I HAVEN'T BEEN ON BLOGSPOT FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE I JUST BEEN SO BUSINESS, BUT I'M BACK AND I'M GOING IN.
I am a avid listener to your respective radio stations. I have been listening to you all since I could listen to radio. And I would just like to say I am disgusted about the lack of respect for Chicago Artist on Chicago radio stations.
I feel that Chicago Radio Stations have no love for its own artist such as Common, Twista, GLC, Lupe, R.Kelly(even after he was found not guilty) and others. If our own artist can't get radio play, then what does that say about your radio and the way you feel about the neighborhoods in the city. To me it says you don't care about Chicago and if that's the case, then I feel sorry for you. The only time is seems that a Chicago Artist can be played is when Kanye West drop some heat.
24/7, 365 it seems to me that all I hear these days from you all is artist such as Gucci Mane, Drake, Keri Hilson, Nicki Minaj and others. That's fine and that's cool, but can Chicago artist get some airplay in rotation. Why is it that I hear a lot of mixtape music from these artist but no music from our artist albums? What about Erika Shevon(Singer of Wetter), Really Doe, Mikkey Halsted, Common, Twista? Take Twista for example, he put out one of the best cds he has ever put in years and the only songs that I hear is "Wetter" and "Yellow Light" feat. R.Kellys. why haven't you play other songs off the album such as "Yo Body" or "American Gangster", but yet y'all will play almost a whole mixtape or album of another artist from a different region. You will even play weak artist such as Plies, Dorough, The New Boyz. But yet when you go to these regions mainly The South, they support their artist to the fullest, even if they weak as hell, they support them regardless and you see where Southern Rap is at right now.
Why is Common, basically the Godfather of Chicago rap being banned it seems from Chicago radio? This man always come back Chicago to do good and come out with great music, but the Chicago radio stations has turned they back on him. The last song I heard from Common's last albums came of BE. Where are the songs from Finding Forever or Universal Mind Control? As a matter of fact where are some of his classic songs such as "I used to love her", "Resurrection" or "This reminds me"? Common delivers and if you was to play his music now, more mature people would remember back to when these songs came out and then be like "man jo play that again". He is working on a new album right now and it would be a shame if Chicago radio, doesn't play his songs because he deserves it.
If Chicago radio doesn't respect its veteran artist, then what is going to say about artist trying to make it in the industry who either have deal or trying to get deals. Take GLC for example, he is signed to G.O.O.D music, has shot videos for youtube & even for tv, but why hasn't he gotten any radio play? GLC speaks for the south side of Chicago but cant get a song on the radio. Then we have Twista's artist Skooda Chose of Get Money Gang Entertainment. He shot a video for his single "Lounging" feat. The Cool Kids and Twista and it has yet to get radio play. This is a shame when up and coming artist can't even get they songs played from the city they was born and raised in. You can't deny that both of these artist got talent, they not just of bunch of coo bird rappers who ain't got nothing to talk about because they do. So what is the problem with helping out the artist who is trying to make and tell our side of the story?
There are other artist too out here that have their region on lock. Artist such as Sly Polariod, his song Rubberband Knots is slamming right now in the streets but yet no radio play. Erika Shevon, the singer of wetter has a song, but the only time she is heard is when Wetter is played. How about Naledge from Kidz In The Hall or hell Kidz In the Hall period? Hell, Really Doe released an album and i didn't hear one time, a DJ promote or play songs off his album. These people, I have named our all talented especially more talented then some of the things you all play on your radio stations. You cant say, well we cant get the music because we dont know about these artist because that would be some straight send off. You all can always reach out to Fake Shore Drive, Sean Mac, some of these College Radio station or just go to any corner in the Chi and see somebody selling they music.
All I am saying is that there is a need for change in Chicago radio. Its fine to play music from other regions because we like music from everywhere, but don't blast they music 24/7 when you can't even respect Chicago Artist enough to play their music. Right now Chicago Radio Stations is some suckers and that's real. You will play the hell out of somebody elses mixtapes before you play anybody from Chicago albums. And that is wrong. I am calling for a change in the way Chicago radio is done out here and I am calling for it now. It's a way for musicians to deliver a message and can show the youth that they can make it.