Comments on: Jay-Z’s Def Jam Contract Up For Debate

By: Black

Black — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:48:46 +0000

greedy Jay

By: Roc Boy Goonz

Roc Boy Goonz — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:24:02 +0000

Fuck All Yall Haters Hov The Best rapper alive hands down and he does deserv a fucking new deal Dick Heads!

By: Mi Mi ©

Mi Mi © — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:35:51 +0000

Of course Hov deserves the big bucks…He is a brand name and every brand name comes with a higher price…Like some people already mentioned, he made a lot of acts a success and a household name. He has an eye for what can be success (i.e., Rihanna, Neyo, Kanye), and a lot of the acts that are under his wing, are the top, most successful artists at Def Jam…There should be no argument…

By: Reto

Reto — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:59:41 +0000

it’s funny how some of you say Jay-Z has done a good job when yall don’t know what he does on a day to day basis and have never seen him in action on the job. Jay-Z’s did not have the credentials for the executive job. No College Education, no degree, no past experience working in an office, and no knowledge of the business besides(being an artist for 10 years)

By: James

James — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:56:10 +0000

Shawn Carter is a millionaire, meaning he’s paid, Carter can be found in Forbes mag, Meaning if you have lets say 20 mill and you gross 20mil, what can’t you buy with 20 mil that you can’t get with 10 or 5 or any for that matter, if your buying something that cost over a mill your just flossin and your not thinking about others your thinking about SELF witch most ppl do when they get money, they say i look out but there’s really no look out besides the ppl that were with you b4 u got on but when you got on you didnt look out for ppl like US, because ppl like us BUY your shit so if WE the PEOPLE dont buy YOUR shit then YOU the PERSON dont EAT… A rapper dont make a rapper, FANS make a rapper, and MEDIA makes you somebody, All people talk about is money an more money, when is a nuf a nuf, you can’t take none of the shit with you when you die so while your alive you should do for the people who dont have anything because thats what life is about helping others and if your not doing that then you aint shit and your just under the power of the DEVIL by looking out forself and not helping the being of LIFE. Were all the same ppl, white, black, mixed, asian, hispanics, middle easterns, were all PEOPLE WHEN ITS ALL SAID AND DONE and we all need each other because that’s life the real meaning of life called helping each other grow and learn and EDUCATION not let me ball out and fuck you.. When i say help im not always talking about money you can help in many ways, but the bottom line is treat ppl how you want to be treated and life will be ok, asking for something when you already got it is greed and is so uncalled for. Because the love of money is the root of evil anyway and alot of ppl fall right into it as expected. NOW THATS REAL TALK..

By: T2

T2 — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:49:12 +0000

def jam is running rap yall haterz cant name a label or a president that is doing better than Hov & def jam!

name a better label and a better president than Hov the past year?

By: ....................

.................... — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:27:14 +0000

@ 94

Rihanna is RIAA platinum which is albums shipped, but actual albums sold is 855k.

By: whoa

whoa — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:47:08 +0000

my nigga girlfriend work for island def jam and she told him jay wanted 200 million. thats a lotta fuckin money to pay out when u dont even know how profitable music is gonna be in the next few years. but who knows he might get it. that 200 mill would consist of all the albums he’s gonna drop in the next 5 years (probably 2 or 3), all his worldwide concerts, all his duties at def jam (he oversees all the projects, but doesnt work in marketing), in charge of running the offices at def jam(which includes marketing but it’s marketing’s job to market, contracts, setting up tours), and bringing new artists to the label(which is under-rated, considering u have to get people out of existing contracts, draw up new contracts, calculate an artists value, talk to agents), and also overseeing the development of new artists. this is what she said and she should know better than a lot of people. shit if i had to do all of that i would be asking for heavy bread too. it is over 5 years. 50 wants 100 million and he doesnt have to do anywhere near that much shit

By: GX

GX — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:37:16 +0000

@54…*cough* check billboard or sumn nigga cuz rihanna been went plat in the u.s….

which brings me to my point.
def jam’s 2 main artist are who?? neyo-is on hella lot of new songs/remixes and is on tour with r.kelly so you know he gettin jay paid.
rihanna-like i said check it folks she did go plat in the u.s. (the riaa thing is beside gggb which means 1 mill or more sold) and she’s scoopin up the most awards of anyone else in the game this year plus she’s havin sold out tours in europe (and she CAN sing if you saw the AMA’s you know it and are just hatin) so im sure she’s makin him HELLA bucks 2.

jay is doin in the words of mary j. blige “just fine,fine,fine,fine,fine,fine” roflmao i had to do tht

By: rocstar

rocstar — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:10:05 +0000

i think he should go to columbia and son jim jones