I've been thinkin' about this the last couple of days, and just lookin' at the rap game as a whole, and what I came to realize is, is that Dago doesn't have it's own identity, as far as the rest of the nation is concerned. And that's what we need in order to actually blow. Follow me on this.
Now as far as California's concerned LA is known NATIONWIDE for gang bangin', and the Bay has their own thang too, with the slang, cars etc. But WHAT'S OURS? Now I'm seein' some young niggaz in Dago acting like they're from the Bay, and the rest of Dago niggaz in the streets are bangin'. But to the REST of the Country, if we came out on some gang bang shit it would look like we're following LA,(even though Dago niggaz and essays have been bangin' since the late 60's early 70's). And if we came out with the Bay niggaz style it would look like we're following the Bay. We don't have our own identity to make us unique!
For example look at New Orleans when they blew, they had their own talk, dress, sound, culture etc. The same with Houston with their culture, and Atlanta too. And now the Bay is blowing bac up with their own slang, sound, style and culture! What do we have to say is our own culture that people will grasp and feel nationwide that's different from the rest of the country sayin' we're following LA or the Bay???? Don't get me wrong, we have a gang of talent, but look at all the cities that blew up, they had their own uniqueness. We really don't have our own slang (a little bit, but...), and if MTV did "on the bloc in Dago", what would we have to offer besides sayin' that we bang. That shit is old homies(especially to the rest of the world). I seen somebody post on here sayin' "is EDM even active anymore". WHO GIVES A FUC ABOUT THAT STUPID SHIT. I know I got more than 5 homies than own homes (including me), in THEIR OWN NAME, all from legal money, and 3 were in the feds with me. And none of my homies are pro athletes! This rap shit bought my house, and 300 on 22's, so I ain't really trippin' on tryin' to blow up to superstar level. My shit is legit(I file a Shc. C and 1065 every year on my taxes. Anybody with a real business know's what I'm talkin' about). I'm puttin' this out there for the young Dago niggaz comin' up that got heat. Try to come up with a new angle to make us unique!!!!
Even though we know bangin' is not new to us. Shit ALL of us grew up in it, and that's all some of us know, but still the REST of the world is still going to think we're following LA, with the Crip and Blood shit. I'm not sayin' don't represent, but that can't be our selling point to the world, because it won't get accepted, especially when people don't think Dago is ghetto or gangsta anyway. And believe me, I'm NOT trying to discourage, I'm tryin' to encourage!
And I don't think the gang bang rap is going to blow us up, because personally I don't even really want to hear that shit too much. I want to hear niggaz spit, that's going to motivate me to get on my hustle. Some intelligent street turned businessman shit. That's the page I'm on. Like I said in the song I did with the Jetsons "I took a jail business plan/and became a businessman/the transformation of a hustla is what your witnessin'.... I'm tryna' to inspire my street niggaz to be businessman, even if you start off with illegal money, but fuc illegal money, cuz real gangstaz want successful businesses. I know I got off topic, but all I'm sayin' is we need another angle to come at the world, where niggaz worldwide are going to feel us, and not think we're following the Bay or LA! I remember some nigga from LA on here said that in a post, that all Dago does is follow LA or the Bay, and that's how outsiders look at us(even though we know different). And it's fucced up, because the way the game is set up, we have to go to LA to get put on, and get accepted by them. And on the real a lot of LA niggaz really look down on Dago niggaz. The real ones know what I'm talkin' about.
The rap game is constantly changing. It's to the point now where skills aren't even a major factor. Look at all the average popular rappers, including Young Jeezy and others. Don't get me wrong, I like Young Jeezy, but it's his content, and the fact that Atlanta has their OWN thang that got him over. So if we don't come up with somethin' that's our own to the rest of the world, we're going to have a long uphill battle in this rap game. So to all the new young niggaz with heat in Dago try to come up with somethin' that's our own style. Or to the rest of Dago, we probably already have our own style, and culture, and we don't realize yet. I don't know, but we better do somethin', because I hate when people say we're following the Bay or LA, and we still strugglin in this game. Come wit' it Dago niggaz!!!! I know you got it in you!!!! And believe me, like I said earlier, I'm not tryin' to discourage, I'm tryin' to encourage!
