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10 Reasons JD Must Be A Leprechaun [Audio], And The Countdown To Asher's GreenHouse Effect Is On!
Posted on June 11, 2008 10:01 AM
Damn! Jermaine is getting it hard this week. First Greg offered up his two cents about the music mogul and now Charlamagne Tha God is offering up some commentary on 10 reasons JD must be a Leprechaun a.k.a. The Luckiest Little Man in Hip-Hop. Check it out below.
10) Money Ain't a Thing Video - This video was all the luck of the Leprechaun. Using his Leprechaun luck, a phone book, and pedal extensions, he was lucky enough to be able to reach the pedals of those hot ass cars he was driving in this video. This video did a lot for the Leprechauns image and had him mentioned in the same breath as Sean Combs, but only when people said damn JD trying to be like Puffy.
9) Kris Kross - This was one of the Leprechauns first pots of gold. He was lucky enough to discover two childhood friends, Chris Kelly and Chris Smith in 1991 at an Atlanta shopping mall. Dupri thought the two "looked like a rap group" and proceeded to gas these twelve-year olds to wear their clothes backwards. There debut album "Totally Krossed Out" went 4 xs platinum in the US and to this day nobody really knows why? I also always wondered if he encouraged them to wear there boxers backwards? If he did, with the hole in the back instead of the front, their album should have been called "Totally Assed Out".
8) Whoever introduced him to Bow Wow - In 1998 at the age of eleven, Bow Wow was introduced to JD who sprinkled a little Leprechaun luck on Bow Wow's young career. Now I don't know who introduced Bow Wow to the Leprechaun but half of this pot of gold should have gone to them. Nobody gave a damn about Slow Slow Death in 1998. I mean nobody cares now, but they where damn near dead then. It was rumored that Bow Wow was a Leprechaun, but nobody would really knew until he got older. Those rumors have been shot down now that he's older because he's too tall to be a Leprechaun and has established himself pretty well in the music and film industry (without the Leprechaun's assistance).
7) His Braids - JD was lucky enough to wear cornrows years after going bald. This combined with his natural Leprechaun height kept up his youthful appearance so he didn't look like Bow Wow's vertically challenged father in Bow Wow's videos.
6) Da Brat - Now this is when rumors of JD being a lucky little Leprechaun really started. He swagger jacked Snoop and reincarnated his style in the form of a female MC and Da Brat was born. Even though much better MCs like Queen Latifah and MC Lyte came before her and had commercial and critical success none of them ever went platinum, but Da Brat did. She was the first female solo artist to ever go platinum. The Leprechaun strikes again.
5) The Street Single - This is what Greg Street was talking about when he said the Leprechaun was a BDS A&R. He goes and grabs pots of gold that are already out there and claims them as his own for example: Bone Crusher (Neva Scared), J-Kwon (Tipsy), Youngbloodz (Damn), Franchise Boys (I Think They Like Me) and Rocko (Umma Do Me). A deaf man could hear these where going to be hits, but JD was lucky enough to sign these artists at key periods in Slow Slow Deaths existence. These records have served as life support for a label that should have been dead years ago.
4) Michael Mauldin - The Leprechauns father and former President of Columbia Records. What, you thought JD worked his way into the game? No! He was lucky enough to get handed his position in the game. This explains why he doesn't really have an ear for talent most of his artist where introduced to him by someone else (see # 8) or they where more gimmick than talent i.e., Kris Kross, Da Brat and Bow Wow, or they already had a single buzzing (see # 5) and JD just stamped So So Def on it and called it his own. Who needs an ear for talent when your father was a president for a major record label? Lucky bastard!
3) The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey's comeback record went 6 xs platinum, fueled by the singles "It's Like That", "We Belong Together" and "Shake it Off", all co produced and co written by JD. This had to be the luck of the Leprechaun (see # 2).
