Chapter 880: Advertising Song
"Gangster rap circle? yes, a whole bunch of. East and West Coast, Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records, 2PAC and Biggie, Outlawz and Junior... A. (2PAC and Biggie's rap group with a little brother respectively), Sugnette and Bragging Daddy, lame and bloody, catch and kill. β
"Me? I'm not involved in ...... for a long time."
"In Dead And Gone, there's Biggie and Snoop Dogg, and I think the Grammys could give us the award as a sign of unity in the rap world, or maybe they didn't want Biggie on the podium at all...... So, the odds of winning are half and half half. β
"Chicago as a permanent neutral zone? The Switzerland of the gangster rap scene? Haha, your proposal is interesting, but it can't be, there are a lot of gangster rappers in Chicago right now, belonging to different gangs, they are in dire need of fame, and I can't give anyone any security guarantees......"
"You even know about the Chicago meeting? Haha, it's all tricks that don't go into the stream...... Yes, I and some friends helped each other. β
"It may not be possible to solve it in April, and now the situation is too tense, and the east and west coasts have been singing Diss and throwing death threats at each other. The Chicago conference will be delayed until at least then...... BabyFace in the South wasn't too interested either, he didn't want to get involved in that. Besides, Billboard Magazine has changed the weight of B list points, and our joint ranking plan needs to be changed, and I don't know if the next meeting will be held smoothly. β
During the dinner, Patti Label was greeted by a pair of unexpected visitors, black supermodel Iman and her husband, David Bowie, an extremely important superstar in rock history.
Iman is MJ's MV heroine of Remember The Time, the actress of the Egyptian queen, and the first black supermodel.
David Bowie is a handsome old British guy who is charismatic, talkative, seems to be curious about everything, never leaves his cigarette, dabbles in a wide range of things, once predicted the pandemic of hip-hop music, and is one of the rock superstars who has no vision of the door.
He also has a pair of heterochromatic pupils, one blue-green and one brown, which gives people a sense of mystery and charm, and is called a demon pupil by the media. But this is actually not innate, he was like this in his early years after he and his friends fought for a woman, and one eye was injured......
Now that he's 'washed his lead', he no longer wears the exaggerated, offbeat and provocative fancy dress designed by Yamamoto Kansai in the '70s', his other stage name and 'intersex personality' Ziggy, and of course he still cares about his makeup.
The sun, sand and sea breeze of the Bahamas do have the magic of relaxation, Song Ya has already drunk a lot of wine at this time, and he has a good chat with David Bowie, and he also knows that he is recognized as a good character inside and outside the circle, so he said more.
David Bowie is very interested in the battle between the east and west coasts of the gang rap circle, which is both distant and fun for him, and Song Ya, a rap superstar who is both a spectator and an insider, can undoubtedly give first-hand answers.
"Yes, you're right, in a way this kind of game is really good for both sides, but ...... Now I personally feel that this situation is still too much. Daddy is more rational and Biggie has a decent personality, but Sugnette and 2PAC are not the kind of people who can maintain self-control when they are in a strong position, they are real street games in the music industry. β
"Me? I don't mingle with that circle anymore, I'm on the same page as Escubus in this matter, and I'd rather stay away. β
Entering 96, the battle between the rap circles on the east and west coasts became more and more intense, and when Dre first joined the death row records, he reconciled with Escuber, and under the command of Sugnat, he joined forces with 2PAC, Snoop Dogg and others to hold a peace meeting with singers representing the three major gangs of the Cripples, the Blood Gang, and the Marauders, and the mutual vendetta had already appeared, and it intensified at the beginning of the year.
This is an election year, and the series of violent incidents instigated by these black singers and led by the lower gangs has provided excellent ammunition for Bob Dole, the leader of the Elephant Party and Senate Majority, who has repeatedly denounced this chaos in public and on the campaign trail.
Although the urban black poor are generally the votes of the Donkey Party, the incumbent general can only turn to a critical attitude, and the will of the ruling body soon prompted the governing body to take action, many songs boasting of violence, bad products and other elements were banned from being broadcast on the radio and other media, the prolific 2PAC was the most affected, and some popular songs could not get the top B list rankings or make it to the podium of mainstream music awards.
