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Wednesday - April 5, 2006
— by Jay Casteel
Mobb Deep are currently enjoying a peak in their careers, as far as publicity and popularity, but the one question remains: will they put up the numbers artists backed by the G-Unit machine are accustomed to? According to Prodigy, Blood Money is the Queensbridge duo's best album to date, so the pressure to put up numbers is nothing they are worried about.
BallerStatus spoke with Prodigy recently, as he touched on topics such as their initial reaction to 50 reaching out to them, why it came at the right time and how Mobb Deep responds to people who have doubt about their new material, as well their G-Unit debut, Blood Money. Although opinions regarding their move to G-Unit are mixed, the group says they couldn't feel any more comfortable anywhere else and anyone who isn’t happy for them "ain't a real fan of Mobb Deep."
BallerStatus.net: First off, the new album Blood Money...how will this album rank among of the Mobb Deep classics fans are used to?
Prodigy: It stands among the best. It's definitely one of the best Mobb Deep ever did to date.
BallerStatus.net: A lot of people think that this album will be the Mobb's breakout, turning you into household names. People are expecting some major numbers from you guys this time. Do you feel any pressure to succeed?
Prodigy: Nah, we just having fun with it. We're glad that we have a company like G-Unit to put our album out. It just feels really good to make this music right now. It's really no pressure at all.
BallerStatus.net: I understand that you recorded most of the album on your own, without many G-Unit collabos, keeping it strictly Mobb Deep. Was that your intention? To stay away from making it a G-Unit album, rather than a Mobb Deep album?
Prodigy: Yea, that's our intention on every album that we do, really. We don't really ever try to put to many peoples on there, you know what I mean? We don't want anybody saying, "Oh, you did this, so you can sell your album." Nah, we just kept it Mobb Deep, but we got Mary J. Blige and a few of the G-Unit members on there.
BallerStatus.net: Going in, a lot of people thought that your move to G-Unit was good for the group, but there's also your hardcore fanbase that haven't been as supportive. What is your response to fans that have doubt that a Mobb Deep project from G-Unit will not be the same Mobb Deep as before?
Prodigy: If you a true hardcore fan of Mobb Deep, then you will love that we are over at G-Unit. Because now, your favorite group is all over the place -- all over TV, all over the radio, you know? We're at a really high point right now, so if they a fan...any fan of Mobb Deep would be really happy right now. If they not happy, then they ain't a real fan of Mobb Deep.
BallerStatus.net: Going over to G-Unit has really taken Mobb Deep to a higher plateau. You guys have received more press than ever, you're on the radio...so how does it feel to receive this type of recognition at this point in your career?
Prodigy: It feels good because our work is really never done. We always look at it like, from the beginning -- even in our lyrics -- we always say, "Man, there is more than this. We know there's a whole world out there that we haven't reached yet." That's why we were never satisfied and always hungry and always thirsty because we know there's more.
BallerStatus.net: Before G-Unit, you were signed to Jive and enjoyed moderate success with your last album. So, tell us why you decided to leave Jive and why your situation there wasn't as good as your situation at G-Unit?
Prodigy: Basically, we had a good deal over at Jive. We had a 50/50 joint venture, but the thing about Jive was that they didn't let us control our marketing and promotions budget. They don't know how to market and promote a street label or a group like Mobb Deep. That was their first mistake. When they did that, that effected our sales on that album, so right then and there we knew that, "Aight, this ain't gonna work over here."
We ended up dissolving that situation and like no more than a few days later, 50 [Cent] called us. He reached out and was like, "Yo, I'm Mobb Deep's #1 fan. I wanna see the group be where it's supposed to be at. Let's do it big."
BallerStatus.net: How did you feel about that? I mean, at that point, 50 was the biggest rapper in the world and he's reaching out to you like, "How can I get down?"
