for buying a cd case.
^^
…Good LoopHole!
January 17th, 2007 at 10:06 am
hut one, hut two, hut 3, HUT! Ole dirdy Bastid live and uncut
January 17th, 2007 at 10:08 am
run up in the crib and raid the dj, run up in the crib and raid the dj (c) RIAA
January 17th, 2007 at 10:08 am
It’s deader than Ill Will in here today
January 17th, 2007 at 10:11 am
G7 Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:08 am
run up in the crib and raid the dj, run up in the crib and raid the dj (c) RIAA
^^
…Niggas shoot first and ask for ID later in NY… They better fuck with out of state DJ’s first…
January 17th, 2007 at 10:12 am
It’s deader than Ill Will in here today
You sure knows how to start a party, don`t ya? (no pussy cat dolls)
January 17th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Conor Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:08 am
It’s deader than Ill Will in here today
^^
Dont let them Braveheart niggas read that, U’ll get mashed out. (See: Nature & that ass whippin he got)
January 17th, 2007 at 10:13 am
It’s deader than Ill Will in here today
You sure know how to start a party don`t ya? (no pussy cat dolls)
January 17th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Ok for all the nas lover
It’s deader than the Bravehearts career in here today……and I mean career as rappers and weedcarriers, because now that Nas has access to Bleek, weed carrier supreme, you think he’s gonna fuck with sub par baggie handlers
January 17th, 2007 at 10:15 am
What’s krakin` Con, 88 & G7?
January 17th, 2007 at 10:16 am
@ conor
That sounds better homey.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:18 am
…Whats good Magnet… same ol’shit, new day. Cold as shit in NJ 2day….
January 17th, 2007 at 10:18 am
I do what I can, I’m a man of the people.
I make car parts for the working man, because that’s what I am and that’s who I care about. (c) Ray Zalinksy The Auto Parts King
January 17th, 2007 at 10:19 am
…Whats good Magnet… same ol’shit, new day. Cold as shit in NJ 2day….
Yeah mane. Nothin new in NY either
January 17th, 2007 at 10:19 am
…Whats good Magnet… same ol’shit, new day. Cold as shit in NJ 2day….
Yeah mane. Nothin new in NY either
January 17th, 2007 at 10:20 am
Whats up guys — I’m a young attorney and a hip-hop producer, and I just finished law school at UGA. My focus was IP law, especially as it relates to hip-hop (ie sampling) related issues.
Here’s the deal: If Drama and Cannon had permission to use the tracks they were using, they should be in the clear. But.. My gut tells me that, if the RIAA was investigating them, they probably had some complaints from rights owners about their material being used without permission.
Sampling and mix-taping today survives mostly on a “live and let live” mentality among artists. Nobody wants to sue another producer over sampling, when they know they might sample a lot themselves. But, when it comes to somebody making a lot of money like Drama and Cannon, and you get publishing houses and big labels involved, who are probably bitter that they’re not getting a cut of the profits, you’ve got a different story.
Personally, I hope the charges don’t stick. I’ve heard a lot of folks saying that the Gangsta Grillz tapes were based around cleared tracks. If that’s true, the guys shouldn’t have much to worry about, and this whole fiasco will just make the RIAA look more foolish. But… if it turns out that they were profitting off of uncleared music, they might find themselves in some trouble.
I’ll be following this story closely. Peace! Jamie Radford
January 17th, 2007 at 10:20 am
^ “ok. so my friend just told me that technically all mixtapes for sale are illegal if the artist is on a record label. supposedly the only time a mixtape isn’t illegal is when the mixtape is “for promotional use only.†wow, i didn’t know that.”
This is also wrong! As a (former) entertainment attorney, I know for a fact that, according to the copyright act, the act of taking any body’s material and “performing it publicly” or distributing it, whether for sale or “for promotion use only” is against the act and hence illegal. Therefore, it’s not just the artists on the tapes, it’s the underlying beats as well.
