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Friday, June 13, 2008
Jermaine Dupri vs. Greg Street (Kind Of)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Speaking of that comment (in the previous post here) that Lil Wayne made about the DJ being dead, well, apparently Atlanta music mogul Jermaine Dupri (top photo) has picked up that baton - to use his own illustration — and posted a video seconding Wayne’s position.
(See it on YouTube BELOW)
Dupri’s fellow V-103 announcer, Greg Street (second photo above), saw it and has issued an even more personal response — including this swipe: “Yes, you are internationally known, but you are not locally respected.”)
(See the entire YouTube video BELOW)
And now a renowned Atlanta DJ with ties to both parties — DJ Nabs (above) — has weighed in on the online battle, noting that Dupri “can be somewhat outlandish” and Street may be trying to pump up sales of his upcoming CD, “Certified Worldwide”. But “obviously there is some truth to what both these individuals have to say.”
(See his take HERE )
OK it’s your turn. After looking at Dupri, Street and Nabs’ videos, what’s your opinion? Think Dupri makes a good argument that the DJ is dead? (Again, an especially curious position for Dupri to take since he is a DJ, of sorts, on V-103). Or does this feel like a manufactured back and forth to boost attention/sales for both?
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Lil Wayne Surpassing Big Usher Numbers?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Well, Atlanta R&B superstar Usher had the best first-week sales for any male artist this year until abooouuttt…now.
Since Billboard magazine reported late Wednesday that rapper Lil Wayne had sold 423,000 copies of “Tha Carter III” its FIRST day in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan, it’s a pretty safe bet that by the time you read this - just three days after “Tha Carter III’s” official release — it’s beaten our five-time Grammy winner. (Usher, you may recall, sold 433,000 copies of “Here I Stand” its first week at retail outlets).
That kind of start also puts Lil Wayne in position to jet past the 463,000 Mariah Carey’s “E=MC2” moved its first week - the biggest seven-day tally by any act this year; and some are predicting it could even be bigger than Kanye West’s first-week top seller of 2007, “Graduation” (957,000).
And again, this is despite the fact that “Tha Carter III” has been pushed back several times, and purposefully leaked by DJs who felt disrespected by recent comments by Wayne.
Are you among the hundreds of thousands that have already picked up “Tha Carter III” — and if so, what grade would you give it? Is there any Atlanta act that you think could put out an album this year that would be received like Lil Wayne’s? A new OutKast, perhaps?
