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Quote from: gibson001 on September 06, 2009, 12:57:27 AMThe Doctors Advocate & L.A.X. were a lot better than Curtis. Plus 50 even said it himself that Dre doesnt want to work with him anymore.Yeah, but it's all about that money. Dr. Dre don't have the time to be workin' with 50 because he workin' on "Detox".
The Doctors Advocate & L.A.X. were a lot better than Curtis. Plus 50 even said it himself that Dre doesnt want to work with him anymore.
Damn, has everyone gone insane? Aftermath is probably in the top 3 greatest HipHop labels ever, and they're easily one of the biggest selling, Eminem, Dre, 50 Cent - those are three of the biggest HipHop artists ever! Who sold big AND are critically acclaimedAftermath has sold more records than Death Row by a large margin - 50 sold about 25 million, Eminem about 45 million, Dre sold 6 million of 2001... compared with Death Row selling 3 million of the Chronic, Doggystyle 4 million, and 2Pac about 15 millionDeath Row had more 'classic' stuff, though only thanks to Dre anyway... and Eminem's first two records, 2001, and 50's first record are all highly acclaimedBad Boy sold a lot, but is a 99% a joke in terms of credibility (apart from Biggie), same with No Limit, they don't have any really classic stuffThe only label that probably beats both Aftermath and Death Row is Def Jam just because they have so many classic records and had such a huge influence in getting HipHop onto the level it is nowI'm probably forgetting some labels off the top of my head, but Aftermath is definitely up there
The Game had a huge buzz and yes it was mainly due to Game and 50's own buttheadedness it didnt work out, but as Dre's former right hand man said, when 50 pulled that shit at the How We Do video shoot he should've stepped in and took care of business. Regardless what you think of Game, he still was one of the biggest rappers ever on there
ThaFormula.com - How was The Up In Smoke Tour for you?Hittman - It was incredible. A good experience. I learned alot, I saw alot. It gave me more fuel for my album.
Hittman had some buzz goin on after 2001....not as big as Snoops after The Chronic but enough to sell a platinum record or 2. Instead he wasnt taken on the Up In Smoke tour, which would've gave him even more buzz. And Dre apparently just wasnt around to work with Hitt as much
Quote from: UCC on July 15, 2008, 06:03:47 AMDamn, has everyone gone insane? Aftermath is probably in the top 3 greatest HipHop labels ever, and they're easily one of the biggest selling, Eminem, Dre, 50 Cent - those are three of the biggest HipHop artists ever! Who sold big AND are critically acclaimedAftermath has sold more records than Death Row by a large margin - 50 sold about 25 million, Eminem about 45 million, Dre sold 6 million of 2001... compared with Death Row selling 3 million of the Chronic, Doggystyle 4 million, and 2Pac about 15 millionDeath Row had more 'classic' stuff, though only thanks to Dre anyway... and Eminem's first two records, 2001, and 50's first record are all highly acclaimedBad Boy sold a lot, but is a 99% a joke in terms of credibility (apart from Biggie), same with No Limit, they don't have any really classic stuffThe only label that probably beats both Aftermath and Death Row is Def Jam just because they have so many classic records and had such a huge influence in getting HipHop onto the level it is nowI'm probably forgetting some labels off the top of my head, but Aftermath is definitely up thereChronic sold 4 milliion, Doggystyle sold 5 million. and that was as of 1996 since then maybe add another mill or 2 plus world wide salesother than that your post is spot onThe sad thing is Aftermath couldve been bigger. There were numerous situations (esp since 2005 onward) that Aftermath screwed up. Busta's album took ages to make, then when it had its first hype single, buzz was high.....then it was delayed some say coz Dre wanted to mix it better others say due to Jimmy. While it still did decent it wasnt the big bang it could've been, esp after Dre and busta having good chemistry on his non Aftermath album Genesis.The Game had a huge buzz and yes it was mainly due to Game and 50's own buttheadedness it didnt work out, but as Dre's former right hand man said, when 50 pulled that shit at the How We Do video shoot he should've stepped in and took care of business. Regardless what you think of Game, he still was one of the biggest rappers ever on thereHittman had some buzz goin on after 2001....not as big as Snoops after The Chronic but enough to sell a platinum record or 2. Instead he wasnt taken on the Up In Smoke tour, which would've gave him even more buzz. And Dre apparently just wasnt around to work with Hitt as muchEve was already a name in the Game and had prior success with Dre produced singles. Instead she was shelved for her time in Aftermath. Rakim as wellProof was probably the only other D12'er who could possibly have had a success solo career.Obie did well 1st album but 2nd album had zero promotion thus he departedConsidering how much Dre worked with him Xzibit should've been officially signed to Aftermath. Maybe even Snoop or Nate as well. Cube having a solo done by Dre would've been great.Bishop had a little bit of buzz, not nearly as much as Game did but if put on a single or feature on 50 or Em's albums it may have helped the reformation get some great buzz.Truth Hurts had a decent 1st single buzz but unfortunately it didnt work out, maybe lack of promotion who knowsSo yes, Aftermath has had alot more success than many other labels. But you always just think bout how things could've been even bigger. Scary thought
^^^I remember an interview with Hittman where he said himself that he wasen't on the Up In Smoke tour cause he wanted to work on his album.. maybe that interview was fake?
