Why You Should Never Sign with Another Rapper…
Juelz Santana, Max B, Remy, Cuban Link, Jay Hood, everyone on Roc-A-Fella…the listed of disgruntled rappers we’ve heard from goes seems to go on and on. But lets all be honest…they primarily have only themselves to blame for breaking one of the cardinals sins of the business of hip hop…a mistake you out there, you “potential rappers,” would be a idiot to make…they all signed…to another rapper!
If you want another rapper to help you…write better raps…now that’s logical. Need a hook…throw him some cash if need be, but don’t sign a 5 album deal so you can get cosigned. What the hell do they know about developing and selling anyone but themselves! And what worse…they’re not even really in charge. The same people they have to politic with you for budget, they have to polly with for theirs.
When the Dipset started, it was 100% about Cam. Then both Jim and Juelz became far more relevant than me. So of course he bugs out! Problems!
Max B comes out through Jim, but Jim’s got to focus on getting all his paper right. To hell is Byrdgang…problems!
Everyone from Terror Squad is vamoose because Fat Joe blew out to Miami to make sure he got his ringtones monies right…problems!
Rumor has it that DTP just got their entire collection of R&B artists fired this week! And no one on Rocafella, more than half of them being from my own city of Philly, can understand why they can’t get a couple extra bars on “American Gangster.”
You think Jay Millz’s gonna have any more success than Currency had on Young Money? Your boss admits he’s addicted to syrup!
Sure, there are some anomalies here and there, T-Pain and Akon, John Legend and Kanye, but more likely, you’ll be Peedi Crakk or Triple Seis or any other disgruntled rapper, at home pissed knowing whatever tracks you turned in will never see the light of day.
Best advice…make hits on your own, get a fan base on MySpace, and sign with Koch.
Bari the Beautiful
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February 29th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
LMFAO @ Triple Seis….it took me a good 5 minutes to even remember who that was!
But, so true Mr. Bari!
February 29th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Don’t know if men be beautiful too but I’m guessing Bari’s a chick.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
ha! nvm.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
thats real every1 wanna b a rapper but hav no back up i wouldnt sign 2 a rapper either luda said it best on that song tell it like it is….rappers stavin do somthan else fast money dont last 2 long
February 29th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
word is bond brother.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Crazy…..I was thinking the exact same thing this morning after reading some shit…it’s true. But it also has a very positive side to it. Your name gets out there in 1 second to a large crowd….then it’s on you. That’s true and you can’t front.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
You do get your name out there…but you also run the risk of being associated with that person that brung you in forever. What happens when they fall off?
February 29th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
“and sign with Koch.”
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February 29th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
AMEN.AMEN.AMEN.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
At least Kock will put it out! lol
February 29th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
This article makes lot of sense.
That’s like J-Hood signing papoose.
or Max B signing Gillie the kid.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Peedi Crakkk signing Joe budden.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Lmao@Fat Joe blew out to Miami to make sure he got his ringtones monies right. He wonders why 50 cent be clowning him. Hmm. Joe think about it now?
February 29th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
PREACCH - I’ve been saying the same thing for sooo long.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
KOCH is the D-League. Sell records on Koch and you might get a called from the big league teams. Look @ jim jones as sorry as he is he got a deal that last ALBUM was hot trash.
February 29th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
LOL @ 14. Unless you a pop artist with a machine behind you, you not seeing any cash like that. Might as well go to Koch, handle your own shit and do shows to keep the lights on. Its a new dawn & new day. Being signed to a major aint shit.
February 29th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
LMFAO @ #15
February 29th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Sir I like your writings but your last piece of advise was horrible. “Build a fanbase on myspace”?????? How about this, make good music or stop rapping. These dudes spend so much time flooding peoples comment boxes with “promotion” that they never work on the craft. The days of getting on with trash are numbered people. If you ain’t got it in your heart, it might be time to go see if wal-mart will still take you back.
February 29th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
MAX B IS GARBAGE, HE AINT NEVER MAKE A HIT RECORD ALL HE DOES IS HOOKS, MY NIGGAS IN BROOKLYN BE ARGUEING OVER WHO ROBBED HIM THE MOST !! LOL!!
February 29th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
This sound like the type of conversation I love that randomly pops off when you with friends. Good Read, she lets personality come through better than most.
