RealTalk With John Brown: More Than Just Another White Rapper
RealTalkNY had the chance to speak with VH1’s White Rapper Show runner up John Brown aka “King of the Burbs.” This was one of my more interesting interviews, John Brown explained a lot of things people had questions about. The King of the Burbs answers what is the, “Ghetto Revival,” the meaning behind, “King of the Burbs,” his beef with Persia, his thoughts on the finals and his future plans. John Brown is making moves to be looked at as more than just another white rapper, Hallelujah HollaBack. Official Myspace Page
Some Audio of the Interview:
Explains Ghetto Revival, “King of the Burbs,” the beef with Persia, Lord Jamar situation & the guest friend that came through.
Speaks About Final results and challenges facing a White Rapper.
More Than Just Another White Rapper
Interview by Nigel Degraff
ReaTalkNY: Where did you grow up?
John Brown: I was born in San Francisco, and I lived in Berkeley until I was 14.
ReaTalkNY: When did you start rapping?
John Brown: I started rapping when I was about 15. I lived in the Bay, which was pretty multi-cultural. Then I moved up to Davis which was 98% white people. I was trying to find a little scene or whatever, some people that moved up form the bay were all into freestyling and talking about what’s going on in the Bay. I kind of got real into it and I started producing when I was in high school. I was a kind of an oasis in my town, the dude that had the music gear in his crib, and that’s kind of how I got started.
ReaTalkNY: Who were the first rappers you started listening too?
John Brown: Honestly, probably MC Hammer, cause he was from Oakland and he was really big when his stuff first came out. Then I started getting into NWA, 2 live Crew, Ice Cube and Ghetto Boys too.
ReaTalkNY: Who do you feel influenced you style?
John Brown: Definitely Tupac, only because I admire his passion, his drive and his riding for the cause. Especially with my family, my name is John Brown, so obviously I come from a progressive mind and background. I was definitely inspired at the gate by speaking truth to power.
ReaTalkNY: What made you decide to relocate to Brooklyn?
John Brown: When I was in Cali I linked up with the co-founder of Ghetto Revival, Dred Scott. He was out there working on some stuff and we linked up through music, and were doing music out there. I ended up coming to New York because I knew the culture out here was good for inspiring artist, and we been building ever since.
ReaTalkNY: What’s the difference between Cali and NY?
John Brown: There’s a huge difference, the weather and architecture fosters different styles. In Cali things are more laid back, the sun is out, there’s more space. In New York everyone has an A type personality, everyone is super ambitious and it forces you to be under pressure, but pressure makes diamonds, so it can be beneficial at the same time.
ReaTalkNY: How was the transition in the rap scene?
John Brown: I was always real into West Coast production and more East Coast lyricism. I came out here and I was really one of the backbones for the production side of Ghetto Revival. Just supplying beats, over years we just stacked songs and developed our brand and mentality and everything like that. I always been an MC too, I developed it more over the last couple of years, spending all those hours on beats and what not. Being around people up here definitely helped me develop my style.
ReaTalkNY: For all those people asking what is the,” Ghetto Revival,” can you explain it to them?
John Brown: First of all, “Ghetto Revival,” is the name of our company. I’m the Vice president of Ghetto Revival, and our whole M.O. is really unity, we are about people being there own bosses. Creating your own destiny, whether you are from the burbs are from the hood. You are working to make a better America, what I think cause so much trouble is the fact that I juxtapose, “Burbs,” with, “Ghetto.” It kind of all of a sudden ignite a certain passion of, “What the fuck you know about the hood, keep your mouth shut if you don’t know what your talking about.” I think that those discussions need to be had in America. That’s why there sending the burbs, sending me, to the white rapper show. Ghetto Revival, we recognize, especially with policies that have been going on in this country for a long time, there’s just a a strong effort to hinder creating an equal society. We are trying to work to help stop that.
ReaTalkNY: So Ghetto Revival is more than a group of rappers?
John Brown: Its a group of rappers, but the Revival will take a lot of stages. Right now we are the artist, we hit the people with the inspiration. We are brining out the ideas, in terms of business and politics. First, we are here in the inspirational stage. Once we get our weight up, and establish our classic albums and get our entertainment side of the game up, that when we can transition to more impractical things. Trying to buy land for social stability, or being in public policy and affecting legislation, similar to Russell Simmons. We are inspired by that, we love making music, and partying. We are concerned with, once you make that money, how do you choose to use that money. We are trying to bring a creative approach to what we do with our success.