Mixtapes have always been illegal, it’s just now that the industry is so eff’d that the RIAA is now taking action, busting jigs like they’rerunning ‘caine like BMF. They mad cause they stylin on ‘em!
January 17th, 2007 at 10:20 am
My bad for the itchy trigger finger yall
January 17th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Combat Jack Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:20 am
^ “ok. so my friend just told me that technically all mixtapes for sale are illegal if the artist is on a record label. supposedly the only time a mixtape isn’t illegal is when the mixtape is “for promotional use only.†wow, i didn’t know that.â€
This is also wrong! As a (former) entertainment attorney, I know for a fact that, according to the copyright act, the act of taking any body’s material and “performing it publicly†or distributing it, whether for sale or “for promotion use only†is against the act and hence illegal. Therefore, it’s not just the artists on the tapes, it’s the underlying beats as well.
Mixtapes have always been illegal, it’s just now that the industry is so eff’d that the RIAA is now taking action, busting jigs like they’rerunning ‘caine like BMF. They mad cause they stylin on ‘em!
^^
Yup-Yup. **(reckless eyeballs snowflake across the office)**
January 17th, 2007 at 10:24 am
Plug Industries AKA The Gooch Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:06 am
hut one, hut two, hut 3, HUT! Ole dirdy Bastid live and uncut
———————————-
“… Styles unbreakable, shatterproof … To the young youth, ya wanna get gun? … Shoot! … BLAOW! … How you like me now? … Don’t front the style … Ruthless, wild! … Do ya wanna getcha teeth knocked the FUCK out? … Wanna get on it like that, well then shout! …”
January 17th, 2007 at 10:28 am
whudup Magnet? Its as calm and quiet as a friday up here today. I haven’t caught one good joke yet! The fukked up server from yesterday must have scared cats off.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:28 am
…got this russian chick, shes bad, petite chick, always in heals, she says alot of slick shit to me on the side… always talks about hip-hop spots she fucks with in the city, yadda yadda yadda, i wanna holla @ the girl, but she fucks with this slick lookin Russian mafia lookin muthafucka… but the bitch is bad… i feel like “D.Billz” with that spin lookin chick he wanted to smash…
January 17th, 2007 at 10:29 am
leflur lefla eshoshka
January 17th, 2007 at 10:30 am
^”beat streetin BK got around this law by selling cd cases. For each cd case you buy ($10.00) you would receive two free PROMOTIONAL mixtapes with PROMOTIONAL printed in bold letters on the CD and the Mixtapes would be the same mixtapes that is on the the street but legally because you are not buying the mnixtapes right out, but are receiving as a nice gift for buying a cd case. ”
Also wrong. I worked with Beat Street (briefly) and they also got pinched by the feds for the same shit back in ‘03. Another reason why they shut down. I guess because the cats that ran Beat Street were Tall Israeli’s, this was kept out of the news and very under the press’ radar.
This shit is so racist on so many effin levels.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Combat Jack Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:30 am
^â€beat streetin BK got around this law by selling cd cases. For each cd case you buy ($10.00) you would receive two free PROMOTIONAL mixtapes with PROMOTIONAL printed in bold letters on the CD and the Mixtapes would be the same mixtapes that is on the the street but legally because you are not buying the mnixtapes right out, but are receiving as a nice gift for buying a cd case. â€
Also wrong. I worked with Beat Street (briefly) and they also got pinched by the feds for the same shit back in ‘03. Another reason why they shut down. I guess because the cats that ran Beat Street were Tall Israeli’s, this was kept out of the news and very under the press’ radar.
This shit is so racist on so many effin levels.
^ What you think the outcome is going to be Combat Jack?
