::the brooklynista::: R.I.P.FatBeats.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

R.I.P.FatBeats.

It's the end of an era. Fat Beats has been around since 1994 and has been a second home us since 2006. There were many events that had taken place over the years here at the one and only Fat Beats. Fat Beats was "The last stop for Hip-Hop" with technology growing, illegal downloading and even legal downloading it has taken a huge hit on the record store. Customers weren't coming in as much as they used to, with the exception of the true hip-hop heads. The in-stores weren't as packed as they used to be, until last week. Ever since the world was actually out to the media it was pure chaos. People who said Fat Beats was a home to them started coming out of the wood works but if it TRULY was your second home where were YOU the past couple of years and supporting these artist and the fat beats name? If you are a true fat beats fan, why is the store closing down? It pisses me off because I know how much blood sweat and tears went into the store. The Brown Bag Allstars were the ones running it with Eclipse. I saw the hard work, determination, and love for hip-hop through them. They all were a part of holding the store up for little to nothing pay, but it wasn't about the money for them. It was about being a part of the biggest place in hip-hop, the love they had for music. Which is truly admirable. It will be hard to say goodbye to Fat Beats for the last time today. Last night we had a little pow wow reminiscing our favorite memories of the beats in the last couple of years. The Christmas parties, the in-stores, watching the Halloween parade from the windows, practices, meetings, video-shoots, the first dates, the friendships, the romances, and in all this we have hip-hop to thank.

The love we all share for one common ground.. HIP-HOP!

Thank you Fat Beats for the memories.. You will be missed!