Personally I think the hateful comments on his FB page are almost just as bad as any poor behavior on Dred's part. But that's the internet for you. OP did the right thing by making it public, you don't let somebody wrong you like that. Otherwise you'll end up spending your whole life trying to rationalize people taking advantage of you (it's only $100 dollars, for example) because you wouldn't stand up for yourself.
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PaRappa the Rapper told me to drop dead.
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LookAtMeGo
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I wouldn't send him any hatefull messages myself but at least this way he might think twice about telling fans to drop dead ect publicly online. Its always fun to be an asshole to people untill it backfires. Hopefully its a lesson learned. Treat others how you would like to be treated.
Exactly. I stated earlier some shame will hopefully do him some good. But there's a difference between shaming and some of the nasty thing people are saying to him on his FB. Two wrongs don't make a right, and all that.
Here For The Free Feed
Member
damn is this still going, he's probably loving the attention and actually thinks he is a somebody now. great.
LookAtMeGo
Member
Oh ya for sure. I havn't bothered to look at what is being said. Im sure some of it is uncalled for.
I'm sure in the end once everything blows over that's how he will rationalize everything, but right now I'm confident he is not a happy guy. Possible legal trouble and people saying horrible things to you is never a good time.
Ahh. I see what you mean now.
LookAtMeGo
Member
3rdamention brought it up and people agreed but I dont think anybody actually sent any money to OP
I sympathize with the OP as do I anybody that was stolen from but I didn't steal his money. Hopefully he'll get the money back from Dred who did. I'm pretty sure the OP at this point has pretty much "written off" the money but wanted people to know that Dred Foxx was a bad guy. He can correct me if I'm wrong.
Edit: Also, I've been stolen from before as I'm sure most of us have, and yeah I'd call those people out if I knew who they were like the OP did, but I wouldn't expect or want GAF to send me money.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
I didn't realize there was such a big fan base for PTR or his "voice actor" who is completely disposable when it comes to Parappa, he's gonna get some press but the dude ain't famous or powerful enough to pull this shit. Makes me think of promoters who screw over talent and expect to get away with it, which many use to but now? Well a lot still do but social media is certainly making it harder, especially if you screw over the wrong person and they have the means to get the story spread... That shit just don't fly anymore.
On the other hand thanks to it the internet is full of people who will eat shit and call it filet mignon if it's served by a "celebrity" or anyone they seek to get "in" with if it means they might get a chance attention recognition from them, quite funny in its own sad way watching people pander and suck up on FB or Twitter where they just embarrass themselves and if not become a joke to whom they're doing to it, get flagged as someone to avoid.
Wow, MC Lars... Been awhile, quick search and it looks like their issue was resolved awhile ago. http://rapgenius.com/1632487/Mc-lar...nt-three-grand-for-that-verse-or-ill-sue-true
On the other hand thanks to it the internet is full of people who will eat shit and call it filet mignon if it's served by a "celebrity" or anyone they seek to get "in" with if it means they might get a chance attention recognition from them, quite funny in its own sad way watching people pander and suck up on FB or Twitter where they just embarrass themselves and if not become a joke to whom they're doing to it, get flagged as someone to avoid.
Wow, MC Lars... Been awhile, quick search and it looks like their issue was resolved awhile ago. http://rapgenius.com/1632487/Mc-lar...nt-three-grand-for-that-verse-or-ill-sue-true
eso76
Member
I'm not saying that was OP's intention at all, mind you.
Rex_Harrison
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I don't agree with the message that it sends. It gives the message, " steal anything you want, somebody else will help them get it back and that makes it ok "
It's just like the idiots that steal from stores, " don't worry about it, their insurance will pay for it." Um, no. Stores end up raising praises because of theft.
I want the OP to get his money back from the guy that stole it from him.
LookAtMeGo
Member
I agree with you, I hope he gets his money back but i didnt steal anything, besides Im broke enough as it is. I was just pointing out that an interest was shown in raising money for OP even though there was no follow through.
Yeah sorry I got that, you were responding to the other poster that asked. I was just responding through you since you were the last to bring it up.
RobbieNick
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This thread needs some love together.
LookAtMeGo
Member
Oooohh gotcha
Err, why would we give him $100?