January 17th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Man the Russian mafia is not to be fucked with, I watched them smash a guys head in a car door last winter, then they came inside and did shots with us….guys had no sense of reality, like smashing kids in the head was not ok
January 17th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Combat Jack Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:30 am
^â€beat streetin BK got around this law by selling cd cases. For each cd case you buy ($10.00) you would receive two free PROMOTIONAL mixtapes with PROMOTIONAL printed in bold letters on the CD and the Mixtapes would be the same mixtapes that is on the the street but legally because you are not buying the mnixtapes right out, but are receiving as a nice gift for buying a cd case. â€
Also wrong. I worked with Beat Street (briefly) and they also got pinched by the feds for the same shit back in ‘03. Another reason why they shut down. I guess because the cats that ran Beat Street were Tall Israeli’s, this was kept out of the news and very under the press’ radar.
This shit is so racist on so many effin levels.
^^
shalom
January 17th, 2007 at 10:34 am
Conor Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Man the Russian mafia is not to be fucked with, I watched them smash a guys head in a car door last winter, then they came inside and did shots with us….guys had no sense of reality, like smashing kids in the head was not ok
^^
Thats why im tryin to be cool with the bitch, i need that kind of connect… but she be actin like she wanna dip in a storage room.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:36 am
…Land, Combat & Spanish, Whats good.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:41 am
On the real, each infringement of the copyright act is punishible by up to $250k PER INFRINGMENT! What that means is that each beat, on each CD potentially multiplied by $250k. Let’s say 25 beats on each CD. That’s 25 x $250k. Then, that’s “thousand of CD’s, that WHOAH!
I can’t really predict the outcome, but by the way them Cracker Jack reporters and law enforcement offcials were talking, Drama and Cannon are a great catch to make an ‘effin example out of piracy and the current state of the Music Biz. Alls I know is that Drama best to have an INCREDIBLE attorney as well as some friends in high places on the industry side that can put in a good word and vouch for him. They might not see jail time (I don’t know what the potential sentence is) but dude is gonna be broke for a long effin time!
Actually, the outcome is that DJ Drama will never put out a mixtape again.
Never.
Ever.
Again.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:41 am
aint *ish homie
January 17th, 2007 at 10:42 am
…With that New IRON MAN movie on the way, i wonder if Ghostface will get a Single on the soundtrack… Any Word?
January 17th, 2007 at 10:43 am
It’s all bueno ‘88.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:43 am
whats funny is that drama has a deal with atlantic too i think, so in a way he is (indirectly) contributing to the problem
cant make mixtapes anymore? hip hop has gone republican
January 17th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Combat Jack Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:43 am
It’s all bueno ‘88.
^^
Jack, As a (former) entertainment attorney, u seem to be on the level, are u not in the business @ all? whats ur location of practice? NJ/PA/NY BAR?
January 17th, 2007 at 10:49 am
… whaddup Craze88 , SP-jay, ol’ Milwaukee, G7, ChickenMcMagnet …
January 17th, 2007 at 10:51 am
this type a shit is just fuckin crazy… riaa… surveilance… phone taps… our
goverment is loco.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:51 am
hip hop is not pop.
if you call it that, then stop.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:53 am
youtube.com/watch?v=YgW7or1TuFk
^^^It’s gonna be hard to say no to one of these.
“i had to hide under a van for like 15 minutes b4 police came.â€-K Rob
January 17th, 2007 at 10:53 am
landLORD Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:49 am
… whaddup Craze88 , SP-jay, ol’ Milwaukee, G7, ChickenMcMagnet …
^^
…Slow ass Wednesday… **(eat’n apple jacks)**
January 17th, 2007 at 10:54 am
Highsaiah Thomas says
“i had to hide under a van for like 15 minutes b4 police came.â€-K Rob
———————–
… i’ve noticed you keep saying that … what’s the science behind that ? …
January 17th, 2007 at 10:55 am
well technically, some of the songs on Drama’s mixtapes belong, at least in part, to the labels the artists are signed to, do they not? I think legally the RIAA might have a case, but it’s the pointlessness of this that’s mind boggling.
