December 29, 2005

Ethan Brown - Queens Reigns Supreme Interview

Nice one, up at Nah Right:

Interview: Ethan Brown - Queens Reigns Supreme
Eskay: Russell Simmons has made it very clear that he will not be supporting 'Preme when he goes to trial next year. Do you feel he’s being disloyal, or are people in the industry waking up to the fact that they need to distance themselves from these types of guys?

EB: I don't know. But I don’t think Russell was distancing himself from Preme–he and Preme never really had a relationship that went
much beyond those Supreme Team parties in the 1980s.

I should make the point here that I don't think that anyone in the hip-hop business needs to "distance" themselves from people with criminal records. Hip-hop has been an incredible outlet for ex-street guys who want to be involved in something legitimate. That said, rappers and record label execs need to re-consider the strategy of using guys like Preme as props to express street cred. It’s a legally perilous way of doing business and I have big problems with it ethically. The drug business has put hundreds of thousands of African-Americans in prison; it's not something that should be used as a marketing strategy for middle class rappers...

Posted by jsmooth995 at December 29, 2005 4:56 PM

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hello my name is jayvon burnett i am 16 years old i am from detroit where i have lived almost all my live i am interested in writing a book about my life history or somthing of that nature i am going to tell you a little about myself. when i was nine my mom died from a stroke from then on i was nothing but trouble at the age of nine i was stealing cars smokin weed robbin people just doing all kinds of things. i thought i had nothing to live for cause my mom had died by the time i was 10 1/2 i had my own apartment i had my own car i was doin it my dad was an steal is a drug abuser so i really had no one to look up to besides my brother which was killed in 2002 from begin shot 17 times with a a.k.47 when i was 12 on the day my court date my grand mother pass who was like a mother 2 me so stuff got really real to me so i didnt go to court and all this other stuff ended up happening to but about 2 months later i was caught an sentence to 2 years so i was hit it wasnt nothing i could do i was done for it i was sent to oxford,michigan about a hour an a half from detroit is where i did my time their is a whole lot more 2 this story that i would like to share with you so if you could please write me back when you get a chance my e-mail address is jblamotivation@yahoo.com please do this favor for me i would really much appreciate it thank alot for listening bye.

Posted by: jayvon burnett at May 23, 2006 3:09 PM

Posted by: jayvon burnett at May 23, 2006 3:12 PM

Posted by: jayvon burnett at May 23, 2006 3:15 PM

I am a BIG fan of Ethan Brown. I've not seen many caucasian men with such street savvy and credibility. "The rise of the Hip Hop Hustler" is still one of my favorite books to date.

Please continue to create urban masterpieces as you've done before.

-Terrell Roberts

Posted by: Terrell at July 10, 2006 3:19 PM

Heart of a Hustla , Mind of a G

Posted by: Fat Pat at July 16, 2006 5:14 AM

Ethan brown give me a call at 443-783-8974. I have a very interesting project.

Posted by: edward taylor at November 4, 2006 1:44 PM

Ethan brown give me a call at 443-783-8974. I have a very interesting project.

