Akon has that Bob Marley feel on this song

he straigt copies some bob marley lines from "johnny was"..which was sampled on "hold ya head" on the biggie duets album.

Akon had to african Bob Marley feel to it
Cosign DAN THE MAN

why you speaking for everyone? u aint everyone. different people listen 2 different shit. i personally like this. it has a meaning. just cuz a nigga gets radio play doesnt make them a good rapper. such as shawthy lo. they know was overplayed. but it doesnt make shawty lo someone id listen 2. thats why i have a mp3 device most of the shit on the radio is terrible.

Wooahha Dumbass, first of all i likes this nigga, i said this nigga was a good rapper,i dont know wat the fuck you bitchin about, second of all i aint speakin for everybody, im speakin on about industry, nigga if you wana get radio play nigga you better come up with a snap dance, or get with a song with Dj KHALED, otherwise you aint gettin no radio play

"people wana hear that snap music,you gotta go with the flow" what is that sure seems like u talkin about everyone

u gotta remember real rappers dont do shit cuz of radio play. real rappers do it for the love of the game. as far as dj khaled he can go choke on a twinkie. 9th wonder dominates khaled in all aspects. plus nigga doesnt shout untrue shit

Rappers who say that are just rappers who can't blow. Even Nas said he wish he could make club shit. There's a reason the underground is the underground, and that's because the people who feel that type of music are in the MINORITY... radio and record labels are in it for the money, which means they need to cater to the MAJORITY.

artie crooked I you aint makin sense no more, trust me if you try to become a rapper you'll found out, i whether make club banger n snap music and makes some money, or is make real music, get no play, get no money
if Soujia boy makes more money then immortal technique wat you think nigga wana hear

round 1 goes to crooked i goat

yes but i believe that lots of people are rapping just for the money and fame but i applaud the underground rappers. due to their lyrical abilities any of them could get signed if they wanted to. but they do it for the love of the game and thats what it should be about. as far as what nas said about making a club banger he could do that but thats not nas you could ruin your career by doin just one song that is below your standards. i mean maino is a good example he was nice back on smack dvd. as soon as he released hi hater niggas is lookin at him like he is crazy

... soulja boy. wow thats the best you could throw out. nigga has more money but money doesnt make the rapper. ability does.

and it is sad that the majority wants catchy beats sub par lyrics and iffy hooks

to be honest i dont think he even knows what he talkin about

you don't get trashed or proped based on honesty genius...it depends on a difference of opinion...and since im guessin most people disagree with yours look forward to gettin trashed

Nino Bless and Bone Thugs are two entirely different scenarios, Bone Thugs have a hella large mainstream audience and have sold millions of records, while Nino has virtually no mainstream audience...Akon on the hook or not don't expect this to get much if any radio play

Bonethugs are not really main stream i mean they really hadn't had a hit on the radio sence crossroads before i tried. If akon wasn't on that hook I tried wouldn't have got radio play.

Yeah nino doesn't have a huge mainstream audience but akon does.

my dude bone thugs have sold over 50 million records and have an album thats certified fucking diamond, if that doesn't indicate a mainstream audience i dunno what does

And akon's been known to hop on tracks with alot of underground artists, but i don't see them moving into the mainstream...

Theres a difference between using akon to make a hit out of guys that were once heavy in the game but went on hiatus for a while, and making a hit out of a guy whos unknown in the mainstream circles..