ProHipHop Coverage & Analysis of Jay-Z's Cristal Boycott
I'll post more on this topic if circumstances warrant. The following posts reveal my unfolding response as well as some responses from the few people that seem to have something real to say, whether I agree with everything they say or not.
You know, I think it's quite reasonable for Jay-Z to no longer support Cristal, even if it was on the basis of 2 or 3 sentences taken out of context. What I'm finding increasingly ridiculous is the widespread perception that Jay-Z has somehow struck a revolutionary blow for black people. That's just silly. But it does help explain the general mess society is in if people think this passes for effective political action.
From the first to the last:
Cristal Managing Director Disses Rap's Patronage
Jay-Z Joins Cristal Boycott, Good for Cristal?
Boycott All Roederer Products, Not Just Cristal
No Jay-Z Interview For ProHipHop
Misreporting Jay-Z/Cristal Beef, Is Jay-Z Backing Off?
Eskay & Roederer Respond to Jay-Z/Cristal Boycott
Adisa Banjoko Exposes The Charade of Jay-Z's Cristal Boycott
Honestly, I think Adisa clarified things for me that were just starting to gel so I feel it's best to leave him with the last word.
Update: But, of course, I could not stop there (despite the nattering nabobs of negativity):
Jay-Z's Cristal Boycott, The Online Response & The Limits of Investigative Hip Hop Journalism
Marketing Bloggers On Jay-Z's Cristal Boycott
Hadji Williams: How Cristal Hustled Hiphop (Plus Updates)
Full Text Of Roederer Press Release Response To Jay-Z Cristal Boycott
2008 Updates:
P. Diddy's Back w/Cristal, Jay-Z's Still w/Armand & the Luxury Market Doesn't Seem to Care
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