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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Que (signing off) on October 19, 2003, 09:00:15 AM

Title: Rakim news?
Post by: Que (signing off) on October 19, 2003, 09:00:15 AM
everybody knows that he has left Aftermath, but word is that he has signed with Dreamworks and Primo and Large Professor will be the main contributors as far as production...hope this happens.
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Nightfall on October 19, 2003, 09:23:03 AM
Rakim is from NYC and stil reps the east, why are u posting this here?
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Twentytwofifty on October 19, 2003, 09:29:42 AM
There hasn't been any solid news about this whole situation.


Has XXL, The Source, Murder Dog or any of the mags reported on this at all?
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Lord Funk on October 19, 2003, 09:37:24 AM
The Source reported it (probably had a field day when they heard).

I was thinkin' about it yesterday actually...

As far as I'm concerned, Dre personally owes the hip-hop community an explanation, if not an apology.
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Foesum on October 19, 2003, 02:13:06 PM
i heard it was either Rawkus or Dreamworks, then i heard it was Roc-A-Fella. Anyways, niggas got Hi-Tek, large Professor, Primo and Dr.Dre beats on his album.

What ever happend to dat "Dreams Come True" shit, only the beat leaked out, i wonder if they did verses for it.
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Twentytwofifty on October 19, 2003, 02:22:04 PM
"Dream Come True" is just the instrumental to Lil' Kim's "Drugs".  Someone just labeled it like that on KaZaA.
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Lincoln on October 19, 2003, 03:40:52 PM
Oddly enough there's been no news lately. I would rather hear Premo & LP producing a Ra album as opposed to Dre, altho I would like to hear a few Dre tracks. I also wonder is Ra will still do a track with Quik because the first collab they did together was tight.
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: white Boy on October 19, 2003, 06:26:01 PM
i sitll belive it will release on aftemath w/ dre, but thats just me, i think its too shady that there is no news at all
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Code Blue on October 19, 2003, 07:04:04 PM
Who's Large Professor?
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Don Breezio on October 19, 2003, 07:07:01 PM
Who's Large Professor?

 :o :o :o
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Lincoln on October 19, 2003, 07:11:08 PM
Who's Large Professor?

You poor deprived man.
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Jome on October 19, 2003, 07:22:15 PM
It's not like Large Professor is the 2nd disciple of hiphop, but anways:

Nobody knows jack shit about the Rakim situation.
Nobody is willing to comment on it.
There's been more rumours about Rakim signing to whatever label then SOHH could ever think of.

So basically we're down to: Nobody knows anything.


Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Dedicato on October 19, 2003, 11:13:21 PM
90% rawkus
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Foesum on October 20, 2003, 04:40:22 PM
Quote
Who's Large Professor?

whhhhhat?

well, i guess if you ain't into Eastcoast you ain't gonna know who Large is.
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Twentytwofifty on October 20, 2003, 04:47:47 PM
Why would he leave Aftermath to sign with Rawkus?  They are even worse than Aftermath about releasing albums.  Rakim has put out an album more recently than Mos Def and Pharoahe Monch.



Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: On The Edge of Insanity on October 23, 2003, 03:48:32 PM
In no way is Rawkus worse at releasing albums than Aftermath. Just cause Last Emperor's album didn't get released.

The reason Mos Def hasn't released his album yet is because he didn't have time to promote it this year cause of his film and theatre roles, so it was always gonna be late this year, or early next year. There were no problems with Kweli's album. On Pharoahe you do have a point, but I think they are just waiting to release his album after Mos's, so that Mos creates some more interest in Rawkus before Pharoahe drops his album.
Title: Re:Rakim news?
Post by: Twentytwofifty on October 23, 2003, 04:05:52 PM
Kool G Rap also had a trouble putting out an album on Rawkus too it seems.
Either way, overall, I don't have much confidence in Rawkus or Aftermath anymore.  

I just want someone to get this album out there.