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Ugh here we go again. I'm well aware Geffen and Interscope are the same shit. But contracts are legally binding and extremely technical. If the contract says "this artist agrees to release 5 albums on Interscope Records" then believe me the court will say he's only released 2. Jimmy Iovine doesn't strike me as a friendly guy who's willing to let his artist just fulfill their contracts and leave for another label. Unless he's just sick of dealing with Game, which is very possible.
I guess that explains why our opinions on his music are so different. I'm buying the retail versions and you're buying those special hater editions. I have all 4 of his albums and I know the middle two both say Geffen Records.
Lol ok genius then explain this, if they're is absolutely NO difference then what was the point in them not putting Interscope Records on the back of DA and LAX? And why did Game himself say "BACK ON INTERSCOPE" when he started working on The Red Album?Let me guess, no reason right?
Does a record deal with a record label mean anything anymore, or has the long arm of corporate ownership produced one big company where affiliations are merely symbolic? Two artists - The Game and Drake - represent both the best and worst aspects of this system.After The Game dropped the multi-platinum album The Documentary on Interscope Records in 2005, he was quickly shifted over to Geffen Records once the beef with his G-Unit labelmates became too heated. Since then, both of The Game's follow-up records - The Doctor's Advocate and L.A.X. - have helped fill to the coffers at the house David built. This business relationship has now changed however, and according to The Game's manager Jimmy Rosemond, the rapper's new album The R.E.D. will be packaged with the Interscope brand and not Geffen's. But what's the difference?You see, Interscope owns Geffen, and Universal Music Group owns Interscope, so Game's shift "back" to Interscope is merely a symbolic gesture signifying that The Game has served his time down on Geffen Records and is ready to come back to the big leagues. But it's the same league.What it boils down to is that record labels have a lot riding on brand differentiation and maintaining the illusion of competition and hierarchy in the corporate world. What Game has accomplished by moving to Interscope is equivalent to moving from the basement apartment to the penthouse. However, it's still the same building and all that rent money goes to the same group of people at the start of every month.A real shift in Game's corporate affiliation would have seen the Compton rapper ditch the "Big Four" record label model and sign directly to an alternative form of music distribution. These alternative methods of moving music are quickly becoming the most desirable way to release content, because recording contracts with the "Big Four" are viewed as an obsolete way to make a buck in the entertainment industry.
Chamillitary, I see you say "nigga" quite often, but for some reason I get the feeling you're not black. Am I correct?
Quote from: Enigma on August 26, 2011, 01:17:49 AMChamillitary, I see you say "nigga" quite often, but for some reason I get the feeling you're not black. Am I correct?Money. Spot on.I generally say it during an argument, giving my poor, defensiveless, victim, whose tired of being proven wrong all day, an out to fall back on & open the door to change the topic.Prime example. You don't wanna see me on the right side of a Game argument against a fellow Game rider, hence you switched the topic to my choice of vocabulary. If this were some random thread about any other artist, it would go overlooked. Now prop me for being a decent human being.