ReaTalkNY: Where does the saying, “Hallelujah HollaBack,” originate from?
John Brown: Hallelujah HollaBack, its a seven syllable phrase that Dred Scott, president of Ghetto Revival, hit us with one day when we were in the lab getting revived. It became a song and slowly became a catchphrase for Ghetto Revival as well as a way of life, to greet someone or just say peace. Its also the title track on our upcoming mixtape, Ghetto Revival.
ReaTalkNY: Where does the term, “King of The Burbs,” come from?
John Brown: King of the Burbs is sort of a theory that I developed with everyone around me. When your from a city like New York or Atlanta, there’s such a rich culture and rich history. A lot of people give shit to people from a sanitized, kind of boring town. Its a feeling like, if your from a town with nothing your corny, especially when your young. Like I said, I was like the oasis of my town, and I felt in order to get where I got in Hip Hop and to be a better artist in the game it wasn’t easy coming from a small town. Sometimes you have to have more passion, more dedication, more knowledge of Hip Hop to really be a factor. I recognized a lot of kids from the suburbs had issues about being from the suburbs. I realized that what I wanted to do is embrace that and also teach some of the cultural traits and mentalities of the suburbs. Especially the idea that everybody is trying to be in the suburbs, its all about getting your paper and your ride and that’s the American dream. So its like if I’m already sitting in the American dream, let me embrace the American dream and talk about the irony behind it. By saying, “King of the Burbs,” I’m carving out a whole new sphere of Hip Hop that never really been carved out before. I’m making a statement, I’m from the West coast, but not from the West coast like Game is, because Game is representing the hood of the West coast and that’s where Hip Hop comes from. I, being from the suburbs, I culturally have more things in common with another kid in the suburbs of Florida then I would have with a kid from the hood of Sacramento. So I’m trying to make a bigger social statement, that America tends to breed cultures that are segregated from one another. You can look at kids in college, kids in prisons, and that whole thing, I’m really on that, I come from a background of checking that out. I’m really trying to bring light to these issues.
ReaTalkNY: How did you first hear about the VH1 White Rapper Show?
John Brown: I heard about it online, people we advertising it a lot. I just submitted my myspace page nonchalantly. The way it was marketed was real corny, it was like we’re trying to find the next Eminem. If your mad naive, your going to think there really trying to find the next Eminem. The fact that Ego Trip was behind it, I was very familiar with Ego Trip’s work, and I could read between the lines and seize the opportunity to really brand to America and marketing these new ideas that haven’t really been brought up. I initially wasn’t going to the show, they wanted me on it, but I felt it was a little corny. I got a lot of calls from the executives at VH1 and they were really trying to emphasize that there was going to be legitimate people involved and they really needed me. So at the last minute, Friday night, I decided to go, the filming had started on Sunday. The only people that came at the last minute was me and Misfit, the rest of the cast were bonding in a hotel for a week, so when we came in it added to the tension and that’s what led up to that first episode.
ReaTalkNY: What were your initial thought on the other MC’s?
John Brown: I thought everybody was alright, I really didn’t hear from anybody that much. To be honest, I felt people were intimidated by me, people may of thought I had evil ulterior motives. On some basic shit, I was just tripping out, like yo this dude is from Atlanta, this chick is from Pennsylvania, like this is crazy. I would be like, “yo let me hear some shit,” and everybody would be like not trying to spit anything cause they thought I was trying to get an edge or something like that. So I really didn’t hear anyone spit until like eliminations.
ReaTalkNY: Where did the beef between you and Persia originate from? I talked to her earlier and she stated, “John Brown can suck a dick.”