Agent Gibbs
Member
Has this still not made Kotaku?
Dred sounds like utter pond scum, i really feel for OP
can't believe its all over $100 though, surely if he is such a Legend he'll basically be sleeping on $100 bills or using them to snort coke off a whores ass?
I don't buy the semi defence that he could be hard up and wanting work, because surely if he was desperate for work, or willing to work he'd have been nicer to OP and certainly wanted to make a good impression by at the least refunding fast if he couldn't complete the work for whatever reason, and therefore given everyone a positive image of himself
right now its like he's choosing to do the exact opposite....
did i read right and he's writing a song about haters including the OP?
so he wants to get into more mainstream Rap, where admittedly content of songs isn't exactly known for its high brow content, resorting to singing about "money and bitches", or the better ones who rap about society and their hard ship in life...where he's going to compete by singing about what? his hardship of being parappa and how some guy he owed money shamed him.....oh boy
Dred sounds like utter pond scum, i really feel for OP
can't believe its all over $100 though, surely if he is such a Legend he'll basically be sleeping on $100 bills or using them to snort coke off a whores ass?
I don't buy the semi defence that he could be hard up and wanting work, because surely if he was desperate for work, or willing to work he'd have been nicer to OP and certainly wanted to make a good impression by at the least refunding fast if he couldn't complete the work for whatever reason, and therefore given everyone a positive image of himself
right now its like he's choosing to do the exact opposite....
did i read right and he's writing a song about haters including the OP?
so he wants to get into more mainstream Rap, where admittedly content of songs isn't exactly known for its high brow content, resorting to singing about "money and bitches", or the better ones who rap about society and their hard ship in life...where he's going to compete by singing about what? his hardship of being parappa and how some guy he owed money shamed him.....oh boy
PROGRAM_IX
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I'm just waiting for someone to set up a rap battle thread now. Those raps were so much fun to read, shame there were so many meltdowns and lectures in between.
Edit: hrrrrm this will do for now. Still love those GAF raps though.
I see zero problem with him enjoying his professional name being dragged through the mud. It'd almost be a plus.
eso76
Member
for the entertainment !
PROGRAM_IX
Member
Oh man that's genius. I've been thinking I should make a megapost with all the raps up to now but I'm too lazy/busy at the moment.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
If Dred does make a rap, we should ask him why he couldn't record the five lines he was actually paid to.
Agent Gibbs
Member
*claps* perfecto
highoffcoffee496
Member
Dred just posted an update on the Parappa FB group:
"It means nothing to me...I'ts annoying but I could careless...all my "Real" FANmily, Imma see you on my new SELECTIVE page I'm setting up with my new adm's..Im deleting this one in a minute so we can keep it POSITIVE...Oh! Dont worry! I'm going on YouTube with my side of this petty buffoonery...I will also hit up my man Treezy @ junkie monkeys.com (always showed me love) and drop the truth. Also I am not accepting request at this time nor responding to questions or insults..no offense to the GOOD..Im FOCUSING. In the immortal words "I gotta believe!" That "1" (one) out of 500 + thousand FANS can't break the chain..DON'T give that "1" (one) the power..duece n heart."
"It means nothing to me...I'ts annoying but I could careless...all my "Real" FANmily, Imma see you on my new SELECTIVE page I'm setting up with my new adm's..Im deleting this one in a minute so we can keep it POSITIVE...Oh! Dont worry! I'm going on YouTube with my side of this petty buffoonery...I will also hit up my man Treezy @ junkie monkeys.com (always showed me love) and drop the truth. Also I am not accepting request at this time nor responding to questions or insults..no offense to the GOOD..Im FOCUSING. In the immortal words "I gotta believe!" That "1" (one) out of 500 + thousand FANS can't break the chain..DON'T give that "1" (one) the power..duece n heart."
He really will do anything to avoid apologizing, won't he. Can't wait to see how he tries to spin this into him being the victim.
Also nice to see that he's re-estimated his fan count at 1,500.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Damn Dred, 500 mil turns to a K
Mad his fans just served him up like parfait
Now he's hidin' behind his big sis Treezy
"I gotta believe?" Bro, you so damn cheesy.
highoffcoffee496
Member
Yea, can't wait to witness the ever giving turns in this story xD Pretty pathetic though that he won't just apologize though.... :/
Also, for some reason he has yet to delete any of the negative comments on his FB page, which I find odd.
