Saigon Retires From Rap

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by Rizoh:

In a dramatic MySpace post titled “I Quit,” Saigon announced that he’s officially done with rap music. Sai railed against the music industry and the media for being fake and exploitative. 

“This sh*t is too fake for me,” he griped in the blog post. “I found myself getting caught up in the bullshit but now Ill gladly walk away.”

He continued: “F**k this bum a** rap game anyway, its full of fake a** n****s who pump poison to the kids, make a few dollars and act like they’re larger then life when they know their music is detrimental to their fucking communities, If it ain’t about sex, its about drugs or violence, where are the songs about getting an education, or being responsible parents and sh*t, or stopping the gang violence.” 

Some may say that Saigon left the game prematurely. In case anyone has questions about his musical achievements, he contends that he left plenty of good music that attest to his lyrical prowess. “I left enough great music behind for people to understand I was good at rapping, that’s all I ever wanted out of it.”

Saigon’s Atlantic debut, The Greatest Story Never Told, has been postponed several times. Last we checked, it was scheduled for release in 2008. There’s no word on whether that album will still see the light of day.

Comments

  1. TO THE MAN ABOVE ME WITH THE BULLSHIT RESPONSE: MR GAIN GREEN NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP! CAUSE YOU DON’T KNOW SHIT ABOUT THIS RAP SHIT. AND IT’S MOTHAFUCKAS LIKE YOU GOT HIP-HOP GAME ALL FUCKED-UP. SO FUCK-U AND ANYBODY YOU RIDE WIT!!! SAI…..YOU DA TRUTH

  2. I think Saigon is just a little upset right now. I don’t feel that he’s truly done rapping. He’s a cold MC and I’m sure Just Blaze won’t let him give up that easily.

  3. HE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY. IT’S LIKE BEING IN THE STREETS!!! THERE IS NO CONSCIENCE IN THE RAP GAME. IT’S DO WHATEVER TO MAKE MONEY. THESE ARTISTS ARE SO FULL OF THEMSELVES, THEY FORGET ABOUT THE FANS THEY MAKE THE MUSIC FOR. THINKING WE’RE GONNA LIKE EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS. IT’S DISRESPECTFUL TO THE STRUGGLE AND THE ART FORM ITSELF.

  4. A LTO OF THESE LAME ASS SO-CALLED “RAPPERS” ARE NEVER TALKING ABOUT REAL ISSUES BESIDES THE STREETS! LIKE THEY ALWAYS SAY:”THE STREETS IS ALL I KNOW!” WELL IT’S SO MUCH MORE TO LIFE THAN THE STREETS, AND UNTIL “WE, THE ARTISTS” SPEAK ON THOSE THINGS, PEOPLE WILL KEEP OSTRICIZING HIP-HOP ‘TILL THE MASSES TURN AGAINST US AND TRY TO BAN AND DESTROY THE MUSIC AND THE MESSAGE!!!! PEACE. A REAL HIP-HOP LOVER.

  5. To that last M****f who just said it’s a biz…obviouly you don’t have a clue about Hip Hop or Rap…quit being a dumb ass n*gga for the industry…they programing n*ggas to buy this lame as music we’re calling Hip Hop…Like Chuck D said,”Hip Hop is the CNN for the Hood” the reason why n*ggas is confused is because the music is confused…Isn’t it time we heard some new shit…cats been rapping about money, murder and hoes for the last ten years…that shit played out…I feel Sia this shit is laughable…Ha, Ha, Ha..

  6. Sai said some of the realest shit just right there. I understand him, but maybe he should just go straight independent. Too many cats think the streets is just gun bustin’ and robbin’. I did that. I went to Africa. I rhymed. It’s a big world go look & report!

  7. yo this is kostco yo saigon im going tell my brother and you know who he is. stop playing and get in the booth nigga. its kostco nigga. stop fucking playing. so you going to give up cause they talking about other shit. nigga get and that booth. the hell with that say what you have to say thats what the booth is for. dont worry about that shit nigga spit that positive shit my dude. fuck that

    -Kostco-

  8. He’s absolutely rite, why is it a bad song when u speak the Truth or on a positive topic. We need more MC’s such as KRS-1, Dead Prez, Nas, Immortal Tech, Killa Priest, Common, Talib Kwali, Mos Def, Smiff n Wessun and countless others. We need to be more aware who buys the music. The kids are our future and If we teach them the wrong message WE ARE ALL FUCKED….. PEACE

  9. im dissapointed. i love his rhymes. now i think he sucks cause he punched prodigy the other day but now he wants to stop spittin cause the game is full what the type of stuff he makes. instead of changing it himself. alot of people have that problem. but anyway, i dont think he quit. its a publicity stunt.

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Saigon Retires from Rap

16 years ago view-show 527,175

By: Rizoh

      In a dramatic MySpace post titled “I Quit,” Saigon announced that he’s officially done with rap music. Sai railed against the music industry and the media for being fake and exploitative.

 

      “This sh*t is too fake for me,” he griped in the blog post. “I found myself getting caught up in the bullshit but now Ill gladly walk away.”

 

      He continued: “F**k this bum a** rap game anyway, its full of fake a** n****s who pump poison to the kids, make a few dollars and act like they’re larger then life when they know their music is detrimental to their fucking communities, If it ain’t about sex, its about drugs or violence, where are the songs about getting an education, or being responsible parents and sh*t, or stopping the gang violence.”

 

      Some may say that Saigon left the game prematurely. In case anyone has questions about his musical achievements, he contends that he left plenty of good music that attest to his lyrical prowess. “I left enough great music behind for people to understand I was good at rapping, that’s all I ever wanted out of it.”

 

      Saigon’s Atlantic debut, The Greatest Story Never Told, has been postponed several times. Last we checked, it was scheduled for release in 2008. There’s no word on whether that album will still see the light of day.

Comments

  1. how the fuck this dumb ass gon retire and he aint dropped a album yeah he got mixtapes but thats like oj mayo saying he retires from basketball now or one of them babies in a fuckin diaper commercial saying they retire from acting put a album out nigga!

  2. Fuck that nigga if yo azz can ryme and u got a fuckin foot in the door negro u bets use that shit to yo advantge than cryin like a lil bitch and walkin off wit a shity pamper on.. nigga must dnt have no heart or no stomach for da shit…he need to listen to some pac drank a 5th to the dome inhale some weed and get back in th studio

  3. i feel where hes comin from music is shit i only buy underground shit anyways fuck almost of them down south rappers all they got is hooks and beats no skill involved

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