Rakim leaving Aftermath..

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caff

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what a waste of time..

Legendary rapper Rakim has split with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label, due to what Rakim's management deemed "creative differences."

"Rakim and Aftermath have mutually decided to part ways," Rakim's manager Zach Katz told AllHipHop.com. "Rakim is presently in talks with three powerhouse record companies."

Recently at the BET Awards, Rakim presented with Baby from Cash Money Records and boasted that his album would be in stores by the end of the summer on Aftermath.

MTV reported last week that Dre and Rakim had finished 16 songs and were working to finish seven more, before picking a single to release.

"He can bring the best out of me, and I want to make sure that I bring the best out of him," Rakim told MTV of Dre. "He goes in the studio from 3 [p.m. and] goes home 6, 7, 8 in the morning, so to me, that's all right. My man wants to work, so let's get it poppin'."

The legendary rapper had been signed to Aftermath for almost three years and fans have been anticipating the release of Oh My God, despite the constant delays
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sav-man

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Well, here's a thought: a few months back, there was a dope interview posted on this board with the legendary D.O.C.!

The D.O.C. spoke highly of Dre as a producer and musical genius, but he also said that Dre prefers to produce party-type shit about getting high and drunk, gettin' bitches, etc., and that the Doctor wasn't really too much into making music that was message-oriented or anything like that.

That could be what Rakim meant by "creative differences."
Remember: The R is a devout, clean-living Muslim who always presented us with deep knowledge, even when he was boasting. I don't think Rakim would be too crazy about doing a song like "I Just Wanna Fuck You" or "Bang Bang."
Just my opinion, though. PEACE!
 
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sav-man

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H. HEATED said:
that nigga probably pissed dre off or sum'n. From what i hear dre is real touchy! but anywayz the doctor is the docter!
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Well, I don't know if he's "touchy", but The D.O.C. (in the interview I referred to in my post on this thread) did say that Dre can sometimes be "lazy" and that that was why he had Mel-Man helping him on most of THE CHRONIC 2001.

Maybe that laziness is why Aftermath shit takes forever to come out. If that's the case, Ice Cube better plan on waiting awhile for his (supposed) new CD to be released.

PEACE!
 
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LD-SKI

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sav-man said:
...Maybe that laziness is why Aftermath shit takes forever to come out. If that's the case, Ice Cube better plan on waiting awhile for his (supposed) new CD to be released...
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The reason could be laziness. But it could also be a new Eminem-album, which will sell better than any Rakim-release. I guess it was the same with King Tee's Aftermath album. Eminem always is the priority at aftermath.

Personally I'm more interested in a new Rakim album. :classic:
 
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Sicc_Wit_It said:


You don't think he was gettin' paid bein' on the Math?
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90% of beefs are about business...Rakim was not a priority at Aftermath (wow...3-4 years Rakim works on his album !!!) i would b agree with Sav-Man except that as a clever man Rakin knew he couldnt make an album at Aftermath without talkin bout party and bitches in a few tracks...
 
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