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Calling all of my street savy FP brethern..let's discuss Detroit's "No Fly Zone"
As many of you may have read about over the weekend, Miami "kingpin" turned rapper, Rick Ross, was banned from performing at a Detroit Summer Jam,for which he was the headliner, by a group of an estimated 100 people who were allegedly affiliated with "The Godfather of Detroit", rapper Trick Trick aka Chris Mathis. This all stems from an incident that happened years ago between Jim Jones and Trick Trick,where shots were fired and jewels were robbed. Apparently, Jim Jones didn't "put in the call" and he was promptly approached for tax. Trick Trick then officially declared that no artists were allowed to perform in Detroit unless they consult with him first or their label signs Detroit artists. He dubbed the policy,"No Fly Zone" and has since had incidents with other rappers such as Plies,Trick Daddy(which he later squashed and said it was T.D's entourage that he had the beef with) and Rick Ross( twice).
This isn't the first time Ross was threatened in Detroit. The last time he was in the D his tour bus was vandalized and pillaged stemming from Ross throwing shots at Eminem while in a beef with 50 Cent. Trick has even released a single and a video for a song called, "No Fly Zone" which features Royce Da 5'9 and the hook says "All you had to do was make a call". Now, the promoter for the Summer Jam event announced,on stage to the crowd, "We tried to get Ross out here..he was here...but I aint gonna lie yall..he is in fear for his life". About a year ago, fellow Miami rapper Uncle Luke sent a letter of concern to Rick Ross urging him to stop the image as it will eventually lead to critical consequences. This was around the time Ross' Bentley was shot up as he traveled in it.
Now, what I wanna discuss...is this considered "real" or do you see it as a detriment for Detroit,whose economy is already pretty f*cked up? I,personally, think Trick is doing Detroit a disservice with this policy. Detroit is one slump away from being a wasteland and he shouldn't be running business away from there. I'm a fan of Trick ..have all of his albums and mixtapes ..however..nobody owes him anything. Instead of sending 100 goons to stop a rapper from performing...is he known for sending those same 100 to stop gang violence, clean up a community, speak to the youth or build homes?. Let's look at the facts: 1) Ross is definitely a main eventer...he didn't receive anything less than 100 Gs for his appearance and that's just his fee. That's not counting how they had to accomodate him (flight,hotel,catering,security for such a high value cliet). 2). Promoter lost out..he definitely paid up front 3). The fans had already bought a ticket. When I was a teen the summer jam was like 20 bucks a ticket..sit anywhere. I know it's way more and now due to music piracy. Let's say the venue held 15,000...you do the math. Somebody is in the red and the fans are pissed too. The promoter is really taking a hit.
SO, we're at : Ross got paid to do nothing, Detroit is still sh*tty economically, and Trick Trick upped his street cred even more? Who really won here? Rick Ross....that's who. From a street perspective, that sh*t is still bad for business. First off, you can't extort Rick Ross because he isn't gonna pay. Why? Because he knows you can't afford the heat that'll come behind something happening to him. Blood is a big expense and I don't think Trick has it like that..he has three strikes himself. The purpose of a "Godfather" is to look legit...eventually AnRs are gonna wise up and just stop going to the D all together....then what? Who's winning then? Let's discuss
As many of you may have read about over the weekend, Miami "kingpin" turned rapper, Rick Ross, was banned from performing at a Detroit Summer Jam,for which he was the headliner, by a group of an estimated 100 people who were allegedly affiliated with "The Godfather of Detroit", rapper Trick Trick aka Chris Mathis. This all stems from an incident that happened years ago between Jim Jones and Trick Trick,where shots were fired and jewels were robbed. Apparently, Jim Jones didn't "put in the call" and he was promptly approached for tax. Trick Trick then officially declared that no artists were allowed to perform in Detroit unless they consult with him first or their label signs Detroit artists. He dubbed the policy,"No Fly Zone" and has since had incidents with other rappers such as Plies,Trick Daddy(which he later squashed and said it was T.D's entourage that he had the beef with) and Rick Ross( twice).
This isn't the first time Ross was threatened in Detroit. The last time he was in the D his tour bus was vandalized and pillaged stemming from Ross throwing shots at Eminem while in a beef with 50 Cent. Trick has even released a single and a video for a song called, "No Fly Zone" which features Royce Da 5'9 and the hook says "All you had to do was make a call". Now, the promoter for the Summer Jam event announced,on stage to the crowd, "We tried to get Ross out here..he was here...but I aint gonna lie yall..he is in fear for his life". About a year ago, fellow Miami rapper Uncle Luke sent a letter of concern to Rick Ross urging him to stop the image as it will eventually lead to critical consequences. This was around the time Ross' Bentley was shot up as he traveled in it.
Now, what I wanna discuss...is this considered "real" or do you see it as a detriment for Detroit,whose economy is already pretty f*cked up? I,personally, think Trick is doing Detroit a disservice with this policy. Detroit is one slump away from being a wasteland and he shouldn't be running business away from there. I'm a fan of Trick ..have all of his albums and mixtapes ..however..nobody owes him anything. Instead of sending 100 goons to stop a rapper from performing...is he known for sending those same 100 to stop gang violence, clean up a community, speak to the youth or build homes?. Let's look at the facts: 1) Ross is definitely a main eventer...he didn't receive anything less than 100 Gs for his appearance and that's just his fee. That's not counting how they had to accomodate him (flight,hotel,catering,security for such a high value cliet). 2). Promoter lost out..he definitely paid up front 3). The fans had already bought a ticket. When I was a teen the summer jam was like 20 bucks a ticket..sit anywhere. I know it's way more and now due to music piracy. Let's say the venue held 15,000...you do the math. Somebody is in the red and the fans are pissed too. The promoter is really taking a hit.
SO, we're at : Ross got paid to do nothing, Detroit is still sh*tty economically, and Trick Trick upped his street cred even more? Who really won here? Rick Ross....that's who. From a street perspective, that sh*t is still bad for business. First off, you can't extort Rick Ross because he isn't gonna pay. Why? Because he knows you can't afford the heat that'll come behind something happening to him. Blood is a big expense and I don't think Trick has it like that..he has three strikes himself. The purpose of a "Godfather" is to look legit...eventually AnRs are gonna wise up and just stop going to the D all together....then what? Who's winning then? Let's discuss