Prodigy: Man, it felt real good. I mean, [50 Cent] was just feelin' us. He felt what we was thinking, 'cause we were always sitting back like, "Damn, somebody need to really, really understand what Mobb Deep is about and get behind us." If we had that machine behind our music, then it would match. Our music is powerful, so we need a powerful machine behind it. We ain't never had that, so when 50 reached out, it was just like, "That's amazing." It was perfect and that's what we needed.
BallerStatus.net: How has 50's guidance or advice helped you so far, since signing with the G-Unit label?
Prodigy: He got good ideas and his work ethic rubs off on you. I mean, our work ethic is the same way. All we do is make songs in the studio all day, so his work ethic matches our work ethic. We just build off each other.
BallerStatus.net: I've heard a lot about the song "Pearly Gates," where you write from an atheist's perspective. What made you write a verse that way?
Prodigy: I wouldn't even say atheist. That is just a word people use. I wouldn't say I wrote it from an atheist's perspective, I would say that I wrote it from a different prespective that people aren't used to hearing. They aren't used to hearing anything as shocking as that, so we just did it from different types of perspectives. It's definitely one of the illest songs on the album because it's something people's not used to.
The people are gonna love it because rap music is rebel music. We go against the system all the time. That's what it's about. It's about getting our voice heard that they don't want you to hear. They don't want you to hear this voice right here. They try to silence it.
BalllerStatus.net: A lot of people are saying that both of you and Havoc have really stepped it up with Blood Money, production-wise and lyrically. Do you feel you guys can say you are in the top spots, as an emcee and producer?
Prodigy: Oh most definitely that, we ain't never gone no where. We was always the top emcee and producer in the game. It's just that a lot of people wasn't able to see that. We didn't have this machine and this platform for them to see us, but now we do. Now, they gonna really know. And the ones who did know, they are gonna be like, "Oh sh--, it was these n----s, aight."
BallerStatus.net: Tell me about the overall vibe, as far as the sound and where you wanted to go with this album, comparing it to your previous work.
Prodigy: The only thing I can say is that it is new. It's new material. It's the same Mobb Deep formula -- we always stick to our formula, we don't never change. 50 was like, "I want what Mobb Deep has got to bring to the table. I ain't gotta come in here and write songs for you like other people. I ain't gotta come in here at all, really. Y'all just do what you do and let me handle what I gotta handle with the marketing and promotion." But, as far as the album, we always stick to our formula and never change. We got our own sound that we created, so it's like we can't really change anyway. We got our own niche, and that sh-- is engraved in stone right now. So, basically, we just stuck to what we did. The only thing new about it is that it is new material.
We're working with Dr. Dre, Fif, Eminem...that's the only thing new about it. We're all working together. Havoc did damn near the whole album, then as far as features we got Dr. Dre, Alchemist, Sha-Money Xl, J.R. Period -- those are the guest producers.
BallerStatus.net: I know you guys have at least on Dre produced track ("Nightmares"), I've read you quoted as saying that the track doesn't even sound like a Dre record. Why is that?
Prodigy: 'Cause it sounds like something new. It sound like some new sh--, like, "Oh sh--, he made some other sh--." That sh-- is hot like a motherf---er and when you hear it...it's just like a lot of Hav beats. It'll f--- your head up when you found out that Hav did it. You would be like, "Get the f--- outta here, Hav did that?" That's all I was saying about "Nightmares." It don't really sound like a Dre track. When you hear it, you wouldn't even know he did it.
BallerStatus.net: Let's talk about your situation with G-Unit Records. 50 has stated that he plans to put you guys into executive positions, where you would sign your own artists under Infamous/G-Unit. How has that part of your career been so far?
Prodigy: Basically, the deal we made with 50 is we are in business together. It's not just a music record deal. We got a film company, a book company...there's a Reebok deal, G-Unit Clothing, Infamous Records -- a whole lot of things. We're also doing something with Crown Royal that we can't really talk about 'cause people be biting our ideas. But, it's definitely bigger than just music. This is the direction that Mobb Deep has always wanted to go to, so everything is naturally just taking place. We didn't have to change nothing. All we had to do is sit back and keep doing Mobb Deep and look what happened.
