How did G Dep ever get a record deal? (Bad Boy)

[infinite59]

LOL... watchin Rap City Top Ten..... he's got a new video, where it's like a remake of the video for Craig Mack's "Flava In Ya Ear"....... Puffy's trying everything but gettin nowhere..... he even got some 3rd rate Mase rapper now called Loon.  Another rapper who should have never been signed.  Did Craig Mack sign with Bad Boy again? he's in the video

[KVB]

LOL... I read that G. Dep got "Unquotable of the year" in the Source... with the infamous "Fish & Spaghetti" verse.. lol   ... I do think that G-Dep has got some rapping skills though... or else Puffy wouldn't have signed him in the first place... I'd give him another chance, peace.

[West Coast Veteran]

Loon is definitely missing a chromosome.
G-Dep looks like a robot.

Puffy is an idiot for investing money in these fools. G-Dep went double loose-leaf paper and Loon is headed down the same road. Puff should try to get Twista out of his contract with Atlantic since he was going to sign him earlier.

[techniec]

g dep is a fuckin joke

"the rap vampire"
wtf?

[Don Jacob]

g-dep is raps retarted rapping monkey lol i heard he only got signed becuase puffy owed him, for what i do not know , helped him crack a coconut i suppose

[DJ_Jay_Deee]

Yeah, why the fuck did puffy sign him? Biggie was the only real talent ever signed to bad boy

[West Coast Veteran]

Yeah, why the fuck did puffy sign him? Biggie was the only real talent ever signed to bad boy

Craig Mack was tight.

The R&B artists were pretty nice too if you like that type of shit.

[Nino_Brown]

Dep is fucking dope, quit hating cause someone isnt from the "westcoast"

[KURUPTION-81]

i got deps album. i was suprised its pretty good, and he aint as bad a lyricist as u make out.

[Joachim]

Puffy's trying everything but gettin nowhere..... he even got some 3rd rate Mase rapper now called Loon

A 3rd rate Ma$e rapper!? Thats gotte be impossible Ma$e was at the very least a 3rd rate rapper in the first place. Is 'Loon' dislexic or mute or some shit?

[Youngster323]

Dep is fucking dope, quit hating cause someone isnt from the "westcoast"

Really, get smacked silly, you get smacked silly
Fucking with these niggaz from the, what you gon' do
When you ready?  Shit I was born ready
And I was already on fish and spaghetti


we are not hating, he is just WACK

[KVB]

Really, get smacked silly, you get smacked silly
Fucking with these niggaz from the, what you gon' do
When you ready?  Shit I was born ready
And I was already on fish and spaghetti


we are not hating, he is just WACK

I agree that ^ wasn't a classic verse... but he can improve.

[teecee]

First of all, Loon is Mase' cousin and was part of hsi Harlem World group (word is he had this style before "Murder Mase" became "pretty").  Second of all, anyone check out G-Dep's album?  Surprisingly, it was quality, with only a couple of tracks that were wack.  He even got a song on there with RAKIM and G Rap.

As for Craig Mack, he ain't signed yet but says him and Puff are taking over again....this Special Delivery Remix ain't a bad start.  

[Don Jacob]

heres an unbiased review from all music:

rating 2.5 stars out of 5

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Another in Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' line of successors to the departed Notorious B.I.G., G. Dep joined fellow Harlem rapper Black Rob during Bad Boy's early-2000s rebuilding era. Unfortunately, like the others who followed in "Biggie"'s large shoes — also including the somewhat martyred Shyne, in addition to Black Rob — "the Deputy" doesn't live up to his promise. However, just because Dep is no Biggie doesn't mean Combs doesn't go out of his way to propel his protégé to stardom. In fact, Combs does nearly everything he can on Child of the Ghetto as an executive producer to make it a strong debut: the guest appearances (Rakim, Kool G. Rap, most of the Bad Boy roster), the multitude of amazing productions (courtesy of the low-profile yet impressive in-house producers), the obvious radio-ready singles ("Special Delivery," "Let's Get It"), a few character-developing skits, and plenty of glossy photos in the CD booklet. In sum, Combs does a great job with this album — he does what a rap producer should. And he doesn't let guests steal the show from Dep — for the most part, Dep does all the rhyming. However, just because Combs puts together a proper debut doesn't mean it's worth listening to. And, in the case of Child of the Ghetto, you're probably alright just hearing the singles and not bothering with the album. Granted, there are some stunning productions here — the beat on "Special Delivery," in particular — and Dep is no doubt skilled. However, these attributes don't compensate for the lack of engaging songwriting. In sum, this album needs some hooks — desperately. There aren't any "Big Poppas" or "It's All About the Benjaminses" here — not even something as forced as "Bad Boy for Life." This presents a dilemma. There aren't enough pop hooks here for this to be a pop-rap record, like the most successful Bad Boy albums have been in the past, but it's also not ghetto enough to be a street record. While he may indeed be a "child of the ghetto," Dep certainly isn't ghetto any longer, even if he tries to convince you otherwise with all his drug talk — he's Combs' well-fed, nicely groomed protégé. And it's not difficult to see through the unintended irony of Dep's pampered-thug façade. This doesn't help the album — either you're ghetto or you're pop; you can't be both, and pathos only goes so far. It's unintentional ironies like this that make it difficult to take P. Diddy (or is it Puffy?) seriously or as anything more than a manipulator. — Jason Birchmeier

[infinite59]

heres an unbiased review from all music:

rating 2.5 stars out of 5

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Another in Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' line of successors to the departed Notorious B.I.G., G. Dep joined fellow Harlem rapper Black Rob during Bad Boy's early-2000s rebuilding era. Unfortunately, like the others who followed in "Biggie"'s large shoes — also including the somewhat martyred Shyne, in addition to Black Rob — "the Deputy" doesn't live up to his promise. However, just because Dep is no Biggie doesn't mean Combs doesn't go out of his way to propel his protégé to stardom. In fact, Combs does nearly everything he can on Child of the Ghetto as an executive producer to make it a strong debut: the guest appearances (Rakim, Kool G. Rap, most of the Bad Boy roster), the multitude of amazing productions (courtesy of the low-profile yet impressive in-house producers), the obvious radio-ready singles ("Special Delivery," "Let's Get It"), a few character-developing skits, and plenty of glossy photos in the CD booklet. In sum, Combs does a great job with this album — he does what a rap producer should. And he doesn't let guests steal the show from Dep — for the most part, Dep does all the rhyming. However, just because Combs puts together a proper debut doesn't mean it's worth listening to. And, in the case of Child of the Ghetto, you're probably alright just hearing the singles and not bothering with the album. Granted, there are some stunning productions here — the beat on "Special Delivery," in particular — and Dep is no doubt skilled. However, these attributes don't compensate for the lack of engaging songwriting. In sum, this album needs some hooks — desperately. There aren't any "Big Poppas" or "It's All About the Benjaminses" here — not even something as forced as "Bad Boy for Life." This presents a dilemma. There aren't enough pop hooks here for this to be a pop-rap record, like the most successful Bad Boy albums have been in the past, but it's also not ghetto enough to be a street record. While he may indeed be a "child of the ghetto," Dep certainly isn't ghetto any longer, even if he tries to convince you otherwise with all his drug talk — he's Combs' well-fed, nicely groomed protégé. And it's not difficult to see through the unintended irony of Dep's pampered-thug façade. This doesn't help the album — either you're ghetto or you're pop; you can't be both, and pathos only goes so far. It's unintentional ironies like this that make it difficult to take P. Diddy (or is it Puffy?) seriously or as anything more than a manipulator. — Jason Birchmeier

Good review.  I think Puffy tries to do too much.  Sometimes less is more.  It makes my eyes hurt watching his video's.  Too much going on at one time.  And too many cameo's.