John Brown: I mean, Persia also said he had a wet dream about me and had I love John Brown t-shirts on the show. They really edited Persia up, I mean she was going to cut my clothes, because I almost drank one of her slim fast by accident, there was a lot of crazy shit that this girl was on they didn’t show, I’m dead serious. Actually that night, when me and Shamrock were going back and forth after that night with Nore, he was like you better be careful cause Persia is about to cut your clothes up. I was going through a lot with them cats. Persia, I don’t know maybe she wanted my affection the way Sulle & Shamrock gave it to her. Persia is a leader, I’ll give her that, such as myself, I feel like a lot of the other kids on the show were followers. She was sort of threatened by the fact that I wasn’t in awe of her as an artist. Some of if it was a little crush, like a little girl running around saying “I don’t like you, I don’t like you.” To me she focused on my destruction so much, that she just winded up self destructing. She just needs a big hug, I’m not really trying to get caught up in reality show beef, that shit it corny.
ReaTalkNY: People appearing on Reality shows usually say the shows were heavily edited and may portray people in a different light. What are your thoughts on the show’s editing?
John Brown: They only used about 10% of the footage of everything we did. It’s insane how much stuff we did, in terms of where we went, rhyming for this dude, rhyming for that dude. There’s so much stuff they didn’t use, but I think the overall editing portrayed everybody in an accurate light. I was on my robotic, “Ghetto Revival,” mode and that, “King of the Burbs,” shit my first three days. When I decided to do the show I knew there only gonna take what you give them. So when Lord Jamar comes and says something to me, I can try to respond and say actually we come from multiple religions, multiple ethnicities and I could of got in depth with him about what Ghetto Revival is about. I could of gone down that route, but what I’m saying is they wouldn’t have put it in final cut, I knew they wouldn’t off, so that’s why when there was opportunities I would say Hallelujah HollaBack. I knew that was what would cause frenzy, people wouldn’t give a fuck about a socio-economic response, I knew Hallelujah HollaBack would have a longer effect, by hitting them with a marketing phrase. It was intense living with everybody, I was basically living alone, in terms of knowing what I was doing and everybody was against me, so it definitely took a focus.
ReaTalkNY: So your not always that serious in real life?
John Brown: Nah, I’m crazy, I was dead serious on the show because I was focused. I’m a little comedian on the low.
ReaTalkNY: Did you guys get to interact with the artist that cameos on the show like Saigon & Fat Joe?
John Brown: It ranged, someone like Fat Joe, he came in, we asked questions and he bounced. Saigon kicked it a little longer, he gave us input on what we need to be doing. Justblaze was definitely the most genuine experience, we really were in the lab with him for two hours. He gave us tips on the bridge and what we can do for adlibs, so I definitely say it ranged.
ReaTalkNY: How did you feel about the challenges?
John Brown: The challenges in the beginning, up until the JustBlaze episode, were annoying and pretty rudimentary. Obviously going door to door was one of those awkward things but I kind of knew what to expect going into the show. You can’t do a reality show and be like, “it was freaking jokes and they edited me crazy,” you got to understand that going into the show. There’s going to be some good looks and bad looks and its going to be a huge look. I basically tried to roll with the punches and make sure I took advantage with the branding during all the corny shit. Obviously smoke in the club got a lot of buzz, and from there one we go to work on our real skills.
ReaTalkNY: How was your trip to Detroit?
John Brown: Detroit was crazy, we were there for three days, we got to see a lot of different cats. Meeting the Insane Clown Posse was crazy. They really have a fucking mansion with every with aspect of a record label you can think of. Their own radio station, their own DVD production, it was just crazy. The battle was cool, the crowd was intense. I was trying to hold it down and get my lines across.
ReaTalkNY: How was the performance at the Rucker?
John Brown: Rucker was cool everyone was chill, it wasn’t a hostile crowd.
ReaTalkNY: In the last episode they brought a friend for you to chill with, you didn’t seem to amicable with him, why was that?
John Brown: They brought in a random cat, I know him , he’s a designer. It was one of those weird reality TV moments, where basically a dude I see once every two or three months, you know what I’m saying. I’m on the show focusing on the song, because they gave us 24 hour to write it, and then they throw in this random dude I’m suppose to be on TV talking to, its just mad fucking dry. I was like Yo can I just holla at my dog in like a week, you know what I mean, I’m trying to win this shit. It wasted all of our time, we spent a whole day having a fake hang out session that they didn’t even put on the show.
ReaTalkNY: Do you feel you were robbed at the end? Also I was surprised to hear one of the judges say lyrics don’t matter.