At this point, Song Ya escaped one step earlier, firstly, he didn't sing that kind of song in the first place, and secondly, he was affected by the death of Little Lowry, the Harlem nightclub case, the death of Sinaloa, the death of the FBI inspector and other successive major cases, he was half-voluntary and half-forced early, at least on the surface, he completely dissociated himself from GD, and in the eyes of the outside world, even the name of the Hell Bobtail gang has become history.
At the beginning of '96, the attention of the gang rap audience had been completely drawn to the East and West Coast Wars, and few DJs in the relevant area made any more special mention of him, only occasionally as an urban legend.
There are also many Chicago DJs who regret that he failed to catch up with this wave of gangster rap 'heyday', and they use an analogy: APLUS's 'desertion' behavior is like selling all the stocks halfway up the mountain, and failing to catch up with the big wave of market in the second half of last year and the beginning of this year, and making less money is losing.
It's a pity that many Chicago gang rappers are also very resentful of him, and without the king of Chicago rap to lead everyone to participate in Diss like 2PAC and Biggie, other Midwestern singers are equivalent to losing the key to the East and West Coast War. In the words of those people: it's not APLUS's business alone, he doesn't join the battle is equivalent to burying us all, Chicago gives him supreme glory, but he abandons all the Chicago gang rappers because of his selfishness, and he sins against everyone......
"I even wrote a rock song."
Song Ya is fully aware of these public opinions, but still chooses to stay away, it is too low for the 300th richest man in the whole meter to roll in the mud pit of the streets and gangs, my brother is now playing with the media, it is a venture capital, understand?
"Really?"
David Bowie put one arm on the back of the chair casually, took a deep puff of cigarette, and his simple demeanor had an indescribable chic demeanor in him, except that the two rows of big yellow teeth did not match the delicate face, "unimaginable." β
"It's just a game."
If a black hip-hop singer playing rock 'n' roll is rumored to be scolded, Song Ya explained: "The technology company that has my investment in the advertising song I wrote for the 3D accelerator card that will be released in the middle of the year. β
"3D accelerator card?" David Bowie is known for liking to play crossover, but he still can't compare to himself who dared to play heavy chemical companies when he was a minor, "I don't know much about ......"
"It's for PC games, you know the kind of gunplay games on the computer? White people love to play. β
Very few of the low-level blacks have PCs at home, and most of them play simple and easy-to-use game consoles.
"Oh, I know what it is." David Bowie nodded, "What's the melody like?" How about humming a couple of sentences? β
"Uh...... All right. β
I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veinsβ¦β¦
Adam Song slapped the corner of the table with his hand, imitating the beat of a drum kit, "Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo......"
"Sounds pretty good." David Bowie laughed, "It seems to be industrial metal, heavy metal style." β
"Yes, my idea is to have it sung by someone with a hoarse and rough voice, but who is proficient in slow singing." Song Ya replied.
"Has anyone chosen one?" David Bowie asked.
"I haven't figured it out yet, I love the voice and skills of Axl Rose, the lead singer of Gunflower, but it's too expensive to ask them, and they're arrogant and hard to work with, you know, I'm pretty much the same, very controlling musically."
Song Ya replied: "Linda, that is, the manager of my record company, is looking for a new band, but the hip-hop label is not very good for signing a rock band......"
"Need help?"
David Bowie wrapped the wedding ring in a silk handkerchief and swirled it to wipe it, as if it were his habitual movement.
"Would you like to?" Of course, it's good for a rock star like David Bowie to sing, and those white otaku who play PC games buy his account, and this year he also has a wave of popularity, and he is almost certain to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, "The pay is a bit low, and it's ...... for you"
"It's fine, if you don't mind if my voice doesn't match the requirements."
"Of course I don't mind, it's just an advertising song."
"Is that decided?"
"It's settled, I'll ask Linda to contact your agent?"
"No problem."
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