Jamar is right, Brand Nubian tape was all over the streets, literally. The early 90s in NYC was the boom of the bootleg era. Their album was in high demand and the bootleg tape was all over Harlem. I was 11, i bought the official tape ($10) instead of buying the bootleg($3 or $4) because I wanted to support
LJ is so goofy. The reason he never went platinum is because he isolated his audience. White people didn't want to hear that 5% baloney. That was HIS choice. Remember : this was the same LJ that tried to write a gay bashing verse on Tribe's "Low End Theory" and it got pulled off the album. He specifically chose who he wanted to accept money from and it was a very small niche audience. That was his decision and his rhyme topics solidified that. Puba split off and did more neutralized music for the masses and thus he did better financially. This whole "blaming whitey for everything" bulls**t is getting tired now. Jamar is just straight up goofy.
I agree. Jamar only wanted money from the black community which is a very tiny demographic. He blasted everyone outside of it on purpose and then wonders why his record sales didn't match other groups who stayed neutral. Jamar blaming the record label for his own piss poor life choices is a cornball move. On top of that, lying about why he's broke makes him extra goofy.
Respectfully, that theory doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Why would the label green light a second album from the group then? On top of that, Puba left the group after the first album. He was the main draw. Elektra obviously believed in Jamar and X because they gave them another shot and they dropped a classic follow up album without Puba. Those leaks most likely came from disgruntled/racist studio engineers trying to make a quick buck on some hating ish.
it makes sense for the reasons he stated. a sale is a sale, only with the bootleg, they didn’t have to pay the artists royalties, but they still made money off of it. and, as he said, it was a way to make them not have as much power because they weren’t coons. they were a threat to the systems that controlled the labels. and you gotta remember, some labels signed certain artists only to hold them back so they wouldn’t be competition for the artists they really wanted to promote.
Public Enemy was dropping real names Elvis John Wayne, Grand Puba and Sadat X was official the only reason we rock with dude he was probably the first Rapper with DREADLOCKS,
Jamar is right, Brand Nubian tape was all over the streets, literally. The early 90s in NYC was the boom of the bootleg era. Their album was in high demand and the bootleg tape was all over Harlem. I was 11, i bought the official tape ($10) instead of buying the bootleg($3 or $4) because I wanted to support
LJ is so goofy.
The reason he never went platinum is because he isolated his audience.
White people didn't want to hear that 5% baloney. That was HIS choice.
Remember : this was the same LJ that tried to write a gay bashing verse
on Tribe's "Low End Theory" and it got pulled off the album. He specifically
chose who he wanted to accept money from and it was a very small niche
audience. That was his decision and his rhyme topics solidified that.
Puba split off and did more neutralized music for the masses and thus
he did better financially.
This whole "blaming whitey for everything" bulls**t is getting tired now.
Jamar is just straight up goofy.
I agree. Jamar only wanted money from the black community which
is a very tiny demographic. He blasted everyone outside of it on purpose
and then wonders why his record sales didn't match other groups who
stayed neutral.
Jamar blaming the record label for his own piss poor life choices is a
cornball move. On top of that, lying about why he's broke makes him
extra goofy.
@@theharshtruth8563 Damn sounds like you're in love with the cracka, and he give you nothing in return..SMH
The bad part is that there is this thing call “Free Speech”
There was plenty of artist who were on that 5% shit and was still going platinum you 🤡
This sounds accurate. Buying out the bookstore and health food store is peace.
Added to Our East Coast Culture Playlist🏆
Jamar is delusional
how is this black man delusional please explain?
And angry AF
Just say you never read a book and you don't comprehend information not learned on tic toc..SMH
@@Shamgod777 Jamar is goofy. You just can't handle the truth.
@@garrycamp Jamar is a goofball
LOL.
More conspiracy nonsense!
Respectfully, that theory doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Why would the label green light a second album from the group then? On top of that, Puba left the group after the first album. He was the main draw. Elektra obviously believed in Jamar and X because they gave them another shot and they dropped a classic follow up album without Puba. Those leaks most likely came from disgruntled/racist studio engineers trying to make a quick buck on some hating ish.
it makes sense for the reasons he stated. a sale is a sale, only with the bootleg, they didn’t have to pay the artists royalties, but they still made money off of it. and, as he said, it was a way to make them not have as much power because they weren’t coons. they were a threat to the systems that controlled the labels. and you gotta remember, some labels signed certain artists only to hold them back so they wouldn’t be competition for the artists they really wanted to promote.
ALL LABELS DOES THIS TO ARTIST
nope.
@@fbfb64 UES THEY DO IT'S A KNOWN BUSINESS FACT
@@kharyvines6971 Eminem is on a record label. It doesn't happen to him.
Your point is moot.
@@fbfb64 💯
Maybe if you idiots would stop signing bad record deals then maybe
it would stop happening? Duh? lol
Public Enemy was dropping real names Elvis John Wayne, Grand Puba and Sadat X was official the only reason we rock with dude he was probably the first Rapper with DREADLOCKS,
Your logic makes no sense at all.