Comments on: An open letter to black radio from Tony MF Rock – UPDATED

By: hot-tub

hot-tub — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:47:11 +0000

Well, I trust any radio station that plays great hits like “Stanky Leg”. Only an idiot would think that song has anything but a positive message. It teaches us about the value of shaking poop out of our pants if we are ever unfortunate enough to soil ourselves. Thankyou 107.9…you’ve changed my life in such a positive way.

By: Ant

Ant — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:10:23 +0000

IMO ‘Black Radio’ needs to be saved…from ITSELF! I can’t get past the ig’nant & triflin’ slang used by the DJ’s, much less the nasty, repetitive garbage tossed out as music (& I am a musician!). It has been poisoning our youth & selling out the community, now it expects to be helped by the very same people it raped and abandoned looong time ago? Please, spare me the drama!

By: DJ Logic

DJ Logic — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:35:07 +0000

Finally someone got it right! Black radio (in Atlanta at least) is more about bringing down the community than it is about serving it. This bill is going to put more money in the pockets of black artist. I know most of the money will go to labels and others but at least the artist will get some of it. Black radio on the other hand takes money from artists to get songs played, and are very picky and choosey about the community events they sponsor.

By: Truth be Told

Truth be Told — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:24:51 +0000

I know they better not eff with Gangsta Grillz Radio on Saturday nights, hot 1079 cuz that shit is the really real. I am not even trying to be funny. DJ Drama is local talent that came up in the ATL underground and they play local music (sometimes).

By: Agent45

Agent45 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:37:27 +0000

This is a pretty bold statement that needed to be made. The fact that there are only four comments above my own indicate that a) CL may not be a big enough stage for this issue b) Black Radio has already “jumped the shark” or both.

I feel like commercial radio (in general) is hurting regardless of demographics for Sooo many reasons, but if Black radio (or primarily marketing to any other demographic) wants to make a difference in the community, then bring back LOCAL talent and drop the syndicated shows. Station owners will have to work harder to make profit since it’s more expensive to hire more staff than pay syndication fees, but shouldn’t they be working hard? Wouldn’t they be more accountable to the community and feel more responsibility for the community if the programming was local?

This and the HR 848 issue are not as far apart as you might think. They’re about protecting profits through greed and not conducting their businesses in a responsible way. Tony MF Rock’s open letter needs to be nailed to all radio station doors.

By: Caryn J

Caryn J — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:57:39 +0000

I appreciate this article, I thought that it was just me. I can only listen to CD’d in my car because I can’t stand the so called music that they play on so called “black radio”, and the conversation is even worse. Who can be the most ignorant is what it summs out to be these days. There are so many great artist out there and a new type of R&B that many radio listeners don’t know about because they are not experiencing it on the radio. If you don’t go out to listen to or envolve yourself with live entertainment then all you know is what is on the radio. It is truly sad….Hopefully, the radio stations will get it together or they will desolve and a new generation of ownership will take over the air waves.

By: T From ATL

T From ATL — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:07:37 +0000

The next sound you hear will be Frank-Ski and the rest of the Payola Posse organizing protests among uninformed in the black community, when their real beef is the payoff cookie jar closing on them.

Not just Black radio, but ALL radio needs to die in it’s present form. It’s the same 10 songs played 24/7 across the dial due to Payola and double dealing.

At least the artists get a cut of airplay with this legislation.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:14:07 +0000

I certainly agree. I tune into warren ballentine, al sharpton, michael baisden, tom joyner, and that’s about it. V103 and all the rest of the stations are garbage, they have all that power to say meaningful things but 90 percent of the time is wasted talkin or promotin some nonsense. And BET is even worser, some of these artists should be a shame of themselves. I don’t knock nobodys hustle but damn have a bit pride about yourself.

By: kaos0302

kaos0302 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:10:02 +0000

i gree with tony..black radio has been in the toilet for at least 20 years….no local artist…no substansial music…V-103 is the worst…i only listen to 1380AM talk radio

i expect nothing from black radio…i get my music from the internet…i search out artists and find their music that way

nothing but booty shaking music and fools lying that they can ” do it” all night

i dont support anything black radio is doing….they need to die a dignified death