Line Out - Comments on Blue Scholars Sign To Rawkus

Comment by used2luv_rawkus

used2luv_rawkus — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:57:43 -0800

just another sign that Rawkus is a shit label with no talent now. seriously. blue scholars are wack. rawkus is wack. match made in wack heaven. the last time Rawkus was worth a shit was just after Soundbombing 2 came out. since then it's been watered down attempts at mainstream rap. attention seattle rap bands like old dominion and blue scholars. you fucking suck! good luck playing shows to white kids with backpacks and allowance money from momz.

Comment by Frank

Frank — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:03:51 -0800

U2lR - bitter much?

Comment by corn_fed

corn_fed — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:10:59 -0800

u2lr sounds a little bitter, a little over the top, but they have a point. Rawkus is a hollow shell of what it once was which is why they can afford to sign an act with very little unique talent. Blue Scholars may have been exciting if they had come out in 98 or 99 but 8 years after the fact, they're just boring music for white people who usually don't like rap. What was the last good album on Rawkus? Does anyone who likes rap still look out for Rawkus records? I think we all know the answer to that. Good luck Blue Scholars. Sucks to be a decade late to a party that's already finished.

Comment by lar

lar — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:12:02 -0800

good luck playing shows to white kids with backpacks and allowance money from momz.

as opposed to..? been to a hiphop show lately?

Comment by Frank

Frank — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:22:08 -0800

Procussions and Naledge (who's done a lot of work with Lupe Fiasco) seem decent. The new Jazzmatazz should be good, maybe. Seems like Rawkus is just starting again, will be interesting to see where they go. Like he Scholars or not, a lot of people seem to love them up and down the west coast. They're either late to the party or starting a new one. Guess we'll see.

Comment by Eric Grandy

Eric Grandy — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:39:56 -0800

Wouldn't they need more luck if they were playing to kids with no allowance money? (kids with no money don't buy records.)

Comment by tbf

tbf — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:50:23 -0800

As Larry says, this is good for Seattle. It will get a lot of attention for the scene here. Common Market and Gabriel Teodros will of course benefit immediately from the association, but in the long run, Blue Scholars' hyping of Seattle (which they seem to do a lot) should bring some attention to the rest of the scene as well - Dyme Def, Cancer Rising, D Black, Macklemore, Saturday Knights, Grayskul should all benefit and I'm sure we'll see a ton of new acts emerge, labels sign them, and press and radio start paying attention. Now let's hope radio catches up with the fans.

Comment by oye como va

oye como va — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:57:10 -0800

What was the last good album on Rawkus?

Black on Both Sides and Internal Affairs? Both from 1999.

Comment by lar

lar — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:03:49 -0800

tho it doesn't measure up to those two- classics to me- last year's Ink Is My Drink, from Panacea* was really good and slept on.

*not the german drill n' bass guys

Comment by Can-U

Can-U — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:33:51 -0800

This isn't the same Rawkus that left Mos claiming they owed him money. It's headed by new people now and Blue Scholars certainly wouldn't sign to a situation that they're not going to benefit from. They're doing great without a label so I think they understood the implications when they inked the deal.

Also, that Panacea album was one of the best of last year. Geo and Sab will fit in well with where the label stands now.

Comment by ZacMatic

ZacMatic — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:57:26 -0800

Too bad Rawkus is a member of the RIAA. (Source: http://www.riaa.com/about/members/default.asp)

None of these labels deserve any business until the RIAA stops suing anyone and everyone.

Comment by ndrwmtsn

ndrwmtsn — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:56:10 -0800

it doesn't matter that rawkus used to be a lot better, and it doesn't matter if the scholars are sometimes boring. the point is that the artists on rawkus now sound a lot like blue scholars and are not BAD by any stretch of the imagination. that means rawkus is being selective and deliberate about their signings. hate it or love it, it's a perfect fit!

Comment by Joe

Joe — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:24:18 -0800

I love Blue Scholars.

music for white people who usually don't like rap.

Yup, that's me. There are a lot of us. We're going to make Geologic and Sabzi rich. Sorry about that, it's what we do.

Comment by thatpiffery

thatpiffery — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:42:03 -0800

those who compare rawkus to what it used to be... yall are the same people who compare nas' illmatic to the rest of his albums.

stop it.

rawkus is workin in a new direction, and to me its dope.

the golden age has come and gone. accept it. move on.

to that bitter first poster who is probably staring at his old rawkus shirt thats all worn out, crying...

you need to go kiss your autographed vintage pharoah monch poster circa 98 and go make a beat by sampling yourself saying "i miss the old days"

dont forget to use a delay for that added "umph"

ill spend my lunch money to cop that.