Now thats what I call RAW but real, just like if you work with an artist at our level or underground...no A&R, no middleman to politic someone who has a name only.....just the Artists feel on the stuff he wants, too bad its not always like that though, but I do know a few folks that are in a good enuff position to hand as many cd's to an artist, but in a real label an A&R has to pick the tracks they, "in their opinion" think are hot for the artist project....thats round 1.....then go sell it to the head of A&R and sometimes a staff meeting round 2 (thats why a lot of times an A&R might hear something hot but not a FIRE joint and not touch it because they do not want to get laughed out or rejected from their bosses office)........then after those filters.....hit the artist up......but sometimes there is another snag..........a lot of times in house producers and A&R's at a label are connected pretty well .............in house producers usually at a major label can cleverly replicate your beat and then add to it and make it even hotter or slightly change your hot beat into their unique platinum joint...thats the other side of the house......so for some unknown or little known to have his name listed on a platinum album credits is a FEAT in itself if you know all of the hoops......how do I know all of this.....well I don't personally but I have a few people that work at a label and some other people that have been thru the rungs with this beauracracy and red tape.........but getting at an artists ear that has control and can pick his own beats jumps over that whole mess ........but you can never forget the story of Young Guru and how much he loved Lil Brother and told Jayz, and then 9th became an overnight success, so you never know how you could get on a project....