Article Are rappers suffering from the depression?

loso2423 · 02-23-2009, 01:29 AM

Ballin’ til you fall may not be such a good idea nowadays. Budgets are being cut, albums are collecting dust on the shelves and concertgoers are becoming scarcer. With the music industry being one of the recession’s hardest hit victims, even typically flamboyant rappers have been forced to re-assess their spending habits. Some confessed to cutting back while others say they’ve yet to feel the crunch.
XXLMag.com caught up with the likes of E-40, Akon, Pusha T and Mr. Recession himself, Young Jeezy, to discuss the effects of the recession.

Young Jeezy: I mean, I probably cut back on some of my spending habits, you know what I’m sayin’? Not really habits, but it’s probably some things that I always want that I don’t need, so I’m cutting back on the extra stuff…Wants and needs are two different things, nah mean? So I’m focusing more on what I need.

Akon: I’ve been very blessed to be in a situation where music and fashion is always recession proof in a lot of different ways, because it’s really what we turn to when we’re going through hard times. If I got to the point where the recession actually affected me I would cut back on all them cars I got. I would start selling them if I can. That’s the only thing I spend more than I have to on. Only cause it’s my fetish and I just love cars, but I already know it in my mind that I won’t buy it if I ain’t ready to let it go tomorrow. I know at the end of the day, my hustler mentality if I have to survive, that car is out of here, straight up.

E-40: It’s the ripple effect. If there ain’t no money out there in the streets, any money out there for our audience to go buy our music, then our sales go down. That affects our pockets. A dude might be financially comfortable or whatever, but then you have people that’s affiliated with you that might be going through it. Sometimes you gotta sacrifice and come out the pocket. They think it won’t hurt you, but in a way if you do with four, five different people, it do affect. It’s life in general. Everybody getting it right now as far as this recession. Right now, it’s either feast or famine. You’re either eating or you ain’t, so you gotta hold on like a hubcap in a fast lane. The strong gon be able to survive.

Tru Life: Oh nah, that shit [recession] ain’t touched me not a bit. It ain’t a game man. I just bought 4 or 5 brand new black cars and only because I felt like the haters thought I was doing bad or something. Now it looks like a funeral when I pull up. They just saw me being humble, I’m a real humble dude. You know I live by my needs, I don’t really live outside of my needs. I’m not the nigga running around with the fancy car living in the projects. Like, I went and bought my house before I bought anything. I’m doing pretty well. Never had an album out in my life. But I’m doing real good by the graces of Allah. It’s all Allah’s will. I respect that, that’s why I give back all the time. I help out all the time. They talk about me doing all the foul shit but never talk about you might catch me in the Bowery, in the homeless shelter washing dishes or something my nig. That’s the kind of dude Tru life is. I just wanted to show niggas I ain’t starving.

Saigon: Has the recession affected me? Nah I wouldn’t say so. I don’t think the recession affects any poor people – people who grew up poor – cause we’d been in a recession since we was born. When has there not been a recession in the hood.

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robby84 · 02-23-2009, 01:41 AM

where u get this from?

post the source

Deuce Six · 02-23-2009, 01:42 AM

Saigon, and E-40 kept it real, Tru-Life just acting like a bitch acting like he ain't affected. How does he even make money?

robby84 · 02-23-2009, 01:44 AM

oh i see, u got it from xxl

I am God · 02-23-2009, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robby84

oh i see, u got it from xxl

at least you have common sense unlike some people here...

they'll be like here the fuck did you get this from and it'll say hiphopdx or XXL in the articl.e

GoodMusicFam805 · 02-23-2009, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Deuce Six

Saigon, and E-40 kept it real, Tru-Life just acting like a bitch acting like he ain't affected. How does he even make money?

Repped for that my dude... was thinking the exact same thing.
Every time i think of Tru Life i simply think "Dumb It Down".. He goes from Goon who stripped/robbed Mobb Deep's crew (BEEF Movie) to then looking back at all his foolishness in the DVD and saying his motives/mindframe back then was immature.. And what does he do rite after...?? He hopps back on his goon mode and goes in on Jimmy Jones...

chickenwings · 02-23-2009, 04:57 AM

rappers aint exactly the most credible when it comes to tellin the truth. especially when they talkin about themselves, and then extra especially when it comes to their money. the recession is global. everyone is affected one way or another right now

Raskae · 02-23-2009, 05:13 AM

lol at True life and Saigon being there, I mean, e40 is very rich, he has huge Hotel, he owns alota shit, Akon made like 12 mils last year bla bla, Jeezy? Jeezy aint never been on forbes, he aint never been outside USA touring, he pushes 10 k outside USA, i wouldnt be suprised if he is as rich as rick Ross, 1 mil Net Worth,

1 9 9 1. · 02-23-2009, 10:03 AM

loool. its funny how u got multi millionaires like jeezy sayin ye they cuttin back, and then someone like tru life, wit no albums forntin like ''na that shit aint effected me'' lmfaoooooooo bum ass w3tback

scool · 02-23-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by 1 9 9 1.

loool. its funny how u got multi millionaires like jeezy sayin ye they cuttin back, and then someone like tru life, wit no albums forntin like ''na that shit aint effected me'' lmfaoooooooo bum ass w3tback

lmfao co sign

tru life a fucking idiot, managed to contradict himself in one paragraph

G venezuela18 · 02-23-2009, 11:29 AM

"I was playin it from like 10am till 4pm when I had to go to work,Next day I was playin it for 9 hours."
-Chobie talkin about his Playstation.

