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KOOL KEITH RIPS COLUMBIA/RUFFHOUSE THRU EMAILS

In a move that I am sure will be duplicated by other artists, Kool Keith charged Columbia Records with not marketing and promoting his Black Elvis album enough. In a mass email, which has duplicated over and over again, he rips his radio promotion, publicity, video promotion, and even online departments. After each question, he gives a Columbia exec email address to contact.

He encourages fans to email them as many times as need be. According to sources, Columbia execs have been receiving over 1000 Kool Keith emails a piece. Although this has probably become a nuisance to Columbia, this now gives the artists a medium to express displeasure with their record labels. Hopefully labels will see the outpour of support and re-shift their priorities and rethink their "throw it against the wall and see" strategy. Kool Keith's email tirade is also much better than "tearing up the label office" that past artists have chosen to express their frustration.

We'll gauge the Kool Keith project to see if Columbia reacts or, just waits and hopes it goes away.

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