tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post397099545142684664..comments2024-03-28T15:39:44.691+00:00Comments on THE MARTORIALIST: Is Brendan Soderberg responsible for G-Side's ruination and demise?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-40767493441895854322012-09-19T09:47:54.600+01:002012-09-19T09:47:54.600+01:00Mayn, if I sent shots your way every time Drake or...Mayn, if I sent shots your way every time Drake or Alex linked to something lol-worthy you'd written that would be, like, every other day, and the times I have mentioned you have been related to the topics at hand and 100% factual, like this post.<br /><br />I appreciate you slinking up here 5 days later when this post has nearly reached its allocated amount of comments, but you need to just get on with having a public spat with David Drake already. Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-58636476953789992982012-09-18T18:16:16.088+01:002012-09-18T18:16:16.088+01:00This is amazing. So basically, every time I not on...This is amazing. So basically, every time I not only write something but even tweet something, David Drake runs to GChat and whines to the Martorialist (who, as this comments thread proves never reads my work) about it, and then Martorialist lodges some half-hearted "shots" at me into his blogspot posts? Even for the rap internet, this is pretty sad. <br />brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331746353766612879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-67002373422656362362012-09-18T09:51:29.542+01:002012-09-18T09:51:29.542+01:00Not sure how that logic works - I'm just an in...Not sure how that logic works - I'm just an innocent bystander in this mess like A$AP Rocky and Boldy James. <br /><br />Most updates from David come via now-unretrievable Gchat conversations, but I guess there's the odd email too like <a href="http://i47.tinypic.com/tz02b.jpg" rel="nofollow">this one</a> entitled <i>wow</i> which alerted me to a couple of your tweets claiming that the term Gangsta-Rap was invented post-2pac/Biggie.<br /><br />Really wish <a href="http://www.philaflava.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=131035" rel="nofollow">the guy in this thread</a> who talks about starting a best of Soderberg tumblr would follow through on his idea for us casual fans.<br />Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-14044497263247482632012-09-18T02:29:31.513+01:002012-09-18T02:29:31.513+01:00If Martorialist is even half the shit-starter he t...If Martorialist is even half the shit-starter he thinks he is, he will post these clearly, legendary e-mails with Drake. Otherwise, he's as phony and diplomatic as all of us "professionals" getting a check out of all this junk.brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331746353766612879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-78487615003414131172012-09-15T10:29:08.546+01:002012-09-15T10:29:08.546+01:00David, didn't you say that Brendan gave some B...David, didn't you say that Brendan gave some Boldy James mixtape a bad review just to spite you after the two of you had had a disagrement on Twitter? <br /><br />I know you have to be diplomatic in public, but surely you can't condone the actions of someone who abuses their media position to besmirch the careers of rappers just because they happen to be affiliated with bloggers he beefs with on Twitter?<br />Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-32447681827624023032012-09-14T17:16:18.148+01:002012-09-14T17:16:18.148+01:00um, to be clear, i am not a blogger who stopped li...um, to be clear, i am not a blogger who stopped listening to g-side because of things brandon wrote. <br /><br />sometimes the tone of internet exp with an artist will make one WANT to, as I'm sure has been the case with other ppl & artists ive covered as well. but i am generally positively inclined to like g-side & greatly enjoyed their show last year.<br /><br />no comment on martorialist throwing me under the bus re: his trolling of brandon & general shit stirring.Davidhttp://somanyshrimp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-32424621972812067562012-09-14T17:02:32.151+01:002012-09-14T17:02:32.151+01:00Trolling? This post was a sincere send-off for a p...Trolling? This post was a sincere send-off for a pretty good if overrated group.<br /><br /><br />Bding, I think I've provided quite enough "hard evidence" here already; if you require any further information you can either Google it yourself, or ask David Drake since he's the Soderberg expert who sends me links to Brendan's literary highlights. <br /><br />I'm sure he'd be happy to fill you in on the minutiae of A$APerberg-gate on Twitter or the skewed agenda of the infamous Hip Hop infographic article in SPIN. <br />Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-13636644004761614752012-09-14T15:28:08.291+01:002012-09-14T15:28:08.291+01:00LMAO.
