Rick Ross Claims Def Jam Is 'Damn Near Outta Business’

[the elastic]

Record labels in general are dying. Once they decided Artist Development don't matter, they became glorified ad agencies for artists.

And with social media, you don't need no one raiding your pockets to get global exposure.

That's why Roc Nation running shyt. They're management.

 

[CrushedGroove]

They have a decent R&B roster. But it does look bleak

 

[BK The Great]

Major labels are a thing of the past, Def Jam now is a legacy label and reflects on the past success they had. Nobody wants to be jammed up not releasing albums for years when you can drop independently and when ever you want.

 

[phrank kastle]

Wale just signed with them too, oddly enough. Didn’t understand why he didn’t just go to Ross’s label

 

[Cladyclad]

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That roster not bad

 

[DaHNIC82]

They need another Warren G

 

[jwinfield]

That roster not bad

In terms of?

 

[CarltonJunior]

Major labels are a thing of the past, Def Jam now is a legacy label and reflects on the past success they had. Nobody wants to be jammed up not releasing albums for years when you can drop independently and when ever you want.

Labels run and control shyt better than ever because streaming only blows up what they want to blow up

The issue is converting those funny numbers into real fans, and that's what they are struggling with

Which is where artist development comes into play and labels haven't been on their shyt with that, as mentioned earlier

 

[WesCrook]

I didn't know that Russell Simmons sold his share way back in 1999

 

[Juliano Soprano]

The catalog and Justin Bieber are keeping the lights on and will continue to do so. They don't have any new artists doing shyt though.

Justin Bieber is on Def Jam?! Why I’m just now finding out about this

 

[REdefinition]

Is Snoop still over there? People were expecting some type of resurgence from him being over there.

 

[duckbutta]

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Def Jam got an artist named BLOODY CIVILIAN

 

[Cladyclad]

In terms of?

Talent and demo

 

[Kingshango]

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Ross might be right.

 

[the elastic]

Labels run and control shyt better than ever because streaming only blows up what they want to blow up

The issue is converting those funny numbers into real fans, and that's what they are struggling with

Yea, and now more people than ever in history are able to see behind the curtain and know there's a bytch ass Oz faking the funk.

People these days can scope out a plant a 100 miles away.

Genuine fan love can never be manufactured, not for the long term.