========
These n*ggas are selling copywritten material.
The RIAA has the legal authority to order those who are participating to cease
or be sued.
Simple as that.
I think its kinda hot that its a raid. Like the went hard looking for coke, yay, caters, anythang to make some sh*t stick. “SOMEBODY” is trynna make they career off this sh*t.
Legal agression is sexy.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Drama is gonna be monetarily slammed either way, his best bet is to try and find some kind of settlement with the RIAA directly, no matter what he’s not in a good position because he’s gonna have to pay out of his ass for lawyers, and even while he’s doing the RIAA’s TI’s are gonna have their lawyers just drain his money.
January 17th, 2007 at 10:58 am
landLORD Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:49 am
… whaddup Craze88 , SP-jay, ol’ Milwaukee, G7, ChickenMcMagnet
^ whusup land? Today is moving at a snails pace. Hopefully it gets live up in here soon. n/h
January 17th, 2007 at 10:58 am
M.dot Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:55 am
well technically, some of the songs on Drama’s mixtapes belong, at least in part, to the labels the artists are signed to, do they not? I think legally the RIAA might have a case, but it’s the pointlessness of this that’s mind boggling.
========
These n*ggas are selling copywritten material.
The RIAA has the legal authority to order those who are participating to cease
or be sued.
Simple as that.
I think its kinda hot that its a raid. Like the went hard looking for coke, yay, caters, anythang to make some sh*t stick. “SOMEBODY†is trynna make they career off this sh*t.
Legal agression is sexy.
^^
Alot of hands in this pot. RIAA, Apple, Napster/Aol, Microsoft/Zune… Cats wanna Squeeze shit dry & Recoupe.
January 17th, 2007 at 11:00 am
when krs one said that hip hop should form a guild (just like any other art genre) people laughed at him and called him an old “has-been.”
i guess these “never-was” cats can pawn there chains and pay their attorney fees.
January 17th, 2007 at 11:00 am
I think its kinda hot that its a raid. Like the went hard looking for coke, yay, caters, anythang to make some sh*t stick. “SOMEBODY†is trynna make they career off this sh*t.
Legal agression is sexy.
^^
Alot of hands in this pot. RIAA, Apple, Napster/Aol, Microsoft/Zune… Cats wanna Squeeze shit dry & Recoupe.
^^
Follow the Rich White Man…(Rush Hour2)
January 17th, 2007 at 11:01 am
WOW!!!! That is some serious Rap Profiling…..They pretty much vilified them on the media…I can’t believe this shit….Record Labels should stand behind the mixtape game and help pull these two out….Mixtapes are free marketing for labels…DAMN!!!!! I’m so pissed!!!
January 17th, 2007 at 11:01 am
spanish jay Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:00 am
when krs one said that hip hop should form a guild (just like any other art genre) people laughed at him and called him an old “has-been.â€
i guess these “never-was†cats can pawn there chains and pay their attorney fees.
^ Co-sign. That would cut out a lot of this b.s.
January 17th, 2007 at 11:03 am
spanish jay Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:00 am
when krs one said that hip hop should form a guild (just like any other art genre) people laughed at him and called him an old “has-been.â€
i guess these “never-was†cats can pawn there chains and pay their attorney fees.
^ Co-sign. That would cut out a lot of this b.s.
^ double co-sign
January 17th, 2007 at 11:06 am
88, NYC all day every day. When u get a chance, you should read my top 5 moments in the music industry in Byron Crawford’s archives to see the shit I’ve seen.
Oh yeah, I’m almost certain Bol will have an effin field day with this one over on his site and XXL.
Yo, Es’kay, holla at yer boy if you need some guest posts up in the big house. I’d love to drop one on the monthly!
January 17th, 2007 at 11:06 am
spanish jay Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:00 am
when krs one said that hip hop should form a guild (just like any other art genre) people laughed at him and called him an old “has-been.â€
i guess these “never-was†cats can pawn there chains and pay their attorney fees.
