Def Jam In A Jam
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slicemysta
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yeah...
...and Anotonio LA Reid just accepted the position...I don't know if that's good or bad though...They say LA Reid has terrible personal spending habits...
Peace,
Slicemysta
...and Anotonio LA Reid just accepted the position...I don't know if that's good or bad though...They say LA Reid has terrible personal spending habits...
Peace,
Slicemysta
I don't think it matters, all they do is ask the man in charge to write checks, they don't do one damn beat or write nan hook, They look at what has a good track selling history and make the artist duplicate that, my lil sister could take the job and the public wouldn't know the difference
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slicemysta
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word...
I'm just saying I hope LA Reid will put a focus on making good decisions to put Def Jam back on the map (putting out quality material, whether considered "hiphop" or "commerical rap")...Def Jam's going down, so I just hope LA can bring it back...Regardless of what people think, DEF JAM IS THE BEST HIPHOP LABEL EVER!!! And I don't buy a lot of new Def Jam shit, but you gotta admit, they've played a huge part in this Hiphop music thing...
***LA Reid: if you're reading this, PLEASE PUT SOME MARKETING/PROMO MONEY BEHIND GHOSTFACE'S NEW JOINT, AND KEEP HIS SHIT RAW!!!***PLEASE???
Peace,
Slicemysta
I'm just saying I hope LA Reid will put a focus on making good decisions to put Def Jam back on the map (putting out quality material, whether considered "hiphop" or "commerical rap")...Def Jam's going down, so I just hope LA can bring it back...Regardless of what people think, DEF JAM IS THE BEST HIPHOP LABEL EVER!!! And I don't buy a lot of new Def Jam shit, but you gotta admit, they've played a huge part in this Hiphop music thing...
***LA Reid: if you're reading this, PLEASE PUT SOME MARKETING/PROMO MONEY BEHIND GHOSTFACE'S NEW JOINT, AND KEEP HIS SHIT RAW!!!***PLEASE???
Peace,
Slicemysta
Re: word...
yes please .. ghost is my fav mc.. they better do tha man justice...by da looks of things its gonna be another dope album from tony starks...that run shit is HaRD!!
Originally posted by slicemysta
I'm just saying I hope LA Reid will put a focus on making good decisions to put Def Jam back on the map (putting out quality material, whether considered "hiphop" or "commerical rap")...Def Jam's going down, so I just hope LA can bring it back...Regardless of what people think, DEF JAM IS THE BEST HIPHOP LABEL EVER!!! And I don't buy a lot of new Def Jam shit, but you gotta admit, they've played a huge part in this Hiphop music thing...
***LA Reid: if you're reading this, PLEASE PUT SOME MARKETING/PROMO MONEY BEHIND GHOSTFACE'S NEW JOINT, AND KEEP HIS SHIT RAW!!!***PLEASE???
Peace,
Slicemysta
yes please .. ghost is my fav mc.. they better do tha man justice...by da looks of things its gonna be another dope album from tony starks...that run shit is HaRD!!
inrctyhoodmusic
Muzik Militant
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 5
Def jam is done it's sinking ship that LA Reid will not be able to save....They have way too many artist signed and way too many street people with no knowledge of the music industry employed ....Classic example is Joe Budden..This guy has Skillz but his managment and their people inside at Def Jam have no idea of what's good music out Of over 100 songs this guy recorded they happened to pick 18 songs and only 5 were good Kevin Lies left and hopefully he left his problems at Def Jam because if he takes his poor desicion making to wanner music with Lyor Cohen then the same thing will happen again........
LA Reid--His foucs is not going to be on hip hop he's going to build def soul up before he even messes with desicion making at def jam so expect quite few artist on def jam ask for a realse from their contract
LA Reid--His foucs is not going to be on hip hop he's going to build def soul up before he even messes with desicion making at def jam so expect quite few artist on def jam ask for a realse from their contract
God
Creator of the Universe
ill o.g.
It's a good thing that Lyor Cohen sold out with Russell Simmons for $130 million in 1999. Probably the best decision they made.
I think that once Def Jam was owned by Universal, Lyor did what he could for personal gain while fulfilling his contractual obligations. After all, who's a top dog at Warner Music now: Lyor Cohen (he's not the Island/Def Jam man anymore!).
The TVT suit against him for $30 million was a bullet that was personally aimed at Cohen, and I bet it was because of some things he did to people he ousted, who then backed up TVT with information. That situation was dirty.
Lyor came out OK, though, even with a fraud charge.
I think LA Reid is looking for a Cash Cow. He will have to fabricate a good pop/R&B crossover act to do that. He needs the sale of something with huge crossover to bring some money back. Needless to say, the common equity in Def Jam has devalued a lot. I think the massive promo and spending that built up Def Jam prior to the sale, was because Russell Simmons and Lyor Cohen wanted to make the sale with their equity at a high.
It also shows you how ludicrous Irv Gotti is for saying his company is worth $60-100 million. He only wishes he could get rid of the liabilities incurred by Murder Inc.
Def Jam is like Rome... too much internal politics, while the empire crumbles from the outer edges.
I would oust a lot of middle management and slash operating costs. Oh, and tell their promotions to stop using label money at strip clubs.
-Sincerely,
God
I think that once Def Jam was owned by Universal, Lyor did what he could for personal gain while fulfilling his contractual obligations. After all, who's a top dog at Warner Music now: Lyor Cohen (he's not the Island/Def Jam man anymore!).
The TVT suit against him for $30 million was a bullet that was personally aimed at Cohen, and I bet it was because of some things he did to people he ousted, who then backed up TVT with information. That situation was dirty.
Lyor came out OK, though, even with a fraud charge.
I think LA Reid is looking for a Cash Cow. He will have to fabricate a good pop/R&B crossover act to do that. He needs the sale of something with huge crossover to bring some money back. Needless to say, the common equity in Def Jam has devalued a lot. I think the massive promo and spending that built up Def Jam prior to the sale, was because Russell Simmons and Lyor Cohen wanted to make the sale with their equity at a high.
It also shows you how ludicrous Irv Gotti is for saying his company is worth $60-100 million. He only wishes he could get rid of the liabilities incurred by Murder Inc.
Def Jam is like Rome... too much internal politics, while the empire crumbles from the outer edges.
I would oust a lot of middle management and slash operating costs. Oh, and tell their promotions to stop using label money at strip clubs.
-Sincerely,
God
bigdmakintrax
BeatKreatoR
All of the recent allegations against Universal & Def Jam and Overstating
Chart results and possibly sales will completely lead to either their restructuring or collapse......also I think it is a pivotal time in the industry, with the Fall of Rawkus and the scandals around Universal, compounded by RIAA are handwriting on the wall that there will be some New Labels that will start to move to higher posititions in the industry.........Joe Budden was a lot of Hype....I think he was a good MC but inner City was right....the tracks that they had him on were not Really the underground Joe Budden style........it is the time for the Independent Labels to Shine and try to gain a lot of respect in their regions.......some of the big labels are in trouble.
Chart results and possibly sales will completely lead to either their restructuring or collapse......also I think it is a pivotal time in the industry, with the Fall of Rawkus and the scandals around Universal, compounded by RIAA are handwriting on the wall that there will be some New Labels that will start to move to higher posititions in the industry.........Joe Budden was a lot of Hype....I think he was a good MC but inner City was right....the tracks that they had him on were not Really the underground Joe Budden style........it is the time for the Independent Labels to Shine and try to gain a lot of respect in their regions.......some of the big labels are in trouble.