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Dre's motivation for firing Rakim.... ?

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T-Dogg:
Young Griff got some points there - the mixtape songs people do aren't about showing off their skills or making good music - it's all about exposure. You gotta keep yourself in the public's eye or they'll forget about you. I dunno what the reason for dropping Ra was (or him leaving by himself), but the fact that he didn't do much to create a buzz for himself is a perfectly logical reason, though I'm sure it's not the only one.

Leggy Hendrix:

--- Quote from: Storm on June 14, 2004, 11:06:24 PM ---They pound out new material every day, but most of it is shit. Rakim is a vet who has proven to be one of the greats.  If Dre can't see how much more talent Rakim has then those dudes then Dre is crazy.  Rakim cares about perfecting his songs and probably doesnt want to rush making them all the time like 50 or Banks.

Peace.

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Fair point, but he was signed for over 2 years...how long does it take him to write a song?!?! To be honest, i think Rakim maybe has an overinflated ego, and felt like he didnt have to put in work like 50/G-Unit/Em have been due to his legendary status...obviously i dont know the man but thats something that Dre aint gonna put up with

SGV:
Rakim's album was and still is one of the most anticipated albums by Hip Hop heads, and that's without Mixtapes. I thought ya'll knew. Ask Aftermaths favorite Mag....

Storm:

--- Quote from: Young Griff on June 15, 2004, 02:32:42 AM ---You got to keep your name out there or people will forget about you.  People talk about respect and that artists who have earned success and legendary status shouldn't have to prove themselves.  Any artist of any stature should have to prove themselves time after time, constantly.  When Michael Jordan came back this last time (even though he was past his prime) he had to put in his work to get back into the game.  He hustled to get back into playing shape, He couldn't leave the game for a few years, not stay on his toes and expect to comeback and rule the game.  Rakim is a legend and like Chris, Jome and others said, Rakim has respect from old school heads but all these new listeners don't know what he is about.  He has to be reintroduced to the game, get his name out again, put in his work, get his hustle on again.  Even some of the wackest artists out put in hard work.  

We don't know what really went down between the Dre and Ra so it's hard to put all the pieces together but if two people don't mesh they aren't going to get much done.  

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I see what you're saying but if this album actually came out I ensure you Rakim's name would be praised again as a great MC.  But I agree with your second part, Dre and Rakim just probably didnt mesh and that was how it went down.

··: O.G Kody™ :··:

Could you really imagine Rakim sharing a mixtape with tracks from people like Joe Budden? Don't be silly.

IMO Rakim did not want that kind of exposure. To call Rakim lazy is a joke. Just because a couple of tracks didn't make it into MP3 so you could hear them doesn't mean they didn't hammer out loads of tracks in the studio.

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