I know Suge Knight doesn't like Dr. Dre, so maybe that explains his recent claims. During an interview on the Arsenio Hall show, he said Compton rappers, Kendrick Lamar and Game (Kendrick is signed to Aftermath, and Game came in the industry under Aftermath) have the worst deals in the industry.
"The deals are still messed up. I think it's unfair if you really look at it, if you look at Interscope, the two guys from Compton--Game, Kendrick Lamar--got two of the worst deals in the industry. And when you look at it, it's not so much the production company fault, but what people don't realize is that if you're on Universal, it's the ship. Then Interscope get they cut, then Aftermath get they cut, then G-Unit get they cut. Then the guy who really has Game signed, it was another production company, then it came to Game. The reality is there's more slavery now than ever." ("Arsenio")
Hmm! I know Game has always shouted out Suge Knight even though he was signed to Dre, so I don't think he would feel cool about this revelations from Suge. And about the deal, for the longest time, I have always wondered why Dr. Dre couldn't make his label a stand-alone label...or at least cut Jimmy Iovine out of the picture, and just sign directly to Universal. I guess all this was the reason why Game dropped his last two albums, RED (2011) and Jesus Piece (2012) pretty fast, with little promo. He just wanted to get out of the deal. Now, he has completed his 5 album contract, and is a free agent. On the side of Kendrick, that is even another story. He is signed to TDE, And TDE did a deal with Aftermath, and Aftermath is under Interscope, and Interscope is under Universal. Mehn! That is one long chain of middle men. I think Kendrick should just ride out the next couple of years with his deal, and then sign to a label with less middle men when his contract is due.
"The deals are still messed up. I think it's unfair if you really look at it, if you look at Interscope, the two guys from Compton--Game, Kendrick Lamar--got two of the worst deals in the industry. And when you look at it, it's not so much the production company fault, but what people don't realize is that if you're on Universal, it's the ship. Then Interscope get they cut, then Aftermath get they cut, then G-Unit get they cut. Then the guy who really has Game signed, it was another production company, then it came to Game. The reality is there's more slavery now than ever." ("Arsenio")
Hmm! I know Game has always shouted out Suge Knight even though he was signed to Dre, so I don't think he would feel cool about this revelations from Suge. And about the deal, for the longest time, I have always wondered why Dr. Dre couldn't make his label a stand-alone label...or at least cut Jimmy Iovine out of the picture, and just sign directly to Universal. I guess all this was the reason why Game dropped his last two albums, RED (2011) and Jesus Piece (2012) pretty fast, with little promo. He just wanted to get out of the deal. Now, he has completed his 5 album contract, and is a free agent. On the side of Kendrick, that is even another story. He is signed to TDE, And TDE did a deal with Aftermath, and Aftermath is under Interscope, and Interscope is under Universal. Mehn! That is one long chain of middle men. I think Kendrick should just ride out the next couple of years with his deal, and then sign to a label with less middle men when his contract is due.
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