“Black music has been f**ked. It’s f**ked, it’s raped, it’s whored out from the core,” states Mr. Collipark. “From a street level all the way up to corporate. It used to be we could sit down here on the street level and be mad at corporate… Now 90% of the motherf**kers involved in Black music ain’t got no business here. That starts even with the DJs.”
Collipark goes on to discuss how a less talented performer with financial backing can reach a greater level of success than a gifted artist. In his eyes, a culture once focused on the music is now mostly concerned with making money.
The head of Collipark Music points to the decline in Hip Hop/R&B sales as evidence the quality of the work is not resonating with the public.
“The bad part about Black music right now? All of it’s s**t – most of it, 90% of it is literally s**t,” said Collipark. “Now I have actual lack of records to back it up. Before you could say, ‘He’s just hating.’ Black music ain’t selling. People are still buying what they give a f**k about.”
Mr. Collipark (aka DJ Smurf) played a significant role in the careers of Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins, V.I.C., and Hurricane Chris. He released his own album Versastyles in 1995 and the mixtape Can I Have The Club Back Please in 2011.
“I hope Black music gets to a point where it has to s**t out all the bad,” added Collipark. “Everybody needs to go get day jobs.”