It's 1994, who you signin' with? death row records or bad boy records?

[Ronnie Lott]

Nope. AEOM has a share of good tracks, but by no means is it "classic" imo. The history involved in making it is "classic" and a novel on it's own. I'm sure it would have been a crazy experience to be in the studio when it was made, but judging purely from a musical perspective? Nah. I know noone likes to hear it, but it's the honest truth and it needs to be said

Same goes with Makaveli...some good tracks, but a classic album in total? nah.

Dogg Food. Nope. I bought it the day it came out. Overall it's disappointing and didn't live up to the hype. You have to remember too, that back in 1995 the album was suppose to be comparable to The Chronic and Doggystyle...and it never lived up to it for obvious reasons. Besides,the only song anyone even thinks about when they think of that album is "NY, NY" because of the Mobb Deep, CNN controversy that it created.

I still have the cassette of it to this day...most of my tapes I've converted to CD, but this definitely isn't one of them.


As far as album sales go? Whether it's about WW sales or US sales, who cares? I'm just pointing out the fallacy of that logic. Like I said, if we're grading these albums by record sales, then by that rational there are plenty of other classics that include both of Snoop's albums on No Limit Records. Heck, those albums by that definition would out sell 99% of the records that come out today no matter who they are.


And I'm sure that Doggystyle and the Chronic sold more than all of those albums back then too. AEOM doesn't really count given that the double disk is counted twice.

By far one the dumbest posts I've read in 2016

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

Dude, you would've had more of a chance to put out conscious rap with 2pac and the Outlaws on Death Row, than you ever would have on Bad Boy

Did Bad Boy ever make a conscious song in it's entire history?

At least Pac did stuff like "Life Goes On" and "Shorty Wanna Be A Thug".

Hell, even The Chronic had "Little Ghetto Boy" and "The Day The nikkaz Took Over" on it.

All Bad Boy made was party records and dope records. You would've never seen the light of day nikka.

At least Suge would've seen you as a service to the community and fukked with you.

I'd go to Bad Boy n honestly change my aesthetic .

 

[ranchero26]

If you sign with death row you will have your art taken to a higher plateau AND you will get paid.

 

[H. Selassie]

Had this conversation/scenario with a couple of my homies recently:

It’s 94-95 and you’re an underground rapper with a major buzz. Knowing everything we know now…who are you signing with?

 

[JustCKing]

Besides Pac, who was a new Death Row signee that had success post 1994?

Dogg Pound was signed prior to '94 as was Rage. Pac was the only new signee with success post 1994. He was double platinum before signing. Meanwhile, Bad Boy had a slew of successful acts post 1994 and saw most of their success after 1994.

 

[I love Latina women]

Had this conversation/scenario with a couple of my homies recently:

It’s 94-95 and you’re an underground rapper with a major buzz. Knowing everything we know now…who are you signing with?

Besides Pac, who was a new Death Row signee that had success post 1994?

Dogg Pound was signed prior to '94 as was Rage. Pac was the only new signee with success post 1994. He was double platinum before signing. Meanwhile, Bad Boy had a slew of successful acts post 1994 and saw most of their success after 1994.

i forgot i made this thread, bruhs

 

[JustCKing]

i forgot i made this thread, bruhs

I forgot I responded to it.

My initial reply was moreso who I would've signed with in 1994. My new reply was more so knowing what I know now.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Death row aka beat down records

Bad boy aka rape’in you records

 

[I love Latina women]

I forgot I responded to it.

My initial reply was moreso who I would've signed with in 1994. My new reply was more so knowing what I know now.

word, it's all good

yeah, knowing all that we know now, neither label

going the independent route is probably the best bet.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

If I say Death Row, that means I gotta go against Ruthless, who had just signed my GOAT group. I also gotta worry about being in the middle of the gang politics in L.A. Even fruity ass Danny Boy had to walk around in a vest.

If I say Bad Boy, I gotta "party wit Puff" who just came from being "groomed" by Clive Davis. Puff put Usher in the hospital


fukk it. Give me my Death Row chain

 

[H. Selassie]

For the most, almost everybody signed or associated with Death Row survived (Nate Dogg’s passing was after years of heavy drinking) and became legends in their own right:

Dre
Snoop
Nate Dogg
Daz
Kurupt
Quik
Warren G
Rage (did movies & tv, still does music)

Most of these folks are still doing well. Can we truly call anyone not named Biggie or Mase associated with Bad Boy a legend? How many of them are doing well right now?

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

For the most, almost everybody signed or associated with Death Row survived (Nate Dogg’s passing was after years of heavy drinking) and became legends in their own right:

Dre
Snoop
Nate Dogg
Daz
Kurupt
Quik
Warren G
Rage (did movies & tv, still does music)

Most of these folks are still doing well. Can we truly call anyone not named Biggie or Mase associated with Bad Boy a legend? How many of them are doing well right now?

Quik made his name before DR & Kurupt, Daz & Rage ain’t exactly legends like Snoop & Dre so it’s crazy to mention them in the same breath

Warren G was a Def Jam artist Suge wanted nothing to do with so how much points can you give him?

Nate had no hits of his own so as great as he was in his role was it really that serious?
On top of that Nate didn’t really become omnipresent until after Death Row

Suge didn’t take anyone from obscurity and make them a star..Puffy did
Suge had absolutely nothing to offer R&B wise…Puffy did
Suge ate off breadwinners and their crew

Puffy had Craig Mack who had nothing to do with BIG who had nothing to do with 112 who had nothing to do with Carl Thomas who had nothing to do with Black Rob etc

 

[OmegaK2099]

Might get jumped if my album doesn't sell over at Death Row

 

[Groundworks]

I'm signing with Death Row then I'm doing like Snoop did and signing to No Limit. The 2 greatest of all time record labels.

 

[mson]

For the most, almost everybody signed or associated with Death Row survived (Nate Dogg’s passing was after years of heavy drinking) and became legends in their own right:

Dre
Snoop
Nate Dogg
Daz
Kurupt
Quik
Warren G
Rage (did movies & tv, still does music)

Most of these folks are still doing well. Can we truly call anyone not named Biggie or Mase associated with Bad Boy a legend? How many of them are doing well right now?

The LOX
Faith Evans
Shyne
Carl Thomas