Yesterday, I received several emails to download the project early, but why would I want to do that? If you know me you know that I am not a fan of bootleg and downloading full albums. Have I bought bootlegs in the past and I will stream or listen to single tracks, but I haven't bought one in years. Most bootlegs are not crisp, the arrangement is off, or it is completely different from the final project. I much rather pay the artist for his/her craft and if I don't like it, just take the L for it. I guess what blows me to no end is that fact that many unsigned or striving artists bootleg or download the projects of signed artist, but they expect people to buy their project. I guess its all relative to the unsigned; they figure since they are not making money off of their project, why should anyone else make money huh? Don't hate just grind and if you have a quality project, you will move serious numbers as well.
I like the fact that N.O.R.E. stepped up yesterday and called the Hip Hop game out in a SOHH.com interview. NORE stated in the article that "...Jay-Z deserves better than this..." and has asked all of Jay's fans to wait until 9/11 to buy the album; I totally agree with NORE on this one. Honestly, I haven't been overly excited about some of the leaks thus far, but who is to say that any of that will actually be on the final project. Patience is a virtue and on 9/11, I plan on downloading the album from my spot… AMAZON.com lol.
For those who want to listen to the final project early, Jay-Z authorized MTV and Rhapsody to begin streaming "BP3" today on Real Rhapsody's website.
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Written by: Ran
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3 comments:
That's crazy...some good points made...good music is worth waiting for...striving artists and fans alike need to live by that motto, these leaks and downloading are slowly cheating us of the music we love from artist's we love. Granted Jay's got guap and sometimes that choice to download can be overwhelming in order to save that little $10-$20 to put gas in the tank and grab a bigmac combo, but you can't truly call yourself a "FAN" of the music you ripped homiE!
I agree hence why for studio projects its important to just cop it and enjoy it. Usually if you download MP3 versions of the album form iTunes or Amazon.com for example one can save a buck but still show love to the artist.
That's why my stance is I will wait until 9/11 and listen to it.
'preciate the feedback
Let me burn your copy when you buy it...LOL! Nah, thats awesome! True fans are scarce and hard to come by :-)
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