^^
Cuz Most people of color cant see themselves bein “The Man”, nor will most respectfuly answer to someone of color who is “The Man”… the shit is corny. its like u wanna help ur people out & when u do, the shit hits the fan & it stinks. Then when u pull out contracts, cats look @ u like u try’n to “Don King” a nigga…
January 17th, 2007 at 11:07 am
m-dot says
Legal agression is sexy.
—————————
*visualizes ‘Claire Huxtable’ giving closing arguments naked*
*visualizes ‘Max’ from “Living Single” doing the same*
*cosigns*
January 17th, 2007 at 11:09 am
If you think about it, the essential nature, the origin of Hip Hop, the basic emcee rhymin while the DJ’s spin on the 1’s and 2’s, in a public park, and using free (unlawful) municipal electricity has always been illegal. I gues the homie Nas wasn’t too far off in his last HHID video. Get ready for that New World Order ya’ll. It’s effin here.
January 17th, 2007 at 11:11 am
*visualizes ‘Max’ from “Living Single†doing the same*
^ Shots fired…jk. Whats good NR?
January 17th, 2007 at 11:13 am
If you think about it, the essential nature, the origin of Hip Hop, the basic emcee rhymin while the DJ’s spin on the 1’s and 2’s
###
hip hop is dead, piss on it and forget it
January 17th, 2007 at 11:14 am
At least Drama finally has the right to add soem “street cred” to his resume. You know, that down south “buss yer guns, did a bid” type ish!
January 17th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Combat Jack Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:06 am
88, NYC all day every day. When u get a chance, you should read my top 5 moments in the music industry in Byron Crawford’s archives to see the shit I’ve seen.
Oh yeah, I’m almost certain Bol will have an effin field day with this one over on his site and XXL.
Yo, Es’kay, holla at yer boy if you need some guest posts up in the big house. I’d love to drop one on the monthly!
^^
…Email me ur info, Look’n for a good entertainment lawyer whos very sharp. i have a business Attorney whos local, Allan Silk, Hes a sharp dude… Send: throwawayemail_nj@yahoo.com
January 17th, 2007 at 11:16 am
landLORD Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:07 am
m-dot says
Legal agression is sexy.
—————————
*visualizes ‘Claire Huxtable’ giving closing arguments naked*
*visualizes ‘Max’ from “Living Single†doing the same*
*cosigns*
^^^
Damn, Max was hot… She had long legs with a bubble ass.
January 17th, 2007 at 11:17 am
will do later.
January 17th, 2007 at 11:20 am
The RIAA are a bunch of Devils not fools. Drama is on the new smack dvd saying that he sells over 50 thousand mixtapes in a week. Sorry to burst everyones bubble but he set him self up.
January 17th, 2007 at 11:25 am
http://www.zshare.net/audio/imagine-remix-snoop-dre-deangelo-ja-rule-mp3.html
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
crazy
January 17th, 2007 at 11:28 am
# landLORD Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 10:54 am
Highsaiah Thomas says
“i had to hide under a van for like 15 minutes b4 police came.â€-K Rob
———————–
… i’ve noticed you keep saying that … what’s the science behind that ? …
^^It’s from another post..he was talking about the G unit BBQ shoot out in Queens..I just find it funny that someone would hide under a van for like 15 minutes b4 the cops came…picturin it…shit makes me laugh..so I made it my sig for the day.
_______________________________________________________________
spanish jay Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:00 am
when krs one said that hip hop should form a guild (just like any other art genre) people laughed at him and called him an old “has-been.â€
i guess these “never-was†cats can pawn there chains and pay their attorney fees.
^^^Even with a guild..it’s still illegal to pirate music..these cats have no wins..
LF: Technically the name and the artform known as “mixtape” has been dead for some time now..I think it’s time to separate the genre’s of mix cd’s one should be called a mixup, mix cd, mixtape(a CD filled with various different artists signed to different labels).
