FYI.... the Norteno/Sureno war started in the California Prison Sysytem... Mexicans from the North became unified as a response to the growing power of Mexicans from the South
the reason the war has carried onto the streets of Northern California is because of the constant upward migration of people coming across our borders... young men die everyday in this war...
it's a numbers game... Bloods and Crips funk is different.... haven't some of you folks been to LA??? don't you know who rides with the Blacks in Prison???
I haven't heard the verse in question, but if it is true, it was wrong on two counts 1) it's bad business and 2) it breaks the codes of the street
FACT: Mess got a name for himself on the Norteno Album 17 Reasons... he's been on various other Northside records (so Mess knows what's up).... I haven't heard anyone say Messy is a Norteno... some of you folks are missing the point
if Mess started selling 200,000 units, I doubt any Norteno would be mad if he didn't mention them in his raps ... WHY??? because he doesn't gang-bang... it's one thing though to cross fences on this, especially if you made $$$$ off the other side...
you think this will help his sales???? is Messy Marv gonna gain a huge Sureno base??? don't think so... might lose some fans though... go nationwide and keeing it neutral is one thing, no one's gonna hate on that... but for an artist to be on some "street shit" and not have any loyalties is dissapointing to say the least (if this is true)
how many units has Messy Marv sold total... lets say 100,000... how many of those units sold are bought by Norteno fans... 5,000??? 10,000??? those are huge numbers if you are talking about some "independant street shit"
like I said, I haven't heard the record... so I don't know....
in case some of you forgot... this a FORUM for street music... and this thread deals with STREET SHIT, so it is a vaild concern for some... folks should respect that