Superstardom Sept 14

MONDAY
HEY MIXTAPE FANS, I FINALLY GOT BACK TO NYC AND BACK TO WORK. MY PEOPLE & I WENT TO THE REMOTE LOUNGE. ALI VEGAS HAD A SHOWCASE WITH CORNERSTONE MARKETING. HE DID A TWO HOUR SET. THAT'S CRAZY FOR AN ARTIST THAT HASN'T EVEN DROPPED HIS ALBUM YET! YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY FANS THIS DUDE HAS. THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT. I DID AN OLD SCHOOL DJ SET. PEOPLE WERE DEFINITELY FEELIN THAT.
I WENT TO CLUB SOLE FOR MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WITH LAMAR ODOM. WE TORE IT DOWN! SHOUT OUT TO SAIGON, JAE MILLS AND TERRENCE FROM 106TH & PARK. THEY WERE ALL IN THE VIP WITH US. WE POPPED WAY TOO MANY BOTTLES THAT NIGHT.

TUESDAY
LAMAR, MY OTHER PARTNER AND I HAD A MTG WITH A LABEL HEAD AT E.M.I. TO DISCUSS A DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR MY ALBUM. HE BASICALLY OFFERED ME A 50/50 SPLIT. HE EXPLAINED TO ME HOW THIS WOULD BE A BETTER DEAL FOR ME, THAN SIGNING WITH KOCH. BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE LABEL WILL GIVE ME A LUMP SUM UPFRONT, IT IS ONLY AN ADVANCE AND IT HAS TO BE PAID BACK, UNLIKE HIS DEAL WHERE YOU KEEP HALF OF EVERYTHING EARNED. THE NEW RELEASE DATE FOR MY ALBUM IS MARCH 2008.

WEDNESDAY
I WENT TO THE LEGENDARY QUAD STUDIOS WITH ALI VEGAS. THAT'S THE SAME STUDIO WERE TUPAC GOT SHOT (THE FIRST TIME) WHEN HE BLAMED BIGGIE & PUFF. I KNOW I TALK ABOUT VEGAS A LOT, BUT I REALLY RESPECT THE DUDE AND WE'RE LABEL MATES. RIGHT NOW I'M PICKING OUT SONGS THAT ARE GONNA BE ON HIS ALBUM. HE IS DROPPING AN INDEPENDENT RELEASE CALLED "AMERICAN PRINCE."
AFTER THAT, WE LISTENED TO A COUPLE TRACKS. VEGAS AND NAS SHARE THE SAME MANAGER AND HE LET ME LISTEN TO A COUPLE OF TRACKS ON NAS' NEW ALBUM. THEY WERE CRAZY!

THURSDAY
I WENT TO HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM TO CHECK OUT 50 CENT'S FIVE BOROUGH TOUR. THE JOINT WAS CRAZY! 50 BROUGHT JIM JONES OUT AND THE CROWD WENT CRAZY! A LOT OF RAPPERS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE, THAT'S WHY I KEEP MYSELF IN SHAPE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SELL YOUR WHOLE PACKAGE TO THE PUBLIC.

FRIDAY
I LISTENED TO A COUPLE NEW LL COOL J TRACKS. HOPEFULLY, WE CAN DO A MIXTAPE TOGETHER.

SATURDAY
I DID A PARTY IN THE BRONX AT A SPOT CALLED SMITTY'S. THERE WERE LIKE 1500-2000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. YOU KNOW I HAD TO DO THE 50 VS. KANYE THING WITH THE CROWD...AND IT ENDED IN A TIE. IT WAS CRAZY, BUT I'VE GOTTA STOP DJ'ING DRUNK! LOL.

SUNDAY
I DID A PHOTOSHOOT WITH A VERY IMPORTANT DJ FOR A PROMINENT PUBLICATION IN NYC. I HAVE TO KEEP THE DETAILS UNDER WRAPS FOR NOW. THE PHOTOSHOOT WAS REALLY UNCONFORTABLE BECAUSE WE WERE IN A SALT MINE ON TOP OF SOME ROCKS, WITH DJ CRATES AND I MESSED UP MY AIR FORCE ONE'S. I WAS HEATED! IN THE END, IT WORKED OUT WELL THOUGH.

LATER, I WENT THE 50 SHOW'S IN THE BRONX AND QUEENS. IN THE BRONX, HE DID THE HOOK TO "LEAN BACK" AND HAD THE WHOLE CROWD SAYING "F--- (A CERTAIN RAPPER)." THEN HE BROUGHT OUT REMY MA AND THE CROWD LOST IT! AFTER THAT HE DID "EVERYWHERE WE GO" AND SAID "F--- D-BLOCK" AND BROUGHT OUT J. HOOD.
THEN WE WENT TO QUEENS SHOW AND THERE WERE LIKE A MILLION COPS OUTSIDE. IT LOOKED LIKE THE ENTIRE CITY CAME OUT FOR THAT ONE.

MY PICKS FOR THE WEEK
DJ MELLO- I'M ON SOME SHIT
THE NEW ACE THE RICAN MIXTAPE (I HOSTED THIS ONE)
TRUTH DVD-THE G CODE
NEW RELEASES
LOOK OUT FOR MY UPCOMING BLEND TAPE WITH DJ DUKE DIGGLER. HE'S COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT.

ASK SUPERSTAR JAY
Q: JAY, SINCE ALL THE RECENT DRAMA WITH REMY, FOXY, TONY YAYO AND A LAUNDRY LIST OF OTHER RAPPERS, I'M STARTING TO WONDER IF COURT CASES ARE THE NEW PUBLICITY STUNT FOR ARTISTS...WHAT DO YOU THINK?

A: NO. THIS IS REAL LIFE. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY RAPPERS ARE JUST PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THESE THINGS HAPPEN EVERYDAY, IT'S JUST THAT IT'S NOT AS HEAVILY PUBLICIZED WHEN IT HAPPENS TO ORDINARY PEOPLE. I'M POSITIVE THAT REMY WASN'T THINKING "LET ME SHOOT SOMEONE TO PROMOTE A CD"...THAT'S RIDICULOUS! BESIDES, THAT I BELIEVE SHE'S INNOCENT. THE COST OF A COURT BATTLE AND FIGHTING FOR YOUR FREEDOM IS DEFINITELY NOT WORTH THE PRICE OF FAME OR PUBLICITY...SO NO, I DON'T BELIEVE ARTISTS CATCH CASES ON PURPOSE.

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