Royce Da 5’9” Turned Down $200K & Unlimited Beats From Dr. Dre

[TransJenner]

Dre the king of shelving rappers. Its a wonder Kendrick already has three releases under his belt over there.

It honestly doesn't even feel like Kendrick is a aftermath artist if that makes sense

 

[Mowgli]

Have tattoes on your face bruhs.

 

[GzUp]

Status Quo

 

[nieman]

I figure most people know, but a 200k budget is far different from getting 200k.

And unlimited Dre beats doesn't mean shyt if you can't get a release date. Ask Rakim, Hitman, Raekwon, Joel Ortiz, Bishop Lamont, Stat Quo, Slim the Mobster, and a billion other solo acts that never got put on the shelf during their Aftermath tenures.

When Busta Rhymes was finally able to release The Big Bang in 2006 I was shocked. I was also shocked when Raekwon was able to use a few beats from Dre that he got during his time there when he finally released Linx 2.

What solo acts from Aftermath actually got used? Eminem, 50, Obie, Game, The Firm, Eve, and Truth Hurts? Can't be many more than that.

Wasn't Ice Cube signed to Aftermath at one point?

And don't forget about Jamal Gray aka The Last Emp. He's still waiting on Dre beats

 

[Big Boss]

 

[The Dust King]

back in the day them Dre beats was a staple of accomplishment knowing you working with one of the best producers in the game, i wonder how an Royce album with fully produced tracks by Dre would've been

If you start gatherin the stems from chronic 2001 youll run into royce over a whole album of dre beats

I for one have heard at least 6 tracks of royce over dre that werent released

They out there though

 

[re'up]

I was never a Royce fan like that, but in the early, early 2000's the internet hype was crazy for him, 'Boom' dropped', around 'Bad Meets Evil', then he came out with the rhinestones.... and everyone was laughing...

I got into him around 2008, some of his material has aged well, some hasn't...But does anyone have his debut album, with 'Boom' in good quality? Was it Detroit Rock City? Appreciate it.

 

[dubsmith_nz]

good decision plus we got actual material over his career.

go out like bishop lamont brehs

But Bishops been off the label for how long and still ain't released shyt. When he was on the Math we got 3 dope projects from him, fast forward years and he still hasn't dropped the debut. At some ppint you have to take the blame off the label and place it on the individual.

Hittman, Last Emporer, Truth Hurts, Gage etc haven't done shyt since they left. All King T and Hittman have done since leaving is drop albums of leftover Aftermath material and nothing else.

I def think they dropped the ball on Stat but it sounds like Em played a big part in that when Stat didn't wanna use his track as the lead off. He basically washed his hands of duke after that.

 

[AmenhotepIV]

Unlimited Dre Beats

shyt sounds like a posters name on youtube

 

[re'up]

at this, perfect 2000's excess.....

 

[Hersh]

how many rappers said no to dre?

 

[GunRanger]

he probably wouldn't even drop on Aftermath since Em was getting all that exposure, he would've been on the shelf collecting dust which is the sad truth. he's still well respected for his pen game.

em got d12 out, and they were successful. royce would have had at least a bleek type push for one album

 

[BK The Great]

em got d12 out, and they were successful. royce would have had at least a bleek type push for an one album

Bleek had like 4 albums with some top notch producers too like Just Blaze and Bink.

 

[nieman]

But Bishops been off the label for how long and still ain't released shyt. When he was on the Math we got 3 dope projects from him, fast forward years and he still hasn't dropped the debut. At some ppint you have to take the blame off the label and place it on the individual.

Hittman, Last Emporer, Truth Hurts, Gage etc haven't done shyt since they left. All King T and Hittman have done since leaving is drop albums of leftover Aftermath material and nothing else.

I def think they dropped the ball on Stat but it sounds like Em played a big part in that when Stat didn't wanna use his track as the lead off. He basically washed his hands of duke after that.

Last Emp dropped an album like a couple of years after he left. And he was a worker, had tracks all over the underground. He quit the industry though.

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

Dre the king of shelving rappers. Its a wonder Kendrick already has three releases under his belt over there.

plant since 2005