BallerStatus.net: You guys have -- for most of your careers -- been artists, so do you feel you can juggle the business side of the game and the music side successfully?
Prodigy: We men of many hats. When you from the hood, you already, naturally got that hustle in you because that's just the attitude we all got. Some people do it better than others and you will see who progresses faster than others. It's just natural for us son.
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interesting read, props
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Havoc was pretty quiet during that interview :P
For real though, I'm anxious to check out the beats on this album.
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lol it looks like a Tony Yayo interview, the mentioned 50 about 50 times
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lol it looks like a Tony Yayo interview, the mentioned 50 about 50 times
no shit, its getting harder and harder for me to respect the mobb deep boys they are reminding me to much of yayo and banks its too bad
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no shit, its getting harder and harder for me to respect the mobb deep boys they are reminding me to much of yayo and banks its too bad
I don't suppose it occurred to you...maybe 50 and Mobb Deep actually have genuine, mutual respect for each other?
Cats been acting like it's impossible this whole thing could ever happen for any reason other than financial gain (on Mobb Deep's part). Certainly, there's some truth to that, but I think it's pretty obvious that they're pretty loyal to each other and that 50 is serious about helping them do well because he's a big fan of the group. He's said in interviews before that Mobb Deep were among his inspirations when he was coming up in the game.
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props
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lol it looks like a Tony Yayo interview, the mentioned 50 about 50 times
yeah that's all these fruitcups talk about
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no shit, its getting harder and harder for me to respect the mobb deep boys they are reminding me to much of yayo and banks its too bad
I don't suppose it occurred to you...maybe 50 and Mobb Deep actually have genuine, mutual respect for each other?
Cats been acting like it's impossible this whole thing could ever happen for any reason other than financial gain (on Mobb Deep's part). Certainly, there's some truth to that, but I think it's pretty obvious that they're pretty loyal to each other and that 50 is serious about helping them do well because he's a big fan of the group. He's said in interviews before that Mobb Deep were among his inspirations when he was coming up in the game.
Thats real
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no shit, its getting harder and harder for me to respect the mobb deep boys they are reminding me to much of yayo and banks its too bad
I don't suppose it occurred to you...maybe 50 and Mobb Deep actually have genuine, mutual respect for each other?
Cats been acting like it's impossible this whole thing could ever happen for any reason other than financial gain (on Mobb Deep's part). Certainly, there's some truth to that, but I think it's pretty obvious that they're pretty loyal to each other and that 50 is serious about helping them do well because he's a big fan of the group. He's said in interviews before that Mobb Deep were among his inspirations when he was coming up in the game.
Thats real
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no shit, its getting harder and harder for me to respect the mobb deep boys they are reminding me to much of yayo and banks its too bad
I don't suppose it occurred to you...maybe 50 and Mobb Deep actually have genuine, mutual respect for each other?
Cats been acting like it's impossible this whole thing could ever happen for any reason other than financial gain (on Mobb Deep's part). Certainly, there's some truth to that, but I think it's pretty obvious that they're pretty loyal to each other and that 50 is serious about helping them do well because he's a big fan of the group. He's said in interviews before that Mobb Deep were among his inspirations when he was coming up in the game.
Thats real
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Meho is the official Aftermath reporter on DubCC.
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It'll be interesting to see especially how Mobb evolves while they're signed to G-Unit. Will they be able to keep it real to their own style in the future, or will they steer further away from that and make more candy shops for the masses.
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i gotta feeling this dre beat is the one that was suppose to be for olivia or a dre leftover beat like he had on the grodt ost
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i gotta feeling this dre beat is the one that was suppose to be for olivia or a dre leftover beat like he had on the grodt ost
You've heard that song already???? :o
Also, didn't P say that Dre was actually in the studio with them, not that he just tossed them a beat to use?
