Best And Worst Of Shady Records

[IceAxe]

Well, strictly from a business perspective; signing 50 was a great move. But from a Hip Hop view, Obie and D12 were the better moves by far.

Worst: promotion, albums gettin pushed back and the ones that do get out are from the ... less talented members of the roster.

[Tash8]

the thing is eminem isn't evening promotin his own shit to promote everyone elses, and that's totally fucked up... eminem is supposed to the leader of this record yet it seems 50 cent is cause he goes around talking and stuff.

[patwivo]

the thing is eminem isn't evening promotin his own shit to promote everyone elses, and that's totally fucked up... eminem is supposed to the leader of this record yet it seems 50 cent is cause he goes around talking and stuff.

wat he said

[MuNxMuN]

i think there was advertisement for obie just not huge ones

I saw a full page ad for cashis' album a few months ago in xxl and if they advertised cashis they have to of had advertised obie

[DrRapid]

i don't think you can blame shady records for promoting (or lack of, i should say) their artists. you can only promote so much. if people just aren't interested, then they're not gonna buy their shit. 50 recognized that too. he promoted tony yayo and other members of g-unit a lot. he would stick them in his vids, go on interviews with them, etc. and they didn't sell, they didn't become huge stars. and 50 even admitted that sometimes, you gotta move on to the next project, cuz the public just isn't responding.

i think obie's second rounds on me was just bad timing, with the whole "no snitch" campaign with MTV, and jamaican girl didn't have time to click with the mianstream, so he sold shit. it's not his fault, it's not shady's fault. success in entertainment has a lot to do with luck, and obie just hasn't had it.

but anyway, i think the best of SR was the signing of 50. whether you don't like him now or never liked him at all, 50 is not in the same category as obie and d12. he is a star himself. every article about him doesn't have to mention eminem or dre. plus, when he came out with GRODT, he changed the tone of hip hop. the fad became all about "gangsta" and that i'm-a-hard-rapper- image. plus, he sold a buncha records, and had people all over the world singing his song. and shady was at the forefront of hip hop, what with the success of em's 8 mile and 50's GRODT, and the beef with benzino and ja.

i think the worst is currently happening. albums being pushed back, no new music. it doesn't seem like shady is a "family" anymore. because before, i always got that feeling of closeness between the guys. they weren't just labelmates, they were friends. but now, it's like there's not even a shady records anymore.

I agree

[Shads]

i don't think you can blame shady records for promoting (or lack of, i should say) their artists. you can only promote so much. if people just aren't interested, then they're not gonna buy their shit. 50 recognized that too. he promoted tony yayo and other members of g-unit a lot. he would stick them in his vids, go on interviews with them, etc. and they didn't sell, they didn't become huge stars. and 50 even admitted that sometimes, you gotta move on to the next project, cuz the public just isn't responding.

i think obie's second rounds on me was just bad timing, with the whole "no snitch" campaign with MTV, and jamaican girl didn't have time to click with the mianstream, so he sold shit. it's not his fault, it's not shady's fault. success in entertainment has a lot to do with luck, and obie just hasn't had it.

but anyway, i think the best of SR was the signing of 50. whether you don't like him now or never liked him at all, 50 is not in the same category as obie and d12. he is a star himself. every article about him doesn't have to mention eminem or dre. plus, when he came out with GRODT, he changed the tone of hip hop. the fad became all about "gangsta" and that i'm-a-hard-rapper- image. plus, he sold a buncha records, and had people all over the world singing his song. and shady was at the forefront of hip hop, what with the success of em's 8 mile and 50's GRODT, and the beef with benzino and ja.

i think the worst is currently happening. albums being pushed back, no new music. it doesn't seem like shady is a "family" anymore. because before, i always got that feeling of closeness between the guys. they weren't just labelmates, they were friends. but now, it's like there's not even a shady records anymore.

Great Post, No One Will Better That For This Thread.

[°[~CHR!$~]°]

i don't think you can blame shady records for promoting (or lack of, i should say) their artists. you can only promote so much. if people just aren't interested, then they're not gonna buy their shit. 50 recognized that too. he promoted tony yayo and other members of g-unit a lot. he would stick them in his vids, go on interviews with them, etc. and they didn't sell, they didn't become huge stars. and 50 even admitted that sometimes, you gotta move on to the next project, cuz the public just isn't responding.

i think obie's second rounds on me was just bad timing, with the whole "no snitch" campaign with MTV, and jamaican girl didn't have time to click with the mianstream, so he sold shit. it's not his fault, it's not shady's fault. success in entertainment has a lot to do with luck, and obie just hasn't had it.

but anyway, i think the best of SR was the signing of 50. whether you don't like him now or never liked him at all, 50 is not in the same category as obie and d12. he is a star himself. every article about him doesn't have to mention eminem or dre. plus, when he came out with GRODT, he changed the tone of hip hop. the fad became all about "gangsta" and that i'm-a-hard-rapper- image. plus, he sold a buncha records, and had people all over the world singing his song. and shady was at the forefront of hip hop, what with the success of em's 8 mile and 50's GRODT, and the beef with benzino and ja.

i think the worst is currently happening. albums being pushed back, no new music. it doesn't seem like shady is a "family" anymore. because before, i always got that feeling of closeness between the guys. they weren't just labelmates, they were friends. but now, it's like there's not even a shady records anymore.

great post....
and to ur last point...yea i actually have an interview from eminem after he released "encore" he said that family shit and told about stat etc
but oh well...but i pretty much agree wit ya in every point

[,-,'-{Bar}-',-,]

best - obie and D12 getting signed, buisness wise 50 cent he is a goldmine

worst - not having royce signed up as soon as the label was formed, not puting enough into there good artist, cashis and creekwater getting signed