The Yams vs. Soderberg beef was a classic.LMAO.<br /><br />The Yams vs. Soderberg beef was a classic.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288165411246246634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-30301023903873047052012-09-14T14:39:48.120+01:002012-09-14T14:39:48.120+01:00There's an element of cheap trolling going on ...There's an element of cheap trolling going on here, but there's also some truth in Soderberg getting a little too close for comfort with G. Side and the RNT beef explaining why he went to ridiculous extremes to shit on/exclude Rocky from the venn diagram article.UNTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-74907628852112331752012-09-14T14:06:01.612+01:002012-09-14T14:06:01.612+01:00When I ask for "hard evidence," I am ask...When I ask for "hard evidence," I am asking for links, screenshots, etc. Not your memories.bding7https://www.blogger.com/profile/06968707799455497982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-43970876047739423592012-09-14T13:39:01.744+01:002012-09-14T13:39:01.744+01:00Never dat; Brendan wouldn't even make my top 5...Never dat; Brendan wouldn't even make my <i>top 5 rap bloggers God should've taken instead of Matthew Africa</i> list.<br /><br />I'm grateful for your feedback, Anonymous, but I have a 35-comment limit here and we're into the mid 20s already so if you wouldn't mind being a dear and exiting stage left pursued by a Big Bear <i>Doin' Thangs</i> CD now you've said your piece on at least 5 separate occasions. Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-54345126995808000692012-09-14T13:24:24.973+01:002012-09-14T13:24:24.973+01:00 To me it looks more like an ax to grind. To me it looks more like an ax to grind. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-25074863228019014442012-09-14T13:11:21.628+01:002012-09-14T13:11:21.628+01:00I don't appreciate your snarky tone, Anonymous...I don't appreciate your snarky tone, Anonymous. Every point I've made has been backed up and verified by my fact-checkers.<br /><br />I think Brendan being a highly professional journalist who exploited a couple of naive Alabama rappers + their manager for his own ends and managed to ruin their career in the process is a very serious matter, as is him abusing his job at a major media publication to indulge in vendettas against rappers who happen to be connected to people he clashes with on Twitter.<br /><br />I guess I just have more moral integrity than you, bruv. <br />Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-26440141046741849402012-09-14T12:36:57.194+01:002012-09-14T12:36:57.194+01:00If your case is that Brandon Soderberg doesn't...If your case is that Brandon Soderberg doesn't like A$AP Rocky but loves him some G-Side and that his writing reflects this fact, then yeah. Your case is watertight. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-28695397537845468972012-09-14T12:27:21.613+01:002012-09-14T12:27:21.613+01:00Clearly you didn't google hard enough then bec...Clearly you didn't google hard enough then because A$AP Rocky started a "boycott SPIN!" campaign because of Brendan's vendetta. <br /><br />Like I said, my case is watertight here.Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-91649469668480413272012-09-14T12:18:06.880+01:002012-09-14T12:18:06.880+01:00I don't read articles about Lupe Fiasco. Wasn&...I don't read articles about Lupe Fiasco. Wasn't the general consensus that he sorta had a point but he expressed it terribly and he's probably the last person on earth who should be making it in the first place?<br /><br />I dunno, I have vague memories of his "I'm more sensitive to black ppl than you guys!" pissing contests with various other white bloggers in the great comment section wars of 2008, though, so I'm sure the Lupe piece contains a few wonderful quotables.<br />Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-91440347504345491242012-09-14T12:15:58.811+01:002012-09-14T12:15:58.811+01:00The first point is hihly unlikely, bruh. G-Side do...The first point is hihly unlikely, bruh. G-Side don't even spend money on videos for their own songs. What would Codie G offer him? A haircut at Clova's salon? <br /><br />And I tried to google for your established fact but couldn't actually find an instance of Soderberg using Spin to actually write something negative about A$AP. I know he's not a fan, but that's mainly from his personal twitter. So where's the proof for the established fact?<br /><br />It's true that G-Side's turn to the left since H'ville Intl has alienated some of their earliest fans. But blaming that turn on Soderberg is kind if a reach. Didn't they actually gain more fans over the last couple of years? If some "notable bloggers" deserted them I'm sure they could live with it. Especially if blog support was part of the problem in the first place. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-62309542484529055632012-09-14T11:57:38.367+01:002012-09-14T11:57:38.367+01:00What was your take on the Lupe/Soderberg situation...What was your take on the Lupe/Soderberg situation, Richard?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-91097221049613774262012-09-14T11:40:13.955+01:002012-09-14T11:40:13.955+01:00The 2nd point is an established fact; the first po...The 2nd point is an established fact; the first point is highly likely if, technically, unproveable; and the usage of G-Side as a part of his agenda over the past year or so did cause people to stop checking for them, so I think it's a watertight case overall, imo.Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-7252416637636372182012-09-14T10:08:55.856+01:002012-09-14T10:08:55.856+01:00So if Soderberg isn't on Codie G's payroll...So if Soderberg isn't on Codie G's payroll and criticizes A$AP Rocky independently of his beef with Yams, you have no case, amirite? Your argument seems to revolve around presumed intentions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-30245564033856966662012-09-14T09:15:01.468+01:002012-09-14T09:15:01.468+01:00"secretly working for Codie G/using a magazin...<i>"secretly working for Codie G/using a magazine to avenge internet beefs with rapper's managers." Could you expand on this/provide some hard evidence? </i><br /><br />Well, the first is a rumour that's been flying around for a while, which seems plausible given that he appears to be a little too buddy-buddy with G-Side for someone covering them objectively. The 2nd is a definite fact since he used SPIN as an outlet to attack A$AP Rocky after his beef with A$AP Yams which Rocky played no part in.<br /><br />Nothing particularly wrong with that in theory since Rocky is a waste of space and I admire any kind of pettiness, but in all the stuff I read by Soderberg (admitedly only links David Drake sends me and things Alex posts on the P) he's always crowing on about his journalistic integrity and calling other people out for a lack of it, which seems awfully rich coming from him, no?Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-79169606214170388892012-09-14T05:32:50.097+01:002012-09-14T05:32:50.097+01:00i can't even count four notable american blogg...i can't even count four notable american bloggers.nozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399087037177082139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-62432011833666137992012-09-14T05:30:16.794+01:002012-09-14T05:30:16.794+01:00Sumthin 2 Hate is still my favorite record by them...Sumthin 2 Hate is still my favorite record by them...i think Block Beattaz desire to flex their production chops really ended up hurting their later releases. Im worried the new 2lettaz album is just gonna be one long track with him rapping over a 40 minute digeridoo drone with trance drums in the background, when really I would kill for another Rubba Bandz or Bama Wave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-10626612791936628032012-09-14T05:01:23.819+01:002012-09-14T05:01:23.819+01:00Damn I got bloggers and magazines working for me? ...Damn I got bloggers and magazines working for me? I guess I should start a PR company now. Codie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441456215342779483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006567597939825751.post-23299589892143474812012-09-14T00:46:03.468+01:002012-09-14T00:46:03.468+01:00Mr Tre Mane, we demand that the identities of thes...Mr Tre Mane, we demand that the identities of these American bloggers be revealed! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com