The behind the scenes stories that come forward via things like Breakfast Club, Drink Champs or Vlad are pretty interesting. And they give us a colorful view inside the kitchen when some of our favourite albums were being cooked up. I'm all in for those.
But when it comes to accusations, like Rae going off at RZA or Divine in his recent VladTV interview. That is when it breaks for me nowadays. Because it shows that there is something that has not been talked about in a while, and you are now airing your dirty laundry out in the public. This might grab headlines in a short term, and will keep you talked about. The danger here is that that negativity will keep being associated with your brand, and the accused party. Plus it undermines the work you may have been trying to put in for you music or book.
Besides that, it is like I said earlier a one sides view if the other party is not asked for a reply. Because it would be nice to see what the other party had to say about a certain situation. For example, you could have a situation where you claim X was a cult leader during the recording session of Y. Only the person claiming this was always coming in late, drunk, stoned, in short unable to perform, according to X. And that might be why this was going on. Details like this are pretty important I think.
Now you could do an interview with the other party. Only that would create the possibility of creating a ping pong match in the media where you keep shouting stuff at each other through outlets. Something I think we saw around 2008 during the 8 Diagrams release. With the Clan you are actually talking about a group of brothers of the sort. And they apparently can't call each other to discuss some grievances, and work it out. Which in turn is sort of a bad show to the public, because you used to be tight knit group. But nowadays you don't even call/talk to each other any more?
What would work? If there are accusations, in articles about something, the writers tend to ask for a reaction on this. But a live interview? Could something with both parties actually work? Or are we approaching Jerry Springer or some therapy session?
Good point about Vlad though. He does not push anyone, though sometimes his questions seem to be leading to me. The artists still answers, though I wonder if they have the ability to cut some stuff?
Lol, just remembered that U-God interview with Vlad. He wasn't that happy in that one either. Almost makes me think that they guys should go on a holiday in a mansion together for a month or so and just drop M to talk some shit through. Now that would be therapeutic.
Truth be told, the first 30 seconds of C.R.E.A.M. are pretty soothing.
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