AnonymityX1000
Veteran
Kinda on topic, early 2000s my man who I had not seen in awhile because he moved deep into Jersey was in Harlem and wanted to link up, get something to eat. I lived around the corner from Amy Ruth's (soul food spot) at the time and told him to come around. We meet up and he has this white girl with him, and he introduced me and shortly after we sat down he mentioned she just got a job being an A & R rep at Def Jam. I was like, "Wow, Ok." but didn't think much about it because we are catching up with each other.And folks wonder why rap & r&b & even modern rock is the way it is now ... they made many people like him in charge of quality control.
Yes even some rock had soul up until the mid Aughts.
Anyway, while we are talking and eating Lord Finesse walks in and sits at the table next to us. I'm like, "Oh shyt, Lord Finesse!". The girl he brought says, "Who's that?!" My friend runs down his resume and then says, "Wow, you're an A & R rep for Def Jam and I had to tell you all that?!" He was disgusted and embarrassed.