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Friday, March 20, 2009 | 9:00am
Aubrey O’Day Spits Venom, “Cocaine and P*ssy” for Russell Simmons, Critics
Her words were englightening. Russell Simmons admits he learned something.
In a recent blog on Global Grind Aubrey O’Day went in on its content Czar, Russell Simmons. The oft-criticized pop singer/ provocateur has been very vocal in her short career about speaking her mind and expressing herself and her body as she sees fit. Simmons in response to her and other outspoken artist has been on the counter attack claiming that in order to ensure longevity in the industry artists need to be less controversial, a recipie that O’Day feels is hypocritical and calls him to the carpet.
Aren’t we all taking ourselves a lil’ too seriously? In the entertainment industry there is this strong pressure to be an artist that has “longevity and credibility”. Don’t get me wrong; those are amazing goals but all too often, we measure every action of an artist as to whether it will directly achieve those goals. Webster’s dictionary defines longevity as “a long continuance”. Credibility is defined as “the quality of inspiring belief”. Those definitions are subjective and therefore capable of holding different meanings depending on who you ask. Who on earth is so all knowing and and all powerful that they should be the one to define the goal or meaning for another’s life and career?
A rather eloquent response from someone I previously and perhaps mistakenly wrote of as a dumb blond. My apologies but it does speak to the power of perception. You are, in the public’s eyes the image you put our there…right or wrong. Speaking on the PR strategy of imbiguity, O’Day goes on to critisize the industry.
They’re telling me, in their words, to be “as vague and opinionless as possible, so you don’t offend the masses, so you will sell a higher number of records”. The industry provides endless hours of media training. Yes, they actually hire people to give you the “right” answer. How inspiring is that?
Perhaps in response to my criticism of Simmons’ choice to hire Kim Kardashian as the MC for a recent charity function, O’Day goes in.
I know artists that are credible, helpful and “down for any cause”, that have been denied the ability to do charity work or to provide aid to a charity, based on the fact that something about them did not fit the charity’s standards of an artist who has “credibility and longevity”. How ridiculous is that? We can’t even help people any more unless we are living a common denominator life!
And for her finale she blitzes Russell by throwing his own words back in his face. We all know about his rise to the top. Although he might seem high and righteous now, his ascension was characterized by drug use and frivolous sexual exploits. O’Day sites the hypocracy of it all.
So what I love about the mogul’s less than politically correct or “wrong” answer, is maybe we all ought to lighten up and allow our artists to be what they are and say what they really feel or think instead of giving the “vague and opinionless” answer as taught to my generation of artists in order to achieve ‘credibility and longevity’ to sell more records… Maybe next time the answer should be something as simple as “cocaine and p*ssy”.
I’m impressed. I didn’t think she had it in her. That is assuming she actually wrote the blog. I wouldn’t put it past her publicist. However, as questionable as it may be, it has definately caught the eye of Simmons who felt the need to respond.
Wow…Funny. When I exposed Aubrey’s educational, philanthropic and biz initiatives, I guess I was guilty of trying to “clean her up.” And now she writes a blog that threatens to clean me up
. I guess we are even
I said it…when I was her age, all I thought I wanted was “cocaine and p*ssy”…. I also told her that we as artists and producers always would say the “critic could get the didick!!!!” She shouldn’t have to “accept judgment or worry or feel guilty or anything”… .and “the executives words should go in one ear and out the other.” “Just be happy and make music,” I said.
Anyhow …..Cocaine and p*ssy are short cuts to that “mindless state” of “happiness.” But I must say, that the lasting state of pure bliss we are all seeking only comes through total clarity. Aubrey is 100 percent right that artists should be free to express honest art and executives and media are too often, too much a consideration. Art comes from the inside and the piece of god or goddess inside of you is the creator. Our access to that god is all that matters. There is no thinking or analysis involved in that creative process. So if u are a manager, encourage honesty and limit the forces that kill the artist’s freedom to create. Nowadays I prefer meditation to cocaine…But I haven’t been able to shake the second thing
I learned something. Good for you girl.
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look, I am all for expressing oneself I don’t think that is the issue. the issue here is the fact that she is being haled for being sexually open and it’s labeled as being ok or that she’s “young”. Now if I decided to show my tits and cookies for playboy I would be labeled as a slut by the majority but when she does it or anyone else who shares the same complexion they are seen as pushing the envelope and being free.
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I applaud Aubrey for her past accalaids and her accomplishments before MTB but she said it herself, the only reason why she became this person was because she wanted more attention and portraying the “bad girl”, showing up at events in see through tops with no bra got her the attention she wanted.
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So why try to defend the raunchiness? I’m just not sold on this notion. There is a time and place for everything it’s not about the things that she says because I say some outlandish things myself it’s the things that she does. She’s not stating her faults or giving hint of change she’s basically defending them and that’s fine, but I’m not with it. You can say what you feel but understand it comes at a price imagine if everyone did that without empathy or regard, we would have bigger problems IMO.
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Hmmm…I don’t think this is a black/ white thing but I see your point. I think that she’s trying to be liberated and whether its right or wrong is here nor there but I think her point is that we shouldn’t judge her. In general I would say she IS looked at by the public as a slut not “sexually open.”
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I think her point holds firm as silly as it sounds. If she wants to be a skank…she should be allowed to. If it hurts her album sales so be it as long as she’s allowed to be her which is a slut I suppose. Its weird to defend because of the premise but the same could be said for a so-called politically conscious emcee. He won’t go platinum because of his content but if he’s less controversial he’ll be more appealing. He instead chooses to stay true to himself. Don’t look at it in terms of right and wrong instead view it in terms of staying true to one’s self vs. selling out.
i personally think that the US just puts too much stress and drama on sex. I live overseas where sex IS open. and as a result of that they practice safe sex on a waaaayyyy higher scale as americans do. there really shouldn’t be this much emphasis on sex. there are millions of picture of ass and titties. highbrid has “fatback awards” i enjoy the pictures as do most men and women of my calibur, but the fact of the matter is that its just ass and titties. nothing special about it. all women are different shapes and sizes. and i read comments on men talking about a woman is too ugly or that she is built right. its pathetic cause i know i don’t have the body of one of them, but i also know that is my confidence and my sexiness shines through my attitude and the way i carry myself ALL of the men and some women of highbrid nation would hit this if i let them!!!. you know its sad that the simple features of having a nice ass as a black woman has gotten so exploited and has become so taboo in any industry (although sex itself is still taboo for some reason in america) that there are women willing to have surgical procedures on themselve just so they can hear a man say “damn baby you got all that back there”! the sh*t is sad. maybe if we were more free with sex (women AND men) then we wouldn’t have so many problems with AIDS in DC and other proud black cities. so all in all the point is if she wants to put herself out there to ake money, feel sexy, or just for the hell of it….who are we to judge.
PS…..juan i have to say i’m disappointed in you for evening questioning if she wrote the blog. i agree that publicist have a lot to do with what a public figure may say, but all in all in order to put her name on it she has to approve it. if she was as dumb as most people think she is she wouldn’t have even been able to decipher it to even begin to know what its saying. i have to say all in all i’m happy the girl FINALLY stood up for herself. in so many words thats exactly what she did!!!
I feel that every entertainer is a creavtive spirit in one way or another, & should be allowed to express him/her self freely as long as they’re not harming anyone, or breaking the law. PEACE!!!
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