03/12/07 - Columbia Pictures Tries To Halt Mistah F.A.B.'s 'Ghost Ride It' Video

that-damn-good · 03-12-2007, 05:26 PM

Bay Area rapper Mistah F.A.B. cannot escape the scrutiny he's continued to receive for his first national single, "Ghost Ride It."

After facing possible banning on MTV for his ghost riding 101-type music video and receiving backlash from national new networks, due to the influence the ghost riding phenomenon has had on middle-America, the rapper has just hit yet another wall.

Columbia Pictures, the studio who owns the rights to the "Ghostbusters" movie franchise, threatened legal action because the video showcases the "Ghostbuster's" car and logo, as well as the theme song from the film incorporated into the single's production.

Columbia has demanded the video be pulled from all media outlets including television and the Internet.

Mistah F.A.B.'s introduction to controversy began this past December when the media linked F.A.B.'s video to two tragic deaths connected to the Bay Area movement (see "Ghost Riding Fad Claims Two Lives; Police Cracking Down").

The video for F.A.B.'s regional break out single, "Ghost Ride It," was already shot and MTV seriously considered banning the video due to pressure from the media. After 52 edits, the video found itself on MTV2's "Unleashed," MTV Jams "Jam Of The Week," MTVU and finally made its way onto MTV's "Sucker Free Countdown."

"I'm getting flack for it," Mistah F.A.B. told BallerStatus.com in a recent interview. "People are saying what they wanna say, but it is what it is. For my video, they made me edit hella stuff. I had to edit the video like crazy. People always gonna stop something. When you infiltrate pop culture and cross over to other areas and other demographics, they like, 'Woah'.

"It's a cultural shock right now. If you not a part of it, you're trying to stop it. That's what you call a movement, and I'm just happy to be at the forefront of it. People just gotta be responsible for what they doing and how they do it," the rapper continued.

The unedited version had 600,000 views on YouTube just weeks before Columbia Pictures sent F.A.B. a cease and desist letter.

"Publicity in the music industry, good or bad, is great. My momma always say, 'When they stop talking about you is when you get worried,'" F.A.B. confessed.

Mistah F.A.B. is currently readying an independent release from Favea Afta/Thizz/SMC Recordings called Da Baydestrian, which is slated for release May 15. The indie release will serve as a prequel to Da Yellow Bus Rydah, the rapper's major label debut with Atlantic Records. It is slated for later this year.

Hip-Hop.Aint.Dead · 03-12-2007, 06:23 PM

props mayne

GWest · 03-12-2007, 06:27 PM

thats fuked up

Lil Def · 03-12-2007, 06:58 PM

Lol...

ChUcK C · 03-12-2007, 08:09 PM

propz dey musta stoppd it drom playin cuz it aint gettin no play on mtv nd bet no mo cuz dey just strtd gettin a buzz wen it got stoppd

MC B STREETZ · 03-12-2007, 08:40 PM

fucked up shit

All Ready The MVP · 03-12-2007, 09:01 PM

fuked up sith

Zhiwai · 03-12-2007, 09:12 PM

Props on this

03-12-2007, 05:26 PM	#1
that-damn-good Cerebral Assassin Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MTL Posts: 7,589 Repped: 859 Repped 4,150 Times in 472 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	03/12/07 - Columbia Pictures Tries To Halt Mistah F.A.B.'s 'Ghost Ride It' Video 03/12/07 - Columbia Pictures Tries To Halt Mistah F.A.B.'s 'Ghost Ride It' Video Bay Area rapper Mistah F.A.B. cannot escape the scrutiny he's continued to receive for his first national single, "Ghost Ride It." After facing possible banning on MTV for his ghost riding 101-type music video and receiving backlash from national new networks, due to the influence the ghost riding phenomenon has had on middle-America, the rapper has just hit yet another wall. Columbia Pictures, the studio who owns the rights to the "Ghostbusters" movie franchise, threatened legal action because the video showcases the "Ghostbuster's" car and logo, as well as the theme song from the film incorporated into the single's production. Columbia has demanded the video be pulled from all media outlets including television and the Internet. Mistah F.A.B.'s introduction to controversy began this past December when the media linked F.A.B.'s video to two tragic deaths connected to the Bay Area movement (see "Ghost Riding Fad Claims Two Lives; Police Cracking Down"). The video for F.A.B.'s regional break out single, "Ghost Ride It," was already shot and MTV seriously considered banning the video due to pressure from the media. After 52 edits, the video found itself on MTV2's "Unleashed," MTV Jams "Jam Of The Week," MTVU and finally made its way onto MTV's "Sucker Free Countdown." "I'm getting flack for it," Mistah F.A.B. told BallerStatus.com in a recent interview. "People are saying what they wanna say, but it is what it is. For my video, they made me edit hella stuff. I had to edit the video like crazy. People always gonna stop something. When you infiltrate pop culture and cross over to other areas and other demographics, they like, 'Woah'. "It's a cultural shock right now. If you not a part of it, you're trying to stop it. That's what you call a movement, and I'm just happy to be at the forefront of it. People just gotta be responsible for what they doing and how they do it," the rapper continued. The unedited version had 600,000 views on YouTube just weeks before Columbia Pictures sent F.A.B. a cease and desist letter. "Publicity in the music industry, good or bad, is great. My momma always say, 'When they stop talking about you is when you get worried,'" F.A.B. confessed. Mistah F.A.B. is currently readying an independent release from Favea Afta/Thizz/SMC Recordings called Da Baydestrian, which is slated for release May 15. The indie release will serve as a prequel to Da Yellow Bus Rydah, the rapper's major label debut with Atlantic Records. It is slated for later this year. __________________

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