The Truth About Kanye West's Record Label

[@theabstract4936]

G.O.O.D music VS YMCMB who you got?

[@seinenwax94jr9]

Talent wise and business wise G.O.O.D. Music all the way.

[@RVRGOL]

G.O.O.D

[@goldenstar_1007]

What kind of ridiculous question is this

[@theabstract4936]

@@goldenstar_1007 YMCMB got more hits

[@theabstract4936]

@@seinenwax94jr9 drizzy washes half the good roster

[@TheMoirLabel]

Never sign to a rapper, or DJ, or a producer, or anybody. Yikes.

[@hsn7018]

At least ye signed are the best like he helped a lot of artist

[@treefiddytwoo]

@@hsn7018 i think there’s an argument for them doing more for him rather than vice versa

[@hsn7018]

@@treefiddytwoo nah he actually produced some of the best music for them

[@malik2644]

What about j. cole

[@TheMoirLabel]

@@malik2644 There's an exception to every rule. And I guess my point was more of, no one is going to have your best interest in mind besides you. Make sure and dot i's and cross t's.

[@williamizm3745]

From a cultural standpoint GOOD music gave us a lot of classics and started the carreers of some giants.

[@-VAJRA-]

Started the career of which giant ??

[@TdainegonkeeU]

@@-VAJRA- pusha t

[@overlord6815]

​@@TdainegonkeeU Facts

[@PresidentValentine]

Big Sean John legend Pusha t Solo Kid Cudi Travis Scott (Favio foreign)

[@Why-bc7wl]

Damn that’s crazy, now good music is dead

[@JamesReviews]

Good music is probably the best example of a label where a lot of artists actually did get their shine

[@Kal-El207]

Yeah and still didn’t go anywhere.

[@omen9431]

@@Kal-El207 Didn't go anywhere? You know nothing about rap music. Travis Scott, Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Common, so many artists I can list that went so many places under G.O.O.D. Music

[@ladyrosemary5480]

@@omen9431 No you don’t know about rap lol they didn’t go that far & Big Sean went places but Kanye basically robbed him. Travis on somebody else’s label now

[@PresidentValentine]

@@ladyrosemary5480 Kanye basically Birthed Cudi, Travis, TT, And let's not forget big Sean and John legend.

[@grump9283]

@@PresidentValentine kanye didn't birth shit. Cudi birthed kanye's most influential album 808s and heartbreak it was basically just an album stealing Cudi's and T pain's style. Stop being a meat rider and open your eyes to the facts.

[@leondesv]

Ye had the best all around roster. He just didnt know how deliver them.

[@Historicutuber]

True true

[@axelmartinez5644]

*pusha t

[@paulvasquez7897]

He did Sean very well .... When Sean had a Buzz back in 2010/11 ... He did it right w/ “Finally Famous” and then the “Cruel Summer” / “Mercy” &a After that “Hall of Fame” And the rest is history where Sean’s at now As for the rest ... Didn’t deliver well at all ... Pusha basically did it on his own if you really think about it

[@leondesv]

@@paulvasquez7897 but Sean aint make no money off those albums

[@thomasnelson5758]

@@paulvasquez7897 Hell nah, Kanye exec produced MNIMN and DAYTONA and those are his best projects, has prod credits all over MNIMN and produced DAYTONA entirely. Brought him solo success when he wanted to transition to a solo career after Malice went Christian and Clipse was pretty much ending. Push obviously deserves credit for being able to sustain after Clipse but give Kanye his credit

[@starvaughnjackson6285]

It seems like Kanye wants to be a boss, but does not want to actually lead. I'm disappointed

[@ozon3Easy]

No he said it actually. He was offered the position and was jumping at it but did it anyways. Sounds like the labels forced him into it so they could make even more money off of him.