Acquiescence
Member
This shit belongs in the Argos thread.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
nah, it's clearly 500 + thousand = 1500 fans
wonder what happened to the other 499998500 fans? maybe they lost money and left the fanmily too
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I don't know, I interpreted it as 500 thousand + fans, him placing the + in the wrong place, to mean that he thinks he has over 500,000 fans.
I guess it doesn't really matter. I hope you all are right though because at least that would mean he's facing reality.
I fixed the PaRappa Wikipedia page for you, specifically where it mentions Dred Foxx.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
That iPad money was their rent
But dred did get 5.5m ipads out of the deal
can't they see how benificial that is for the FANmily???
sarcasm mate
Rex_Harrison
Banned
First of all they're Parappa the Rappa fans, not Dred Foxx fans. He can easily be replaced. He needs to get over himself. I'd never even heard of Dred until I read this thread ( that was a better rhyme than Dred has ever made)
What's with the 1 ( one ) and the one ( 1 ) ?
Does he find numbers confusing ? so he feels the need to translate them ? That might explain his oddball request for $50 or $75 or $100 to do 5 lines of dialogue.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Reality is that he has 45 followers on Facebook.
Santerestil
Banned
Slowtaku meme exists for a reason, you know.
And this thread, the history of NeoGAF in the making!
Ravensmash
Member
Kind of annoying that media outlets haven't picked up on this.
Even an article mentioning it would hopefully persuade some of his blind fanbase that there's something going on.
Even an article mentioning it would hopefully persuade some of his blind fanbase that there's something going on.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Seriously. I think a story about a cartoon dog gone bad, like... Different Strokes bad... would practically write itself. It's not like Kotaku's overwhelmed with content -- they're currently running a story called "Magic: The Gathering of Buttcracks."
Based on the things he has said on his FB page, it's obvious he has made PaRappa a part of his own self-identity. He actually sees himself as being PaRappa, and with that being the case, all of the people that bought "his" games are therefore his fans.
Of course this way of thinking is flawed for many reasons. Probably one of the biggest being that often times people like the cartoon characters but could not care less about who is voicing them. Homer Simpson is probably my favorite animated character and I could not tell you a single thing about the guy that voices him, and of course The Simpsons are huge.
It'd be good if someone here could contact a few media outlets about this.
I personally feel this has been taken about as far as it should be taken. The information is out there, people have a better idea on what Dred Foxx is like, and hopefully some shame did him some good or best case he returns the money though it's unikely. $100 was stolen this is true and it is a lot of money to even me, but at the same time, it is not really enough to be news worthy or to ruin somebody's life over. If we were talking about thousands of dollars I would guess it would have been picked up by now.
ItsGeeMcGee
Member
Now if his 1500 fans purchase 333,333 diss tracks pp (that's per person) he'll be able to move the 500 million copies he had printed
Green Card
Member
I find it funny with all the shit kotaku runs they couldn't bother to post this.
Opening scene for Parappa 3
Leech, Steal, you just wanted lines, if ya wanna test me I'm sure you'll find
The things I teach you are sure to cheat ya never the less you get a lesson from teacher now
Wire X X X X X,
Stall O O O O O
Post X X X X X
Hmm now I see your getting mad, wire more money, son you've been had.
Post X X X X
GAF O O O O
Seriously though that's f#&ked. Dredd is pathetic milking his 15 minutes.
Leech, Steal, you just wanted lines, if ya wanna test me I'm sure you'll find
The things I teach you are sure to cheat ya never the less you get a lesson from teacher now
Wire X X X X X,
Stall O O O O O
Post X X X X X
Hmm now I see your getting mad, wire more money, son you've been had.
Post X X X X
GAF O O O O
Seriously though that's f#&ked. Dredd is pathetic milking his 15 minutes.
Ravensmash
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What makes you think he's learnt anything from this situation? That you can take money from people and then get away with it because you view yourself as untouchable?
The amount is irrelevant, $100 is more than enough to kick up a fuss over.
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