John Brown: Honestly I haven’t seen that episode yet, yesterday was such a crazy day. I been reading people’s response, I mean in certain respects I feel they brought in some judges that weren’t familiar with the evolution of each artist. I talked to Clinton Sparks and he said Serch hit him up and told him come in, listen to the songs and pick who wins, that’s it. They didn’t do research of each of our whole package. I’m happy for Shamrock, because he is a genuinely nice dude and is genuinely talented and put in work during eliminations. There is a lot of stuff involved in winning, like contractual obligations. When I came out with car wars, I was trying to fuck with people’s heads. I first came out with Smoking in the club and then She’s a Stunner, so then I wanted to fuck their heads up with some political statement for the millions of people watching the grand finale. I felt that I put it down in such a well rounded way, I felt unless I totally blew it, I didn’t see how Shamrock was going to really take it. Obviously it was more of an album track then a single. The judges kind of latched on the popularity down south and I thrown them a curve ball. Maybe in that specific challenge I can see why they went with Sham, even though I felt that, “Fly Away,” was a Goodie Mobb song. It is, what it is, it may be a blessing in disguise and at the end of the day everything happens for a reason. It put more fire under me to prove that I’m not just 7 minute reality rapper and we(Ghetto Revival) are really building something that’s legendary.
ReaTalkNY: How would your summarize the whole experience?
John Brown: The whole experience was classic, historical for TV, historical for Hip Hop and it was way more than we could of imagined. When I say we, I mean the team Ghetto Revival. I knew, “King of the Burbs,” would be controversial because it comes off as trying to claim some throne and that got people’s feathers in a ruffle. I didn’t know that the syntax of Ghetto Revival would make people think that we were trying to increase ghettos or have more suburbs or something like that. Its cool to see people react.
ReaTalkNY: What’s next for your career?
John Brown: Right now we are in talks with different labels, independent and major. We are trying to figure out the best situation for us. We got the Ghetto Revival mixtape coming out with all of our artist. Trying to tell people where King of the Burbs came from. Its called Hallejuh HollaBack, to bring the marketing fully home and that’s getting mastered right now, should be out next week. I have the King of the Burbs album, which is pretty done, where just shopping it around and trying to get some singles with big producers. The clothing thing has really been or cake off, the hoodies and shirts have been selling ridiculously, we are trying to expand that and make it a household thing. Now a days everybody burns CDs, so CDs aren’t really the money maker, its in the merchandise and the shows. We are setting up our tours and using our promotion the best way we can. The money would of been cool, but multi millionaire adverting isn’t bad either.
ReaTalkNY: For the last question, what are the challenges facing a white rappers as appose to a black rapper?
John Brown: I really don’t have much sympathy for white rappers, to be honest with you. I think its funny, cause its the first time where white people I guess sort of feel disadvantaged. If you want to be a white rapper and want to be in the culture you got to just roll with the punches. You got to expect some people will look at you sideways, but it has to encourage you to try even harder to make better music. I don’t really stress it all when people are on that, “he’s a white boy,” stuff because that shit is usually deaded in ten seconds. As soon as you start spitting your either wack or your not, nobody really gives a fuck, I don’t think. I don’t really feel sympathy for kids that feel, “oh I’m a white rapper and their shitting on our race,” man come on dogs.
Suggestion Box
February 28th, 2007 at 3:28 am
YOU DIDNT ASK YM QUESTION REAL TALK PUNK
February 28th, 2007 at 3:43 am
If you read the interview you would see the answer
February 28th, 2007 at 4:42 am
AII, YOU GOOD REAL TALK I APLOGIZE
February 28th, 2007 at 5:32 am
Good stuff,
I bet people will make hate comments without even reading the interview. He is really on some next shit… that’s for sure.
If I see one more “how u gunna revive tha ghetto if u frum da burbz” post my suspiscious that 14 year old girls watch the show for some odd reason will be true.
February 28th, 2007 at 6:04 am
After reading the interview I guess dude aint so bad. You cant really help the situation that you are born into. I dont watch the show so I have never heard him spit, but I aint the type to shit on no other mans dreams. If he from the burbs shit he from the burbs. At least he is admitting that shit cause its a whole lotta big names in the biz that is from the burbs but be fronting like they from the hood! Only thing is if shorty had put a fucking dildo in my face they would have sent me back home cause I would have backhanded the hell outta that *****!!!!!!
