SOHH NYC

Just a little something for the die-hard internet thugs who will take a bullet for a rapper who doesn't give a damn about them.

As the years have passed, I've seen a lot of heartfelt, emotional, and even psychologically damaged fans cry a river over their favorite rap star. Sometimes coming on the blog writing under several names-- despite the I.P address reflecting the same digits. And that, to me, is hilarious. But what gets me is all over the net, they relentlessly argue, bitch and moan about how "their" rapper is better than the next and that New York rappers are irrelevant, blah blah blah. But they don't seem to understand that all this sh*t is largely limited to ONLINE. In the real world, nobody cares. In fact, outside the net, real East Coast rappers get nothing but big-ups.

So for all those who fit this description, especially you pesky Soulja Boy loyalists (lmao... is that possible?), take a look at the difference between today's "artists" -- who come and go after 3 years (maximum)-- and the so-called "irrelevant" artists who have been in the game for years. And who get respect from artists in all regions:

"That was one of the things that made me nervous, because hip-hop fans change hourly," Jadakiss told iHiphop. "Over the years, hip-hop has changed, and the fans change instantly too. So within that five-year gap, a lot of young listeners came in, and I had to capture them.

"I?m not competing because I?m an OG. I?m still young, but I?m an OG. Whoever you think is the newest, hottest up-and-comer; whenever they see me, they tell me how they grew up off of me.

"Kid Cudi told me that he listens to 'All For The Love' over and over again? I forgot exactly what he said, but they show that kind of love. From the Kid Cudi?s, to the Asher Roth?s to the Red Caf??s, they all show love and it?s a beautiful thing? So I don?t feel like I?m competing at all.

"At first I was in the Kiss My Ass mind state, but then I had to get out of that, because I didn?t get it as first?when it came to the dramatic change in the game, and radio and all of that. Then I had to get into The Last Kiss mind state, and I?m glad I got into that because it paid off. I was just trying to stay into the realm of 90?s music, and put the young kids into our world."

There you have it.

RADIO: An artist who is supposedly "hot" can have a top 10 radio single... and sell no albums. We've seen this in today's Southern artists tooooo many times. Artists like Kiss can have no single on the radio, and sell more than Rick Ross the first week. Why? Because they have a following.

FOLLOWING: And there's a difference between today's corny Southern artists and the Southern pros: a true following. Yung Joc, Mike Jones, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, etc... they all fell face first the second go-round, because they're simply wack. Outkast, Ludacris, and all those well-rounded artists will always push albums regardless. They've been doing it for years and have fans riding with them and standing behind them.

CLASSICS: NO ONE MAKES CLASSICS ANYMORE. Stop saying Lil Wayne made a classic. Lil Wayne selling 3 million copies of Tha Carter III doesn't make it a classic. It makes it an album that simply garnered more buzz and more anticipation due to the preceding two albums-- which were, in most peoples' opinion, BETTER than Carter III (but we can't tell that to 19-year-olds).

Stop listening to 50 Cent. Sales don't translate into quality of an artist. It's how long you can last. How can you evolve, reinvent, and reposition yourself to adapt to a changing climate and captivate a new audience. And that's what Jadakiss did. 

Damn. Get your sh*t straight. And stop fighting for these dudes online. They don't give a f*ck about you.

Now you understand how "irrelevant" artists can still make it. And how your Soulja Boys, Plies, Hurricane Chrises, Flo-ridas, and so on, will ALWAYS come and go.