1. He was making a name for himself in stand-up and had some bit parts in a movie. I don't think anyone is claiming that he was a superstar before his show, but no one is a super star before they get their big break.
2. From what I've seen of his old stuff, he had a mixed audience. However, he did appear on Def Jam and did do some black comedy clubs, so to say he had no name among black people is simply false.
3. I don't know how many black people were or weren't watching CC before the CS. Hell, the CS audience in general probably wasn't that big before the CS, so it's kind of a moot point.
4. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you said Faizon was right. Faizon said Dave was never funny and all his comments are geared towards trying to prove that Dave doesn't deserve the shine he's getting. How is that not negative? If I'm misunderstanding you or the level to which you agree with him, let me know.
5. I don't know what you mean by propped. As far as I know, Dave put in the work and is reaping the benefits. When you say he's being propped, you make it sound like he doesn't have the talent, and is just artificially being put in a position of success. But that doesn't really fit the flow of his career especially when you consider that he went on a 7 year hiatus, came back, put his own tour in the works, and basically picked up right where left off with fans across the spectrum. Doesn't sound like anyone propped him up to me.
I never stated that Dave wasn't funny. Dude is cool. I have no issue with his comedy.
What I agree with Faizon message was that black ppl wasn't fucking with Dave before the CS. He listed several outlets and gave insight to back up that statement.
I even took it a step further and stated to a couple of posters, if Dave was on a show with these following cats in their prime, who would kill the show, if Dave is GOAT, then he should be able to wash these comedians or go behind a Bernie Mac and destroy.
It's a reason Bernie Mac went last on Kings Of Comedy. In 2000, that's what all niggas talked about, Not Dave's Killing me Softly, niggas (black women) beauty salon, church going, postal workers, radio personals were talking about "milk and cookies" and shit. That bit.
But a show with these dudes on it, in their prime, you telling me Dave is better than this cats? Stand-up??
Bernie Mac
Martin
Jamie Foxx
Damion Waynes
Chris Rock
Steve Harvey
Ced the Entertainer
Rickey Smiley
AJ Johnson
Chris Tucker
Kevin Hart
Kat Williams
Mark Cooper
Sinbad
These comedians on the same show as Dave in their prime, who would kill the show? I said all that to say this, when Dave was out, around the Def Jam time, he was out before then, but for the sake of my point, he was not the nigga that everybody was fucking with. Yall fuss is that "oh it takes time to blow up" and my only response is, what the hell does "blowing" up mean, and blowing up to who, cacs?
80-90%% of those comics that I listed, were blown up in the black audience/market and had TV shows, movies, or appeared on outlets that majority of black folks fucked with.
You don't have the luxury of the internet to use with these cats that I listed and they were eating. You can't run to YT to watch clips of these dudes, you saw these dudes on TV shows, late-night talk shows, etc without the use of the Internet, thus my reasoning to saying that they got their shot.
Dave was not in that group of comedians and all of those comedians (with the exception of Kevin) were in Dave's class or around when Dave was doing his comedy thing.
That's the point I and Faizon was making, he was not that nigga while other comedians including Monique and Sommore, Adele Givens, were at the time. They all from the same class, years, pack. I don't think dude was hating, nor am I, I'm just speaking the truth about how the game was.