Billy, I see you're passionate about this matter. and that's fine. but despite all the technicalities, philosophically...is it not questionable to be complicit in reducing your own brand and subsequently the culture to auctioneer "art" while you're still alive and have the ability to make music and then on top of that agree to the sale of this "art" to a faceless bidder without thoroughly vetting him/ her first?
You don't see how that destroys a brand. .. do you even value the brand by saying "RZA came up... he got 2Ms! ?"
If you, clearly a diehard supporter don't value the brand... the art... then why should we?
.... and why should someone like this guy value it?
Nobody really has to debate you because you're destroying your own argument with each post.
So much more coulda been done with that album to enhance the brand and progress the culture. ... you know, for A Better Tomorrow.
... but this is what we get.
And it's so puzzling because RZA is supposed to be so plugged in and he's proven his sharp business acumen, but yet the whole transaction comes off as so sloppy and mishandled.
Imagine this situation happening to a long lost Beatles album or a classical piece of fine art?
Right.
You can't. Because folks wouldn't have the audacity to do what this guy has done to those works.
And I think we both know why.
... and it also wouldn't happen in part because the curators the handlers of those works haven't and wouldn't trade their power and leverage over their brand in such a.seemingly wanton way.
RZA. .. believe has/had that power. And it seems he's completely misused it for a money grab and ended up sacrificing more than he probably could imagine.
Breh, I said if you weren't mad at this whole 1 album sale sh!t before the Martin Skhreli sh!t than you shouldn't be mad now. And again...most these n!ggas talking about that RZA sold out and shoulda just sold it to the fans are cats that wasn't gonna cop it anyway. They should just shut up. This sh!t could be the best Wu-Tang album ever and the sh!t still woulda went triple wood.
Anyone know who the other douche was in this video that was actually putting his beer on the album? I'd love to let him know how great I feel this morning knowing that his fellow flunky was hauled in by the Feds
Can someone please make a GIF out of this?
dude got arrested by the feds this morning? this is one of the oddest public feuds I can think of.
he made 2 million off this album if this clown wants to show disrespect to the album thats on him he paid all that money for it...he could wipe his ass thats on him he still out 2 million dollars...you clowns on here act like rza has to give him the money back and he gets to keep the album you clowns are siding with this bytch cac when hes actually dissing hip hop all together...