Comments on: Wale Watch: WKYS of Death

By: Kassandra Tinn

Kassandra Tinn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:29:32 +0000

This topic was very informative and well written. I plan to do some more research on this. Thanks for sharing this timely information. We need more like this.

By: sedcdude

sedcdude — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:16:27 +0000

I have to cosign with pacmantru, we got some "game changers" over in SW OPC! Alotta region hating n our city that ATTEMPTS to keep their foot on SOUTHSIDE DC talent, period point blank! Talent who will, can and shall represent and establish AUTHENTIC DC SOUND! Big ups to da dude 4 do'n him, but u'll kno it when u hear it, real dc sound com'n thru a speaker near u!

By: pakmantru

pakmantru — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:49:26 +0000

i never seen this nigga at jimmy's IN LANDOVER,THE HOLIDAY IN SE, OR AT THE TROPICANA UPTOWN, non of my folks know this nigga OR KNOWS N E BODY WHO DO, and we dont dress like that, dog is a gimmick and this why niggaz dont fuck wit him, music wise, he aight but he just that ok and thats because he better than alot of bullshit that tight now(gucci,yung berg, and whoever the fuck else ya'll think hip hop). but he is a gimmick and what u do in the dark shall come to light....... THE REAL DC NIGGAZ ON THE WAY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: 20877

20877 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:30:48 +0000

Everyone's on his back for it not sounding like a DC record, besides Slim, what other rapper sounds DC or is as in touch with DC?

I wouldn't say his single was a failure. Whatever.

By: Andrew Noz

Andrew Noz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:10:32 +0000

"What the fuck does sound liek DC mean? "

Exactly. With no identity this city can never hope to blow up.

New Orleans has a sound. Atlanta has a sound. DC has a sound but it's not being represented nationally.

By: big tony

big tony — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:55:09 +0000

What the fuck does sound liek DC mean? What a joke Andrew Noz and his punk ass reviews are, this is the second time where you blew it

By: L

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:33:38 +0000

Love the music hates the manchild rants of the artist. Grow up, take a business course, lisen to a lecture and come correct. No one owes you airplay because you live in the suburbs of the target audience. If he is so international, why is he sweating KYS? NEXT!

By: DJStylus

DJStylus — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:17:37 +0000

"It shouldn’t be played on radio because it's a bad song." All the commercial stations ever play are bad songs. They're becoming irrelevant anyway. Their job has never been and never will be to support local music. Their job is deliver mind share to advertisers. Wale has an international following. He's going to be alright if he continues to make smart moves. WKYS will be inconsequential to his success. DMV artists don't need commercial radio anymore. The sooner they realize that, the sooner these sort of perceived (I don't interpret the commercial as a direct diss) and real slights will cease to bother anyone.

By: Andrew Noz

Andrew Noz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:49:11 +0000

It shouldn't be played on radio because it's a bad song. It's ironic that folks are up in arms about kys not supporting "local music" in reference to a major label song that features a multinational pop star and has bears no aesthetic link to DC music. If it were "Pretty Girls" it'd be a different conversation entirely.

By: Queen J

Queen J — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:46:38 +0000

OK so i finally heard the commercial...it put a bad taste in my mouth. WHO THE FUCK? Is this jiggaboo sounding coon supposed to be Wale?!? How FUCKING dare you!!! Sounds like he got fried chicken in one hand and watermelon in the other... GTFOH!!!!!!!!!!!

OK....

In reference to THIS article....

OBVIOUS QUESTION:
Why the EFF does it have to have to sound like DC to be played on a DC station. Ya'll bump down south music like we in ATL.....ALLLLLL DAYY! When you get some home-grown talent you treat him like THIS?!?!

That commercial is distasteful, offensive, disrespectful! point blank. UNacceptable!

Its disrespectful to Wale as an artist....and worse b/c he's FROM there...and is/was "supposedly" cool with ppl at the station....which THEN makes it worse b/c that commercial is played by choice, it's not a "sponsor" therefore it's not REQUIRED to make OR play that commercial.

FUCK wkys FOREVER for this one!