One of the most irritating quirks I find in the music industry is how readily artists and fans alike are to catch feelings over even the most inconsequential of issues. We have all borne witness to a wide array of beefs amongst artists over the years. Some of them have had reasonable justification, but for the most part they’re pretty pathetic.
By way of example, Nicki Minaj has recently pulled out of HOT97 Summer Jam just because one of the stations presenters criticised her crappy song Starships. The same Nicki Minaj who deleted her Twitter account with 11 million followers, due to a dispute with her fans on Twitter. Normally I wouldn’t give a damn, in fact I rejoiced at the news that a Young Money artists has one less platform to express herself. However, I had to take into consideration that this is no way to treat your loyal fans. Speaking of ‘Tweefs’, Rihanna also unfollowed Chris Brown because she misinterpreted some lyrics in one of his recent tracks. So he responds by unfollowing her back and subtweeting about her. Really grown up behaviour.
Anyways, I got sidetracked a little. I didn’t want to focus on the artists. Today I wanted to talk about the fans who are guilty of such behaviour. One of the great things about art is that it is entirely subjective. Two people can observe the exact same thing and yet each see something completely different. You would think that most people would have grasped this simple concept. But whenever I scroll through discussion groups on Facebook, I am constantly seeing people seriously falling out because they disagree over the qualities of an artist. By all means, let’s have a civilised debate deconstructing the merits and demerits of your favourite or most hated musician. But one should not expect to see me unleashing foul mouthed tirades, insulting your parents and threatening weaponised violence against you just because you don’t like my favourite MC! Yes I understand you like his music a lot. I understand he means a lot to you. But you are not related to him. He has never met you. He’s not even following you back on Twitter. There is no need to punch someone (this happened) because you have different tastes and preferences. Take a chill pill and relax…
By the way, Lil Wayne is a piece of shit.
Jun 08, 2012 @ 10:42:49
what is your beef with lil wayne, sound like even you have caught feelings hahe???!!!
Jun 08, 2012 @ 11:06:24
lol, agreed. people are toooooo emotional!
Jun 08, 2012 @ 11:11:00
who punched someone? i think you are talking about the klear kuts fights?
Jun 08, 2012 @ 12:04:53
i am guilty of catching feelings. I got into the whole west vs. east coast beef. the atlas vs. navio beef. I was exciting and then disapointed by lack of beef in blu3!
Jun 08, 2012 @ 12:17:07
anyone even think about saying anything bad about my girl rihanna has to be careful. i don’t play, dedicated fan! it could get ugly.
Jun 08, 2012 @ 13:40:02
i’d break a nail for Beyonce
Jun 08, 2012 @ 14:03:15
enygma is my clarke kent. i want to be his loise lane. what are my chances?
Jun 08, 2012 @ 14:44:00
Did you sayW ayne is a peace of shit?
#Give me a break !
Jun 08, 2012 @ 15:40:39
4 real wayne is a piece of shit
NHF
Jun 08, 2012 @ 16:32:35
hehehe. summer jam.lol wayne had to take off YMCMB members off the summer jam concert……
Jun 08, 2012 @ 16:41:56
lol.more about summer jam!
Controversial Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg said on air, “Let’s get to the real hip-hop s— of the day, ’cause I see the real hip-hop heads sprinkled in here. I know that there are some girls here to sing ‘Starships’ later, I ain’t talkin’ to y’all. That’s bulls—.” Uh, bad move, Pete. Minaj, who was a headliner for the festival, didn’t take the diss lightly — and neither did Weezy.
Wayne took to Twitter to announce the cancellation, writing, “Young Money ain’t doing summer jam.”
What Weezy says goes in Young Money land, and Minaj echoed that in a series of tweets. “Wow. U n—-z just f—ed up history. But the President has spoken. #YMCMB,” she wrote. She added a reply to a fan, tweeting, “Had a HELL of a f—ing lineup. But we won’t b disrespected > RT @RushhRoulette: I’m sure @NICKIMINAJ was excited for tonight, that sucks.”
Jun 08, 2012 @ 16:57:15
So used to people catching feelings that I don’t care anymore but I do enjoy provoking them..
Jun 08, 2012 @ 18:43:11
Me and Maurice Kirya are in a relationship. He just doesn’t know it yet
Jun 08, 2012 @ 19:46:29
Preachhhhhh! I love the ‘he doesnt know you, has never met you, doesnt follow you on twitter’ bit! I think its stupid how people make a fool outta themselves over celebrities! So sad!
Jun 08, 2012 @ 20:04:26
little wayne is like the little granule of corn that my system couldn’t break down in my lower intestine. NEED I SAY MORE? resilient little shit!
Jun 08, 2012 @ 20:15:16
You take that back! John Legend loves me. Don’t you dare say otherwise. The other day on Facebook he said he loved his fans. I know he was talking about me. Yep. Definitely me.
Jun 08, 2012 @ 21:30:57
I agree with the post 1000%
Jun 11, 2012 @ 10:52:45
DENESIIII
Jun 11, 2012 @ 11:01:41
I agree with the post but dude,u can’t blame us the fans because artistes fill us in ön their day to day shit leaving us with the vulnerability of feeling like we know them too well.
Jun 11, 2012 @ 12:51:59
I agree with u & I only have 1 question Mr.Enygma, wats with u & YMCMB?
Jun 11, 2012 @ 13:13:43
@George @ K Patye: They are garbage. Worse still they are hugely successful with their negative garbage. Thus they are misleading a whole generation of impressionable youth. Some of whom could have become the new Nas or new Lupe Fiasco, instead they are going to think wasting money is cool when poverty is all around us. They will think promiscuity is cool, when teenage pregnancies and diseases are everywhere. They will think getting high is cool, when people are dying from overdoses and wasting their young lives being intoxicated. They will think guns are cool and contribute to the destruction of young people all over the world yet we are crying about young soldiers being captured by Kony. I despise Lil Wayne, his YMCMB team and every fucking thing they stand for.
Jun 11, 2012 @ 16:29:47
“He’s not even following you back on Twitter” Glad you’re following me back tho
Jun 11, 2012 @ 16:52:18
@enygma, i really love the way u think. you hav said evry thing that is wrong with YMCMB…..They’re totally absurd….It’s to the point where even Lil Wayne — a deeply idiosyncratic fellow who has been recording since he was knee-high to a grasshopper — feels the need to constantly talk about his gang affiliations and propensity to shoot people. In Weezy’s defense, his Thug Impostor-status is entertainingly absurd — who ever heard of a 5’6′‘ goon / pussy-eating afficionado with such gusto?
Mar 03, 2013 @ 14:20:13
I hardly comment, however i did some searching and wound up here Catching Feelings:
And, if you are posting at other online social sites, I would like to keep up with everything
ENYGMANIA. And I do have 2 questions for you if you do not mind.
Is it only me or does it look like some of these responses come across like written by brain dead folks?
fresh you have to post. Would you make a list of the complete urls of your
community pages like your twitter feed, Facebook page or linkedin profile?