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dawg, all respect to Ice T, but u dont blame a 17 year old boyU wanna blame someone, blame the DJs spinning his record in his city
blame the sorry state of hip hop that your generation let my generation have to suffer thru (puff, jay, russel simmons, nas, etc)
blame the dollar over anything else record execs that signed this boy to a deal and distributed his music widely
blame the music buying public for having lowered standards (thanks to the neptunes selling everyone the same beat for their lead singles for like 6 years straight for example)
thank this culture’s obsession with reality tv and voyeurism, we on some Philip K Dick/Running Man shit for real
thank all them niggas that valued business over art in the late 90s early 00s that dismantled the need and use for any hip hop of urgency or weight or any social or artistic value in the mainstream
blame shitty A&Rs
blame the press for hyping mediocre records to the point the go plat in one week in this fucked up economy/market (i see you lil wayne)
blame niggas that could have made a difference that let their ego and pride and personal ambition get in the way of them making a difference (hello qtip ali phife dangelo the roots mos kweli common)
blame the industry only looking at 3.5 American cities for hip hop acts anyway like they won’t run out of talent (new york los angeles atlanta and maybe chicago). Detroit city makes better hip hop than any city on earth, the bay is sick, houston is multifaceted north carolina is home of the goddamb justus leagueIce T crazy; soulja boy killed it? That kid just getting in where he fit in
[typed on my iPhone, excuse the poor grammuhz]
Ice T needs to go sit down somewhere
Soulja Boy Wins :(
No, he’s still an idiot. The best he has is that Ice-T is old? Wood cars? Okay.
That’s not the best he has, you weren’t listening or closed before he got to his point. In between the snaps, the kid had a point.
Soulja Boy aint made a single song worth a hill of beans in my opinion, but why Ice-T mad at him? He need to be mad at a whole buncha other people first.
It’s true. All these millionaires screamin hip hop is dead, have they even tried to contact young cats like Soulja Boy who are killin the art? Why not reach out to these dudes? Like it or not, Soulja Boy embodies the current state of mainstream hip hop. I may not like it, I may not buy his album but Ice T can talk face to face with probably anyone in the rap game. What has he done about it besides pass the blame?
Say what you will about his music, he does bring up some valid points.
That Law and Order line was funny… LOL…
I think Ice T needs to go after the labels and radio stations if he wants to place blame about the current state of ‘hip hop’, they’re ones pimpin what is considered mainstream hip hop…
get rich, by any means necessary?
Soulja Boy made some valid points. Made Ice look bad.
Maybe if youtube was around in the mid 90’s Pac and Biggie would still be alive.
WOW Soulja Boy said some real stuff it’s a shame that a teenager brung it to Ice T like that…verb
I’m disappointed, I live in a world where Soulja Boy can win a debate/argument with people more than twice his age. Up is down. Left is right. The sky is green. Grass is blue. I’ll stop now.
Nah. What T said is part of the game. Soulja Boy’s playing the age card was weak (I’m not talking about the snaps now, I’m talking about what he was saying at the end). Soulja Boy’s “solution” is not reality. I just got done with an interview with a young dude telling me his story about how he tried to get at Scarface to help him out with a deal. That’s how it works, the vets don’t “reach out” to rookies, it’s the other way around.
T’s criticism is harsh and a vast overstatement. However in the end it’s just his opinion, and Soulja Boy should have treated it as such and stuck with the snaps.
YES! haha i’ve been telling people for months on my radio show they’re underestimating soulja boy, and we need to be embracing him instead of hating..
don’t get me wrong i have no use for his music either, but his music is not supposed to be for my old ass.. our job as old ass people is to recognize and honor (and learn from!) all the things these kids are doing right, and letting them know they are respected.. then from a place of mutual respect we can try to offer criticism and guidance.. but instead we repeat the same mistakes our hating ass parents made about our music.. i’m not embarrassed by soulja boy, i’m embarrassed by us. [/rant]
Soulja Boy is showing his age by responding to Ice-T. Everything he’s saying is something a child would say. Yes, Ice could have handled it better, but when you’re tired of hearing crappy music on the radio, you react with anger, and that’s what Ice-T did, but Soulja Boy should have just kept his mouth shut. If he really wants to respect those who opened the door for him, then keep quiet and keep it moving.