Looks like PacerNations favorite son is now a blogger in addition to playing ball and ripping mics.
A Tru renaissance man if there ever was one.
http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php...nartestjournal
(Mods: Feel free to move this if it it should be in the Shout Box or wherever.)
A Tru renaissance man if there ever was one.
http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php...nartestjournal
(Mods: Feel free to move this if it it should be in the Shout Box or wherever.)
What’s popping, everybody? You’re entering the official Ron Artest Journal. Keep it locked here. Look for me every time I drop a new entry. I’m going to let people know a little more about me and we’re going to keep it updated. I’m doing my thing with the basketball and I’m definitely grinding with the music. Everything is all good.
I know you’re all probably wondering what I think about how my debut album My World did. Before I dropped the album, I had the chance to sign with a label called In Your Face Records. It was a $1 million deal. They have a deal with Universal. I didn’t sign it because I wanted to keep most of my profits. I want to keep my own paper in this game. But at the same time, they had a staff that was ready to work and they were ready to take on a project such as mine. Me being Ron Artest and doing all the other things I do, I wasn’t able to handle a project of my caliber. My label wasn’t able to handle what was needed to be done. We couldn’t market the right way. Tru Warier Records is a small label. Tru Warier Records didn’t really have a handle on what was needed to be done.
So I had a chance to sign with them. My distribution only shipped 13,000 copies of My World. Some stores got 100 CD’s and some stores only got five CD’s. If you’re trying to find the Ron Artest album, you’re not going to find it. It’s like trying to find a Tic-Tac in the ocean. I’m still happy with the album though. I’m real happy with the quality of the album.
A lot of people were hating on it. I think they don’t respect me as a rapper, but it’s all good. My street credibility is always going to be there. No matter what people say, what people don’t know is that Ron Artest is not only a basketball but he’s also a thorough-*** *****. Ron Artest really has a love for this music.
What people don’t realize is that every time they hate on me, they’re hating on my peoples and my friends are real hungry. I don’t give my friends money. I’m one of the few people who grew up in the hood and is making $7 million a year, but my friends are all out of love. I don’t buy my respect. My friends are loyal to me and I’m loyal to them because we’ve been friends for a long time. When the magazine people hate, I remember that. I tell my *****s that too. I tell them when they see certain people in the street, tell them to stop hating or they may have to set it off on them. People have to watch out how they behave, especially publicly, because we can find out who it is.
See, the hate doesn’t bother me at all. Everybody hates. The other problem is that I’m not with a major label like an Interscope. People can say what they want about Eminem and 50, but they’re two of the best artists of their time. When you don’t have that machine they have behind them, it makes things more difficult. It’s easier for them to sell records. It’s tougher on the independents. That’s why I need to get with a major. I’ve already spent $3 million and it’s like I threw that in the ocean.
We’re going to push Foul Monday’s project correctly. People are going to see that we’re in it for the long haul and I’m about the music. I’m loyal to this music. Foul Monday is a breath of fresh air. I wanted to sign him seven years ago. What happened was I couldn’t really find him. I was 20 years-old and I couldn’t find him. I really wanted to sign him because my little brother said, “This kid is nice.”
I ended up signing my man Challace. People know him and Foul Monday as being in the Killa Kidz. Me and Challace developed a relationship. We were going to the studio and doing everything. Then Foul Monday came around and I didn’t have enough money to support both artists. I’m not able to give artists what they need and what they want all the time. I recorded with Foul Monday for a straight year, and this was seven years ago. I was telling him I was going to sign him then. Challace and me parted ways. If he ever needs anything, I got him, but we went our separate ways.
Foul Monday’s delivery is so crazy. I think he’s going to really contribute to hip-hop. That’s why I signed him. Kay Slay heard him and agreed to host his mixtape. I’m going to really push him. Half the battle here is marketing and it’s important that I do my job because I know he’s going to do his job.
My back’s also been acting up. I have to get it readjusted. If I would have known that four weeks ago, I would have went to a chiropractor. The chiropractor fixed my back in three minutes the other day. I wasn’t able to run at full speed. That’s the speed I need to run in games. Once I get back into shape, it’s going to be on and popping.