February 28th, 2007 at 6:22 am
it’s kfed on the cover of xxl.. lol
February 28th, 2007 at 6:38 am
His real name isn’t john Brown it is Greg Kaydsen. Look it up on wikipedia
February 28th, 2007 at 7:15 am
I don’t feel dude, He sounds black th reason why Eminem is so ill and is ranked with the best is because he does not sound black. He need to change his whole style and swag.
February 28th, 2007 at 8:14 am
John Brown is the shit. He came tight. Shammy shouldnt have won. He was weak the whole show and had one final good day. John should of took it all the way. Hallelujah Holla back. Yeeee
February 28th, 2007 at 9:26 am
I have even more respect for dude. That dude is smart as hell, and I can tell he was BS’in on that show. He played “The White Rapper Show” real well. Soaked it for what it was worth. 2 months ago, we didn’t know this dude or his crew. Now, we got RealTalk doing interviews with this dude, and he didn’t even win. Much success to ya JB.
Hallelujah…you know the rest.
February 28th, 2007 at 9:38 am
15 minutes should be comin to a close enough
February 28th, 2007 at 9:38 am
John Brown stated that he took his name from John Brown … the abolitionist. How is that for a little subtle shout out to US Civil War history?
February 28th, 2007 at 10:52 am
Great interview. John Brown is giving out knowledge and seems to be headed in the right direction.
February 28th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Well I would like to state that I have liked John Brown from day 1 and I had the vibe inside he would be on the show till the very end.
This interview was amazing! and I’m glad I took the time to read it all and understand a little deeper where John Brown comes from.
I wish him and his group the best of luck in life and I hope every dream cones true for you because you are truly blessed with a gift.
I personally know persia she was once a very very close friend of mine and everything he stated on her on this interview is exactly how she is. It boggled my mind how well he described her actions and how well I known her offline to sit back here and say “yes that is eactly how she is” I know persia extremely well in the real world and I have watched her due some vindictive things to men who have crossed her path in her life.
John Brown god bless you for your talent and please follow your dreams everyday and you will make it BIG in life.
I know I’m no one special texting this but I felt like I had to get my point across and how I felt.
I would love to hear a feed back on my post I’m not realy sure how this works it’s my 1st time ever posting on a message board I was asked to supply my email address which I did so whoever gets to see it even if it is John Brown Feel free to email me I wish not to advertise my email address on this post,
God Bless
Natalie Marie
February 28th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
John Brown needs to hook up with Fergie and do some tight ass shit!
February 28th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
john brown is making big moves and will hit the hip hop game upside the head jus watch nd c
the man will b major
February 28th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
yo i gotta give it up 4 john brown he rhymes r tight and i cant wait 4 his cd but i think sham deserved 2 win Hallelujah Holla back
February 28th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
I watched this show and it was OK. Some of the rappers were good. I think Sullee was better than alot of these guys. Personally I know a white rapper off da hook out of New Jersey named Hood. He would have easily won this show. I guess we will wait for Season 2 if there is one.
February 28th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Natalie, I was also with John Brown from day one. I swear that line about Malcolm X and being in the Bronx was the hottest sh!t spit on the show. And not everything these guys spit was terrible, so you really have to give J Brown some credit.
February 28th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
In the show he said it. He’s a business man first… in his own words….. this dude was the only one rape’n the show for the kind of media plugs others pay thousands for….while everyone else was trying to win the 100 G’S……
The wack part about the show was that I taught after winning the money you would get a record contract….
I heard MC Search on the {ANGIE MARTINEZ SHOW} say That John Brown and crew are making a ton of {Dough} on they website selling t-shirts….. about A 100 G’S A MONTH. DAMN THIS KID AND HIS CREW ARE CAKING OFF…..
HALLELUJAH HOLLABACK!!!!!!!!!!!
February 28th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Jon brwn is doin da damn thing if he lost da show but can make a 100 g’s in one month! Hes a fukin beast! Wat website do u go to in order to buy those shirts and hoodies i want one. Thanx jon brwn 4 reppin da bay yeeee! Halleluja holla back lil homie
February 28th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=68841864
They sell them on http://www.myspace.com
you can search for John Brown under myspace music or just copy and paste the link above for John Browns web site.
