do rappers rely too much

[45Yr Old Virgin]

on the majors to help push their albums and get lazy and not do their own grinding to make sure that now that they're signed that they don't flop? universal has signed so many urban acts but half those mufuckers didn't do shit

 

[Jake]

yeah,seems like they just get swallowed up by majors and never see the sucess they or anybody else thought they would get from a major deal

 

[sav-man]

Yup, I think so. Signing to a major is NO GUARANTEE for success...in some cases, you might not be anything but a tax write-off...and there's too big of a risk that you'll be forced to compromise your style and do soft radio shit. I mean, once you sign your John Hancock, they've basically got you by the nutsack. Can they refuse to put your CD out if you don't make songs for the radio? If you've signed their contract, you bet they can (unfortunately). Ice-T once told MURDER DOG (in 1999), "Hardcore Rap in general really doesn't work too well on the major labels," and I believe him.

R.I.P. Mac Dre

PEACE!

 

[THE ACIDRAPTOR]

its all true man and its not always necessary that they rely too much; its that they are not very skilled workers, in other words they are just plain unoriginal and therefore their music SUCKS!!!

 

[GAME INSANE]

Its a cold game...