Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
yea. that was golden how the first three or five people to respond had absolutely no clue what they were talking about.
then one of them tried to continue arguing for like 5 pages.
So Dr Dre saved Interscope and Warren G saved Def Jam?
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yea. that was golden how the first three or five people to respond had absolutely no clue what they were talking about.
then one of them tried to continue arguing for like 5 pages.
yea. that was golden how the first three or five people to respond had absolutely no clue what they were talking about.
then one of them tried to continue arguing for like 5 pages.
Because because Lyor and Russ have both gone on record numerous times saying that signing Redman saved the label. They have said since then even though there were rough patches, they have never looked back. He was fresh blood, new life for the label.
But if you really want to get techincal, you can say the Polygram saved the label. Def Jam has always had platinum sellers, but you can say that Sony's ownership was the reason for their financial troubles, so Polygram came and brought them under the umbrella. "My boy MC Serch nevertheless, Took me to Columbia, back then CBS. Chris Schwartz, RuffHouse, he was the best man, Now bugging because the label had just dropped Def Jam. Could you picture Russell needing a check, man? But he smart, he plotted a plan for Polygram". I don't remember exactly when Violator came under Def Jam, but that was around the same time, cause I believe Warren G was Violator at that time as well. Honestly, even with that track being everywhere, I didn't even know that Warren G went triple. I thought it was just the single that was big and his album went gold to 1x Plat like everyone else. Regulate was really considered wack to OK, here. I need to see dates that it reached triple. No one in Philly was talking about Warren G or that album.
Bottom line, y'all are making it like Warren G single handedly selling whatever numbers he sold saved the label, when they have always did well in selling music. They stopped being in red when they adjusted the formula and also started in dealing with being a distribution company as well (Roc, Violator etc), eliminating/reducing costs. And even then, Meth came in November and basically did the same for them that "Warren G did"
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
everything you said has already been shut down in this thread numerous times dog.
as far as philly goes, warren g had a nice following here. he wasn't king chit or anything but I know plenty of people that liked warren g. but either way, what does that matter?
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
reading thru the thread and all i can do is smh. this board has no sense of history. yall too stuck on recycling pac & big threads. man lol @ how people can be so oblivious to whats not shoved down their throats.
warren g was one of the biggest stars in rap when regulate was out. a top-tier name in '94-95. he was also the go-to rapper for most of the award shows. soul train, VMAs, billboard. warren g was that dude.
check out Michael Clarke Duncan doing security before he became an actor. billboard awards. this and the vmas were the only white award shows that were semi-watchable. now there are none.
warren g was one of the biggest stars in rap when regulate was out. a top-tier name in '94-95. he was also the go-to rapper for most of the award shows. soul train, VMAs, billboard. warren g was that dude.
check out Michael Clarke Duncan doing security before he became an actor. billboard awards. this and the vmas were the only white award shows that were semi-watchable. now there are none.
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The Flatlinerz saved Def Jam