The other should be called “unreleased albums” the name “mix” should never come into play such as Mood Muzik or Dedication which are basically recordings of one artist, even on some of these recordings the piracy issue comes into play because people will put tracks they know wont get sample clearance.
“i had to hide under a van for like 15 minutes b4 police came.â€-K Rob
January 17th, 2007 at 11:29 am
i have a business Attorney whos local, Allan Silk, Hes a sharp dude… Send: throwawayemail_nj@yahoo.com
^^Where’s he at? Brooklyn?
January 17th, 2007 at 11:31 am
…Ok, i was flickin thru the TV this AM & Postcards From Buster came on, I sware, Fuckin Wyclef is singin the intro song & praz too i think!
January 17th, 2007 at 11:32 am
i still cant believe this shit… our music has evolved to this?
this is where we at now? dam!
January 17th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Highsaiah Thomas Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:29 am
i have a business Attorney whos local, Allan Silk, Hes a sharp dude… Send: throwawayemail_nj@yahoo.com
^^Where’s he at? Brooklyn?
^^
Im in jersey. **(searching)**
here: stark-stark.com/attorney-lawyer-1012580.html
January 17th, 2007 at 11:37 am
***I can’t believe nobody’s sampled Marvin Gaye’s “The Onion Song” yet…think of the possibilities “That Girl Got one Great Big Onion”….that joint would have the strip clubs and the internet goin’ nuts (c) white Slim Thug….
I know, I’m buggin’….what up, NR, listing to some old Motown shit this morning, obscure Marvin Gaye mostly….
BTW: Johnny Drama>DJ Drama
January 17th, 2007 at 11:38 am
BTW: Johnny Drama>DJ Drama
CO -SIGN
WHATS GOOD NAH RIGHT SHIT LOOKS SLOW AS A MOTHERFUCKER TODAY HUH ?
January 17th, 2007 at 11:38 am
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:37 am
***I can’t believe nobody’s sampled Marvin Gaye’s “The Onion Song†yet…think of the possibilities “That Girl Got one Great Big Onionâ€â€¦.that joint would have the strip clubs and the internet goin’ nuts (c) white Slim Thug….
I know, I’m buggin’….what up, NR, listing to some old Motown shit this morning, obscure Marvin Gaye mostly….
BTW: Johnny Drama>DJ Drama
^^
Icon whats good… **(2000 people just went to recording studio…. Style’n on ur idea)**
January 17th, 2007 at 11:40 am
TYRONEBIGGUMS71 Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:38 am
BTW: Johnny Drama>DJ Drama
CO -SIGN
WHATS GOOD NAH RIGHT SHIT LOOKS SLOW AS A MOTHERFUCKER TODAY HUH ?
^^
…BIGGUMS, whats good.
**(peanutbutter & crack sammich)**
January 17th, 2007 at 11:41 am
whaddup, crazy, ty, ether…the rest of y’all stankin’ asses (c) Reggie
January 17th, 2007 at 11:42 am
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:37 am
***I can’t believe nobody’s sampled Marvin Gaye’s “The Onion Song†yet…think of the possibilities “That Girl Got one Great Big Onionâ€â€¦.that joint would have the strip clubs and the internet goin’ nuts (c) white Slim Thug….
I know, I’m buggin’….what up, NR, listing to some old Motown shit this morning, obscure Marvin Gaye mostly….
BTW: Johnny Drama>DJ Drama
^^
I think “Inner city blues”…the song Scarface sampled for “Minute to pray, second to die” is the best Marvin sample to date.
January 17th, 2007 at 11:43 am
weak=today
January 17th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Waddup Ike, Biggs good lookin out on the Jewish laywer Crazy
January 17th, 2007 at 11:46 am
I think “Inner city bluesâ€â€¦the song Scarface sampled for “Minute to pray, second to die†is the best Marvin sample to date.
