angedella isafella (notmusic@hotmail.com)
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:15:06 GMT
dear sir: Artists have no insurance a short lifespan and a lot of
visibilty. I hope to make downtempo. And I know that unless i self-press and
do dj gigs(not!!!) . i will probably never quit my day job on that alone.
On the other hand im not visible and wont be .if you are on tv and singing
with janet and going to award shows eventually your gonna wanna see some
cash. waiting 2 years to get a 40,000(previous posters number) isny gonna
do. So yes it time to get paid. Busta did it! Pharoah is tryin. Hey after a
while this shit matters .
>From: "Reese, Ronnie" <ronnier@tunes.com>
>To: "'acid-jazz@ucsd.edu'" <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
>Subject: Q-Tip
>Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:43:23 -0600
>
>
>Yes, I like Lonnie Liston Smith. Why do you ask? :)
>
> >dear list: I thi nk two things changed q -tips style. Fist the klaws on
> >sampling made it hard to sample jazz classics without surrendering the
> >publishing. Last his house burned down with his crates inside so he has
>no
> >samples anyway. Lastly q-tip is tired of struggling to go gold in the US
> >when others are going platinum and multi platinum. Ditto with Pharoahe
> >Monche. Hey its time to get paid.
>
>Getting paid contradicts the purpose of Tribe's last album...it also
>contradicts everything Tip's done for the past 10 years.
>
>Samples? Tip has enough cred and support so production shouldn't be a
>problem. Actually, production is the problem, but it's not because of a
>lack
>of samples.
>
> >>>> appreciate it. the feel is more experimental..but on the edge of
> >>>>commercial
>
>Definitely...and why, I have no idea. I understand changing a style, but
>this is unlike anything he's done before. Tip would be the last MC I'd
>think
>would "sell out," but who knows? This is his time to stand on his own, he
>sees what's selling, and maybe he's jumping into the mix. Unfortunately, he
>stands to lose a lot of fans in the process.
>
> >Hmm, got a good review on salon.com, but, they were taking about how he
>was
> >getting back his 'street creed'. Not that he really needed it. So you
>may
> >his usual psudonym stuff, but, do pick up his 'Lone Ranger' stuff, got a
> >12" when in London in '98 that was more reminicent of his Quest stuff,
>and
> >still love the Body Rock single from Rawkus.
>
>I don't think he ever lost his "street creed," and you're right, he didn't
>really need it. Tip's on mad records, from "Body Rock" to classic Mobb
>Deep.
>This new shit has me lost. I'm hearing Tip, but I'm not feeling the album.
>As a supporter of Tribe and the culture in general, I don't know what to
>think.
>
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