Comments on: A Brief Note To the Guy At The Bar Rapping Along To Every Word of Puffy and Mase’s “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/ Even when I was wrong, I got my point across. Thu, 24 May 2012 14:11:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-32774 Passion of the Weiss Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:39:18 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-32774 Here's my problem. If you read my comments section, you'll notice that quite often myself and the people commenting disagree. Which is all good. Me and Trey Stone agree on practically nothing re: hip-hop but I respect him because he makes his points in a sober and usually clear manner. Unfortunately, in the past you've had a tendency to make personal attacks on both me and my writing without defending any of your positions. To say nothing of calls for publications to fire me (which to my recollection you've done at both the LA Weekly and the LA Times). Ultimately, I have no idea what you find "great music," that I "shit on," because you've seemed more concerned with character assaults than articulating substantive rebuttals to my writing. As I said, I'm all for that. The point of this blog beyond sharing (what I think to be) good songs and enjoying some cheap laughs is trying to have an open-minded discussion of music and hopefully find some sort of greater understanding. Why get so worked up? It's a just a blog and this is just music, it's something to be enjoyed not intensely loathed (barring Young Jeezy and Rick Ross records). I'd like you to chime in here and wherever I write, but I'd appreciate a modicum of decency in the tenor of your commenting. In return, you'll be alloted the same respect. Here’s my problem. If you read my comments section, you’ll notice that quite often myself and the people commenting disagree. Which is all good. Me and Trey Stone agree on practically nothing re: hip-hop but I respect him because he makes his points in a sober and usually clear manner. Unfortunately, in the past you’ve had a tendency to make personal attacks on both me and my writing without defending any of your positions. To say nothing of calls for publications to fire me (which to my recollection you’ve done at both the LA Weekly and the LA Times).

Ultimately, I have no idea what you find “great music,” that I “shit on,” because you’ve seemed more concerned with character assaults than articulating substantive rebuttals to my writing. As I said, I’m all for that. The point of this blog beyond sharing (what I think to be) good songs and enjoying some cheap laughs is trying to have an open-minded discussion of music and hopefully find some sort of greater understanding.

Why get so worked up? It’s a just a blog and this is just music, it’s something to be enjoyed not intensely loathed (barring Young Jeezy and Rick Ross records).

I’d like you to chime in here and wherever I write, but I’d appreciate a modicum of decency in the tenor of your commenting. In return, you’ll be alloted the same respect.

]]> By: Jordan Catalano http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-32737 Jordan Catalano Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:28:17 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-32737 Huh. I guess I didn't take you for the sensitive type, given your penchant for being 'mean' in your writing... I do apologize for(and honestly don't remember)any calls for you to lose your job, since I'm never one to fuck with someone's livelihood. I do, however, do take great offense to some of your writings, hence the 'vaguely psychotic' comments. It's like your fellow scribe Ian Cohen says about not being afraid to call out the wackness. And in the same way you have no issue shitting on what I consider great music, I have no issue taking the same approach to an opinion I find to be lacking in substance, credibility, sense, etc. Ah, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye, and I don't play like that. All the best with your pursuits. (pro homo). Huh. I guess I didn’t take you for the sensitive type, given your penchant for being ‘mean’ in your writing…

I do apologize for(and honestly don’t remember)any calls for you to lose your job, since I’m never one to fuck with someone’s livelihood.

I do, however, do take great offense to some of your writings, hence the ‘vaguely psychotic’ comments. It’s like your fellow scribe Ian Cohen says about not being afraid to call out the wackness.

And in the same way you have no issue shitting on what I consider great music, I have no issue taking the same approach to an opinion I find to be lacking in substance, credibility, sense, etc.

Ah, it’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye, and I don’t play like that.

All the best with your pursuits. (pro homo).

