Oy to the beat, y'all.

[foxmonkey]

Speaking of the Board of Doom...

As I've snippetized in email and in comments, here's the latest hoohah from the land of What the Hell is Going On With JC's Album?(tm) Edited to add: The post has been edited since I snagged this info.

Posted by Jayne:

"Someone claimed on another board that some freelancer from Jive told her that Jive pushed JC's album back to "punish" him because he wouldn't put a rapper on his first single like they wanted."


Posted by gadzookus:

"I don't know anything about the punishment part, but both DMX and Jay-Z *were* approached. I have no other details, but that did in fact happen. Your friend is telling the truth."

!!!!!!!!!!

A week later both DMX and Jay-Z announced that they were leaving the business. Oy.

Comments

[cemetrygates.livejournal.com]

Well, at first Jive had threatened to send JC to bed with no dessert, but that was far too harsh, so instead they pushed his album back.

The on going tale of Little Pink Ridinghood and the Big Bad Jive. I see book deals and merch. Little tshirts that say 'Grandma, what big name rappers you have!' and on the back 'All the better to bastardize your album with.' Yes, what an absolutely marvelous plan.

Oh and a week later both DMX and Jay-Z announced that they were leaving the business made me laugh really very loudly. Thanks for braving the Board of Doom to bring us such comedy.

[diggybear.livejournal.com]

Not only is Justin to blame for the JC's album being pushed back. JC is now apparently responsible for pushing DMX and Jay-z out of the biz.

Oh my, this is just great! LOL The power these boys wield! :)

"Someone claimed on another board that some freelancer from Jive told her that Jive pushed JC's album back to "punish" him because he wouldn't put a rapper on his first single like they wanted."

Even if they want a rapper on it, it doesn't have to be done right away. It can always be put on the remix.

And the Jay-Z thing, didn't Britney say in one of her interviews that her favorite rapper was Jay-Z. Maybe Jive approached him about her first single.

[saturn92103.livejournal.com]

"I don't know anything about the punishment part, but both DMX and Jay-Z *were* approached. I have no other details, but that did in fact happen. Your friend is telling the truth."

Heh.

That's all I'm going to say about that.

Actually, that's all I'm going to say about any of this.

I'll just sit here all amused.

OBVIOUSLY they are both leaving the rap game...

[clinguppy.livejournal.com]

because, crushed by the lost chance of working with JC, they decided they would never again record unless in a collaboration with him.

DAMN YOU, JC!!!

And they say Justin's evil.