Three things are always certain in this world, Death, Taxes, and a recording artist in a fight with their record label. Rapper/Actor Saigon is so upset with Atlantic Records that he implied releasing his new album to the fans himself if the label doesn't get moving. Most fans recognize Saigon from HBO's Entourage, but a smaller segment knows him as one of the best underground lyricists in hip hop. He's as mad as hell and he isn't gonna take it anymore.
In a friday Myspace blog post, Saigon sounded off to his fans in disappointment over label politics. The messae was entitled “Saigon vs. Atlantic Records: Round 1" and went as follows:
“Pleassssse don’t believe that the hold up of my album has ANYTHING to do with me or my work ethic or my rate of producing GREAT music. If you go to YouTube and type in JBTV Saigon, you will hear snippets of my album that Atlantic doesn’t seem to have the desire to release. I just think the once great Atlantic Records has been belittled down to a home of ringtone making artists, like they sign the great jingle writers and real artist like myself don’t get a chance to showcase my musical abilities. I feel like Tupac now — it’s me against the world. Thank God artist such as Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin (Atlantic artist) weren’t signed in this day in time. They would’ve never seen the light of day. Not to worry though, my fans WILL hear my entire album very soon whether they put it out or not. If they don’t I will and let y’all be the judge of if the music is GREAT or not. I am putting out a brand new song right here, titled “What A Life” featuring Tre Williams from Ill Will Records. You can hear it first, here on MySpace. Look forward to hearing more exclusives from me. I’m beginning to think that being my album is geared toward the betterment and not the destruction of my people, the powers that be don’t wanna release it. ‘Cause I know its not the skills. I am the MOST RELEVANT RAPPER in THE WORLD by far when it comes to my people. Unfortunately, they only care about $$$$. Oh well, welcome to America. Greatest Story Never Told coming this summer…regardless.”
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So I guess he does it before they do. Because record companies leak the albums in the first place... this is yet another so what situation....