I’m definitely happy with how the season is going so far. We’ve been through a lot of ups and downs and we’ve been losing a lot, but we’re going to come together as a team. We’re going to shock the world when we bring the title home. They’re going to hate me for that too. We have confidence and we believe in each other and we’re going to be winning.
I know there’s some trade rumors out there about me. Those are just rumors. That’s not going to happen. We have a loyal organization and if you don’t hear any rumors from them, it’s not going to happen. People know I rep the ghetto, but I’m not a bad person. Inside, I’m really a good person. People leak it out there that Sacramento wants to trade me, but that trade is not going to happen. In order for me to be traded, my team has to want to trade me, and they don’t want to. They want to keep me.
I think the Allen Iverson trade to Denver was a good trade. Allen was in Philly for ten years and he never really got a chance to make anything happen. He wanted to win a championship and he never got that. I think it’s good for him and now Philly can start over. Allen Iverson is with a bunch of good players and he’s in a better position to win a championship.
A lot of people have been doubting if him and Carmelo can play together. They’re both good people and they both want to win. When I talked to Carmelo, he said he wanted to win. They’re going to be tough to guard. It’s going to be like dealing with two Michael Jordan-caliber players.
And my holidays have been great so far. I had a Christmas party with my wife. I bought her a NASCAR race car. I didn’t get nothing for Christmas, but I never really want anything. My kids had fun on Christmas. My family came over and we cooked some dinner. Foul Monday came over too. It was all good.
I’m making my New Year’s Resolutions. I’m going to be a better family man, take my kids to church more and overall just try to be a better person.
For everybody reading this, I want you to know that I’m a positive person. The only time I can get a little bit unpositive is when the haters out there want Ron Artest to be how they want him to be. That’s never going to happen. I’m going to be how I want to be. To all the people who respect other people’s personalities, one love. To everyone else, I want them to smack the **** out themselves with their own hand.
I also want to send a shout out to Ruc, Braska, Wip and Hicky from Tru Warier Productions, Gotti, Dred, S, Nature, Nas, Cormega, Lake, Littles, Mobb Deep, IM3, MC Shan, Roxanne Shonte, Screwball, Capone and Nore, Crime Fam, Rita Real, V 12, Blitz, Noyd, Thun and all the other QB rappers. And if I didn’t shout you out, shout me out because you know I reps my hood.
I know you’re all probably wondering what I think about how my debut album My World did. Before I dropped the album, I had the chance to sign with a label called In Your Face Records. It was a $1 million deal. They have a deal with Universal. I didn’t sign it because I wanted to keep most of my profits. I want to keep my own paper in this game. But at the same time, they had a staff that was ready to work and they were ready to take on a project such as mine. Me being Ron Artest and doing all the other things I do, I wasn’t able to handle a project of my caliber. My label wasn’t able to handle what was needed to be done. We couldn’t market the right way. Tru Warier Records is a small label. Tru Warier Records didn’t really have a handle on what was needed to be done.
So I had a chance to sign with them. My distribution only shipped 13,000 copies of My World. Some stores got 100 CD’s and some stores only got five CD’s. If you’re trying to find the Ron Artest album, you’re not going to find it. It’s like trying to find a Tic-Tac in the ocean. I’m still happy with the album though. I’m real happy with the quality of the album.
A lot of people were hating on it. I think they don’t respect me as a rapper, but it’s all good. My street credibility is always going to be there. No matter what people say, what people don’t know is that Ron Artest is not only a basketball but he’s also a thorough-*** *****. Ron Artest really has a love for this music.
What people don’t realize is that every time they hate on me, they’re hating on my peoples and my friends are real hungry. I don’t give my friends money. I’m one of the few people who grew up in the hood and is making $7 million a year, but my friends are all out of love. I don’t buy my respect. My friends are loyal to me and I’m loyal to them because we’ve been friends for a long time. When the magazine people hate, I remember that. I tell my *****s that too. I tell them when they see certain people in the street, tell them to stop hating or they may have to set it off on them. People have to watch out how they behave, especially publicly, because we can find out who it is.
