Journeymen: A History of Rappers With Multiple Label Affiliations
By Insanul Ahmed | May 9, 2010 | 11:51 pm | Permalink
M.O.P.
Labels: Select Records (1992-1993), Relativity Records (1994-1999), Loud (1999-2001), Roc-A-Fella (2002-2005), G-Unit (2005-2008), E1/Koch (2008-2010)
Complex Says: MOP spent their early career in the New York underground scene, and they seemed due for a mainstream come-up. But their luck proved consistely terrible. First they signed to Loud two years before the label folded. They then signed to Roc-A-Fella just as Jay and Dame's relationship began to sour. And finally, they signed to G-Unit right about when 50's commercial dominance began to fade. Now they're back on E1, a smaller independent label where they probably always belonged anyway.
Sais May 14th, 2010 at 12:49 AM
Why you wouldn't use the lyrics in the same song for Fat Joe that goes... "The name is Fat Joe/The label's Relativity" is beyond me
?uesthate May 14th, 2010 at 04:35 AM
wtf The Big Bang was dope, and pretty much the last time dr dre was on point with the beats IMO, the j dilla joint with q tip, the nas feature, the stevie wonder joint was beyond ill. u guys r dumb B.O.M.B. on the other hand was hot gabbage
kedordu May 14th, 2010 at 05:06 AM
SMH BIG BANG WAS THE BEST ALBUM TO COME OUT THAT YR . IT WAS ' LACKLUSTER ' CAUSE IT DIDNT GO 3X PLATINUM ? IT TANKED CAUSE IT WAS PLATINUM ? IM NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTED BEING TRENDY TO SHIT ON THAT ALBUM BUT IT HAPPENED WHEN BUSTA HIMSELF STARTED SAYIN THE ALBUM FLOPPED .
dtownknight May 14th, 2010 at 05:45 AM
hhnf bricked sales wise but, it was still classic lyrically and on the production side for the most part. Big Bang was ahight. it seems like i remember 'Touch it' being a big single for a moment.
D May 14th, 2010 at 08:18 AM
Real Talk Ent + Amalgam Digital don't really count since it's more mixtapes or street albums they release
PHD May 14th, 2010 at 09:05 AM
who are those PAWGS with Snoop?
Mike May 14th, 2010 at 09:15 AM
With Camron, you forgot to mention that he was initally signed to Lance "Un" Rivera's label, which was distributed by Epic, a subsidary of Sony. Lance got stabbed, the label folded, and Camron was folded into Epic. And for anyone to believe Cams rhymes about running up in the offices and smacking grown folks around is just silly. Cam was being difficult, and was recording. He said that about 60, to 70 percent of Come Home With Me was already recorded when he joined the Roc. Epic didn't like the music he was making, so he couldn't get another album release date. Dame came in the picture to help Cam out at Epic. Dame listened to the music, thought it was good, and negoiated to get Cam off Epic, and to the Roc.
T-marT May 14th, 2010 at 08:41 PM
S.D.E. my fav cam album
T-marT May 14th, 2010 at 08:43 PM
Sheek was signed to bad boy , nore and cnn dropping on h20 ice water, UNtertainment cam-Diplomats 98- present