[@starvaughnjackson6285]

@@ozon3Easy my problem is that it seems that he didn't delegate people who cod perform the various roles that he would've needed. If his leadership comprised of him needing to do lots of approving and him wanting to lay hands on most things. That leads to trouble for the staff. Its akin to Vince McMahn's leadership style for WWE. Which is a problem for the staff as a whole

[@bribhoney]

Most rapper owned record labels like Drakes label

[@jimmiehunter9856]

You 100 percent right

[@AMIR-wn9pj]

There's a huge difference between being a BOSS and being a LEADER

[@cfeegs]

Kanye surrounds himself with the best creatives and uses them to make his work great. He uses them for an album or two and then he moves on because as you said he’s a highly fickle creative. It’s what makes me hate him as a person but also makes him a multi decade legend

[@bribhoney]

Drakes does the same thing and Lil Wayne probably did it to some of his artist

[@SDPTheGhost]

@@bribhoney Don’t really agree with the Wayne thing. I think he just recognizes when artists are gonna be big.

[@bkmoves6478]

Facts

[@mehdihadey3258]

@@bribhoney lies Drake been with future since 2011, with migos since 2013, party, Roy Woods ane majid jordan are flourishing on their own, abel is the biggest pop star in the world...

[@RodrigoroRex]

@@mehdihadey3258 The Weeknd literally left OVO cause he knew if he stayed there he would have been used as a Drake ghostwriter like PartyNextDoor. Besides he was already poppin, and kiss land didn't turn out to be a hit, he's a super star cause of beauty behind the madness so crediting drake for his fame is wrong True he rose faster cause of drake but he would have gotten to the point he's at one day or another

[@Styliesinceninedeuce]

Do one on how Dr. Dre shelved at least 40 artists on Aftermath

[@thomasnelson5758]

Fr fr this just a hit piece on Kanye cause he makes himself a target with the Twitter imo. Lot of artists turned record label owners are hot garbage A&Rs/CEOs, this ain't exclusively a Kanye issue

[@Styliesinceninedeuce]

@@thomasnelson5758 yeah I feel like everyone's scared to talk about the elephant in the room which is Dr. Dre shelving so much talent for the past 25 years only to collect checks from Eminem and 50. Kendrick almost got shelved but broke through because of TDE being there to push. Anderson Paak has two albums out but notice how it's not Interscope funded but rather 12 Tone Music and Aftermath. I feel like nothing drops exclusively on Aftermath. Look at every CD they've dropped since 97's Firm. There's always another label there to push the weight so the album gets released even Eminem. i'm not sure how much of a role Jimmy Iovine plays in this too but hell from what I've heard Dre is shelving Jesus Is King 2 after a year of hype.

[@doeboy857]

Rakim 😩

[@genius179]

Bishop Lamont is prime example

[@justsaying2834]

@@thomasnelson5758 The fact that others do it does not excuse Kanye's despicable behavior And actually ye needs to be called out far more than he does

[@TheHovroc]

Travis Scott is signed to Epic. No way he'd be this far if he was exclusive to Good Music.

[@geraldking9385]

Oh shit, yea I was just wondering about Travis

[@andersonwang1746]

Epic (Sony Music) is The same music label that Michael Jackson used to sign to. TS is also signed to T.I.’s label the last time I checked.

[@thomasnelson5758]

No one would be far along if they exclusively signed to vanity labels made by artists. All vanity labels still have distribution deals with the big labels like Universal, Epic, Arista, Island etc

[@TheHovroc]

@@andersonwang1746 Joint Venture deal but if you've watched most of his documentaries Epic have a major stamp on his deal.Also distribution.

[@rosewoodsoundradio]

Travis is only signed to G.O.O.D. as a producer

[@sedi2066]

I actually think Big Sean couldve been bigger

[@patrickdadon5794]

He is big though!

[@jimmyp9105]

Idk, 2010 or so he was massive. I think like a previous reply, he didn't evolve or change things up. Like Kendrick's and Cole did. And drake is just drake.

[@favourgabriel8335]

Big sean is a talented rapper and if ye didn't sign him maybe someone else would sign him

[@sethshanker]

Bigger sean?

[@M360-w6o]

Dark Sky Paradise is a classic and had huge hits though

[@seinenwax94jr9]

There are so many examples of artists being horrible A&Rs and label heads. It's like the same skill they have for their craft and knowing what's hot doesn't translate to nurturing talent.

