Comments on: Buck 65 on Piracy

By: My Ghillie » Buck 65 on Piracy at GRANDGOOD

My Ghillie » Buck 65 on Piracy at GRANDGOOD — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:17:11 +0000

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By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:30:18 +0000

What a great interview.

By: Ming-Tzu

Ming-Tzu — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:13:26 +0000

Thanks for the link Lauren!

Too many people download music as a replacement for purchasing the product instead of using it as a supplement to see what they like and don’t like and make their purchase from there. But like Buck said, maybe with this over-saturated indie market, people won’t mess with hip-hop anymore, which will pave the way for artists who really love making music and, hopefully, quality music. Let’s hope that happens in our lifetime.

Even so, there is still a good amount of quality music coming out nowadays. It’s just harder to find.

By: lauren

lauren — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:14:30 +0000

As someone who primarily makes a living through music I appreciate Buck 65′s thoughts on the subject. It was interesting to hear the old rehashed pirating argument broken down in a human way. Honestly the validation of pirating is way worse in America than in other places. In Asia and Europe they put a much higher premium on “intellectual property” than we do. American’s seem to have an apathetic attitude of entitlement that I don’t see fading anytime soon. It’s really a shame but I suppose it just means that musicians will have to find new side hustles to supplement recorded media.

For the record I don’t really think Buck 65 is really hurting for $. But if you feel like supporting him..buy one of those cd’s on tour and flip it on ebay. Both of you win.

Ming, here is an interesting thread about emcee’s selling beats to lesser known musicians. It’s very related.

http://p211.ezboard.com/Name-Underground-RappersProducers-Who-Sell-VersesBeats/fla2thebayfrm1.showMessage?topicID=4956.topic

By: Ming-Tzu

Ming-Tzu — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:09:36 +0000

Yeah it’s definitely a tricky scenario. He even informed people on his website and myspace before the tour started that he would be making tour CDs and not to bootleg these releases until the tour was over because the sales were going to help him pay rent. I guess no one listened after a while.

By: scoops

scoops — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:01:09 +0000

sure people may be downloading music, but they’re also paying $15(average?) to see Buck 65 perform live. I’d hardly consider that an enemy. I obviously understand his point, but it’s a tricky scenario.

By: Ming-Tzu

Ming-Tzu — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:17:37 +0000

I hear ya…but maybe there was some sort of emergency or something…I cant speak for Buck though…but for the two shows I went to in NYC, Buck was there at the merch table throughout the night except during his set…so not sure what happened that night…you should email him and see what the deal was…im sure he would sell you some stuff

By: whodat

whodat — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:52:01 +0000

on the Alias/Buck/Sage tour, I get up to the merch booth after the show, lookin around, see all sorts of shit on the table but nothing from Buck, so I ask the cat working what that was about? “Oh Buck cut out after his set and took all his stuff with him, you missed it dude”

never in my life have i picked up anything before/during the show, always after. i’m not gonna be standing around for hours sweaty hands holdin shit. so as much as i hear what Buck’s sayin…i’ve gotta certain sense of “wtf” goin on in the back of my mind…ya know?