We are publishing Barikat and Buldozer's writings to you exactly as they were written, without changing a single word.

Buldozer, the powerful voice of the West Coast who recently took the music scene by storm, has given us a statement. We are presenting it to you exactly as it was given, without any changes…
Friends, first of all, may God's peace be upon you.
I should especially point out that the bulldozer may have been on the market for 3 months.
But it has a long history! To put it mildly, even talking about these things...
I can say it bothers me. I would prefer to remain indifferent to this matter, but there has been a personal attack against me, and I have the right to respond.
After all this effort, I wouldn't have expected this from anyone, especially not from Mic Check, who, as he stated in his article, knows better than anyone that Buldozer is not a passive and inept rapper.

I deeply regret not releasing the rap songs I made for fun during 1996-97, before his album was released, instead of making them public as Ramiz stated in the news report below. This was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life and will absolutely never happen again. Mic Check (the Judge) knows those songs very well. I have absolutely no problem with him personally, and I don't even know him; I've never met him in person or had a conversation with him.
Some things are harder to fight for than to simply dismiss, and I sincerely believe that everyone is fighting for something in some way.

Let it be known that I never belittled myself by asking for news coverage or things like "oh, there are Hip Hop awards, we're going to win an Oscar," and I especially did not want to be included in this project, nor do I ever want to.

For example, I had no idea that the Milliyet newspaper would feature an article titled "THE VOICE OF TURKISH RAP IS RISING, QUALITY RAP ALBUMS ARE COMING ONE AFTER ANOTHER," under which my name, BULDOZER – THE REAL STEP IS HIP HOP, would appear. Similarly, I wasn't aware that songs from my album would be featured on Radio D, Star FM, and Bravo FM. Finally, I had no idea about any of the magazines that mentioned me. The only thing I knew was that I would be appearing on TV channels, but even that wasn't clear. I owe a debt of gratitude to Show TV, ATV, and Kanal 7 for their support in terms of advertising and news coverage.

Regarding the Hip Hop Oscars, I was nominated without being asked, but I see this not as disrespect, but as research. The friends who included me in this organization, rather than hindering me, researched album sales, and all the other details, so that I could be nominated, just like my other esteemed colleagues. I was only informed of my nominations later by the organizers. And I'm very happy about that. It means there are those who think I deserve it, but those who don't consider themselves worthy of this organization...
If there are those who don't approve, that's their business. Finally, I would like to state the following;

I don't care at all whether I win this or that award at the Hip Hop Oscars! The greatest reward for me will be the people who came to watch me, all of you.
What I will be sharing is an exchange of feelings. I would have liked to withdraw from this awards ceremony, but one way or another we will have a large audience, and this audience, along with the advertising and posters distributed, will be there.
Thanks to him, he knows I'll be there. First of all, it would be a great disrespect if I weren't there in person, if there were any spectators who came to watch me. For this reason, I'm immortal.
If I stay, I will be there that day, no matter the cost. Because I don't want to compromise my respect even if just one person is there for me that night.

In short;
Being with you all is the greatest reward I could receive. May it be auspicious.
May God protect you during Ramadan.

With deep respect!
Bulldozer Aka BuLLThuG CH