2) Janet Jackson - This is the moment when people realized JD was not human, but was an actual real live Leprechaun living among us. How did he bag Janet Jackson? The Luck of the Leprechaun!! This is how we know the Emancipation of Mimi was pure leprechaun luck because he had two chances to bring Janet back with 20 Y.O. and Discipline and couldn't do it. He used all his pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers to bag Janet in the first place. He had no more luck left as far as she was concerned to make pots of gold appear at the end of the rainbows of her last two albums.
1) DJs playing Slow Slow Death Records - If it wasn't for the DJ, not one record JD produced or wrote would have ever been played! If it wasn't for the DJ, Da Brat and Bow Wow would be nobodies! If it wasn't for the DJ, he would have never established the So So Def DJs even though we know he did this just to have a coalition of people to force his latest batch of hot garbage down the world's throats! Now since his, "The DJ is dead" comments, the Leprechaun's luck has run out. The DJ has no reason to support a mediocre talent, with a mediocre roster of artist and a very mediocre label. R.I.P. to the Leprechaun's career, sadly it was already dying a Slow Slow Death.
You can't say that Charlamagne lacks creativity. It's a little juvenile, but what the hell. I still got a few chuckles out of it.
The countdown is officially on for Asher Roth's official mixtape The GreenHouse Effect which drops this Friday, June 13th. The highly anticipated download is produced by DJ Don Cannon and DJ Drama.
As you all already know I'm a strong supporter of Asher and the music. SOHH you know I got some exclusive sh*t for you all to check out.
The mixtape comes out on TheDailyKush.com at 3:39am on Friday June 13th. That's 22 Tracks of Asher Roth Greatness for Free.
The countdown is official. Be on the look out for exclusive Asher material on SOHH Atlanta for the next few days.
Talk to y'all lata,
--SOHH Gyant
Email: sohhgyant@gmail.com
damn gyantt let greg street's balls go. His show is HOT GARBAGE yeah I said it and what it??? posting all the hate . Ryan Cameron is the best host on v103 anyway ....
Yo, Asher Roth is gay as fuck.
They killin JD. Good look on the mixtape, always get the Drama tapes
Asher Roth is the best...I cant wait for this tape. Been waiting 3 weeks....friday cant come fast enough
C The god-awful = Wendy Williams underbitch, lapbitch if you will. Using negativity towards another mans fame to gain celebrity makes him a top notch loser in my book. Ill be glad when you find an artist actually from Atlanta nuts to ride as much as you riding this so called "white prodigy of rap" sack. Smells like blog-ola. Are they paying to print now?
FIRST....B*tch
now I dont agree that all DJ's are dead...
but yo niggaz can hate but none of these niggaz talkin is making more money then JD yet...so who gives a Fucc..
so stop worryin about JD and get ya weight up
wow! dude went out of his way to hate on JD.
First..and Asher is the Truth...
WOW....
..and I thought Lil' Wayne would be in trouble for HIS harsh words for DJ's.
GEESH! I ain't seen this much backlash since Janet's Titty fell out...FUCKKKK!
In defense of Mr.Dupri.....I don't think you can stay in this game on Luck for 10+ years.
Nah....there is a part of it that takes the work, effort, and perserverance in times like THIS...that kept him (and WILL keep him) in the game.
On a completly unrelated note...WILL SOMEBODY VISIT MY MYSPACE AND SUPPORT NOVA MUSIC!!!!
www.myspace.com/novatribe
Another hater with a Jesus cross around his neck.This dude Charmin the Fraud or whoever he is ain't doing nothing, but hating. I know he wish he had half of what JD does. He is calling a person who has been it this rap game for 20 plus lucky. It takes way more than luck to remain relevent in the ever changing game of hip hop....
HAHAHA, Leprechaun!!!
Thats a good one!