Quote from: terence chill on September 05, 2009, 12:15:30 AMQuote from: dubsmith_nz on September 04, 2009, 04:00:58 PMG.A.G.E. had that joint with Akon produced by Dre? no listen its produced by akonReally? How do you know that?
Quote from: dubsmith_nz on September 04, 2009, 04:00:58 PMG.A.G.E. had that joint with Akon produced by Dre? no listen its produced by akon
G.A.G.E. had that joint with Akon produced by Dre?
Quote from: eNgIeS on September 06, 2009, 04:02:57 AMThe Game had a huge buzz and yes it was mainly due to Game and 50's own buttheadedness it didnt work out, but as Dre's former right hand man said, when 50 pulled that shit at the How We Do video shoot he should've stepped in and took care of business. Regardless what you think of Game, he still was one of the biggest rappers ever on thereWhat do you mean? What happened?QuoteThaFormula.com - How was The Up In Smoke Tour for you?Hittman - It was incredible. A good experience. I learned alot, I saw alot. It gave me more fuel for my album.Quote from: eNgIeS on September 06, 2009, 04:02:57 AMHittman had some buzz goin on after 2001....not as big as Snoops after The Chronic but enough to sell a platinum record or 2. Instead he wasnt taken on the Up In Smoke tour, which would've gave him even more buzz. And Dre apparently just wasnt around to work with Hitt as muchQuoteThaFormula.com - How was The Up In Smoke Tour for you?Hittman - It was incredible. A good experience. I learned alot, I saw alot. It gave me more fuel for my album.I have an old VHS tape somewhere and it has an MTV Special about the "Up In Smoke" tour and there's a bit of footage where they perfom "Bitch Please II" and Hittman is on the stage with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and a lot of others, so i don't understand why you think he wasn't there?
News to me, cause i cant remember seeing him on the dvd of it. Been a while since i've seen it though
Quote from: eNgIeS on September 06, 2009, 06:22:00 AMNews to me, cause i cant remember seeing him on the dvd of it. Been a while since I've seen it thoughHittman wasn't on the DVD, i can't remember seeing' him in it but do you know how much material that DVD is missing'?
News to me, cause i cant remember seeing him on the dvd of it. Been a while since I've seen it though
Quote from: dubsmith_nz on September 05, 2009, 08:02:31 PMQuote from: gibson001 on September 05, 2009, 06:25:46 PMQuote from: Long Beach Iz Active on September 05, 2009, 06:06:35 PMaftermath was just a 2 man label, Dre and EM. I guess you could throw in 50 in thereGame was also a massive hit for them, but in terms of Aftermath only artists it was just DreIm sure Dre regrets keeping 50 instead of GameWhats the basis of that? 50 stays out selling Game, his last album didn't even go platinum.The Doctors Advocate & L.A.X. were a lot better than Curtis. Plus 50 even said it himself that Dre doesnt want to work with him anymore.
Quote from: gibson001 on September 05, 2009, 06:25:46 PMQuote from: Long Beach Iz Active on September 05, 2009, 06:06:35 PMaftermath was just a 2 man label, Dre and EM. I guess you could throw in 50 in thereGame was also a massive hit for them, but in terms of Aftermath only artists it was just DreIm sure Dre regrets keeping 50 instead of GameWhats the basis of that? 50 stays out selling Game, his last album didn't even go platinum.
Quote from: Long Beach Iz Active on September 05, 2009, 06:06:35 PMaftermath was just a 2 man label, Dre and EM. I guess you could throw in 50 in thereGame was also a massive hit for them, but in terms of Aftermath only artists it was just DreIm sure Dre regrets keeping 50 instead of Game
aftermath was just a 2 man label, Dre and EM. I guess you could throw in 50 in thereGame was also a massive hit for them, but in terms of Aftermath only artists it was just Dre