Everybody has an opinion on the split of Roc-A-Rella Records and whether it was Jay-Z or Damon Dash's fault. In an interview with Rugah TV, Bobby Dash spoke on the demise of Roc-A-Fella. Keeping it neutral and not taking his brother Damon's side or Jay-Z's, Bobby said:
“In ‘02, I started seeing funny moves and a lack of communication. Beginning ‘05, it was the demise and paperwork was made. It was an accumulation of things that went on and how people said Cam'ron did it. And not to shit on nobody but you can't get into Forbes Magazine with three niggas eating off your plate. Only way you can get into Forbes Magazine and you getting bread is if that bread is not being cut up and you get all the money. If your company is making a lot of money, then you as an individual can't get the accolades of Forbes Magazine. You can't be like Puff if you gotta break your money up with this guy and that guy. Puff broke his money up with no one. Same with Master P when he was in there a lot. All his bread was his bread. So with Roc-A-Fella, Roc-A-Wear, this and that, that money was getting cut up. So in order to get it not cut, you gotta diversify. Nothing personal, shit happens. The diversification came about and everybody had to do what they had to do to continue moving.”
Dash also says that Jigga over reacted to Cam'ron being named Vice President at Roc-A-Fella and that Roc-A-Fella was damn near over before Cam signed to the label. He added:
“ Within Motown, there were a number of Vice-Presidents. So for him to come in and be President of The Diplomats and be on Roc-A-Fella… if you're at Roc-A-Fella and you're the President of your own entity, then at the very least you're a Vice-President in here. Which at the end of the day Beans would have been a Vice-President because he's the President of State Property. Bleek would have been Vice-President because he's President of Get Low. Everybody had their own lane to make their own statements but Cam was the only that was out there... As a man a lotta times you gotta take a step back and look at the situation for what it is. He's the President of Dip which makes him an executive at Roc-A-Fella… because he's in charge of that department. So the (reaction) was kind of gay because all you have to do is think for a second about how companies are ran…”
Bobby Dash also spoke on how most of the artists like Beans, Freeway, Kanye West and others followed Jay-Z and how most wound up being unsuccessful on the business aspect after Dame was erased from the picture.
“All the dudes that…went the other direction, and not to shit on going the other direction but that's not the direction that's gonna be speaking up for you. The person that is gonna fight for you is over here. The one that always fought for you is on this side. And ya'll went to the other side so if you're expecting someone to fight for you, then you went to the wrong side because on that side it's about business. It's about make sure you take care of your business, make sure you get your businesses right and then you'll be alright. But my brother was like babysitting and was like not only is this ya'll business but this is my business and now I gotta make sure ya'll carry my business and your business properly. Where on the other side, it was like. “Dawg, ya'll do what ya'll gotta do because I'm good.”
It's pretty cool, especially since it requires "just about no effort" on our part. All we have to do is load Google Maps before starting a drive, and it'll measure everything automatically. That data is then collected and mixed with other similar data until a clear view of traffic patterns emerges, which is available for all to see. It's not a new idea, but Google Maps is so widespread that it has access to tons more data than the similar Dash GPS.
Google spends a lot of time debunking various scary thoughts about the privacy issues involved in this kind of thing, which makes it a little more worrisome. Google does indeed have access to ridiculous amounts of information, so they're taking measures which may or may not assuage your concern. Speed and location information is all anonymous, and Google tries to combine data from different sources together so it's tougher to tell exactly what information came from where. Still, we really like this idea—it's nice of Google to put their massive store of data to use for something simple and useful like avoiding traffic.
Introducing the Nike Sportswear Collection (NSW) Tee “as a staple on the wardrobe”, Nike have released several three colorways of their new 60 % polyester, 40% cotton, 100% sustainable t-shirt.
Blending organic cotton with recycled polyester while still maintaining its Dri-Fit capabilities prove that sustainability is a performance advantage for Nike Sportswear. An eco-ink screenprinting process perfected to give the graphic stories colour pop without the use of harmful solvents. With gender specific fit incorporated in the design makes this Standard Tee and instant icon for both men and women.
The Nike Sportswear Collection NSW Tee is available in the US exclusively at the following partners and online at Nikesportswear.com, Carve (Costa Mesa), Niketown (NY, LA, SF, Chi), Nikestore.com, Nike Sportswear (21 Mercer, NY), Nike Sportswear (The Montalban, LA), Mr. R (Miami) and Shoe Gallery (Miami).
1. What We Talking About (Produced by Kanye West)
2. D.O.A. (Produced by No I.D.)
3. Weigh Me Down Feat. Kid Cudi (Produced by Kanye West)
4. Unforgiven (Produced by Kanye West, Additional Production: MGMT)
5. Run This Town Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West (Produced by Kanye West)
6. Empire State Of Mind Feat. Nas (Produced by Kanye West & No I.D.)
7. When It Comes To This (Produced by Timbaland)
8. Always Feat. Drake (Produced by Kanye West)
9. Scenes From The Past (Produced by No I.D., Co-produced by Kanye West)
10. Everyday A Star Is Born Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
11. Already Home (Produced by Kanye West)
12. Forever Young Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
13. Thank You (Produced by No I.D.)Bonus Tracks:
14. Sound Of The 70s (Produced by Kanye West)
15. We Made History (Produced by Kanye West)