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i doubt the beat for nightmares is gonna be something that was suitable for an r&b album
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no shit, its getting harder and harder for me to respect the mobb deep boys they are reminding me to much of yayo and banks its too bad
I don't suppose it occurred to you...maybe 50 and Mobb Deep actually have genuine, mutual respect for each other?
Cats been acting like it's impossible this whole thing could ever happen for any reason other than financial gain (on Mobb Deep's part). Certainly, there's some truth to that, but I think it's pretty obvious that they're pretty loyal to each other and that 50 is serious about helping them do well because he's a big fan of the group. He's said in interviews before that Mobb Deep were among his inspirations when he was coming up in the game.
50 doesn't give a fuck about Mobb Deep. He needed some credibility & allies, as both have shrunken drastically since The Massacre dropped. He reached out to them, and put them on the Outta Control remix which was the biggest single released from the album (Nearly all due to Dre's incredible beat). Since Mobb Deep was on his biggest single, they got some newfound exposure and 50 figured he could parlay that into an album and get some sales.
If Mobb Deep flops, they'll be dropped from G-Unit. Then they'll release "Drop a Gem on 'em Part II" dissing 50, and Prodigy will have to cover up his G-Unit tattoo.
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50 doesn't give a fuck about Mobb Deep. He needed some credibility & allies, as both have shrunken drastically since The Massacre dropped. He reached out to them, and put them on the Outta Control remix which was the biggest single released from the album (Nearly all due to Dre's incredible beat). Since Mobb Deep was on his biggest single, they got some newfound exposure and 50 figured he could parlay that into an album and get some sales.
If Mobb Deep flops, they'll be dropped from G-Unit. Then they'll release "Drop a Gem on 'em Part II" dissing 50, and Prodigy will have to cover up his G-Unit tattoo.
That's bulllshit. If 50 was looking only for credibility and allies, he would have signed some more hot contemporary rappers who have displayed commercial potential for his empire to recover. Instead, he's signed a group that hasn't had a hit in 5 years and whom many in the larger hip-hop community believe are washed-up (not to mention they lost a lot of credibility themselves after Jay-Z showed that picture of P at his grandmother's dance school). Not to mention that he's given Mobb Deep far more priority than any of the other artists signed to his label - they came after Spider Loc and Olivia and at the same time as M.O.P, yet it's their album he's putting out first. And I think it's pretty obvious 50 must have pulled strings at Interscope to get their album released so soon - they're coming out before Busta Rhymes, Stat Quo, and Obie Trice, even though those cats have had their albums completed for a long time now. Clearly, 50 has a lotta love for Mobb Deep to be doing so much for them - he took a commercial risk signing them, and yet he's still putting a lot on the line for them.
Also, since when was "Outta Control" the biggest hit from "The Massacre"? It was most def successful, but it only got to #6 on the pop charts (even then, only for 1 week, which isn't that great), while "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", and "Just A Lil Bit" all were controlling the Top 5 for extended periods of time.
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That's bulllshit. If 50 was looking only for credibility and allies, he would have signed some more hot contemporary rappers who have displayed commercial potential for his empire to recover.
You mean like Lil Scrappy? Ma$e? Jayo Felony? B.G? M.O.P? I think all of these guys personify contemporary rappers who have displayed commercial success. Jayo and B.G. are the only two there that didn't sign, but both acknowledged having a deal on the table. So there goes that arguement.
Not to mention that he's given Mobb Deep far more priority than any of the other artists signed to his label - they came after Spider Loc and Olivia and at the same time as M.O.P, yet it's their album he's putting out first.
Don't know if you noticed, but Olivia has released 3 SINGLES with no album. If her first single would have blown, she'd have an album out 6 months ago. Spider's sole purpose on G-Unit was to diss Game, and give him an allie in the West after him and Game fell out. I SERIOUSLY doubt we'll ever see an official G-Unit album from him.
