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The more I analyze this whole "who ruined hip-hop" idea, Jay-Z's name came up the most. 50 Cent is just as guilty but here are a few key points that a lot of people overlook.
When Jay became the president of Def Jam, a few key albums got pushed back and nobody noticed. Albums from Redman, Method Man, Ghostface, and DMX to name a few. Hell...some albums are still sitting on the shelf. Redman got blackballed so hard that they replaced him with Ludacris and they even call him the Redman of the south. If you look at the new Def Jam roster, you can obviously see what's going on...just to help you see things more clearer (even though he stepped down), WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD OF JAY-Z SIGNING A RAPPER FROM NY? He's no different than 50 Cent who pretty much turned everybody in NY against each other.
I had this debate a few days ago about LL Cool J's last album Exit 13. What they did to him was pretty jacked up. You'd expect for them to step their promotion up for the man whose been with the company since it started but he didn't get jack. I don't even remember hearing a single from that album, but I do know it was a decent album that deserved a chance.
Simply put... Jay-Z hates competition, if he didn't... he would've accepted Mos Def's challage and battled...that's if he really loves hip-hop.
If he loves hip-hop so much, Nas would be in a better position than he's already in.
Let me ask a more serious question, why is J. Cole working on a second album, but Jay Electronica hasn't even started yet?
When Jay became the president of Def Jam, a few key albums got pushed back and nobody noticed. Albums from Redman, Method Man, Ghostface, and DMX to name a few. Hell...some albums are still sitting on the shelf. Redman got blackballed so hard that they replaced him with Ludacris and they even call him the Redman of the south. If you look at the new Def Jam roster, you can obviously see what's going on...just to help you see things more clearer (even though he stepped down), WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD OF JAY-Z SIGNING A RAPPER FROM NY? He's no different than 50 Cent who pretty much turned everybody in NY against each other.
I had this debate a few days ago about LL Cool J's last album Exit 13. What they did to him was pretty jacked up. You'd expect for them to step their promotion up for the man whose been with the company since it started but he didn't get jack. I don't even remember hearing a single from that album, but I do know it was a decent album that deserved a chance.
Simply put... Jay-Z hates competition, if he didn't... he would've accepted Mos Def's challage and battled...that's if he really loves hip-hop.
If he loves hip-hop so much, Nas would be in a better position than he's already in.
Let me ask a more serious question, why is J. Cole working on a second album, but Jay Electronica hasn't even started yet?