Saigon Speaks on The Music Industry, and Rick Ross Issue

over the weekend, there was a lot of talk on what Saigon said about rappers like Big Sean, and Rick Ross, and how their music is degrading to the black community. He has said that his words were taking out of context, and that he contacted Rick Ross after the story went viral, and that he told him he didn't have any issue with him. But, he is still standing on his opinion on how some rappers lyrics are degrading to the black community.

You can read up what he said below-


While touring in Germany, Saigon has now responded by video, explaining his purpose in the states. The rapper began a seven-plus minute video admitting, "I'm getting a lot of backlash from being very outspoken."


Sai recalled his three-year-old daughter recently inquiring about a star rapper's name. "This is no disrespect to Nicki Minaj or whateva, but it's the fact that it's so sad that in America, through Hip Hop - something we created through our struggle as Black people, my three-year-old daughter is inquisitive about what a 'menage' is or what it means. Because mainstream America is making a lot of money off of sellin' sex."


Commenting on his relationship with Rick Ross, Saigon explained why he contacted the Miami, Florida-based rapper after the story published. "I don't know him-know him, but me and him have a rapport. So I went on Twitter and I @'ed him; I don't ever @ nobody," "I said, 'Look man, I got nothin' but respect for you. Do you. Feed your family. But I'm in my lane, so I gotta do what I gotta do regardless."


In the vlog, Sai clarified his point about who is behind the messages in mainstream Rap music. "It ain't just Rick Ross, first of all. It ain't even Rick Ross; Rick Ross is an artist. It's [Chairman and CEO of Sony Entertainment] Doug Morris. It's Universal Records. It's Sony Records. It's Radio One. It's Clear Channel. These [artists are] pawns. These people is pawns to the same people who enslaved us," he stated. Sony Red distributed Saigon's 2011 release, The Greatest Story Never Told, which was released through Suburban Noize Records.


The rapper also responded to crirticism he's faced since the story broke. "The people goin' against me right now more than anybody are my own people," Saigon said, believed to be referring to Black people. "Everybody else knows I'm right."


Before previewing his new single from his forthcoming album, "Rap Vs. Real," Saigon acknowledged his outspoken nature to be his purpose. "This is why I was put on this earth, man. I'm Malcolm X, yes. I'm Martin Luther King, yes. I'm Tupac, yes. So shoot me, try to assassinate my character, call me an idiot, do what you want. That shit don't matter, 'cause it's just getting started."



The fact is that "sex", "drugs" and "gangs" have been incorporated into rap music for as long as i remember, so it is not new. Name the rappers on most people's top 10 lists, and i will tell you that they have celebrated that lifestyle at one time or the other...Jay-Z, Tupac, Biggie, Eminem, even Nas. So, if Saigon wants to go off like that, he needs to go all out. And i really don't think that would do any good. I spent time to listen to his music, and i can pick a lot of that in his music also. I just think he is bitter his career isn't popping like the rest. For example, on the matter of him having no valid judgement, read some lines from the track 8 of his The Greatest Story Never Told debut album which dropped last year-


I don't know where you be, but see I be where the birds at
She ask me buy her a drink, I get her some 'gnac
Then it's, c'mon baby, c'mon c'mon let's merk to the back
And way before my contract, I had hoes
Rappers claim that they had broads, but I doubt that they was bad broads
I'm feelin disrespected
If ev'rybody fuckin dimes, who got all these UGLY bitches pregnant?!


Now, tell me this is not the same thing he is blaming other rappers of doing, but on a lower level. By the way, the name of the track is Come on Baby (Remix) featuring Jay-Z...isn't that ironic?