And I think it's pretty obvious 50 must have pulled strings at Interscope to get their album released so soon - they're coming out before Busta Rhymes, Stat Quo, and Obie Trice, even though those cats have had their albums completed for a long time now. Clearly, 50 has a lotta love for Mobb Deep to be doing so much for them - he took a commercial risk signing them, and yet he's still putting a lot on the line for them.
Mobb Deep's alleged release date means nothing. How many non G-Unit affiliates has Interscope released in the last 5 years? You've got Em and Obie and thats it. If Spider Loc is on the Outta Control rmx, best believe his album would have that May release date.
Also, since when was "Outta Control" the biggest hit from "The Massacre"? It was most def successful, but it only got to #6 on the pop charts (even then, only for 1 week, which isn't that great), while "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", and "Just A Lil Bit" all were controlling the Top 5 for extended periods of time.
You gotta realize that those singles took off from buzz alone. When I head that "The Massacre" was droppin, i was absolutely anticipating to hear where 50 was gonna go after GRODT. Those songs may have charted well, but they didn't push the Massacre to GRODT's sales figures. To me, that's a direct correlation to the quality (or lack thereof) of those songs. It sure as hell made me not purchase the album. Outta Control rmx wasn't even on The Massacre - they had to re-release the album and use a gimmick of including videos for all the songs. Outta Control rmx was easily the dopest song on the album. So sure, The Massacre sold 5x Plat, but how many of those sales were from the re-release? Plus, I think you'd get laughed at if you said that "Candy Shop" "and Just a lil bit" were better songs than Outta Control rmx.
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OK, Jrome, you seem to be avoiding my main point. Why is it that 50 signed a group that has so little commercial potential if that's what he's after? You ain't answered the question yet, homie.
You mean like Lil Scrappy? Ma$e? Jayo Felony? B.G? M.O.P? I think all of these guys personify contemporary rappers who have displayed commercial success. Jayo and B.G. are the only two there that didn't sign, but both acknowledged having a deal on the table. So there goes that arguement.
M.O.P.? Commercial success? They've never even gone Gold.
B.G. has already signed a deal with Atlantic, so he won't be with G-Unit anytime soon. And Jayo Felony's only connection to G-Unit is that Spider Loc wants to sign him if and when G-Unit West ever gets started, which it probably won't...50 himself has nothing to do with that.
Don't know if you noticed, but Olivia has released 3 SINGLES with no album. If her first single would have blown, she'd have an album out 6 months ago. Spider's sole purpose on G-Unit was to diss Game, and give him an allie in the West after him and Game fell out. I SERIOUSLY doubt we'll ever see an official G-Unit album from him.
OK, but what about M.O.P. then? And Mase? And Lil Scrappy, and Freeway? What it comes down to is that Mobb Deep is still coming out first.
Also, your theory about Spider Loc doesn't make much sense, either. I don't know why 50 signed him, but I don't see why he'd pick an upstart rapper (and not a very talented or respected one at that) to go against Game...he would have better off signing someone like Jayo Felony, for that matter (and as I've said before, Spider's the one who approached Jayo, not him).
Mobb Deep's alleged release date means nothing. How many non G-Unit affiliates has Interscope released in the last 5 years? You've got Em and Obie and thats it. If Spider Loc is on the Outta Control rmx, best believe his album would have that May release date.
But the fact that he chose Mobb Deep and not Spider Loc or M.O.P. is still significant, isn't it? Not to mention that he also put them on "Have A Party", which was clearly a calculated and strategically placed single from the "GRODT" soundtrack.
Also, keep in mind that Interscope is going to be far more cautious of G-Unit releases from this point on since Yayo and Olivia failed to blow up. So no, the fact that Mobb Deep are G-Unit affiliates does not guarantee them a release date. Besides, Busta, Obie, and Stat Quo are still Shady/Aftermath affiliates, so doesn't that mean Interscope would view them as having just as much (if not more) potential as anyone on G-Unit? No, I think it's clear 50 probably did pull strings to get them their deal with Interscope.
