Monday, December 15, 2008

Where in the World is Clyde Carson?


If you have wondered when Theatre Music is dropping, if Clyde will release a mixtape, or where he's been lately, the above video has your answer. Well, actually I lied. It only answers the last question. The Team's Clyde Carson has been on a world tour with Black Wall Street promoting The Game's new album LAX. The audio isn't tremendous on here, but I'm amazed at how hyped these international crowds get for an opening act, as it is fair to assume that Clyde isn't exactly a known entity in Africa or Scandinavia.

It's great that Clyde is getting to travel the world and have the amazing eye-opening experiences that come with that, but I am still frustrated by his label situation. In review: Clyde was on the local label Moe Doe, but was then signed to Capitol Records. Then for some reason he was placed on a Capitol subsidiary, The Game's Black Wall Street. As a result Clyde has spent a lot of time in LA playing the background. By most accounts Clyde's debut solo album Theatre Music has been done for over a year, but Game keeps pushing his projects instead.

I have nothing against Game, but BWS just doesn't seem like a good fit for Clyde. If he is going to be consistently placed on a back burner and just be one of Game's hypemen, then he might as well be in Oakland making music with Kaz. Clyde has a gang of potential, but I think he may be on the wrong path. It is koo to see him on stage in Sweden in an Oakland sweatshirt tho. I can get used to that. As $hort and B-La would say, he's "so international."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

its the newwww movementt.. FREEE CLYDE CARSON!! FASSSST!! black wall street let him goo..

Coolhand Luke said...

LOL Yeah. The Team will trade Mayne Mannish and a few Buicks to Black Wall for Clyde.

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