Kanye drops video against record labels... using Nas' voice for narration

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Kanye is reiterating something that artists have been saying for years. And this isn't anything new and it is common to ALL artists regardless of race. To put in in perspective Taylor Swift had to re-record her material in order to own her masters and still had to pay $300,000,000. If I am not mistaken, she was fighting with Scooter Braun over them.

On a grander scale, look at what Michael Jackson and Prince went through.

And Nas was telling us this in 2002. I don't know you can be a Nas fan and not remember the line from "Black Zombies": "I'm a Columbia Records slave". This is a sentiment he doubled down on on "Esco Let's Go" where he teased writing slave in his beard like Prince did.
 

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Has Kanye spoke out about any black issues recently that doesn’t involve his personal business, she might have a point
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All this talk now when he's hugged up with a dude that was calling that took out full page ads calling for the execution of the Central Park Five:unimpressed:


He should’ve spoke on this record label situation instead of hugging it up with Trump. I can’t be all mad at him for speaking up but other artists should also do the same.
 

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This is fcuking Kanye West. His music will get played and used in various spots for ever. Him owing his masters will make him money for generations

That's true.

He has made incredibly dope music.

I just hope he stays focused on it.
 

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Kanye is reiterating something that artists have been saying for years. And this isn't anything new and it is common to ALL artists regardless of race. To put in in perspective Taylor Swift had to re-record her material in order to own her masters and still had to pay $300,000,000. If I am not mistaken, she was fighting with Scooter Braun over them.

On a grander scale, look at what Michael Jackson and Prince went through.

And Nas was telling us this in 2002. I don't know you can be a Nas fan and not remember the line from "Black Zombies": "I'm a Columbia Records slave". This is a sentiment he doubled down on on "Esco Let's Go" where he teased writing slave in his beard like Prince did.



Jada also said this on a Gangstarr song

[Verse 2 - Jadakiss]
You wanna know why I invest
All my money into haze and into dope?
‘Cause right now, I'm currently a slave for Interscope
 

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I feel disgusted for him pissing on his Grammy.

It's my deep dream to win one. It's like someone mutilating your top vision as a musician.

I can understand his view. But right now shyt is terrifying. It's like he's showing kids with dreams the pinnicle doesn't matter.

His wife must be tripping now. He could lose his family over this.

Sorry man. I don't know what to say.

Peace to him. Hope he sorts everything out.

Peace to everyone on The Coli and be disciplined to keep striving for yours.

Bless.
 
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I don’t think some people get it. This is bigger than Kanye. Who cares if you don’t like him? White people shouldn’t be owning OUR shyt, period! It’s just like when Suge got in trouble and Hasbro ended up owning all the masters of Death Row Records. People were clowning and saying shyt like “that’s what Suge gets for trying to be a gangsta.” Why the fukk does Hasbro own one of the greatest rap catalogues of all time??
What albums do they own exactly cause I though pacs Mom got rights to all his music so what’s left ?
 
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I feel disgusted for him pissing on his Grammy.

It's my deep dream to win one. It's like someone mutilating your top vision as a musician.

I can understand his view. But right now shyt is terrifying. It's like he's showing kids with dreams the pinnicle doesn't matter.

His wife must be tripping now. He could lose his family over this.

Sorry man. I don't know what to say.

Peace to him. Hope he sorts everything out.

Peace to everyone on The Coli and be disciplined to keep striving for yours.

Bless.
Winning a Grammy shouldn’t be your dream all that shyt is politics and kissing ass to get one how do you not know this by now
 
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