This is HidinginSanity. As you can see, this isn't the site you're used to seeing. Please, do not hesitate to read on.
The Takeover - The Future of HidinginSanity
Posted By Lethal Illness @ 5:19 PM on January 18, 2010.
The Introduction
Regretfully, I am making this post. Let me start off with I mean no disrespect to Clinton, Casanova, or even B-lee. I'd like to continue our friendships, continue working together, and keep the peace. Although I don't see Clinton being too happy and continuing our friendship, I do think Casanova will respect my decisions and reasoning and keep in contact. Furthermore, I would like to keep your full support in my decisions and continue to come to
HidinginSanity.com.
The Background
About nine months ago my producer, our rapper friend, and myself decided we'd start this website to post about our lives, our interests, our music, and the music we love. We wanted to have a
successful site in which people would come to read and enjoy our posts. Let me back track a little. The actual name of
HidinginSanity came from a comedian's skit, even though Clinton claims it as his own, no disrespect. Now Clinton wanted a site to post about his music without us, it was only after he stated his idea that we
all discussed it and then
equally decided we'd make a joint blog and name it HidinginSanity because the double entente fit our lives. Clinton wanted to post about his music and that was cool (we did too). However, the whole purpose of this site wasn't Clinton and it will never be that way, regardless of his talent and how much I respect him. The purpose of this site was to be the only Hip Hop bloggers who weren't obsessed with commercial garbage and show people the lyrical/real side of it. Whether it be with our own music
AND/OR others, along with a little bit of our personal lives.
The Downfall
I've felt disrespected in a few ways over the past few months. Aside from the funny little jokes we say about each other (ex. Clinton is lazy, Lethal is M.I.A., etc.) there is some serious disrespect in some of it. I made a joke about it, but the whole birthday thing was disrespectful and uncalled for. However, I didn't make a big deal out of it, it was a typical Clinton comment. However, the whole B-lee thing was really the point that's brought me to have thoughts of leaving for the past few months. Clinton and Casanova thought of bringing B-lee here. I would have had no problem with it, but I wasn't even confronted or informed of the decision (let alone the idea) of B-lee coming here. I found out the second you (the readers) did. I thought that was dirty, but Cas apologized and admitted his mistake. However, Clinton and I haven't even spoke since nor has he apologized.
The Verdict
Through-out and due to the disrespect and the insubordinate attitude of not wanting to make this site successful; I have reached a decision. I am going to take this site and turn it into what I wanted to in the first place. Let me be clear, I host this site; it's images and everything, and have been since the beginning. I own it in all technicalities and I am taking it back. If Clinton, Casanova, and even B-lee want to join the new HidinginSanity I will be happy to let them be authors of my site. If and only if they are going to comply and post regularly without disrespecting me. Although unfortunately, I don't see Clinton following through.
The Takeover
HidinginSanity will undergo a complete makeover. As you can already see, this is no longer on a blogger format. This will be the page you see until the new HidinginSanity is completed and ready for launch. I will start from scratch, the new HidinginSanity will start from a clean slate with a new introductory post, a new look, a new format, new features, new content, and will be regularly updated. I will continue to be the active part of the site both maintaining and entertaining. I might bring in some new authors, I might not. I hope to see Clinton, Casanova, and B-lee participating. However, I completely understand why they would want to decline.
The Closing
Thank you for your time and for reading my site. I hope you will continue to support and follow HidinginSanity on our return. I also hope the authors can respect my decision and see where I'm coming from. Finally, I hope if they can't that they will see other successes in their promising careers and talents.
Thank you to all,
Garett "Lethal Illness" Southerton