Posted by: edward taylor at November 4, 2006 1:45 PM


December 29, 2005 Ethan Brown - Queens Reigns Supreme Interview Nice one, up at Nah Right: Interview: Ethan Brown - Queens Reigns Supreme Eskay: Russell Simmons has made it very clear that he will not be supporting 'Preme when he goes to trial next year. Do you feel he’s being disloyal, or are people in the industry waking up to the fact that they need to distance themselves from these types of guys? EB: I don't know. But I don’t think Russell was distancing himself from Preme–he and Preme never really had a relationship that went much beyond those Supreme Team parties in the 1980s. I should make the point here that I don't think that anyone in the hip-hop business needs to "distance" themselves from people with criminal records. Hip-hop has been an incredible outlet for ex-street guys who want to be involved in something legitimate. That said, rappers and record label execs need to re-consider the strategy of using guys like Preme as props to express street cred. It’s a legally perilous way of doing business and I have big problems with it ethically. The drug business has put hundreds of thousands of African-Americans in prison; it's not something that should be used as a marketing strategy for middle class rappers... Posted by jsmooth995 at December 29, 2005 4:56 PM Comments hello my name is jayvon burnett i am 16 years old i am from detroit where i have lived almost all my live i am interested in writing a book about my life history or somthing of that nature i am going to tell you a little about myself. when i was nine my mom died from a stroke from then on i was nothing but trouble at the age of nine i was stealing cars smokin weed robbin people just doing all kinds of things. i thought i had nothing to live for cause my mom had died by the time i was 10 1/2 i had my own apartment i had my own car i was doin it my dad was an steal is a drug abuser so i really had no one to look up to besides my brother which was killed in 2002 from begin shot 17 times with a a.k.47 when i was 12 on the day my court date my grand mother pass who was like a mother 2 me so stuff got really real to me so i didnt go to court and all this other stuff ended up happening to but about 2 months later i was caught an sentence to 2 years so i was hit it wasnt nothing i could do i was done for it i was sent to oxford,michigan about a hour an a half from detroit is where i did my time their is a whole lot more 2 this story that i would like to share with you so if you could please write me back when you get a chance my e-mail address is jblamotivation@yahoo.com please do this favor for me i would really much appreciate it thank alot for listening bye. Posted by: jayvon burnett at May 23, 2006 3:09 PM hello my name is jayvon burnett i am 16 years old i am from detroit where i have lived almost all my live i am interested in writing a book about my life history or somthing of that nature i am going to tell you a little about myself. when i was nine my mom died from a stroke from then on i was nothing but trouble at the age of nine i was stealing cars smokin weed robbin people just doing all kinds of things. i thought i had nothing to live for cause my mom had died by the time i was 10 1/2 i had my own apartment i had my own car i was doin it my dad was an steal is a drug abuser so i really had no one to look up to besides my brother which was killed in 2002 from begin shot 17 times with a a.k.47 when i was 12 on the day my court date my grand mother pass who was like a mother 2 me so stuff got really real to me so i didnt go to court and all this other stuff ended up happening to but about 2 months later i was caught an sentence to 2 years so i was hit it wasnt nothing i could do i was done for it i was sent to oxford,michigan about a hour an a half from detroit is where i did my time their is a whole lot more 2 this story that i would like to share with you so if you could please write me back when you get a chance my e-mail address is jblamotivation@yahoo.com please do this favor for me i would really much appreciate it thank alot for listening bye. Posted by: jayvon burnett at May 23, 2006 3:12 PM hello my name is jayvon burnett i am 16 years old i am from detroit where i have lived almost all my live i am interested in writing a book about my life history or somthing of that nature i am going to tell you a little about myself. when i was nine my mom died from a stroke from then on i was nothing but trouble at the age of nine i was stealing cars smokin weed robbin people just doing all kinds of things. i thought i had nothing to live for cause my mom had died by the time i was 10 1/2 i had my own apartment i had my own car i was doin it my dad was an steal is a drug abuser so i really had no one to look up to besides my brother which was killed in 2002 from begin shot 17 times with a a.k.47 when i was 12 on the day my court date my grand mother pass who was like a mother 2 me so stuff got really real to me so i didnt go to court and all this other stuff ended up happening to but about 2 months later i was caught an sentence to 2 years so i was hit it wasnt nothing i could do i was done for it i was sent to oxford,michigan about a hour an a half from detroit is where i did my time their is a whole lot more 2 this story that i would like to share with you so if you could please write me back when you get a chance my e-mail address is jblamotivation@yahoo.com please do this favor for me i would really much appreciate it thank alot for listening bye. Posted by: jayvon burnett at May 23, 2006 3:15 PM I am a BIG fan of Ethan Brown. I've not seen many caucasian men with such street savvy and credibility. "The rise of the Hip Hop Hustler" is still one of my favorite books to date. Please continue to create urban masterpieces as you've done before. -Terrell Roberts Posted by: Terrell at July 10, 2006 3:19 PM Heart of a Hustla , Mind of a G Posted by: Fat Pat at July 16, 2006 5:14 AM Ethan brown give me a call at 443-783-8974. I have a very interesting project. Posted by: edward taylor at November 4, 2006 1:44 PM Ethan brown give me a call at 443-783-8974. I have a very interesting project. 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