Yesterday, there was a little controversy surrounding Kanye West and whether he updates his own blog (he doesn’t). To highlight this fact, I wrote a post about Marcustroy.com, a young brother out of Canada who offers his ghost blogging services to other blogs.
Someone in Ye’s camp sent ‘Ye a text message alerting him to my post and ‘Ye responded by posting photos on his blog “revealing that he can lean over a computer, focus his eyes in the direction of the screen and gently touch the keyboard,” as Prohiphop.com so brilliantly put it.
But what I found more interesting than who updates Kanye’s blog is the fact that Prohiphop.com and others have accused Team Kanye of regularly jacking content and graphics from other blogs without crediting the source or linking back. With all that traffic Kanye’s blog gets, one would think they wouldn’t mind sharing the wealth. But that’s typical of Kanye to be selfish and unoriginal.
We’re all in this blogging thing together as urban blogging is still pretty new. So linking back is considered a courtesy as well as a shout out to other bloggers for a job well done. But apparently Team Kanye doesn’t agree since they routinely rip and jack content from smaller blogs without linking back or giving shouts. So Team Kanye gets the middle finger for Blog jackin’.
But Prohiphop.com said it best:
“If you guys like that stuff so much why don’t you credit the folks that turned you on to it?
Lame-ass jackers.”
Kanye has followers. WOW.
Did we need a post of the above picture … the truth always shows. Happy to say – NEXT!
I guess this is big news in the blog world… I think this will be resolved when ‘Ye [or someone from his camp] sends Sandra an email
I think this post may have just helped get Kanye’s site more hits??? Not sure that I get the reason for the post as Ive read similar accusations towards one of my favorite bloggers…. -just sayin.
Hmmmmm, I’m just close to saying “who cares,” but yes I still have a hard time thinking he updates his blog finding all this stuff.That’s just me though.
lawdhavemmmercy i’m gone for two days and u starting ish! this doesn’t surprise me if it’s true..he samples music why not blog content?
Most of the time I go on tmz.com and see the story there first then see you have the same exact story difeerent picture w/o stating where your info came from. leave that man alone!!!
Blog wars? Oh boy…Sandra about to be blog beefin with ‘Ye!!!
Kanye does show some bloggers luv though…like he goes outta his way for a selected few.
“Sandra Rose claims Marcus is Kanye’s ghost blogger and creates a graphic featuring Kanye facing Marcus.”
man sandra, i’m telling you – you are a BEAST with that graphic – photoshop – picture shit!
*guess whose NOT technical at all* lol
So who’s doing the jacking? Marcus or Kanye?
@ karaz Says:
So who’s doing the jacking? Marcus or Kanye?
– who cares? All blogs are using the same content, what makes it different is how its phrased or the questions stated before or after it.
Lol at the end of the day this is irreleant unless you blog. If you do blog then this jacking stuff is irritating.
The black blogosphere is so damned cut throat and its a crabs in the barrel mentality because at the end of the day Perez Hilton and TMZ still run ish. The problem is black blogs limit content to a lot of the same celebs. We only have so many black celebs that get press. There is no support unless you are in a clique. Lol its like high school. I appreciate sandra for adding my young little blog last year. Thanks SR! Instead of concentrating on blogging and trying to squeeze in to this machine that’s not very cordial to new bloggers (unless you do political stuff) I decided to write for mags and other sites. No drama, no stress. Just fun.
Kanye is not a blogger and maybe his blog staff have been told not to link to other blogs that diss him on a daily basis.
Bird that’s a good point. I personally can’t stand him. Imo not enough blogs take his azz to task for the ish he says and does.
Lawdddddddd i didnt know they had cyber beefin like that. I mean granted i have cyber B!tch slapped a few people but lawdddddddd now there is blog beefin… shooooot Let the games begin……
SANDRAROSE.COM…. B!TCHES!!!! ****Just turned into REBEL MODE–ONE DAY EARLY******
Sandra says: So Team Kanye gets the middle finger for Blog jackin’!
~~~you tell them sandra!…classic!~~~i know you really want to say it’s a case of b*tch*ssn*ss..but, i know you can’t stand puffy so you would never use that word on here..lol.~~~
I browse other sites but I only post on SandraRose…can Mocha, Carmen, Sugga, Dizz, and Prynsexxx help me to persuade Sandra to please post the pictures from LIL Kim’s birthday bash…..
SO we can GET OUT CLOWN-DOM ON up in this Mutha Fu**ker
ggouch Says:
I browse other sites but I only post on SandraRose…can Mocha, Carmen, Sugga, Dizz, and Prynsexxx help me to persuade Sandra to please post the pictures from LIL Kim’s birthday bash…..
SO we can GET OUT CLOWN-DOM ON up in this Mutha Fu**ker
^^^^^^SANDRA..PLS..PLS…POST THE PICS OF LIL KIM’S B-DAY BASH…GGOUCH…HAS ALOT TO SAY ABOUT IT…NICE THINGS OF COURSE
^^^^^^