zutopia

drama 01.21.07

racketeering charges!? thats fucking crazy.. who knows if he's been handling his I-20 tax forms, but racketeering.. this is some serious shit if the government think they can do this. the entire hip hop community should be up in arms and the music industry needs to step up to make sure that no other djs get burned for basically acting as a marketing and promotions arm for them.... i saw also on sohh.com that kenneth mcgriff aka supreme and jacob the jeweler both want our friendly neighborhood hip hop moguls to testify at their trials... thats on them but i know they better also stand up to the RIAA and the powers that be to protect this culture that got them where they are..

drama on the other hand seems calm.. i read that after he got released on $100,000 bail he went up to Hot in Atlanta and shouted out his upcoming record.. he may be able to handle this and move on to his "real" album release, but what of all the djs doing it from chi-town to long beach, and jamaica ave. without label deals... theyre comin for ya, yo.

ps. mos def - and the sister ronson were both in the next 8 on my friends list -- so funny after i mentioned mos in yesterdays blog.. he doesnt have any new shit on his page.. so you gotta check mark's podcast - or buy the record (i know... sooooooo 2001). xo zu

posted by z.a.k. @ 7:18 AM