You gotta realize that those singles took off from buzz alone. When I head that "The Massacre" was droppin, i was absolutely anticipating to hear where 50 was gonna go after GRODT. Those songs may have charted well, but they didn't push the Massacre to GRODT's sales figures. To me, that's a direct correlation to the quality (or lack thereof) of those songs. It sure as hell made me not purchase the album. Outta Control rmx wasn't even on The Massacre - they had to re-release the album and use a gimmick of including videos for all the songs. Outta Control rmx was easily the dopest song on the album. So sure, The Massacre sold 5x Plat, but how many of those sales were from the re-release? Plus, I think you'd get laughed at if you said that "Candy Shop" "and Just a lil bit" were better songs than Outta Control rmx.
Whoa, you've got it REALLY twisted, loc...buzz does not create successful singles, successful singles create buzz.
Have you checked the sales of those singles? Both "Disco Inferno" and "Candy Shop" are certified 2x Platinum, whereas "In Da Club" (the most successful single from "GRODT") hit only Platinum. So that means that even if YOU think those songs sucked, 2 million people (for each) would like to disagree with you, because they obviously liked those songs enough to buy them (probably through iTunes). More to the point, it means that "The Massacre" did not sell based on hype alone...clearly, it sold quite well because a lot of people thought those songs were hot joints. And besides, the difference between 5x Platinum and 6x Platinum is not all that significant..."The Massacre" was still one of 2005's highest-selling albums. It may not have eclipsed its predecessor, but it still generated several successful singles and preserved 50's reign at the top, at least for the better part of the year.
And your theory that "Outta Control" was more successful still doesn't make sense - the special edition of "The Massacre" only sold something like 200K (Game mentioned this on the SSSL DVD), so "Outta Control" couldn't have been all that successful. I agree, it was by far the best single from "The Massacre", but that's my opinion. Sales don't lie...more people liked "Disco Inferno" and "Candy Shop", whether you did or not.
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it kind of scares me that the one dre beat on this album supposedly doesnt sound remotely like a dre beat... o boy...
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it kind of scares me that the one dre beat on this album supposedly doesnt sound remotely like a dre beat... o boy...
That's a good point, but neither does "Phone Tap" from "The Firm" album, and that's arguably one of Dre's best beats ever.
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BallerStatus.net: How has 50's guidance or advice helped you so far, since signing with the G-Unit label?
Prodigy: He got good ideas and his work ethic rubs off on you. I mean, our work ethic is the same way. All we do is make songs in the studio all day, so his work ethic matches our work ethic. We just build off each other.
He got good ideas? Like what saying G unit over and over
our work ethic is the same way. Bullshit. They was putting out consisdent albums 93, 95 ,96, 99, 00, 01...Buck 04 then the flop of TIP, Banks 04 no other release, 50 and G Unit ain't up on their game...50 don't worry about his crew..He do for himself...Mobb Deep has an 06 album but just wonder when their next one will be....either a long wait or a flop...They got a whole new G unit but they doing their own things while 50 is making movies and soundtracks...50 is leaving his crew in the dirt and getting paper off them
We just build off each other. Yeah we know...50 got big plans with ya'll....Get $$$$ off ya'll for his crib to throw another wack party for his neighbors
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Buck 04 then the flop of TIP, Banks 04 no other release, 50 and G Unit ain't up on their game...50 don't worry about his crew..
"T.I.P." was not a G-Unit release; it was just some old recordings Buck had made before signing with G-Unit that got released by some indie label. So it doesn't count. Both Buck and Banks are coming out with new albums this year supposedly.
As far as what you've said about Mobb Deep, they sure as hell ain't been consistent; since '01, they've steadily fallen off and struggled to find artistic direction.
