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AllHipHop.com: What went wrong? Jewell: Suge is what went wrong (laughs). You don't mix the streets with music. You don't fault other people because they are from a different Coast or cultures. You don't mis-use and take advantage of your artists. Your artists are the elements that make your music company and if you damage that, you're killing your financial stability as a label. Things began to get personal with him (Suge) making threats to various artists on the East Coast. It brought all of this beef. Music is designed to enhance our lives, not to ruin it. I don't regret my time on Death Row Records because it has made me who I am today. I just regret the way things turned out. I regret Dr. Dre not standing up after Suge left the picture, to keep the formula going by keeping everybody together. I guess he was so burned out by the situation. He went his own separate way and everybody else kind of went their own ways.
AllHipHop.com: Were you under contract to Death Row Records? Or could you have left at anytime you wanted to? Jewell: I was under contract in the beginning but it has expired. There are some contractual issues still because when Suge was in jail, it was said to Warner Brothers that I sold my publishing – but I've never sold my publishing. I'm waiting to become more financially stable so I can go after my money. If I don't end up getting the money that was stolen from me, at least the world can know about it and the songs that I wrote. When the new company (Wide Awake) bought Death Row Records, there was a lot of different signatures on paperwork that was supposed to be my signature. AllHipHop.com: What? Jewell: I have never sold my publishing. I contacted Warner Brothers and said, “I didn't sign this. This is not even my signature.” They told me that I had to go after Suge Knight. They said that they have a check that I cashed and I told them that I thought it was my first installment check for my publishing. I received from David Kenner's office (Death Row Records lawyer) some publishing split sheets on the songs that Death Row at least admitted that I wrote – because on the back of some of the CD's they didn't even mention my name. They were doing crooked business. The D.O.C was on some songs that they had him as a writer but he was never even a part of. He was never even close to the studio when we did some of those songs. A lot of that paperwork was messed up. They paid who they wanted to pay and shiest whoever they wanted to shiest.
After Eric died, I had a discussion with his wife Tameka about the song. The song was a smash hit and I was able to track her down through someone that knew her. Tameka told me, “Why didn't you come forward sooner?” I told her that Eric was my homeboy and I didn't want to disrespect his family by bringing up money. I wanted to let them mourn. She was real anal towards me. I left it at that.
Good interview ... Her book may be interesting ... hopefully she doesn't make up too much bs (well wowen..) just because she's mad at some people for not paying her ... " Is Dr Dre really gay" ?
QuoteAllHipHop.com: What went wrong? Jewell: Suge is what went wrong (laughs). You don't mix the streets with music. You don't fault other people because they are from a different Coast or cultures. You don't mis-use and take advantage of your artists. Your artists are the elements that make your music company and if you damage that, you're killing your financial stability as a label. Things began to get personal with him (Suge) making threats to various artists on the East Coast. It brought all of this beef. Music is designed to enhance our lives, not to ruin it. I don't regret my time on Death Row Records because it has made me who I am today. I just regret the way things turned out. I regret Dr. Dre not standing up after Suge left the picture, to keep the formula going by keeping everybody together. I guess he was so burned out by the situation. He went his own separate way and everybody else kind of went their own ways. yet there's still people who act like suge is a legend
QuoteAllHipHop.com: What went wrong? Jewell: Suge is what went wrong (laughs). You don't mix the streets with music. You don't fault other people because they are from a different Coast or cultures. You don't mis-use and take advantage of your artists. Your artists are the elements that make your music company and if you damage that, you're killing your financial stability as a label. Things began to get personal with him (Suge) making threats to various artists on the East Coast. It brought all of this beef. Music is designed to enhance our lives, not to ruin it. I don't regret my time on Death Row Records because it has made me who I am today. I just regret the way things turned out. I regret Dr. Dre not standing up after Suge left the picture, to keep the formula going by keeping everybody together. I guess he was so burned out by the situation. He went his own separate way and everybody else kind of went their own ways. yet there's still people who act like suge is a legend i disagree about dre leaving: he did the right thing. death row was a timebomb, he left before it was too late.i doubt he could have taken the early death row artists with him, due to legal issues. he could have kept in touch though.I can understand Dre's reasons for leaving. It's a shame that he had to give up his half of the company just to get away from Suge, though.
Quote from: From Dre-Day to Nate Day on September 01, 2011, 01:55:13 AMQuoteAllHipHop.com: What went wrong? Jewell: Suge is what went wrong (laughs). You don't mix the streets with music. You don't fault other people because they are from a different Coast or cultures. You don't mis-use and take advantage of your artists. Your artists are the elements that make your music company and if you damage that, you're killing your financial stability as a label. Things began to get personal with him (Suge) making threats to various artists on the East Coast. It brought all of this beef. Music is designed to enhance our lives, not to ruin it. I don't regret my time on Death Row Records because it has made me who I am today. I just regret the way things turned out. I regret Dr. Dre not standing up after Suge left the picture, to keep the formula going by keeping everybody together. I guess he was so burned out by the situation. He went his own separate way and everybody else kind of went their own ways. yet there's still people who act like suge is a legend like it or not Suge is a legend regardless of the dirt he did to other people and no matter how much of an asshole he actually is. he still created one of the biggest empires in hip-hop history. if people were to be stripped of their legendary status because they did other people shady there would barely be any legend at all standing lol. (no berry gordy, no dick griffey, no J. prince, no Diddy, etc.)