February 28th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
to me..he a disgrace to the bay! truthspoken! he should get no fkn light. he fake and thats it. but nigha knows how tv runs. u have some drama shit YOU GET ALL THE FKN attention..HOLLYWOOD..interesting. Real bay nigahs are the ones that are out here. mistah fab, san quinn, the jacka!
March 1st, 2007 at 2:32 am
John Brown is aight. He laid out some tight rhymes.
Sham has a tiny unit, which I can respect.
Persia has bad body odor.
Sullee is a douchebag.
G-Child likes the ladies.
100-Proof is dope.
March 1st, 2007 at 2:43 am
INTRO:
I’m from the ‘burbz man and you know we got a lot of resources out there…but you know we gotta get ‘em from somewhere…there’s a lot of blood that goes into that…I like to call it “Car Wars”…
It’s like three door garage, money in the bank, gas on full but you know what that takes?
Car wars…car wars…
We down to kill for them automobiles…
HOOK
Out in the burbz we all love to splurge
But what will emerge
To maintain that urge
Its car wars, car wars
We down to kill for them automobiles
VERSE #1:
The suburbs is under threat/four years ’til oil peaks so they stressed/the Middle East is a piece that they gotta get/Nigeria, Venezuela, lets not forget/no barriers, they just kill your citizen in debt/class of the modern man teaches to neglect/get your head cut off, air it on the web/die for Denali whips and their dealerships shit is really shit
(Repeat Hook)
Verse #2:
Hop on the highway, pedal on the gas/John Brown, I’m that rebel with the cash/little Jekyll, little Hyde for ‘dat ass/seven on the waist, you can hide, but I catch/litigate, go to trial, but I laugh/lawyers on the team burnin’ files from my past/try to compete but you miles in the past/im deep in the East like Miles into Jazz/Hezbollah slaughter so the peace ‘aint come/but I need the oil…makes my V-8 run/whether Im here up in VH-1…or out on my star tours…THERS CAR WARS
(Repeat Hook)
March 1st, 2007 at 10:57 am
yo, for real ? The kid IS WEAK AS HELL. AND YOU KIDS ARE JUMPIN ON THIS DUDES JOHNSON , SAD.- read the verse in the post above mine. You really think thats dope ? any of you could write that.You all should have deals . You know why there are tons of emcees (white AND black) who are from the suburbs with skill and dont profess it ? CUZ ITS CORNY!!. HE’S A DAY SHORT, DOLLAR LATE AND NOT DOPE.
March 1st, 2007 at 4:20 pm
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We Love The Hate!
March 1st, 2007 at 4:37 pm
I know that there are alot of people out there hatin on John Brown, but what everyone has to realize is that I takes a really strong person, with a really strong cause to be able to put up with all of the put-downs that the other cast members dished out to him on the show, while having cameras in his face 24-7, trying to promote his company, and trying to write perfect rhymes so that he could win the show and the money. He maintained grace, and never gave in to petty arguments or let anyone diminish his self-esteem. And I have news for that judge: There are still people out here that can appreciate amazing lyricists. Which is what John Brown is. I hope that he makes it bigger than he already has. Good luck JB.
March 1st, 2007 at 5:48 pm
This interview was very enlightening, I liked John Brown from the gate, I was’nt quite sure where he was comming from with the ghetto revival shit and king of the burbs shit but I think now he was able to shed some light on that tip. You did’nt really get much feedback from him on the show in terms of a break down on the concept of ghetto revival and the king of the burbs thing, I now get why he did’nt expound on that tip too. I’m the type of individual that is always for the under dog so when that white chick tryin to be hood chick started buggin out with that dildo in JB’s face and still did not get a responce from JB I knew the battle was already won by JB she ultimately made a fool out of herself. Her ass did just what you JB said in the interview she self destructed in the end.
March 2nd, 2007 at 10:42 am
this is my verse of car wars, i am just a JB fan
hop in the whip and we ready to dip/Young scott, Im that nigga stackin chips/Hate on John Brown, never that bitch/Ghetto Revival push yo metal back quick/But Im just an outsider lookin on the in/leather from Persia with the Shamrock rims/It never ends, go ahead tell a friend/JB lost the show, but he in the game to win/Young Scott and John Brown, we go hard whore/You gotta ride big if you fuckin with these car wars.
this is a remix ladies and gentlemen
HALLELUJAH HOLLABACK
March 2nd, 2007 at 5:09 pm
im diggin the ghetto revival gear..where can i find it?..holla back
March 3rd, 2007 at 4:19 am
I picked this up off the VH1 board, its John Browns 16 bars, it may have a few errors I havent changed anything just copied and pasted it here for your all if your interested.
