From: Aaron Jones Subject: RE: Method Man & RedmanTo: "'Jonathan Brown'" Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 10:49 AM
DefJam sucks!! They gave up on their established artists years ago in favor of focusing on the future (The Dream, Fabolous, DJ Khaled, Young Jeezy). I always thought that blending the new with the old was the way to go for longevity. The established acts benefit from being exposed to a new demographic, while the new artist benefits from reaching a core audience outside of their “core”. Not to mention what can be gained from studio time, tours, showmanship, etc…

Def Jam used to be the epicenter of hip hop culture. They have become nothing more than another “corporate” entity that answers to it’s shareholders before its customers. The one good thing that I see about all of this is that the underground scene is becoming more relevant. When the labels bought into hip-hop, the fans lost their voice. It’s good to see these labels starving for sales!! Now going gold (circa 92 Redman) is a major accomplishment and artists realize more than ever that their catalog and performances are going to be the life or death of them. Roc-A-Fella, Universal, or Def Jam can’t save you.

From: Jonathan Brown [mailto:jonathanbrown79@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:39 AMSubject: Method Man & Redman

Ya'll,

What's up wit Def Jam? No promotion for one of hip hops best tandems ever? Something is really wrong with hip hop.

Oh!!!! Did you hear Meth and Red are putting out another album, Blackout 2?
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.7414/title.method-man-redman-f-raekwon-ghostface-killah-4-minutes-to-lock-downJonathan Brown

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