**Good call….Marvin Gaye was ridiculous…actually, my favorite artist of all times, but I got a bias cuz he’s from Dodge City
January 17th, 2007 at 11:47 am
“they trynna get us on tax evasion, tell the cops if they cuff us, the macks is sprayin’”
January 17th, 2007 at 11:48 am
combat jack: as a music attorney can you do me a favor and let everyone know that the word is “copyright” not “copywrite”.
a copywriter is someone who writes copy (this has nothing to do with the music industry).
January 17th, 2007 at 11:48 am
“I don’t pillow talk, I telll a hoe what she need to know; I don’t care if she thicker than pizza dough”
January 17th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Off Topic: Anyone here seen Grandma’s Boy?..the movie?
January 17th, 2007 at 11:50 am
WHATSUP CRAZY 88 ( YOU KNOW I DON’T GO ANYWHERE WITH OUT MY PEANUT BUTTER AND CRACK SAMMICH’S HOMIE ), CONOR, ICON HISHSAIGH.
WHY THE FUCKS IT SO DEAD FOR IN HERE ?
January 17th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Highsaiah Thomas Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Waddup Ike, Biggs good lookin out on the Jewish laywer Crazy
^^
…(Highsaiah passes LandLORD Bagel w/ Lox… Land smacks off Highsaiahs Yarmulke)…
January 17th, 2007 at 11:51 am
***I just got in here, but I think the lack of activity can be attributed to the fuck that nobody gives a fuck about DJ Drama…
January 17th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Highsaiah Thomas Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Off Topic: Anyone here seen Grandma’s Boy?..the movie?
YES I HAVE AND IT IS HILARIOUS. I WAS SHOCKED I EXPECTED IT TO BE GOOBAGE BUT ORDERED IT ON DEMAND ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON CAUSE THERES WASNT A DAMN THING TO WATCH AND THE SHIT HAD ME LITERALLY DYING
January 17th, 2007 at 11:51 am
***to the fact**
January 17th, 2007 at 11:52 am
***Word? @ “Grandma’s boy”..that shit looked like garbage to the nth degree…
January 17th, 2007 at 11:53 am
“If you never been shot or stabbed…BricK City say ohhhhhhhhh”
January 17th, 2007 at 11:54 am
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:51 am
***I just got in here, but I think the lack of activity can be attributed to the fuck that nobody gives a fuck about DJ Drama…
TRUE
ANYONE ELSE FIND IT HILARIOUS THEY FELT THE NEEDED A SWAT TEAM TO TAKE DOWN SOME MIXTAPE DJ’S. THEY COULDNT JUST KNOCK ON THE DOORS AND ASK FOR THEM TO COME PEACEFULLY THEY HAVE TO SWARM OFFICES BECAUSE GOOD FORBID THEY HAVE SOME ILLEGAL DJ’S I DON;T KNOW IF REGULAR COPS COULD SURVIVE THAT
January 17th, 2007 at 11:56 am
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:52 am
***Word? @ “Grandma’s boyâ€..that shit looked like garbage to the nth degree…
AGREED I ACUTALY WOULD GET MAD WHEN I SAW THE COMMERCIALS FOR IT ( LIKE GOD DAMNIT WHY DO THEY KEEP MAKING THESE GARBAGE MOVIES, KIND OF LIKE HOW I GET MAD EVERYTIME I SEE A COMMERCIAL FOR THAT EPIC MOVIE CRAP ( SHITS DISGUSTING B FIRST IT WAS SCARY MOVIE THAN DATE/TEEN MOVIE NOW THEY RAN OUT OF GENRE’S SO THEY ARE JUST GONNA USE THE SAME TIRED JOKES FROM THE SAME TIRED MOVIES FUCK THIS SHIT PISSES ME OFF BUT ANYWAY I DIGRESS ) BUT I SWEAR THE SHIT WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS
January 17th, 2007 at 11:57 am
* EDIT AND BY THAT SHIT I MEAN GRANDMA’S BOY WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS *
January 17th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Highsaiah Thomas Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Off Topic: Anyone here seen Grandma’s Boy?..the movie?
