On The Set: Fabolous “I’m Raw”
April 2, 2010 @ 5:18 PM EDT
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Beef anyone? Well if so, Fab takes us to the slaughterhouse for the next There is No Competition 2 visual. Directed by Aristotle and produced by By Any Means, the vid will premiere next week over at Complex. More stills under the cut.
At least he’s trying.
Why make a video for something that’s not generating revenue..seems like a waste of time and resources..last I checked no one was BUYING mixtapes they can download for free.
It’s a good way to cut the Record label out of the loop. It’s going back to the essence of Hip Hop. He can put out a mixtape on his own, it gets distributed online for FREE to the fans. The videos are online/youtube/whatever blog you like etc. That keeps fans involved and keeps the artist relevant etc. then come the big part…..since everyone knows the songs, vids and all that….they can do shows with new material. Middle man has been cut out.
Check out that book by KRS ONE the Gospel of Hip Hop…he has an interesting perspective on what I tried to explain.
In short he says that the money making part of hip hop has made what they came for…money, fame and they left it abandon (Nelly, master p etc.) They only wanted the money…so when people say hip hop is dead….its the total opposite. It’s like NOW we have a great chance to empower ourselves and cut the middle man out. We can re create hip hop and take it over and choke out the labels.
Those are not his words. Again…check the book. When I get home I’ll post the page he talks about it.
its all promotions. mixtape wasnt for sale either- all promo
@King JuggaNott..smart man.
@ Nyg718 thanks…..
I could have elaborated more on it….just didn’t want to beat everyones head in….I think I’ve done enough for the day. LOL
smh Fab think he slick with all these sublimes…. we heard them shots u took at Slaughterhouse
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@King JuggaNott
Dope analysis!
Fab holding Nyc down !like Jay,nas,jada,joel,Rae,Ghost,etc!
keep hiphop alive i say!!!
Stil trying to understand what competition is Fab killing
LMAO @ OJ Da Cornball….I know right. I didn’t get the title when it was released. It’s a decent mixtape though. I just like listening to the song with Nikki when she says “Before i put this P#$% on your chip tooth”….I die every time I hear that. LOL
Detroit fucks with Loso, he one of my favorites.. Good vids for promotion the mixtape hot.. idk why ppl over look guy, he got good music…not to mention one of the freshest rappers.. Give guy props he been relevent since 2001
Bahhahaha
@King JuggaNott
Yeah man. this dude sell no records. he at the bottom of the barrel as a mainstream artist (every commercial artist does better than him).
He far from top 10 lyricist ever.
The heck he talking about?
Reminds of how 50 said “rappers create these super heros of themselves, say anything and believe of themselves but far from what they claim. even their money”
Fab is a Lala land.
@ Oj Da Cornball
HAHAHA
got me like melo messin with that lala
Fab’s mixtape is kool..but i think he collobarates too much..i mean i like when he hooks up with ne-yo and ryan leslie..but how many songs on Loso’s Way was just Fab? less than 3