Monday, August 18, 2008

From the "oooooh, this pisses me off" files

Simon & Schuster gave Foxy Brown $75,000 and Lil' Kim $40,000 to write books that they never delivered. Brown's book was due in 2006 and Lil' Kim's was due in 2004. Both rap stars are being sued.


Okay, first I'm pissed 'cause "REAL WRITERS" could use those kind of advances, but I'm also confused and befuddled. Both of them were just in prison -- did they not have time to write????


heh, heh. . . I'm just saying. . .

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've seen their pics; I don't think they were paid for their actual writing abilities. ;-)

Do hope you get a fat contact soon.

Kagemusha said...

I have a similar dilemma trying to digest this... especially now that I finally have a manuscript being tossed around like a rubber ball...

This is an old essay, but you might find you are not alone in your anger:

http://www.apologiajcr.com/essays/why_I_Do_Not.htm

Cherrio,
JCR