lmaaoooooooooooooooooo

nearbydesi · 02-23-2009, 08:19 PM

lol saigon just crack me the fucked up lol "nah it dont affect poor people" lol tru life fronting he bought 4 or 5 black cars with no fucking names

02-23-2009, 01:29 AM	#1
loso2423 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: A.K.A., in and out your sister's crib Posts: 946 Repped: 223 Repped 1,316 Times in 227 Posts Neg Reps: 49 Neg Repped at 45 Times in 36 Posts	Are rappers suffering from the depression? Are rappers suffering from the depression? Ballin’ til you fall may not be such a good idea nowadays. Budgets are being cut, albums are collecting dust on the shelves and concertgoers are becoming scarcer. With the music industry being one of the recession’s hardest hit victims, even typically flamboyant rappers have been forced to re-assess their spending habits. Some confessed to cutting back while others say they’ve yet to feel the crunch. XXLMag.com caught up with the likes of E-40, Akon, Pusha T and Mr. Recession himself, Young Jeezy, to discuss the effects of the recession. Young Jeezy: I mean, I probably cut back on some of my spending habits, you know what I’m sayin’? Not really habits, but it’s probably some things that I always want that I don’t need, so I’m cutting back on the extra stuff…Wants and needs are two different things, nah mean? So I’m focusing more on what I need. Akon: I’ve been very blessed to be in a situation where music and fashion is always recession proof in a lot of different ways, because it’s really what we turn to when we’re going through hard times. If I got to the point where the recession actually affected me I would cut back on all them cars I got. I would start selling them if I can. That’s the only thing I spend more than I have to on. Only cause it’s my fetish and I just love cars, but I already know it in my mind that I won’t buy it if I ain’t ready to let it go tomorrow. I know at the end of the day, my hustler mentality if I have to survive, that car is out of here, straight up. E-40: It’s the ripple effect. If there ain’t no money out there in the streets, any money out there for our audience to go buy our music, then our sales go down. That affects our pockets. A dude might be financially comfortable or whatever, but then you have people that’s affiliated with you that might be going through it. Sometimes you gotta sacrifice and come out the pocket. They think it won’t hurt you, but in a way if you do with four, five different people, it do affect. It’s life in general. Everybody getting it right now as far as this recession. Right now, it’s either feast or famine. You’re either eating or you ain’t, so you gotta hold on like a hubcap in a fast lane. The strong gon be able to survive. Tru Life: Oh nah, that shit [recession] ain’t touched me not a bit. It ain’t a game man. I just bought 4 or 5 brand new black cars and only because I felt like the haters thought I was doing bad or something. Now it looks like a funeral when I pull up. They just saw me being humble, I’m a real humble dude. You know I live by my needs, I don’t really live outside of my needs. I’m not the nigga running around with the fancy car living in the projects. Like, I went and bought my house before I bought anything. I’m doing pretty well. Never had an album out in my life. But I’m doing real good by the graces of Allah. It’s all Allah’s will. I respect that, that’s why I give back all the time. I help out all the time. They talk about me doing all the foul shit but never talk about you might catch me in the Bowery, in the homeless shelter washing dishes or something my nig. That’s the kind of dude Tru life is. I just wanted to show niggas I ain’t starving. Saigon: Has the recession affected me? Nah I wouldn’t say so. I don’t think the recession affects any poor people – people who grew up poor – cause we’d been in a recession since we was born. When has there not been a recession in the hood. Source: __________________ Last edited by robby84; 02-23-2009 at 01:45 AM.

02-23-2009, 01:41 AM	#2
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02-23-2009, 05:13 AM	#8
Raskae Veteran Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: BWS Posts: 2,287 Repped: 4 Repped 1,042 Times in 332 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 591 Times in 305 Posts	lol at True life and Saigon being there, I mean, e40 is very rich, he has huge Hotel, he owns alota shit, Akon made like 12 mils last year bla bla, Jeezy? Jeezy aint never been on forbes, he aint never been outside USA touring, he pushes 10 k outside USA, i wouldnt be suprised if he is as rich as rick Ross, 1 mil Net Worth, __________________ 50 Tried to Bait Ye and Lost, Wayne ignored him,Jay Ignoring him,Game ignored his disses on BISD,Dude is over, with his "The actual enviroment of the aggressive content putting sales down in a bad space" shit,dude is a delusional retard..Ross Sold More than him

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Deuce Six Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: T Dot Posts: 1,489 Repped: 715 Repped 205 Times in 115 Posts Neg Reps: 84 Neg Repped at 33 Times in 28 Posts	Saigon, and E-40 kept it real, Tru-Life just acting like a bitch acting like he ain't affected. How does he even make money?

02-23-2009, 04:57 AM	#7
chickenwings Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,585 Repped: 602 Repped 676 Times in 402 Posts Neg Reps: 505 Neg Repped at 224 Times in 166 Posts	rappers aint exactly the most credible when it comes to tellin the truth. especially when they talkin about themselves, and then extra especially when it comes to their money. the recession is global. everyone is affected one way or another right now

02-23-2009, 11:29 AM	#11
G venezuela18 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: everywhere Posts: 32 Repped: 0 Repped 2 Times in 2 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	"I was playin it from like 10am till 4pm when I had to go to work,Next day I was playin it for 9 hours." -Chobie talkin about his Playstation. lmaaoooooooooooooooooo

02-23-2009, 08:19 PM	#12
nearbydesi flossy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: nearby Posts: 135 Repped: 2 Repped 58 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 13 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 Posts	lol saigon just crack me the fucked up lol "nah it dont affect poor people" lol tru life fronting he bought 4 or 5 black cars with no fucking names

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