Yeah we know...50 got big plans with ya'll....Get $$$$ off ya'll for his crib to throw another wack party for his neighbors
As I've been arguing before, 50 took a commercial risk signing them. If he was really only concerned about the paper, he would've signed a hot up-and-coming rapper that would have guaranteed him success, which is what he needs now that Game is off the label; instead, he's signed a group that many people agree have fallen off since the late-90s'.
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"T.I.P." was not a G-Unit release; it was just some old recordings Buck had made before signing with G-Unit that got released by some indie label. So it doesn't count. Both Buck and Banks are coming out with new albums this year supposedly..
As far as what you've said about Mobb Deep, they sure as hell ain't been consistent; since '01, they've steadily fallen off and struggled to find artistic direction.
he's signed a group that many people agree have fallen off since the late-90s'.
Mobb Deep's Amerikaz Nightmare went number 4 on the charts in 2004.....
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Both Buck and Banks are coming out with new albums this year supposedly..
It still ain't what you said about them going into oblivion, and I'm surprised you got the facts twisted on "T.I.P."
Mobb Deep's Amerikaz Nightmare went number 4 on the charts in 2004....
And it failed to even go Gold, or to produce any significant hit singles. It was considered a commercial dissapointment, hence the reason that Jive dropped them. Although "Infamy" went Gold, it was considered disappointing as well, since "Murda Muzik" had gone Platinum two years earlier.
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BallerStatus.net: How has 50's guidance or advice helped you so far, since signing with the G-Unit label?
Prodigy: He got good ideas and his work ethic rubs off on you. I mean, our work ethic is the same way. All we do is make songs in the studio all day, so his work ethic matches our work ethic. We just build off each other.
He got good ideas? Like what saying G unit over and over
our work ethic is the same way. Bullshit. They was putting out consisdent albums 93, 95 ,96, 99, 00, 01...Buck 04 then the flop of TIP, Banks 04 no other release, 50 and G Unit ain't up on their game...50 don't worry about his crew..He do for himself...Mobb Deep has an 06 album but just wonder when their next one will be....either a long wait or a flop...They got a whole new G unit but they doing their own things while 50 is making movies and soundtracks...50 is leaving his crew in the dirt and getting paper off them
We just build off each other. Yeah we know...50 got big plans with ya'll....Get $$$$ off ya'll for his crib to throw another wack party for his neighbors
LMAO, are you serious? If theres anything you cant say about 50 is, that he doesnt help his homies. Both Buck and Banks have their own album out, are rich, same was with Game, Mobb Deep, Yayo.... What has Eminem done for his D12 crew, except for those 2 LP's ? The D12 crew is dropping albums on some small, wack labels, without any promotion. What has Game done for his BWS crew? Or Snoop for his DPG crew? Nothing.
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LMAO, are you serious? If theres anything you cant say about 50 is, that he doesnt help his homies. Both Buck and Banks have their own album out, are rich, same was with Game, Mobb Deep, Yayo.... What has Eminem done for his D12 crew, except for those 2 LP's ? The D12 crew is dropping albums on some small, wack labels, without any promotion. What has Game done for his BWS crew? Or Snoop for his DPG crew? Nothing.
Exactly. Although Snoop's still done some shit for DPG...he got Nate Dogg and Warren G the deal with TVT for the 213 album, helped Tha Eastsidaz go Platinum, and he just announced he would work with Kurupt and Daz again on the new Dogg Pound album.
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Nobody helps their crew! Having a lil rap group is BS. They are only needed to get featured on songs. Even though some get the break away....
It still ain't what you said about them going into oblivion, and I'm surprised you got the facts twisted on "T.I.P."
I don't listen to much Buck..
And it failed to even go Gold, or to produce any significant hit singles. It was considered a commercial dissapointment, hence the reason that Jive dropped them. Although "Infamy" went Gold, it was considered disappointing as well, since "Murda Muzik" had gone Platinum two years earlier.
What does that have to do with consistentity? That's record sales. Not how they kept releasing albums. Sell outs or not they still managed to put out consistent records.