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I wanna see it. The previews make it seem like a Half baked type movie
January 17th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
^its aiight no where near half baked
January 17th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:53 am
“If you never been shot or stabbed…BricK City say ohhhhhhhhhâ€
^^
No go! almost got fucked up in the bricks, dude bein chased by the jake (stole’n im sure) damn near hit me, Elizabeth ave + Meeker.
January 17th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
^^^Even with a guild..it’s still illegal to pirate music..these cats have no wins..
###
the “victim” in piracy is the record companies, thus if you bargain with them as a union you can have the discretion over the piracy of your music
January 17th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
I wanna see it. The previews make it seem like a Half baked type movie
frank lee speakin aka the grand wizard Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
^its aiight no where near half baked
YEAH I MEAN IT IS A DAMN FUNNY MOVIE BUT IT IS NO WHERE NEAR HALF BAKED, HAKF BAKED IS CLASSIC FOR SURE ( SMH @ A WEED MOVIE FOR KIDS )
January 17th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
@ TY
homie the rockness monster killed it last night
January 17th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:46 am
I think “Inner city bluesâ€â€¦the song Scarface sampled for “Minute to pray, second to die†is the best Marvin sample to date.
**Good call….Marvin Gaye was ridiculous…actually, my favorite artist of all times, but I got a bias cuz he’s from Dodge City
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… Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On = one of 3 albums i consider to be the Holy Trinity of “R&B” LP’s …
… Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On …
… Earth, Wind & Fire - All & All …
… Prince - Sign O the Times …
January 17th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
If you’re sick of all the Drama(pun intended), this article on Dame is not a bad read…
allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1688
January 17th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Crazy88Since88 Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Highsaiah Thomas Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Waddup Ike, Biggs good lookin out on the Jewish laywer Crazy
^^
…(Highsaiah passes LandLORD Bagel w/ Lox… Land smacks off Highsaiahs Yarmulke)…
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… i actually love fresh baked bagels with Land O’ Lakes butter (mmmm) … no Lox though (no jadakiss) …
January 17th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
landLORD Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:46 am
I think “Inner city bluesâ€â€¦the song Scarface sampled for “Minute to pray, second to die†is the best Marvin sample to date.
**Good call….Marvin Gaye was ridiculous…actually, my favorite artist of all times, but I got a bias cuz he’s from Dodge City
——————————–
… Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On = one of 3 albums i consider to be the Holy Trinity of “R&B†LP’s …
… Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On …
… Earth, Wind & Fire - All & All …
… Prince - Sign O the Times …
^^
…moms & pops used the cover to roll up on… (Just say No kids)
January 17th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
# spanish jay Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
^^^Even with a guild..it’s still illegal to pirate music..these cats have no wins..
###
the “victim†in piracy is the record companies, thus if you bargain with them as a union you can have the discretion over the piracy of your music
^^^I hear what you saying but..cats just now started getting 1 dollar per record..them music labels rival the NRA in terms of power.
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# TYRONEBIGGUMS71 Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 11:57 am
* EDIT AND BY THAT SHIT I MEAN GRANDMA’S BOY WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS *
^^
Yo TY I just OD’d it last night, it was cold outside..had some piff no football no basketball so i took a chance..man that shit had me dying..A great movie to piff and veg out to..for all the piffers and veggies.
January 17th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
@ Land…can’t forget about “Here, My Dear”..most def an underrated classic….
January 17th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
January 17th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
@ Land…can’t forget about “Here, My Dearâ€..most def an underrated classic….
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… no doubt … the divorce settlement joint … with “I Want You” and “After The Dance” … hell yeah …
January 17th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
I was watching this special on the Discovery Chan