Soul Cynic
BET To Q-Tip: Get To The Back Of The Line
You would think that after being part of the wave of artists ushering in hip hop's "Jazz Age" and having your videos played an innumerable number of times on BET would get you some love from an afterthought network such as BET. Q-Tip thought that this fact, coupled with the fact that he agreed to be on Rap City during its last days, would give him instant access to having his newest video "Gettin' Up" played on BET, again a much overlooked network amongst people who know better. While I feel Q-Tip's pain at being told by the network that the video was "too different" and then discovered that his video wouldn't even be listed in a poll on 106th & Park for viewers to vote on, what did he really expect? Respect? From a network that Donnie Simpson would even be ashamed to be affiliated with today? A network that even its former CEO admitted was never begun to "be anything more than a money-making entertainment channel" and not be a source of upliftment? But, I digress. Q-Tip explains on his MySpace blog that "BET kinda played me" and is asking fans to know that by telling this network that his video should be seen, this will help pave the way for underappreciated artists such as Mos Def and Pacific Division to get their music heard on the network, too.
Tags: bet, donnie simpson, mos def, pacific division, q-tip
Comments
forget canceling Rap City, BET should have canceled themselves.
dar | October 4, 2008 10:33 PM | Permalinkthey STAY losing!
They must have come up with a compromise because I've seen the video on soul sessions on BETJ. I know it's not BET but it is getting played.
Hunei | October 4, 2008 4:34 PM | Permalinkthis could only mean one thing....it's time for SoulBounce TV.
khalid | October 3, 2008 8:02 PM | PermalinkTHAT IS SO WRONG...they have put Janelle Monae on the list...and shie is anincredibly different talent...or is it just because Diddy "found" her.
lynx765 | October 3, 2008 7:53 PM | PermalinkTV one needs to step up its game and become a real force for black TV
blayzin125 | October 3, 2008 5:55 PM | PermalinkBET is a triflin' hot ghetto mess. I really don't understand how that network is still alive.
hiphopmuse | October 3, 2008 5:46 PM | Permalinksad this day has come..i can't stand viacom and every station that has succumbed to it for the almighty dollar..I give it up to soul bounce, without this site and others I would've given up hope on the industry a long time ago..
miss concrete jungle | October 3, 2008 2:56 PM | PermalinkBET sucks. Reason # 8958764564 why I no longer watch that bull"ish." It's pure garbage.
inga | October 3, 2008 2:11 PM | PermalinkAnd this is why I don't watch BET.
mzvirgo | October 3, 2008 1:20 PM | Permalink