Re: Master P's Open Letter: Response to '50 Cent'

On May 22, 8:50 pm, A to the L <atot...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2007 22:41:31 -0400, I...@xxxxxxxxx (IMJ) wrote:

It's about damn time, Percy!!!
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Master P's Open Letter: Response to '50 Cent'

IT'S TIME FOR CHANGE

Rapper-entrepreneur Master P issued the following open letter in
response to comments made by Curtis Jackson (AKA: 50 Cent) at a recent
BET news conference.

(May 20, 2007)

Curtis Jackson's comment motivated me. There are a lot of immature
people in the world. Oprah Winfrey is absolutely right, we need to grow
up and be responsible for our own actions. I paid for Curtis's first rap
tour through the south. He was such a humble guy at the time. Most
artists' mission is to sell records. My mission is to help save and
change lives.

There's a lack of knowledge and false information out there. I could
actually say Little Jay and Rap-A-Lot Records inspired my successful
career and I will always respect them no matter what. I wrote the
blueprint for this generation. The only difference is there's no more
honor and respect in the game.

Think about it: people in jail are not writing letters proclaiming to
come out and do the same thing that landed them there in the first
place. People in the hood don't want to stay poor for the rest of their
lives. They want to change. Parents that really love their kids would
rather sacrifice their own lives so that their kids could make a change
to have a better life and a better education.

I'm glad that there are people like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and
organizations like the NAACP that are out there fighting for our rights
and dignity. I have finally realized that EVERY person is either a part
of the problem or part of the solution and that is why I have decided to
take a stand! I'm reaching out to corporate America to form an alliance
for the sake of putting the value back into our communities by
rebuilding and developing schools and businesses.

First of all, it's simply disappointing to see people that are in a
position to help make a change just sit back and entertain the
negativity. It's sad to see Steven Hill set all of these programming
standards at BET, just to contradict himself for the sake of marketing
dollars or artist performances in order to create the appearance of a
successful award show. The record company with the biggest marketing
check controls the music video stations so we need to go after the
people who actually control these programming networks if we want real
CHANGE.

I guess by taking a stand, my son and I will probably not be invited
back to the BET awards. But it's O.K. I got love for BET; there are a
lot of good people there. Hopefully, this will help people to see the
real changes that need to be made. My son and I will sacrifice our
airtime because this is bigger than us, this issue desperately needed to
be addressed a long time ago.

There are four things that differentiate me from artists like Curtis
Jackson. One, I can honestly admit that I was once part of the problem.
Two, I don't want my son to grow up and be like me. I want him to be
better and do better - and that is why he is taking the time to pursue a
college degree. Three, money don't make me, I make money. My goal is to
educate our people in building generational wealth and knowing how
important it is to own real estate. Four, I'm a TRUE entrepreneur; my
boss is God not Jimmy Iovine.

From one brother to another, if you misunderstand my purpose you could
always pick up the phone or talk to me in person. I'm trying to be part
of the solution not the problem. The media thrives on entertaining,
especially the negativity no matter what the cost. I'm praying for the
brothers that are lost out there.
Throughout the years, I have lost so many relatives and friends.

This year, I'd like to focus on the comedy movies because we need to
laugh more. The first movie that I'm producing is "Black Supaman" and
thereafter will be "The Mail Man" starring Tony Cox and myself. I'm
setting up a book tour for "Guaranteed Success" and a Hip Hop Business
class with financial expert Curtis Oakes for those seeking knowledge.

I understand that I can't change the whole Hip Hop industry; I'm only
trying to do my part. If you're real, be a part of the positive movement
with Take A Stand Records.com Look for the first single "I Wanna Be Like
You" from the album "Hip Hop History." I'm in negotiations with Wal-Mart
and Target for direct distribution.

Those are all examples of the positive difference I am trying to make in
this industry. I'm reaching out to my friends Shaquille O'Neal, Will
Smith, Russell Simmons, Queen Latifah, Derek Anderson, Charles Barkley,
Emmitt Smith, Beyonce, and Reverend Run to help contribute to this
positive movement. I will also be holding a press conference with the
president NAACP and will be able to answer any questions at that time.

I am not asking any other hip-hop or gangsta rap artist change what they
do; that's how they make their money. Furthermore, I am not a preacher;
I'm just telling the world what I'm doing and the changes that I am
making because it's something I want to do. If that's sending mixed
signals to people then they need to deal with their own conscience
first.

P. Miller

Ol' Percy - master of jumping on the bandwagon.

Next episode: Master P urges the hiphop community to pull their pants
up and to wear their hats the correct way, after TI trips over his
pants on live tv and exposes 1/16th of an inch of buttcrack during
halftime of the NBA finals.

A to the L

"Nas can rhyme about shittin on the floor and mopping it up with kelis's hair
and it'll be sick if he rocks that scheme for at least 8 bars" - TJ Xenos
"there is no scientific term for the back of the knee."
"if someone made a pie with lil jon's face baked on it that would be amazing"
"A 1 A - BEACHFRONT AVENUE!!!"
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And also be on the look out for his motivational/self help/get rich
book "Make em say uuuuuuuuuuggggggghhhhh!!!!!"

I don't know how Master P is doing a 180 after making his money doing
the same thing that he is dissing now! He knew back then just like it
always has been that positive rap won't get any love from the
mainstream and there's no money in it. So he went with the "Ice Cream
Man" theme, sticking dollar bills in stripper's g-strings on The
Source, and making X-rated music videos in some kinda shady ass weight
room (yeah I saw it). Now the dude has made all of his money and he's
getting on his high horse. This is either the case of he doesn't need
to make any more money and he is making the kind of music he truly
feels the kids should be listening to or it's a case of nobody wants
to buy Master P shit since 1999 and he's trying to come up with any
new Marketing scheme to sell more records. I think it's a marketing
scheme. Remember that Tupac tribute bullshit he pulled back in 1997?
The dude acted like Tupac was his best friend. All because listeners
were jocking Tupac shit at that time.

On another note, why the hell was the West Coast so scared of Master P
that they wouldn't call him out on that Tupac shit? I think Yukmouth
or C-Bo came up with some diss about that but it wasn't until that
whole thing was over and done with.

Master P is just another Russell Simmons.

One last thought, Master P will go back to gangsta rap or some sort of
pimp rap style sooner or later. Just look at Snoop, dude was all
positive and shit on Doggfather in his skits, but he went right back
to the smoking weed and pimping themes.


Jay Sidhu


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