This dude asher roth is not gettin my support.This shit w as made for us to eat off of and we giving it away to people who aint giving back.Last year the 2 best selling R&B sellers were white.We lost R&B to whitie,2 3yrs ago,best selling rapper white Em.Em is cool cause he gives back put 50 on and is super loyal to the best producer in history Dr Dre.Jay has started this trend of selling everything that black sweat has created no matter what yall think he owns nothing,he has been baught by whitie HES A SLAVE.Lets take ownership of the art form created by us again and get what we are owed.
This dude asher roth is not gettin my support.This shit w as made for us to eat off of and we giving it away to people who aint giving back.Last year the 2 best selling R&B sellers were white.We lost R&B to whitie,2 3yrs ago,best selling rapper white Em.Em is cool cause he gives back put 50 on and is super loyal to the best producer in history Dr Dre.Jay has started this trend of selling everything that black sweat has created no matter what yall think he owns nothing,he has been baught by whitie HES A SLAVE.Lets take ownership of the art form created by us again and get what we are owed.
NAW JD IS A HIP HOP HOBBIT THAT SOMETIMES GETS THE GOLD RING
Man, fuck this nigga, Charlegayme. Did he just say Leprechaun?! Who the fuck uses that word. Matter of fact, in the Hip-Hop Bible that I wrote last year, I do remember having outlawed that word from normal discourse. Who the fuck does this nigga think he is anyway?
Right here I got 2 (yes, 2) reasons why that nigga Charlegayme is a faggechaun:
1. He fux with Wendy Williams.
2. He admits he never liked Islam until he heard Biggie say: "Deep like the mind of Farrakhan."
What a ho nigga...
I don't need no more reasons, nigga...you a Faggechaun and you know it.
Bitch ass nigga...
--OG Matt Herbz--
The Supreme White Being
Dude sounds like eminem...isn't eminem supposed to be coming out with a cd this year
When did DJ's start taking themselves so serious? They need to come back down to earth b/c they ain't that important.
For # 8...
Snoop/Death Row introduced & handed off Bow Weezy to JD because he good wit the kids...
Co-Sign my dude Herbz...who the fuck is charlegay??
This is the same dude that took pride over calling Chingy gay? Nigga tell us something we didn't know. Like how you been wearing that same Jesus chain for 8 years nigga, and about how you went to a private school you ho ass nigga. Yeah we pulled your card, we them white niggaz you see on your way to work.
Don't get out of pocket or we WILL check that ass. THis ain't about JD but about a bitch nigga running his mouth.
I love the beef, gives me a new purpose...
-Illegal1
wnm08
I am not a JD fan but who is this nigga Chamlame the God. What has he done for rap? Nothing. I think him and Gaynt are butt buddies. Why are u riding this white dudes dick. Damn I would think u were on his street team the way your promoting him. I hope u get a kick back or something for riding his dick
Snoop introduced bow wow to JD(where do u think bow wow came from) Charlamagne is a pain in the ass and he's not funny..when it's all said and done JD has more loot and more clout in his pinky then charlamgne could get in a lifetime..irrelevent people should not talk Shyt..after Wendy who are you really? Don't get it fucced up JD does work a never but this dumbass needs to shut it down
I was not going to comment on this issue with Street and JD because I thought Kanye and 50 Cent killed the whole beef thing for publicity. Although both men have valid points lets be honest both of them need to sit down. Greg Street has waited a little to late to reinvent himself as the "Maad DJ" He is taking JD comments totally out of context and they obviously have some personal issues that dont have anything to do with hiphop. V-103 is doing an excellent job of force feeding Good Day down our throats like they did Haterz. JD has an whole hr on the same station so it looks like in the end CBS Radio is winning. JD needs to focus on his job. Street How many times has Greg's album been push back? Seems like he is the Rick Ross of interscope. Both men should mentor new talent like that dude Lil Bankhead and Dj Infamous focus on new blood especially Street he is 100yrs old. STOP THE BEEF
I WONDER WHAT JD WILL SAY ON HIS JD TV THIS TIME. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT... HE GETS FUNNY SOMETIME!