Eazy E: 'The same records that you're makin' is payin' me'

[dnjp4life]

What was the deal with Eazy's claim here?  Was it true, and if so, how much was he getting off of Dre during this time, how long did the contract last, and did it also concern albums such as MWTC and Dogg Food that didn't explicitly have Dr. Dre's name on them?

Someone drop knowledge.

[blcxm]

eazy e died of aids in the early 90s, when aids was still mostly active in the western gay community.

[Dre-Day]

ruthless was getting 40% from the sales of the chronic, if i'm not mistaken.
and they were also getting a certain % from everything produced by dre.

ruthless wasn't going to free him for nothing.
they knew dre wouldn't come back though.

[GangstaBoogy]

40%? Wtf. Where did you hear that? That's insane if true. Especially considering suge was taking the other 60% lol

[Dre-Day]

40%? Wtf. Where did you hear that? That's insane if true. Especially considering suge was taking the other 60% lol

i could be wrong, but dre was signed to ruthless, he had to produce albums for them.

i think i got the % from jerry or eazy, not sure

[One2free]

and they were also getting a certain % from everything produced by dre.

1% from sales

[J-FUNKTION]

eazy said it himself on the arsenio show...25 cents per album....

he said dre sold 4 million...and he made 1 million off that in his pocket...

or something like that..

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

eazy said it himself on the arsenio show...25 cents per album....

he said dre sold 4 million...and he made 1 million off that in his pocket...

or something like that..

lol no wonder Dre dissed him. I can't see how people can defend Eazy if he wouldn't let his supposed friend out of his contract. He knew Dre was a goldmine and he milked him for all he could.

[Dre-Day]

eazy said it himself on the arsenio show...25 cents per album....

he said dre sold 4 million...and he made 1 million off that in his pocket...

or something like that..

lol no wonder Dre dissed him. I can't see how people can defend Eazy if he wouldn't let his supposed friend out of his contract. He knew Dre was a goldmine and he milked him for all he could.

what about dre having secret meetings with suge knight or dre setting up eazy (yeah i know, dre said he didn't know was suge was gonna do, but he also admitted that suge can be intimidating to get things done), you call that a real friend?

dre could have worked something out with ruthless, but no he ran away and talked shit

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

eazy said it himself on the arsenio show...25 cents per album....

he said dre sold 4 million...and he made 1 million off that in his pocket...

or something like that..

lol no wonder Dre dissed him. I can't see how people can defend Eazy if he wouldn't let his supposed friend out of his contract. He knew Dre was a goldmine and he milked him for all he could.

what about dre having secret meetings with suge knight or dre setting up eazy (yeah i know, dre said he didn't know was suge was gonna do, but he also admitted that suge can be intimidating to get things done), you call that a real friend?

dre could have worked something out with ruthless, but no he ran away and talked shit

I would assume he had already tried to get out of his contract, wouldn't you? They wouldn't have had to force him to sign papers if he was willing to do it. They were supposed to be boys. Dre had made him a shitton of money, didn't feel he was getting paid enough and wanted out of his contract. For someone to say "no you can't leave, we have a contract and I'm gonna keep making money off of you"...that's not something a friend does.

[Okka]

Eazy-E got greedy and that was probably because of Jerry Heller.

[Jimmy H.]

lol no wonder Dre dissed him. I can't see how people can defend Eazy if he wouldn't let his supposed friend out of his contract. He knew Dre was a goldmine and he milked him for all he could.

It's a business. There's a reason why they say friends and money don't mix. There's also a reason why all these labels claiming to be like a family and built on loyalty end up having these big fallings out with artists over money.

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

lol no wonder Dre dissed him. I can't see how people can defend Eazy if he wouldn't let his supposed friend out of his contract. He knew Dre was a goldmine and he milked him for all he could.

It's a business. There's a reason why they say friends and money don't mix. There's also a reason why all these labels claiming to be like a family and built on loyalty end up having these big fallings out with artists over money.

True. I get in squabs with my roommates over rent and who pays what, so I can only imagine its much worse when the money in question is one's income and livelyhood.

[West$ide Boi]

lol no wonder Dre dissed him. I can't see how people can defend Eazy if he wouldn't let his supposed friend out of his contract. He knew Dre was a goldmine and he milked him for all he could.

It's a business. There's a reason why they say friends and money don't mix. There's also a reason why all these labels claiming to be like a family and built on loyalty end up having these big fallings out with artists over money.

True. I get in squabs with my roommates over rent and who pays what, so I can only imagine its much worse when the money in question is one's income and livelyhood.

yep

[GangstaBoogy]

So if someone had a big bully run in your office with dudes carrying pipes you're telling me you wouldn't get them back if you could?

The west coast is a big circle that keeps going and going

Ex: eazy didn't pay his artist, cube leaves and ends up not paying his artist

Dre leaves to start death row but eazy got a portion of all his sales. Snoop leaves death row but suge kept a percentage of his sales

Bad business breeds bad business