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-31849 Passion of the Weiss Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:11:01 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-31849 I have no problem with constructive, insightful critiques of me and my writing. In fact, I appreciate them. Mean, hateful calls for me to lose my job, I take issue with. Send me an e-mail. Let's build. (No Bridge to Nowhere). I have no problem with constructive, insightful critiques of me and my writing. In fact, I appreciate them. Mean, hateful calls for me to lose my job, I take issue with. Send me an e-mail. Let’s build. (No Bridge to Nowhere).

]]> By: Jordan Catalano http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-31847 Jordan Catalano Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:04:26 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-31847 ...But it's the vaguely psychotic comments that make the world go 'round, baby. You don't want a bunch of yes-people in here telling you how great you are all of the time, do you? Well, do you?!? Why does 30 Seconds to Uranus suck so bad? Anyone with that kind of time seriously needs a second job. Getting beaten to a pulp by Edward Norton in "Fight Club"? Priceless... …But it’s the vaguely psychotic comments that make the world go ’round, baby. You don’t want a bunch of yes-people in here telling you how great you are all of the time, do you? Well, do you?!?

Why does 30 Seconds to Uranus suck so bad? Anyone with that kind of time seriously needs a second job. Getting beaten to a pulp by Edward Norton in “Fight Club”?
Priceless…

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-31826 Passion of the Weiss Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:32:40 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-31826 Only if you stop making vaguely psychotic comments here and every other place I write. And tell me why 30 Seconds To Mars is so bad. Only if you stop making vaguely psychotic comments here and every other place I write.

And tell me why 30 Seconds To Mars is so bad.

]]> By: Jordan Catalano http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-31800 Jordan Catalano Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:53:09 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-31800 But Jeff, what we all REALLY want to know is where in the name of Biggie were you partying at? Inquiring minds need to know so we can avoid that joint like the plague! The way you describe the scene it sounds like you're at Westwood BrewCo or some equally scary "college" bar... But Jeff, what we all REALLY want to know is where in the name of Biggie were you partying at? Inquiring minds need to know so we can avoid that joint like the plague! The way you describe the scene it sounds like you’re at Westwood BrewCo or some equally scary “college” bar…

]]> By: Tray http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-29212 Tray Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:56:58 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-29212 Can't argue with that, but being an 11-year-old kid in the suburbs at the time, I didn't know what the urban club hits were. I can only tell you that - so far as I can recall - it wasn't played constantly on Philly pop radio until he got shot. Can’t argue with that, but being an 11-year-old kid in the suburbs at the time, I didn’t know what the urban club hits were. I can only tell you that – so far as I can recall – it wasn’t played constantly on Philly pop radio until he got shot.

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-29205 Passion of the Weiss Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:36:10 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-29205 Zilla for the block. Zilla for the block.

]]> By: zilla rocca http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-29202 zilla rocca Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:31:46 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-29202 tray: Your timeline is wrong. They played this alot months ad months before biggie was shot back when puffy's album was titled "Hell up in Harlem" biggies death delayed the release of No Way Out. Puff was already on his way to having a big hit with that joint. After biggie died and Puff did "I'll be missing you" to much commercial and crossover success he then had a string of big singles that we all know by heart. But "can't nobody hold me down" was the urban club hit out the box tray:

Your timeline is wrong. They played this alot months ad months before biggie was shot back when puffy’s album was titled “Hell up in Harlem” biggies death delayed the release of No Way Out. Puff was already on his way to having a big hit with that joint. After biggie died and Puff did “I’ll be missing you” to much commercial and crossover success he then had a string of big singles that we all know by heart. But “can’t nobody hold me down” was the urban club hit out the box

]]> By: Tray http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-29153 Tray Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:38:01 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/08/29/a-brief-note-to-the-guy-at-the-bar-rapping-along-to-every-word-of-puffys-cant-nobody-hold-me-down/#comment-29153 Yeah, <i>or</i>, like finding a letter from one of your old girlfriends in high school and realizing you never should've left her. Yeah, or, like finding a letter from one of your old girlfriends in high school and realizing you never should’ve left her.

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