DUBCNN EXCLUSIVE: John Payne Talks To Dubcnn! (Death Row/Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg)

[LONDON!!]

Really great interview!

[Dre-Day]

I wish they spent more time improving the product and the brand's image instead of blaming the fans and making excuses for their fuck ups. They basically said from day 1 that this whole thing was for the fans so they shouldn't be making excuses and burying their heads in the sand when the fans raise important issues with them like sound quality.

agreed, they should have acknowledged the mistakes & fix them.

[Chad]

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[love33]

He gave a wack answer as to why the sound quality wasn't mastered properly.  And he came off as big headed for someone who is involved in a shaky investment.  He should be a lot more professional and fan friendly -- nobody has to buy these albums and from the numbers the first two releases put up, the company better plan on releasing another 80 releases to try and break even.  At the end of the day, the fans aren't going to buy this anyway except for a few people on the forums.  Another good question to ask him is why they keep releasing the same songs over and over again (i.e. "Gin & Juice, Cali Love, Dre Day"), etc. that every single west coast fan already has in their collection.  Another good question would be is if they are going to release the diss tracks the artists have done.  Also, I would like to know if Tha Realest is going to have any of his albums/tracks released or are they avoiding releasing his stuff.

[Zeus]

Realest aint gonna get a release, if Snoop only moved 4400 how many would tha realset move? Maybe 200 at best. His best hope is a digitial release.

[DTG Entertainment]

Realest aint gonna get a release, if Snoop only moved 4400 how many would tha realset move? Maybe 200 at best. His best hope is a digitial release.

He'll get released. It's about "opening the vaults" at this point. Lol. I think WIDEawake gave up on the sales aspect after they got their #'s back.

[love33]

Realest aint gonna get a release, if Snoop only moved 4400 how many would tha realset move? Maybe 200 at best. His best hope is a digitial release.

He'll get released. It's about "opening the vaults" at this point. Lol. I think WIDEawake gave up on the sales aspect after they got their #'s back.

Agree 100 about the sales! They might as well put it all up at once for digital download and advertise it on tv.  Wideawake is taking a huge multi-million dollar hit in the pockets and John Payne is talking shit and defending their wackness to not pay someone credible to professionally mix "The Lost Sessions."  And the artists are staying far away.

[Zeus]

Yeah thats what i mean, i think the lesser know artists will get digital releases since only the hardcore fans will buy them.