YOU SEE THE PROBLEM IS ALL THEM DOCTOR’S KIDS WANNA TALK A DRESS LIKE THEY LOCKED IN BIDZ, ROCKIN LOCKS AND DREDS, COPPIN BRICKS/ OUR POPS IS PIST, DROPPED A LOTTA CHIPS, POLITICKED, PROPER COLLEGES POLISH THE BALLERS AND PIMPS/ MILEAGE AND RENT, MORE DOLLARZ SPENT, SLIDE IN MY BENZ, EYE IN MY LENZ TRYIN TO FIGURE OUT WHERE ZION BEGINS/ I’M JUST A, RIDER WITHIN WITH ZIONIST SKIN, THEM HATERZ LIVE FOR ME TO LOSE THAT’S WHY I’M DYIN’ TO WIN/ THE KID’S ADDICTED TO MONEY, LIVE LIKE A MUMMY WIT A SWOLLEN TUMMY, BUILD WITH MY CUTTIES, STUDY THE BLOODY HISTORY AMONG ME/ STAY WIT MY BUDDY, F!#% EVERYBODY, TRIGGER’S SLUTTY, BUST OFF ON YOU HOES, OH YEAH IT’S REALLY NUTTY/ STRAIGHT OUTTA THE BOTTOM OF A ROTTEN INSANE ASYLUM, MAYBE THE STARDOM WILL CALM HIM, BUT I THINK I’M WILIN’/ MOVED OUT TO GOTHAM TO PURSUE THE FORGOTTEN OPTION, I’M ON SUM KING OF DA BURBZ S!#%… THE KID’S A PROBLEM…
March 3rd, 2007 at 9:57 am
I fully endorse John Brown. his head is right and that boy knows what he is doing. The record speaks for itself. Shamrock will end up with the $100,000 but John Brown will end up with a career worth more than. Especially when he has fans like myself appreciating him as the true businessman that he is. Keep Your Head Up JB!! The haters will be the first ones running to cop your album when it drops. Hellelujah Hollaback
March 3rd, 2007 at 1:51 pm
JB’s doing his thing. Good interview, he has some good ideas. In 30+ years of hip hop no one has really embraced the ‘burbs, that’s 100% originality. I was feeling that Malcolm X rhyme in the first episode. His 16 was definately better than $ham’s in the finals too. If you read this JB, I got your back lil’ homie.
March 3rd, 2007 at 2:00 pm
How come everytime john brown was rapping, he looked as if he was shitting his pants? He is a joke and should go back to the burbs
March 4th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I knew a dude who tried out for the white rapper show. They had to take a hip hop test to be even in the top 100 or whatever. He aced the test and they didnt pick him because he knew too much about hip hop. They thought his brains would make the show whack. and he is one of the illest white rappers i know to this day. The White Rapper Show is a set up.
March 6th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
John Brown is the man, he’s doing something new and he played the show for all its worth. Even though he didnt win, he’ll be the only one anyone remembers, so actually he did win. Hellelujah Hollaback
March 6th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
I love john
March 7th, 2007 at 11:04 am
For all you HATERS…
JB be spittin some shit that you hate to admit that is sick/your just jelous…nobodys on your dick/take this bullshit white rapper show for what it is/god knows its gonna be a laughing stock for our kids/ten years down the road.. number 1, on VH1’s, “100 worst reality shows”..
John Brown’s gonna come with some seriousness.. no doubt
March 7th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
love him
March 9th, 2007 at 2:14 am
yo…john brown aint that bad…he aint great but that show like all reality shows is set up to make ppl look stupid!!!! but i wish the king of the burbs woulda won!!!!
March 10th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
How’s this for a rhyme…
John Brown is a clown.
Holler.
March 11th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
John Brown and Ghetto Revival are on something bigger than anyone can imajin. The revival is only the start of the new era, this was prophasized. Let the revolution begin, Hallelujah Hollaback!
