Mr. Money Machine himself, Don Cannon, is the next guest in our (2)Dope Questions w/ section. Hit the jump for Cannon’s thoughts on Asher Roth, artists dropping daily/weekly records, etc. He even lets it be known which blog is his favorite.
I see that you did three beats for Freeway’s recent Month of Madness series. What are your thoughts on today’s need/want for artists to produced records daily/weekly? Do you feel this could become the only way for new artists to break into the industry?
It won’t be the only way but it’s a strong way for established artist and new artist to build a strong fan base in this fast digital age that we are in. I guess we are about to see who can keep up. I support the free music giveaways, but don’t get it fucked up. Fans have to realize that everything ain’t for free, treat giveaways as giveaways and albums as albums. If they don’t then how are we going to eat?
Alongside DJ Drama, you were one of the first DJs to fully support Asher Roth and did your part to bring him to the limelight (see: Asher’s Greenhouse Effect mixtape). Do you feel the compariosons to Eminem are warranted? And do you think he’ll be able to break the stereotypes previous white rappers have expereienced in the mainstream?
I don’t feel the comparison to Eminem should be made. Dont’ get me wrong, I see how people out there draw that observation. But there are a lot of comparisons out there, i.e. Biggie and Shyne. Just besause he is white and he is a rapper, he as to be Eminem? Asher is more laid back, I think Eminem is more aggressive. Don’t get me wrong I fuck with Em, but they are different to me. Asher, in my opinion, is more contempary and Eminem is more extreme. To the second part of the question, yea of course I think he’ll be able to break those lables because he is his own rapper, he just does himself and does what he believes in.
BONUS: What’s your favorite hip hop blog on the net?
I check alot of them but the winner goes to 2dopeboyz [laughs]. But for real you and Meka keep doing y’alls thing. thestudiorats.com gonna be re-launching real soon, y’all stay tuned for that.
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Word, I think Asher is dope!
I think Asher is dope, everyone is different to some extent.
Everyone needs that kind of cosign.
Well done 2Dope, keep it well done in 09
gross comments dont really mean shit. hell 20,000 views have been made at inkdoutclothing.com since the launch in october. as for cannon saying ya gotta eat then eat ya dont need a expensive car or big house to eat. I work harder than music artists. and my hard earned money goes to them. They need to quit their bitching get a real job and stop promoting fancy ass cars and there big ass house. If anything they need to help us since we the fans pay them for them to do music.
i will continue post free shit. Until they wanna sue me lol. They arent gonna get shit cuz i already paid them.
I think Eminem is more aggressive
you stupid fuck listen to “rock bottom” or “halies song”
Asher gives himself a Eminem detroit “dialect”
its fuckin clear
great segment
josh… you sound crazy bitter. way to plug your site (as usual). smh.
Josh Paul translated:
I don’t get these comments so I’m gonna downplay them like a mother, mother. Hell I can even spill my blog visits for a minute, and under-appreciate the number of referrals 2dopeboyz has got me in my quest to shamelessly plug it in mostly unrelated posts.
Here I am, still satisfying the FIRST tier (physiological) in Maslow’s hierarchy, while this Cannon dude is saying he needs to eat while riding around in his Bentley in the LAST tier (self-actualization). Making me all mad and shit.
I’m gonna claim I work harder than an internationally successful DJ who has broken one or more of my favourite new artists, yet all I really do is write a blog and scribble on some lined loose-leaf then send THAT to BigCartel and have them take care of the rest. What do I care right?
*If you couldn’t tell…Starsky’s bored.
GrahamCEO is the type of person why terrorists exist. If i was on a plane i would knock asher and the real person who stooped the hijacker and fly it into your mothers apartment aka your crib.
as for shake check your new site out http://www.2deadboyz.com
its hilarious that you are starting to talk shit when just a few weeks back you were begging for link backs and shit. come on now dude.
If you like Asher Roth check out V.P.
http://www.myspace.com/otivito
Everyone knows i’m the real v.p.