A$AP Rocky and Bun B responded to Trinidad James’ comments regarding New York Rap. James made headlines yesterday (November 13) when he discussed New York Hip Hop with a Brooklyn, New York crowd. “Us in the South,” James said. “We run y’all musically.”
Rocky, who is from New York, responded to these comments on MTV.
“It’s not really about who run what,” A$AP said yesterday when asked about this. “Everybody got its time, but people don’t want to enjoy that until it’s gone.”
Bun B Discusses Trinidad James’ New York Rap Comments
Bun B, who hails from Texas, also commented on James’ comments, while sitting beside Rocky in the interview.
“Hip Hop left New York in the late ’70s, early ’80s and went out to the world and I came back,” Bun B said. “I threw Hip Hop out into the world in 1992 and [A$AP Rocky] came back. So, once you give it to the world, when it comes back to you, you can’t be mad at how it comes back to you because you sent it out there in the first place. We can’t be critical, too critical of situations because we have to keep everything in its proper perspective. Hip Hop started in New York, so if you’re an emcee…you’re already trying to be like New York, so it don’t make sense for somebody to say New York tryin’ to be like them. We’re all students of the culture. We’re all taking in information and giving it back out. It’s just starting to look different than maybe it looked originally. It’s starting to sound different than maybe it sounded originally. I can understand his viewpoint. There’s some validity to that, but that’s happened in Hip Hop before, where other regions have been so enamored by what’s happening from here, that we want to be a part of it. You can look at Hip Hop fashion today and everybody in Hip Hop really dressing like Europeans. Nobody’s talkin’ about that. You’re either dressing like a European or a Japanese person. We sent Hip Hop to Europe and Japan and that’s how it came back. Now, we’re taking notes from their influence and giving it right back to somebody else. That’s how it’s supposed to be. If you’re in Texas and all you doin’ and all you know and everything in your life is just Texas, then you’ve blocked yourself out of a lot of great things in this world. That goes for every region. Hip Hop started out as a regional thing. It was very segregated. Like everything else in this world that involves segregation and division, we’ve got to tear that down.”
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Trinidad James’ comments about New York Rap were made during a concert in Brooklyn, New York.
“I remember when New York ran this shit, dog,” Trinidad said. “When Dipset was fuckin turned the fuck up. Oh my God. I gotta wear my bandana on tilt like Juelz. What the fuck happened, dog? What happened? I remember when New York rap was the shit. And us in the South, us bammas, we was like ‘what the fuck’ and we just did our own thing. But now we run y’all musically. That’s crazy. That’s crazy. That’s crazy, my nigga. That’s crazy. I’m not trying to start nothing, but if you want to do something we can do something cause I don’t give a fuck. I looked up to New York music. And now every nigga that’s really poppin’ out of New York, you might as well tell they from Atlanta. ‘He from Atlanta. He from Atlanta. He from Atlanta.’ I’m just putting it out there. Y’all got more bloggers—y’all got niggas interviewing more popular than niggas that’s rapping.”
Other rappers have also responded to James’ statements.
Maino, who is from New York, threatened James via Twitter.
Action Bronson also commented on James’ remarks.
“You can look at Hip Hop fashion today and everybody in Hip Hop really dressing like Europeans. Nobody’s talkin’ about that. You’re either dressing like a European or a Japanese person.”
I would like to hear Bun B and Lord Jabar have a discussion about hip-hop. could be interesting
dressing like Europeans? We in europe dont dress us like a bunch of faggots, you guys in the states dressing and acting like faggots
Europeans dont dress up and act like faggots?! LOL, since when?!
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wtf you guys are just making up articles now ? this video was shot weeks ago, way before Trinidad James rant. Terrible journalism.
Shout out to Bun B… Real Shit bein Expressed.
Triple fuckin’ OG
What’s up to my nigga Bun
Tell these niggaas pull their fuckin’ skirt down
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oh yea bronson sounded soft. he should of just kept his mouth shut. ny radio doesnt support him either. they rather slander him and say he sounds like ghostface instead.
somebody with true knowledge and “authority” speaks! well said bun. respect the culture you ignorant new jacks or gtfoh!
It’s hard to take someone seriously when their idea of the golden age of NY rap is Dipset…
LOL!
lmao those were my thoughts exactly
No way in hell. How can you start a movement wearing pink cloths?
I was thinking the same think, dipset was garbage.
except ppl did follow the movement. dudes were wearing pink [don’t condone it aight] They had lyrical members except they promoted the marketable ones who werent. Ran the mixtape game for yrs. Multi movements Dipset: Diplomats, Purple City, Senate, EuroGang, ByrdGang, SkullGang, 730 Dips, Writers Block, Skeme Team, Top Gunna, DipsetWest, UN…Face it Dips get hate for fucking with everybody not just NY. G-Unit/DBlock never touched their success.BOOM
talk about that all ya bring is the pink shirts. Dblock had shiny suits GUnit had more gay shit
Dipset was never as big as G-unit. Dipset had a nice run but everyone in G-unit (50, banks, buck, game) went platinum outside of yayo. TheIr first group album went plat too
Top 5 Racist Rappers:
1. Lord Jamar
2. Dead Prez
3. Lauryn Hill
4. Immortal Technique
5. Ghostface Killah
and joe budden
lets not get it twisted dipset was ny allday…and cam did put out that arrogant cocky ny attitude music. and why niggas wana go back to da 90’s is beyond me..thhe beats now are 20xs betta.
Of course the beats got better can’t say the same for the lyrics, that should’ve advanced too, now some people sound as simple as early 80’s rappers when people were figuring out how to rap altogether.
beats? what beats? that Nintendo/Mickey mouse bullshit.
This dude TJ said “When dipset was turned the fuck up” “what happened??” LOL, dipset was the wackest thing out of NY numnuts stfu
hahah RIGHT!? Dipset was the wackest crew to rep NY since….well EVER! They were clowns!
fuck these niggas…everybody wanna be friends and shit…is there any stand up artists anymore frm NY…this nigga is paying homage and shitting on our culture same damn time…and this is ok?????????????
Word the fuck up!!!
Where was Bun B with these comments when Lord Jamar was ranting about Whites in Hip-Hop? “That goes for every region. Hip Hop started out as a regional thing. It was very segregated. Like everything else in this world that involves segregation and division, we’ve got to tear that down.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5N48sZ5Dw4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epP7i7unWdU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_YotPzoxHY
Trinidad James is trying to back track his way out of this and cop a plea. He said ” if anybody wants a problem then bring it” Until Maino spoke up, now he wants to say he was talking about the fans not the rappers. Lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38wsNnbcSWM
“Maino, who is from New York, threatened James via Twitter. ”
Everything wrong with Hip Hop is in that line.
I like the way u think can we meet up
TRILL SPILL FROM BUN B..NY GAVE ALL YOU NIKKAZ A LIFE..
Hates to admit it, but there’s a ton of truth to what he said and Trinidad lived in New York for a few years, so he’s qualified to say. Maino is garbage….he can’t wrap a Christmas gift. He thugged his way into the industry.
And Dipset was dummed down New York…Cam even admitted to dumbing down his lyrics…he used to spit fire and the rest of the crew followed suit. It’s bad when Jim Jones is the best on the team.
BTW…glad Cam is back to spitting fire again…
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The new Bun B album is fire.
Real Eastcoast Sound – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IHEtKBQAhA&list=PLCE78A111641CB4C0
bun b is an OG respected with a level head on his shoulders.
LMFAO TRINIDAD LAMES SUCKS ASS THAT NIGGA BEEN UNIMPORTANT!