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JANKY PROMOTERS....LIKE ICE CUBE SAID IN THAT SONG

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Peace yall,   

I had this show booked for sometime now and found it interesting to see St John Canada since I never had been there, and heard great things.  So we decided, let's do it real quick and get warmed up for Rock The Bells!  So, I didn't expect no f*ckery but was quickly reminded how things like this still happen to people in the game!!!!!lol 

Bad business is bad business! Every now and again artists are asked to travel to another country to do their thing!!!!   But instead they arrive and are met by some strange people and instead of doing REAL BUSINESS..these "JP's" are saying they have insufficient funds!!!!!

After 3 hrs at customs and once I finally get to them I'm told they have a insufficient amount of money. Now I don't usually leave my crib unless all the business is handled first. But I love my fans in Canada so I said COOL. But of course it wasn't COOL.

Had no paper and they cancelled our rooms and left us at the airport stranded. So we what we had to do and did was get up out of there.  But to all of Canada make sure u know I roll with ya HARD!! Its all love.

My advice to wanna be promoters anywhere they are.... Take business serious....
Learn about being professional. Always. Its very important to be real with people. Don't continue to pull these 1950 style ways of doin business. Its wack.

Anyway, thanks for ya time people .  Rock the bells coming soon!!! Get ready, headlined by myself and damian marley. With our joint lp soon to follow!

Peace family!!!!!

-Nas
 

29 comments

  • nas,EMINEM,JAY Z FOR LIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
  • wsup Knowledge, good blog big homie. I hope your next blog is a quick run down of what a promoter is supposed to and what never to do. Educate kid, Peace.
  • Yo Nas, huge fan. I don't know if you read this sh*t, but those clowns you met in St. John's do not speak for us or our hip hop community. You're a legend to me and everyone here and I appologize for how those douches' treated you and your fam. The whole production was a sh*t show, I'm almost glad you didn't make it to such a weak display, but just want you to know their are real hip hop heads in St. John's who will always bump your jams, one love.
  • butt wat a fackin tease....butt ill tell u this next time hes going 2 halifax or even t dot im geti na ticket....i was thatclose 2 seeeing nass i cant look back now....im seeing him regardless
  • odc productions is a fake as record label....im a die hard nas fan.....i had a big as s blutn rolled for ny state of mind or represent if he had played it......even if i get my money back whicvh i doubt....someones still gotta f*ckin pay for faccck sakes got damnnit u piece of ish i knew this was b s from da begining.....thanks for at least coming here tho nas godson



    ya boy powda
  • Oh Nas... you went to Halifax last year and I just couldn't get it together to get a plane ticket in time. That broke my heart. I spent a hundred dollars for a VIP ticket which meant the front area was blocked off for us, free after party, and no line ups. Terribly sorry that was your first encounter with Newfoundlanders because you really would have had an amazing time had the business side went accordingly. The worst part of it all was the police though. Fuckers. What a heartbreaking evening.

    Newfoundland loves you Nasty Nas!
  • Much mad crazy ass love Nas! Canada f*ckin lovez u!! See u at Rock The Bells!!!!!
  • I was at that show. It seemed sketchy from the start. Kardinal got the crowd pumped, couldn't wait for you to drop in and get the joint going. The shiesty business is what ruined it. Hope you'll be able to come back here, but I dont really see that happening. Guess i'll have to travel to see you.
  • PROMOTERS are shady..i worked with the good and the bad and people pray they generate enough revenue through ticket sales, or door money to be able to pay the remaining balance. They f*ck it up for everyone else, I got a meeting in a couple of hours with some promoters that i don't think understand that they SIGNED a CONTRACT and THEY WILL provide what they agreed to or my artist is going back on the plane! Call me a b*tch but I work for my artist not for the promoter. If they so much have a tea bag missing, it's over!! lol..im actually serious...business is business!
  • Guess you booking agent should have done his due diligence. Unless, to save the booking fee, you booked it yourself or through a buddy. Either way bad business. An artist as "seasoned" as you should have known better.



    Seems to me like you need a real manager and a real booking agent taht get you 50% up front.
  • Was that even english rara?? WOW Nas sorry but Canada sux for that.. We love you back here in Queens ;) LETS GO METS
  • I'm not mad that Nas and or his people didn't handle business first cause he gave respect to you fans! but business is business and next time Promoters have your mula right and fans understand If the artist is not at the venue this is a reasonable reason why!!
  • thats right do u imean u r the best and thats that alll . bye every one at global grind.......

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