TDE Is A Bigger Label Than Death Row, Says Problem: 'They Had A 4-Year Run'

[Left.A1]

People don't bother to learn any history before they make bold all-time statements.

The industry was different back then. The longest runs you were gonna get would be 3-5 years, unless you're ll cool j or somebody.

Excuses....nothing was stopping Death Row from continuing besides themselves and their own incompetent leadership

 

[Left.A1]

TDE has lasted longer but the impact isn’t the same .

Throughout history there are many labels that did what TDE did and more..TDE should be compared more to Rap-A-Lot not Death Row ,

Rap A Lot should definitely get a lot more adoration for what they've done also.. A lot.of legendary music from that label... But the top end major commercial records probably don't compare with TDE

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

TDE-Rap-A-Lot is way less egregious than a Death Row comparison .


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Kendrick and Schoolboy can be compared to Dre,Snoop and Pac but Scarface/The Geto Boys,Pimp and Bun can’t be compared to TDE?

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

Rap A Lot should definitely get a lot more adoration for what they've done also.. A lot.of legendary music from that label... But the top end major commercial records probably don't compare with TDE

If we’re talking about commercial I agree then .
But that makes a TDE vs Death Row comparison even goofier.

It’s about 6-7 labels TDE gotta deal with before stepping to DR.

 

[Awesome Wells]

if you think about it, it boils down to personalities. cuz top and them from the same environment and got like 4 different sets representing on the label.
they just not on that goofy shyt that suge was. and we already know pac was a lil crazy too but that's my guy tho. it is what it is

Exactly.

But Q was just talking about this and said that with TDE the goal was to leave the streets alone and just focus on the music and getting away from what they knew before. Suge was gravitating even more towards the streets when he didn't even have to be. Trying to be something he wasn't. And the minute he couldn't afford to pay the street dudes anymore, they all abandoned him. Goes to show none of that was worth it.

 

[CHICAGO]

IM NOT EVEN SURE
WHY nikkaS USING LONGEVITY
AS AN ARGUMENT
WHEN WE KNOW THE REASON
THE LABEL CRUMBLED IS BECAUSE
PAC GOT KILLED AND SUGE GOT KNOCKED.

ITS NOT LIKE nikkaS JUST FELL OFF
LIKE NO LIMIT.

DUDE SAID "BIGGEST LABEL"

TDE WASN'T EVEN THE
BIGGEST RAP LABEL IN THEIR ERA
WHICH AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIES
THEM FROM ANY DISCUSSION WITH
DEATH ROW.



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[Insensitive]

TDE has lasted longer but the impact isn’t the same .

Throughout history there are many labels that did what TDE did and more..TDE should be compared more to Rap-A-Lot not Death Row ,

Disagree completely.

Rap-a-lot doesn't not have several legit STARS.

Like where is Rap-A-Lots SZA ? Where is their Kendrick Lamar?

Do you guys truly not understand the impact of this label in 2024 ?

They only have 2

That's wild.

Oxymoron is platinum.

And we both know Kendrick and SZA went platinum.

Doechii also has a platinum single under her belt.

 

[JustCKing]

Heads always treat Suge like the boogeyman for the wrong reasons, rather than seeing his vision and ambition. Let's keep it a buck, the smear campaign was more of fear of black owned music industry that refuses to bow down to the whites. Death Row hit the switch, for labels like Rap a Lot, No Limit, and Cash Money to get that big piece of the pie.

We will never get anything on that level of what Suge envisioned because it's all about just clocking in and checking out, than longevity.

Hence, why artists are as broke as the common Joe Blow, because they didn't allow the bosses to thrive so they can eat and carry on tradition.

Ya'll slurp Suge way too much on here. Death Row wasn't some unapologetically Black label. That would be No Limit Records. Suge Knight squandered a lot of opportunity playing super thug. Yes, Death Row pioneered, but we can't act like that label was what its made out to be on here. Most of that label's success was due to Dre and it followed the Ruthless blueprint. People act like Jimmy Iovine wasn't helping pull strings over there or that Dre wasn't more important than Suge specifically because he was involved in the music and things crumbled once he left.

 

[spliz]

Wild seeing guys pretend like we weren’t bumping Q , Jay rock, and ab soul when TDE first popped in addition to Kendrick.

They obviously didn’t reach the same high as deathrow’s og rollout, but I think it’s clear TDe was run better.

There's no way TDE's run is better than Death Row. This is a damn joke. Lol.

 

[spliz]

What fukkin "run" and longevity does TDE have? Them nikkas barely even release music. And their biggest star ain't even fukkin there anymore. Ruff Ryders and Rocafella Records >>>>> TDE.

 

[spliz]

You are several types of delusional if you don't see that TDE has effectively lasted longer than Death Row and produced several superstars.

Not many labels can have multiple platinum artists that aren't a major label themselves.

In the contemporary Hip-Hop/R&B landscape few can compete.

No. This is a joke. Them nikkas went years without releasing shyt. Like I said. Ruff Ryders and Rocafella >>>> TDE.

 

[Pressure]

There's no way TDE's run is better than Death Row. This is a damn joke. Lol.

Most of death row’s brand recognition came from all the bullshyt they were getting into.

Snoop trial, pac getting shot multiple times, Dre who was already big leaving NWA, the beef around that, and suge fukkery, and beef with Bad boy.




And all that fukkery and bullshyt eventually killed the label.

 

[spliz]

Most of death row’s brand recognition came from all the bullshyt they were getting into.

Snoop trial, pac getting shot multiple times, Dre who was already big leaving NWA, the beef around that, and suge fukkery, and beef with Bad boy.




And all that fukkery and bullshyt eventually killed the label.

nikka u COULDNT have been around. Just say that so u can save urself from the damn embarrassment. Lol.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Most of death row’s brand recognition came from all the bullshyt they were getting into.

Snoop trial, pac getting shot multiple times, Dre who was already big leaving NWA, the beef around that, and suge fukkery, and beef with Bad boy.




And all that fukkery and bullshyt eventually killed the label.

While this is true, Death Row had the 215 a poppin. Far from the fukkery recognition.

• Above the Rim soundtrack was a big deal (Summer of 94 bangers left and right)
• Gin and Juice was a huge fukking deal as the whips had the block jumping
• Hell I remember Philly DJs spinning death row mixes in 95 (Radioactive hour on Power 99)

This goes beyond the fukkery as hip hop in the 90s as a whole was always into the shyts. With that insight, heads would be all over TDE with their constant in-house fighting, subliminal foolishness, and etc. Yet, it doesn't help that the head honcho treats album releases like Al Bundy on the couch

 

[spliz]

While this is true, Death Row had the 215 a poppin. Far from the fukkery recognition.

• Above the Rim soundtrack was a big deal (Summer of 94 bangers left and right)
• Gin and Juice was a huge fukking deal as the whips had the block jumping
• Hell I remember Philly DJs spinning death row mixes in 95 (Radioactive hour on Power 99)

This goes beyond the fukkery as hip hop in the 90s as a whole was always into the shyts. With that insight, heads would be all over TDE with their constant in-house fighting, subliminal foolishness, and etc. Yet, it doesn't help that the head honcho treats album releases like Al Bundy on the couch

I can't believe this is even an argument people are entertaining. nikkas have to prove to me that TDE is even more successful than Murda Inc or G Unit in their prime. Lol.