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 04:56 PM
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Posted by: jayvon burnett at May 23, 2006 03:15 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 03:19 PM

Heart of a Hustla , Mind of a G

Posted by: Fat Pat at July 16, 2006 05:14 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 01:44 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 01:45 PM


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