February 29th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
if rappers didnt know this by now they’re idiots. if u want to find a good example of why you shouldnt sign to other rappers listen to the “Jay Jerkin’” skit on Jadakiss’s album Kiss tha Game Goodbye.
February 29th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
“Rapen U Records” (Skit) by The L.O.X. is a good one too its basically the same thing.
February 29th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
CHURCH!!!…head to koch, naturesound, babygrande, stone throw, landspeed…independent is the way to go….
February 29th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
max b is nice
its just niggas signing their lives away to wrong rappers
February 29th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Peedi & triple 6es!!lmao!!! that is fucked up b..YOU FORGOT REMY MA
February 29th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
YOU NEVER LIED RTNY!
niggas need to stop goin for deze shakey deals. you cant both be in the same market. cuz at the end of the day ur eachothers competition. and a nigga can only push you so far but NO ONE IS GONNA GO HARDER FOR YOU THAN YOU WOULD YOURSELF
February 29th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
yo u gay realtalk. when i clicked on max b dissing jim jones and kayslay some gay shit came up
February 29th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
realtalkny… ya’ll lived up to ya name, cuz thats real talk
February 29th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
if a rapper looked at any of u and said i wanna sign u, who would turn down the offer?
opportunities like that r rare, get real, there r thousands of dudes who will sing instead.
February 29th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Thats true, but it doesnt always mean you wont sign a talanted artist, but 90 % of the time Rappers never sign rappers with longterm carreers.
February 29th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Depends how hot the rapper you signed to and how hot you (or your gimmick) are. ie. 50 Cent: Buck, Banks, Yayo all got shine. ( What happened after there first lp is their own fault, cus he did break them in).
Each situation is different, cus theres contracts and egos that you gotta deal with. Most likely tho, you will end up like J Hood, whose album was originally slated to drop when I was 10th grade. Now Im graduating college…..and him…lol
February 29th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Thats why I respect 50, he make sure his people eat.
February 29th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
True Story GT^^^^ 50 got all his niggas eating, YaYo is the highest paid hype man in history. Yayo, Banks, Buck are good, what ever happens after their first LP is their problem, 50 did his job.
March 1st, 2008 at 5:20 am
Eminem signed to an artist Dr Dre
50 cent signed to artists Dr Dre and Eminem
Lyod Banks, Buck, Yayo signed to 50
they have had some success
March 1st, 2008 at 11:55 am
Who wrote that article? lets be real. Santana, Max B, J-hood was all just dudes who where part of someones crew.. they would have never been put on other wise so they went from some knuckles heads on the streets to the industry getting money.
Roca-fella artist where getting money before the break up half the time the rappers who sign them are just being loyal to there old friends half of which dont have any type of talent to begin with. if young dro didnt sign with T.I would anyone care about shoulder lean? if Snoop wasnt with Dre at the time would doggy style have been as big as it was. If chingy wasnt with luda for his first album he would have never went gold.
when Camron went to the roc he tapped into an established artist fan base, people who liked jay or state property or kanye now went out and brought his album in addition to his old fans. when you sign with an artist you go from zero fans to possible all the fans they have. how can you beat that unless you want to sit around and wait for a record label to pump money into your project. If Santana wasnt on dip set he would just be another NY rapper waiting for the game to swing back to the East. thats realtalk
March 1st, 2008 at 12:37 pm
I feel # 35 on some of the comments, but I think snoop would have still blown up and young drow would have been a 1 hit wonder. Well until he comes w/ another hit or album he is actually.
But anyway I think the article was pointing out that in todays climate, not the past. That recent history shows you do not sign with another rapper. Its a needle in ever hay stack but the exception just proves the rule. In the past, rappers sign to other rappers and blew up. But its 2008 now…
March 1st, 2008 at 4:23 pm
THIS ARTICLES IS REAL TALK, REALTALK! EVEN BAD BOY, BIGGIE WAS THE FIRST ARTIST, THEN HE WAS DOING A FUN PROJECT WITH PUFF AND MANAGE PUFF, BUT AFTER BIG DIED, PUFFY BECAME THE BIGGEST STAR ON BAD BOY AND A CROOK OF A CEO AND STARTED ROBBING ALL HIS ARTIST SO NOW ITS HARD FOR THEM TO SHINE.
March 2nd, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Just like jadakiss and sheek. lol