Now as far as California's concerned LA is known NATIONWIDE for gang bangin', and the Bay has their own thang too, with the slang, cars etc. But WHAT'S OURS? Now I'm seein' some young niggaz in Dago acting like they're from the Bay, and the rest of Dago niggaz in the streets are bangin'. But to the REST of the Country, if we came out on some gang bang shit it would look like we're following LA,(even though Dago niggaz and essays have been bangin' since the late 60's early 70's). And if we came out with the Bay niggaz style it would look like we're following the Bay. We don't have our own identity to make us unique!
For example look at New Orleans when they blew, they had their own talk, dress, sound, culture etc. The same with Houston with their culture, and Atlanta too. And now the Bay is blowing bac up with their own slang, sound, style and culture! What do we have to say is our own culture that people will grasp and feel nationwide that's different from the rest of the country sayin' we're following LA or the Bay???? Don't get me wrong, we have a gang of talent, but look at all the cities that blew up, they had their own uniqueness. We really don't have our own slang (a little bit, but...), and if MTV did "on the bloc in Dago", what would we have to offer besides sayin' that we bang. That shit is old homies(especially to the rest of the world). I seen somebody post on here sayin' "is EDM even active anymore". WHO GIVES A FUC ABOUT THAT STUPID SHIT. I know I got more than 5 homies than own homes (including me), in THEIR OWN NAME, all from legal money, and 3 were in the feds with me. And none of my homies are pro athletes! This rap shit bought my house, and 300 on 22's, so I ain't really trippin' on tryin' to blow up to superstar level. My shit is legit(I file a Shc. C and 1065 every year on my taxes. Anybody with a real business know's what I'm talkin' about). I'm puttin' this out there for the young Dago niggaz comin' up that got heat. Try to come up with a new angle to make us unique!!!!
Even though we know bangin' is not new to us. Shit ALL of us grew up in it, and that's all some of us know, but still the REST of the world is still going to think we're following LA, with the Crip and Blood shit. I'm not sayin' don't represent, but that can't be our selling point to the world, because it won't get accepted, especially when people don't think Dago is ghetto or gangsta anyway. And believe me, I'm NOT trying to discourage, I'm tryin' to encourage!
And I don't think the gang bang rap is going to blow us up, because personally I don't even really want to hear that shit too much. I want to hear niggaz spit, that's going to motivate me to get on my hustle. Some intelligent street turned businessman shit. That's the page I'm on. Like I said in the song I did with the Jetsons "I took a jail business plan/and became a businessman/the transformation of a hustla is what your witnessin'.... I'm tryna' to inspire my street niggaz to be businessman, even if you start off with illegal money, but fuc illegal money, cuz real gangstaz want successful businesses. I know I got off topic, but all I'm sayin' is we need another angle to come at the world, where niggaz worldwide are going to feel us, and not think we're following the Bay or LA! I remember some nigga from LA on here said that in a post, that all Dago does is follow LA or the Bay, and that's how outsiders look at us(even though we know different). And it's fucced up, because the way the game is set up, we have to go to LA to get put on, and get accepted by them. And on the real a lot of LA niggaz really look down on Dago niggaz. The real ones know what I'm talkin' about.
The rap game is constantly changing. It's to the point now where skills aren't even a major factor. Look at all the average popular rappers, including Young Jeezy and others. Don't get me wrong, I like Young Jeezy, but it's his content, and the fact that Atlanta has their OWN thang that got him over. So if we don't come up with somethin' that's our own to the rest of the world, we're going to have a long uphill battle in this rap game. So to all the new young niggaz with heat in Dago try to come up with somethin' that's our own style. Or to the rest of Dago, we probably already have our own style, and culture, and we don't realize yet. I don't know, but we better do somethin', because I hate when people say we're following the Bay or LA, and we still strugglin in this game. Come wit' it Dago niggaz!!!! I know you got it in you!!!! And believe me, like I said earlier, I'm not tryin' to discourage, I'm tryin' to encourage!
