Public Enemy, the iconic Hip-Hop group, has raised $50,000 towards their latest venture - a fan-funded album.
In early October, the group joined forces with SellaBand, an online service that allows fans to personally fund projects from their favorite artists.
Since then, the group has raised over $50,000 for their forthcoming album, with their final goal being $250,000. The quarter-million dollars will be used to not only fund the entire recording process, but to fund a marketing plan for the new album’s worldwide release. The new CD will be Public Enemy’s 13th studio recording, and their first release since 2007’s How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul?
Fans who contribute can receive multiple incentives, such as t-shirts, backstage passes, a studio visit during a recording session, executive producer credit and even profits generated from sales.
Public Enemy front man Chuck D shared his thoughts about the new deal.
“SellaBand's financial engine model goes about restructuring the music business in reverse, It starts with fans first, then the artists create from there,” he said. “The music business is built on searching for fans and this is a brand new way for acts to create a new album with fans first, already on board.”
Chuck D also said that had had some other business he wanted to handle soon. The self-proclaimed "rhyme animal"wants to speak directly to Gucci Mane to make sure the popular rapper did not think there was any friction between them.
“What I said could be misread as mean,” Chuck D said. “The old gotta help these young cats know they ain’t alone.”
Chuck had previously chastised Gucci Mane for dissing Jay-Z as the “hottest” artist in Hip-Hop.
fuck Gucci Mane written by fuck Gucci Mane,
October 24, 2009
Gucci Mane is fucking shit
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Fuck Gucci Mane written by Jeff,
October 25, 2009
Gucci Mane is fucking shit.
This album will be fucking amazing.
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Come on Chuck...stop giving this stupid ass idiot a pass!!! written by OnRaye,
October 25, 2009
yo Chuck, fuck that corny ass Gucci Mane, you are givin' him too much credit and for that comment about "he will rap circles around you"....I know you are just trying to be civil, but you damn well you can run circles around that kuntry rhymin' idiot, Chuck's vocabulary and knowledge surpasses anything his 4th grade rhymin' ass will ever achieve....I don't give a fuck how "street" he is, he will never be on level of anything PE has done, any rapper out here for that matter!!!
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fuck all u haters, U GUYS ABUNCH OF FUCK BOYZ written by RUGA RELL,
October 25, 2009
u need to fuckk off GUCCI MANE IZ THA SHIT SO GO FUCK SUCK UR SELVES PUSSY! SO ICEY ENT/BRICK SQUAD IN DIS BITCH FUCK BOYZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FUCK P.E THA GONNA SELL 3COPIES FROM U 3 FAGS FUCK U IM OUT
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dmx n ja rule is just like gucci n jeezy 10 years later ha...where are they now?? where will they be?? written by Brew,
October 25, 2009
why everyone suprised that gucci going at hov? he been doing it 4 years. back in like 05 gucci had that track 745 where he dissed jeezy n hov.. gucci is aight but dont get in over your head. and jayz is a legend but dont try nn "takeover" 50 or not only will 50 "hit em up" and "ether" him but he will put the "nail in the coffin" Shady Aftermath interscope n Gunit!!!!!
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GREAT ! written by stone ,
October 25, 2009
It's a very good thing big to public enemy.
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ewwww written by sean carter,
October 25, 2009
Jay Z smells like baby shit....
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and written by static,
October 25, 2009
so does lil weezy
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... written by gucci man is killing hip hop,
October 25, 2009
gucci man wack him soulja boy and lil wayne is what is killing hip hop and the people who support this artist are killing hip hop them selfs -ruquss m*********m/ruquss
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... written by Main1,
October 26, 2009
Chuck dont think Gucci should take shots at Jay-z. But you all should know its more to the shots then who's the hottest which Jay-z is not,an legend yes. Didnt Gucci and Jeezy fall out over that "So Icey" song? Bcuz Def Jam wanted the song for Jeezy first album, didnt Jay-z run Def Jam? I know he had a lot to with the signing of Jeezy. Cheerleaders cheer On
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... written by wuwantwat,
October 28, 2009
Gucci Mane?,Soulja Boy? Lil Wayne? LMFAO..... No wonder hiphop is dying. Imma switch to opera, it is less boring than hiphop nowadays
Public Enemy, the iconic Hip-Hop group, has raised $50,000 towards their latest venture - a fan-funded album.
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