What's with this "Def Jam runs the game now" myth?

[Zach Lowe]

Artists | Artists | Island Def Jam
Roster is wack as fokk compared to past generations

Who matters on there besides Nas and Kanye

The kids who are saying this must've never seen a real movement

They still haven't taken down Jay even tho he doesn't owe them any music

 

[King Biko]

Rihanna, jeezy, frank ocean, chrisette michele, krit, the roots,

 

[Zach Lowe]

Rihanna, jeezy, frank ocean, chrisette michele, krit, the roots,

Rihanna is pop though
I'll give you Jeezy
Frank Ocean nope
Chrisette Michele never
Krit never
The Roots are cool but do they really matter?

 

[King Biko]

did you mean rap???

 

[Ronald]

Feed me, Lyor

 

[Real]

Rihanna is pop though
I'll give you Jeezy
Frank Ocean nope
Chrisette Michele never
Krit never
The Roots are cool but do they really matter?

This is a wack thread....and i'm guessing it won't go past 2 pages

 

[Zach Lowe]

This is a wack thread....and i'm guessing it won't go past 2 pages

I make threads to make a point not get mad pages

Idk what your motives are for making threads

 

[L. Deezy]

Adele on Columbia has outsold their roster for 2 years in one album..lol

 

[2CT]

GOOD Music run this bytch, yes we do

Tity Boi still ain't bout to do numbers doe

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

What does the past roster have to do with if they are running hip hop now or not?

Not saying they are running shyt or anything. I just don't see why Def Jam's roster in the 90s factors into what is going on now.

 

[Ashtrey]

Kanye West, Rick Ross, Big Sean, Young Jeezy, Fabolous, Nas, 2 Chainz, Ludacris and even Big KRIT are all pretty relevant and most of those acts do decent numbers too.

 

[Zach Lowe]

What does the past roster have to do with if they are running hip hop now or not?

Not saying they are running shyt or anything. I just don't see why Def Jam's roster in the 90s factors into what is going on now.

You're right it's irrelevant as a measure of whether or not they're running shyt now but it sets a comparison (you should compare now to when they were really running the game)

When they had Ruff Ryders and Murder Inc and Roc-A-Fella all at the same time they were really running shyt

To say they're running the game now is just empty hype (i.e. what Ross is famous for)

 

[mortuus est]

Man, def jam were the guys back then

 

[Zach Lowe]

Kanye West, Rick Ross, Big Sean, Young Jeezy, Fabolous, Nas, 2 Chainz, Ludacris and even Big KRIT are all pretty relevant and most of those acts do decent numbers too.

How many of them are making really good music (Kanye and Nas only)

How many of them have real movements (Kanye / Big Sean / 2 Chainz only - that's one movement)

I don't see the domination that others are hyping up

If all you need are a handful of famous artists to run the game then Interscope, Atlantic, Warner, etc. are all running the game

 

[Loose]

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