Blockhead wrote: September 10, 2007 - Monday
MTv , integrity and and bullshit backlash
ok, so, as you may know, aesop has been featured at the mtv artist of the week. all week he is being featured between the shows and pretty much getting more press then ever imagined. so, when he got offered this he was obviously torn. for one, it would be more exposure then he's ever gotten but on the other hand, it's also mtv and we all know mtv isn't exactly killing it in terms of musical quality (or music at all). after considering it and getting the terms right (not financial terms but actual control over how it would all go down) he decided to do it.
now, when i heard, i was amped. as bad as mtv can be, i'd be full of shit if i said i hated it. i watch it and make fun of it...but i also know the power it has. he then asked me to join his as his sidekick on some comedy relief shit so i was definitely down. i was super hyped about that cause, well....shit, it sounded like fun. so we did it. it went great. the mtv people were mad cool and totally accomodating. they gave aesop full control and he had input on everything that went down.
so, today, it gets put on tv. i'm amped. aes is excited. little did we know the shit storm that would kick up from it.
we get on the internet today and people are losing their shit like it's the end of the fucking world.
so, that long winded explanation is really there just so i can say this:
chill the fuck out
no one has sold out. no one is changing.
let me explain something. if, as an artist, you do whatever you do as you would like to do it, there is no selling out. is aesop's new album a pop album? of course not. is he rapping about doing the fucking soldja boy dance? is he rapping about cars and clothes? not at all. in fact, he pretty much made the most personal album he's ever made. pretty much the opposite of selling out.
another hunk of shit i've been hearing is people saying "when the teeny boppers get a hold of his music it'll get played out!". here's a huge problem with underground music. everyone wants to have the underground musicians as their own little secret. something only they're up on and no one else truly understands. but the problem with that is when that artist gets some light, all of sudden motherfuckers act like they're selling out or falling off. this is bullshit. sure, coincidentally, some do fall off or sell out when they're faced with fame.. but it's not a rule. let the music be the judge. holler at me when aesop does a song with jermaine dupri about his rims. the point of making music is expressing yourself. when people pick up on what you're doing it's an amazing thing. weather that attention grows or stays stagnant isn't really in the artists hands. it's in your hands. if you love aesop, don't let the thought of someone you don't approve of liking him sway your opinion. that is trulely some bitch shit.
on another tip, all you complaining about MTV only playing shitty music and thinking that will somehow effect aesop or his music.. you ever think for a moment, perhaps, this is a step in the right direction? them recognizing an artist like aesop is pretty crazy. maybe, if this continues, it won't be all fall out boy and hey bay bay and they'll actually get back to what the station was intended for. exposing people to good music.
all i'm saying is judge the artist by his music. never forget, we are musicians for a career. this is how we cloth and feed ourselves. if we are still able to do that without compromising our music, then you should all be happy about it. turning down major exposure like that is pretty much self defeating no matter how you slice it. it's our job to make good music. it's your job to enjoy it. let all the middleman stuff happen and start complaining when you no longer like the artists music. there has been no intergrity tarnished. i promise you, aesop has the most musical integrity of any artist i've ever met. he wouldn't change the way he does things for a million dollars. in fact, he's made a career on doing what he wanted to do. if anything, it's that intergrity that got him on mtv. so calm down and enjoy the good music. it's not going anywhere.
thanks.
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (2007)
Moderators: .etalosed, greuceanu
you just never know when you're living in a golden age.
cauta si asta:
Label: Def Jux
Genre: Hip-Hop
Store Date: Sep-00-2007
Source: Vinyl
Size: 11,5 MB
Total Playing Time: 08:00
Release Notes:
Puff Tuff is exlcusive track for the 7"....
Tracklisting
01. None Shall Pass 04:05
02. Puff Tuff 03:55
download aici
Label: Def Jux
Genre: Hip-Hop
Store Date: Sep-00-2007
Source: Vinyl
Size: 11,5 MB
Total Playing Time: 08:00
Release Notes:
Puff Tuff is exlcusive track for the 7"....
Tracklisting
01. None Shall Pass 04:05
02. Puff Tuff 03:55
download aici
you just never know when you're living in a golden age.
) si sam flores. 
