Chappelle update...
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- kingjulien0
I'm just glad he didn't pull a Martin Lawrence-- do a bunch of yay and run into the intersection with a semi-automatic and then once arrested, claim he was suffering from a bout of exhaustion. Just for the record, in Hollywood speak, exhaustion=tweaker.
As for Mos Def, as soon as he did Def Poets I was suspicious, but then again Ive always been suspicious of those Love Jones pseudo-intellectuall movements.
- ********0
What about Ice-T... this guy got away with murder, totally slipped under the radar. He was cool in Tank Girl tho.
- mrdobolina0
look at all of the free press he and his show are enjoying right now, never forget that shit. it's all hype. Although, I dont doubt that he is dealing with a lot of adversity right now, I still believe this is all hype.
- robbob0
you guys have heard how mcdonalds are employing a pr agency to pay rappers to mention the words Big Mac in their tunes?? I knows its probably not the first time (ie. Bentley, Courvoisier, Bacardi, etc I assume were equally setup), but fking hell its so organised now
- kbags0
yo, it's a setup! get out!
McDonalds can pay whoever they want whatever they want. they're mcRuined. I saw an add for the mcSalad last week and nearly shot yoohoo out of my nose.
I gotta get paid
- ********0
I think it would be cool to feature McDonalds breakfast menu in hiphop...
- Template0
"I think it would be cool to feature McDonalds breakfast menu in hiphop..."
roflmfao!!!!
- swollenelbow0
wouldn't it be cool if for his fans he would send a tape from africa, like
"i just want everyone to know, everything is a OK. i love all yall bitches. i mean, humans."
or something like that...
- enobrev0
wouldn't mos def have to do an album about a denali to officially sell out? Maybe mention them a few times in his songs like most of the other fuckheads who actually get radio play have been doing?
Since when is doing work in one field selling out in another? Woudln't that actually kinda save him from selling out?
Does accepting money for work equate to selling out? Dave Chapelle, the guy this thread is about, actually accepted a shitload of money for WHAT HE DOES... not his 'other' job.
I couldn't call him a sell-out either - he seems to be smart enough to center himself and disallow himself from selling out even when those around him sold out from day one.
Just not seeing the whole sell-out thing. Seems to me Mos is just a really busy guy.
- ********0
I've always liked Mos Def.
I don't see why a lot of these artists do commercials, more so the ones that have already made it big, have a large audience, lots of money, and most importantly an image to uphold.
I don't know why he did it, but assume he has his reasons.
- toe_knee0
Don't know much about this chappelle dude but he comes off as quite dow nto earth in that article. Good on him
- robbob0
toe-knee - this is for you mate:
http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_…
- tehgee0
god ilove this
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/…
- tuinal0
I thought robbob WAS toe-kneee
- kbags0
randoman, the answer is quite simple. two words: MC Hammer
two more: Flava Flav
Making it doesn't last forever.
- ********0
True, I guess you can see it as an investment for the future.
But then with the amunt of money some of these people have, i wonder why they don't just start up a label or company with some money as an investment as opposed to selling their image.
Someone like Mos has so much going for him. He could open up a line of clothing, series of restaurants, produce films... I dont see the need to sell it out.
MC Hammer and Flav are a little different... firstly, they didnt have as much going for them. Second at the time of theri fame they didnt have the same choices that musicians / actors have now.
- kbags0
bet he'll start one up in 2006!
he's still in the process of building his image up...not nearly AS MANY people knew him before chapelle's show.
Now MC Hammer...he had the entire world in his hand! I mean, he owned rights to the year 1990. just had bad people around him and wasn't paying attention to the bottom line. ooooops!
but i agree about guys like flava flav not having the same opportunities. Flav, chuck D, KRS-One, shit these guys really had to fight. back then it was a different game.
- ********0
Yeah, if you havent, read Life and Def - Russel Simmons - such a different business back then, and he was really a pioneer in what musicians/promoters could do with their money and influence.
The story is like a Pirates of Silicon Valley but for hiphop.
- ********0
MC Hammer did own, but it wasnt his thing... he eventually just threw it away and become a preacher / religious guy cos thats what his heart told him. And I'm sure there was ample amount of scum taking advantage of the dude like you mentioned.
- ********0
If someone comes up to you and says "Get yo dinny on" what does it mean?