March 14th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
First off I’d like so say Brown should have won. Everyone knows his 16 and car wars were hotter than shams. Also JB also got rucker poppin. Not only is he a talented rapper….errr i mean entity but he is a marketing genius. Before the show not many knew him or ghetto revival. He’s gonna make mad paper of his clothing line alone let alone CDS DVDS & shows. JB had a plan going in and executed it to perfection. Ghetto Revival is here to stay, so ALL OF YOU JOHN BROWN HATES GIVE IT UP BECAUSE YOUR ALL JEALOUS. Hallelujah Hollabck..
Also check limewire for: Car Wars Shes a Stunna Smoke in the Club plus all the other songs and freestyles. Or hit up me up at RuffRyderFDG@yahoo.com if u cant find any and ill hook u up.
March 14th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
JB is a beast. his flow is nasty and he is a marketing genius. Ghetto Revival is on the rise and will make history. Hallelujah Hollaback.
March 16th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
i L0VE J0HN BR0WN.
March 17th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
From a realistic standpoint, John Brown is a mastermind. He understand hip-hop touches everyone, even white kids that have to deal with the everyday shananagins of living in the suburbs…where the culture has been diluted and where it stand for the same repetitive way of thinking. He targets that market perfectly, and as huge hip-hop fan from boring ass Northern Indiana I can honestly say he is doing me justice. That’s why I’m going to buy his album and products…so will the other 10 million white teens/adolescence that listen to rap, but are geographically isolated from ritualistic hip-hop culture. He is going to be huge, I just hope he keeps the material flowing so his fans can fill the void they have – I’d buy Sullee’s album…You can hang on to JusRyme’s. AR-15 sit down…
March 29th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Dude, that brother from the south told you like it is, “ghetto revival? Why would you ever want to bring the ghetto back?” Oh wait, I know why… because you’re from Davis, California. You don’t even know what the ghetto is. San Francisco to Davis… You know exactly WHAT Davis is…poser! Wack ass rapper, reality show killer! Davis is the most closed minded city in NorCal… might as well be living in Pasadena. There are more Asians and Whites by a count of 100 to 1 in Davis. You know and I know there isn’t a Ghetto within 100 miles of Davis… fake want to be little rich bitch. Come on, Serch saw it from the beginning. Your phony and everyone from here knows it! South sac… that’s more ghetto than you, and it isn’t even ghetto.
May 15th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
I THINK SULLEE IS A PUNK ASS BITCH WHO YOU WONT SEE AS BEING AN IMPORTANT FIGURE IN HIP HOP AT ALL!! SAME FOR SHAMROCK, THE DUDES A CARBON COPY OF THE WHOLE ALANTA SCENE-PAUL WALL ANYONE? HIP HOP TODAY IS CRUMBLING DUE TO THE LACK OF GENUINE ARTISTS AND THE LACK OF WISE PEOPLE TO REVIVE IT!! PERIOD, ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE
June 4th, 2007 at 9:42 am
John brown was my favortie since day 1. i was anxious for every nights show just to see how he would ”perform”. Sham was good too but didnt deserve to win in the end. That judge who said that lyrics weren’t important.. hell with him.. Lyrics is what we hear, what we like, what catches peoples attention ..
Anyways JB is a genius, i’ll be the first in line to buy his cds. Hop you’ll go far in life dude, we’re behind you all the way!
Hallelujha Hollaback!!
August 27th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Half the comments here are probably phony. Just another ingenuous “businessman” move to make this paradox Ghetto Revival thing sound so much more significant than it really is.
November 12th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Omg !!!! finally another white rapper…like i seriously can’t waiiiiit for his album to come out like omg im coppin it ..cuz this guy’s super hot and his white lol ..white boy 4 life holla
December 27th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Listen up America! John Brown is dope, he is at another level in the game. It’s rare today in hip-hop for someone to actually be spitting knowledge that in depth to you. I mean, look what’s going on in the world today..from the holy war in the middle east, social facism in the ghetto, to the burbs where middle class america foots the bill for everything.I mean real talk, with all that shit going on we got mcs talking about suprmaning hoes and poping bottles? We black and white need to get up and start taking a stance on some of these issues. And for some reason I think that’s why john didn’t win, he waited till the finals and dropped a bomb! He smart and reached a wide audience with that shit. So how I get affiliated with this movement? much love