ht, a guy on camera defending why he was not the shooter, or who was the shooter, or whatever the case may be. It just does not sit well with them. After watching in horror as Santana high school was shot up, the last thing that money conscious consumer parents want to hear about in white suburbia is GATT’s and Glocks.OpportunitiesUnlike many other hip-hop observers, the music writer Marriott sees value in Combs’ popularity. “I’m not a fan of Puffy’s music, but I see him having an enormous motivating effect on New York’s black youth. He has created an empire from his love and dedication to hip-hop. They know where he came from, and they’re beginning to feel that they can get where he’s at”.A host of other African-American cultural entrepreneurs are now reaping some of the benefits of hip-hop capitalism (AP Wire, Mar.20.). Combs must seize what remains of his legacy and run with it. He still has one of the hottest labels. His distribution with Arista is still airtight. Dream is a run-away success with platinum sales and another single about to be released. 112 is at the top of the pop and R&B charts. Both are receiving heavy play on MTV, and this is no small feat. He still has over 100 songs that were recorded by B.I.G. in his repertoire. That alone stands to make him millions. If he can market those recordings and keep them out of the hands of pirates, who know what gold mines that could be. He has always had a genius for finding fresh new talent, he must go back to where he came from, and find that niche once again....