See, the hate doesn’t bother me at all. Everybody hates. The other problem is that I’m not with a major label like an Interscope. People can say what they want about Eminem and 50, but they’re two of the best artists of their time. When you don’t have that machine they have behind them, it makes things more difficult. It’s easier for them to sell records. It’s tougher on the independents. That’s why I need to get with a major. I’ve already spent $3 million and it’s like I threw that in the ocean.
We’re going to push Foul Monday’s project correctly. People are going to see that we’re in it for the long haul and I’m about the music. I’m loyal to this music. Foul Monday is a breath of fresh air. I wanted to sign him seven years ago. What happened was I couldn’t really find him. I was 20 years-old and I couldn’t find him. I really wanted to sign him because my little brother said, “This kid is nice.”
I ended up signing my man Challace. People know him and Foul Monday as being in the Killa Kidz. Me and Challace developed a relationship. We were going to the studio and doing everything. Then Foul Monday came around and I didn’t have enough money to support both artists. I’m not able to give artists what they need and what they want all the time. I recorded with Foul Monday for a straight year, and this was seven years ago. I was telling him I was going to sign him then. Challace and me parted ways. If he ever needs anything, I got him, but we went our separate ways.
Foul Monday’s delivery is so crazy. I think he’s going to really contribute to hip-hop. That’s why I signed him. Kay Slay heard him and agreed to host his mixtape. I’m going to really push him. Half the battle here is marketing and it’s important that I do my job because I know he’s going to do his job.
My back’s also been acting up. I have to get it readjusted. If I would have known that four weeks ago, I would have went to a chiropractor. The chiropractor fixed my back in three minutes the other day. I wasn’t able to run at full speed. That’s the speed I need to run in games. Once I get back into shape, it’s going to be on and popping.
I’m definitely happy with how the season is going so far. We’ve been through a lot of ups and downs and we’ve been losing a lot, but we’re going to come together as a team. We’re going to shock the world when we bring the title home. They’re going to hate me for that too. We have confidence and we believe in each other and we’re going to be winning.
I know there’s some trade rumors out there about me. Those are just rumors. That’s not going to happen. We have a loyal organization and if you don’t hear any rumors from them, it’s not going to happen. People know I rep the ghetto, but I’m not a bad person. Inside, I’m really a good person. People leak it out there that Sacramento wants to trade me, but that trade is not going to happen. In order for me to be traded, my team has to want to trade me, and they don’t want to. They want to keep me.
I think the Allen Iverson trade to Denver was a good trade. Allen was in Philly for ten years and he never really got a chance to make anything happen. He wanted to win a championship and he never got that. I think it’s good for him and now Philly can start over. Allen Iverson is with a bunch of good players and he’s in a better position to win a championship.
A lot of people have been doubting if him and Carmelo can play together. They’re both good people and they both want to win. When I talked to Carmelo, he said he wanted to win. They’re going to be tough to guard. It’s going to be like dealing with two Michael Jordan-caliber players.
And my holidays have been great so far. I had a Christmas party with my wife. I bought her a NASCAR race car. I didn’t get nothing for Christmas, but I never really want anything. My kids had fun on Christmas. My family came over and we cooked some dinner. Foul Monday came over too. It was all good.
I’m making my New Year’s Resolutions. I’m going to be a better family man, take my kids to church more and overall just try to be a better person.
For everybody reading this, I want you to know that I’m a positive person. The only time I can get a little bit unpositive is when the haters out there want Ron Artest to be how they want him to be. That’s never going to happen. I’m going to be how I want to be. To all the people who respect other people’s personalities, one love. To everyone else, I want them to smack the **** out themselves with their own hand.
I also want to send a shout out to Ruc, Braska, Wip and Hicky from Tru Warier Productions, Gotti, Dred, S, Nature, Nas, Cormega, Lake, Littles, Mobb Deep, IM3, MC Shan, Roxanne Shonte, Screwball, Capone and Nore, Crime Fam, Rita Real, V 12, Blitz, Noyd, Thun and all the other QB rappers. And if I didn’t shout you out, shout me out because you know I reps my hood.
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