This doesn’t make sense. Artists get shelved all the time without being able to get out of their contracts. And I’m not an accountant but $12 million is $12 million to the shareholders of a company.
Jay-Z wiped out a 12 million dollar DMX Ruff Ryder debt clean before they left defjam
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This doesn’t make sense. Artists get shelved all the time without being able to get out of their contracts. And I’m not an accountant but $12 million is $12 million to the shareholders of a company.
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That damn founders of the Ruff Ryders personally gave Jay props for doing something that he didn’t have to do and admitting that no other white label head would do..... but let the coli tell it
That damn founders of the Ruff Ryders personally gave Jay props for doing something that he didn’t have to do and admitting that no other white label head would do..... but let the coli tell it
"A man doesn't brag on his good deeds. Let the blind think you done nothing.They can't see anyway"LENARD on Instagram: “I love Hip Hop and I want to learn every single behind the scenes story ever!!!! This one right here is very honorable. Salute to The…”
How did they accumulate such a huge debt
And Jay does things on the low and never ever say nothing about it
ajnapoleon
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Thread went exactly how I thought it would
That damn founders of the Ruff Ryders personally gave Jay props for doing something that he didn’t have to do and admitting that no other white label head would do..... but let the coli tell it
Jay legit the boogie man
all true and still the last part like you has me
there is may be more to it behind the scenes that we dont know about. this doesnt seem feasible, but on the other hand you are correct....they charge you for everything even shyt you dont truly owe. the $12 million wasnt a liquid debt. just everything a label is going to hit you with as you said....some of which we know is unethical but not illegal.
this too. although they couldve put X on ice and he couldnt do shyt about it or ask for an override or buyout from next label. I am just of the stance that if Jay did this Def Jam signed off on it because the $12 mil was a write-off compared to the many millions they profited. and wtf was Ruff Ryders role in all of this in between label business? (cant wait to see the doc)
sn: from all the stuff I have ever heard, X is one of the most arrogant artists I have ever heard spoken about. he has always had this competition with Jay, even recently when he wanted to do Versuz against him. but Irv always talks about their rivalry. Jay was jealous of X too. looks like with this info, Jay comes out looking like the bigger man.
Or they do like a majority of adults and grow up and put petty shyt to the side.Give me a name of an artist that Jay-Z competed with or had issues with. I'll give you an name that peace'd it up/signed to Roc Nation/started speaking well on his name. Even Killa Cam out here defending Jay-Z. And according to him; Jay was the biggest snake ever (pause) back in 07.
There's a lot to being in good with maybe the most powerful RAP artist in the industry.
Jay had rapper saying "fukk Colin Kaepernick" in public. He's plenty powerful.
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G-Zeus
G-Zeus Chrystler...the brehsident
For universal to agree..something had to give...
feelosofer
#ninergang
That's because DMX for as big as he was didn't show up for studio sessions, spent money like crazy and had a bad drug habit, at some point it was just cheaper to clear the books and let DMX walk in the long run.
Killigraphy
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God damn, and these the owners of ruff ryders so ain’t no lying going on. Hov really cleared a $12 million debt for X
How the fukk was DMX in debt after selling all those records for def jam. The music industry is crazy
He's a junkie....and addicts are always one thing....Dumb. Anything for that fix, and while on that fix, they do the dumbest shyt.
Marlo Barksdale
Really out chea
Also remember that DMX was the only one from Ruff Ryders signed Def Jam. Everybody else was on Interscope.
Or they do like a majority of adults and grow up and put petty shyt to the side.
My Sagittarius brother looking out for another Sagittarius
X had show dough, little to no dough...sell a bunch of a records and he still owed doughHow did he sell millions of records on every def jam release and still owe 12 million?
Boolean
APIDTA
some y’all gotta let that Jay hate go man lmaoo