[@CloudTribe]

Most artists spend to much of their time being competitive to be able to alot time to nurture young talent.

[@M360-w6o]

Kanye made John Legend a star, boosted Cudi, made Sean a star, kickstarted Pusha’s solo career and rejuvenated the careers of Twista and Common.

[@thomasnelson5758]

@@M360-w6o You could argue Kanye made Sean a star too, signed him in 07 w/ not a single record out only going by a freestyle rapped in front of him in the back of a Detroit radio station building

[@M360-w6o]

@bigjayking24 Facts Ye is a creative at heart, he went art school, he’s a producer, artist, fashion designer, he knows how to elevate artists but now he’s starting to grow as a businessman. It’s not like people like Master P and Birdman who are natural business people from the beginning. Ye had to grow into a businessman.

[@M360-w6o]

@@thomasnelson5758 facts, he made Sean a star for sure

[@chrisjames4438]

This dude puts more care and research into his videos than 90% of the hip hop channels out there

[@pompeiicruz6927]

It’s seems like you dropping videos more frequently!! Love it

[@notaflightreactsfan3706]

It's legit right?!?

[@Lilmsjaymo]

Way more talent on good music!

[@edwinhernandez-mayen9514]

Can’t blame ye he doesn’t know if he wants to make music, be the president of the country or on the board of adidas and gap

[@johnwayne3566]

It’s definitely blame ye. He could’ve renegotiate all those contracts

[@kly826]

That Kardashian relationship messed him up...

[@waynicliz]

@@kly826 didnt he drop classics while with kim

[@antoniomontana2034]

I think everyone put too much faith into Kanye to the point he started believing himself to be a “god” and took too much responsibility and it slowly started to break him down mentally. There’s also the kardashians...

[@Julie-qr9ow]

Blaming everybody but kanye himself lol ok

[@zabariduwab9950]

@@Julie-qr9ow fr Smh

[@5gda_woe34]

Big Faxts 💪🏾💪🏾

[@antoniomontana2034]

@@Julie-qr9ow im not Julie

[@Julie-qr9ow]

@@antoniomontana2034 you blamed "everyone" and the Kardashians for his mental health

[@suealvin1274]

So Kanye is ranting about his masters on Twitter but treated artists on his record label trash.

[@hsn7018]

(Def jam) not kanye Kanye own only 50% of good music

[@carboy101]

Okay, so Kanye is only 50% treating his artist like crap.

[@hsn7018]

@@carboy101 actually it may less than 50 if we count sony lol But he didn't treat them bad he produced some of there best album and most hits Like big sean he give him I don't fuck with you beat

[@malacki163]

Kanye said he wants to give all his artists his masters

[@SupremeUchiha]

@Mista Scott kanye gave back his

[@bensmith2195]

This is so well put together. All in all, Kanye's too sporadic, and too manic as a personality to be a label-head. He can head up a label from the creative, content/music side, but should have others run the day-to-day affairs handling marketing, sample clearances and release dates.

[@iandl2274]

You gotta remember Kanye produced a lot of their albums and most famous tracks so technically owns 50% of there music. But u gotta remember Kanye doesn’t even own all his own music. It’s a huge debacle but u gotta remember Kanye not the only one in the wrong here.

[@rissykup]

But Kanye is the one saying his own personal contract was messed up then he does the same thing smh

[@vrj607]

Yeah but that stuff ain’t free he charges them.

[@SSJ4BLINK182FAN]

Im having trouble remembering, can you tell what I got to remember?

[@Jpac_Juice]

I like people who reason without rushing to judgement

[@JojosupremeIQ195]

Anything else we gotta remember? Lol.

[@TheOjeda17]

Bro, the people that failed on G.O.O.D didn’t make good music, that’s it. Cudi and push still found success because they never depended in the label to make classics. They already made them before they met ye and being with ye only allowed them to make more.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

That’s not 100 true teyana’s last two albums were great in fact the backlash concerning KTSE was coming from the fact that the original cut gotten rave reviews by both critics and fans and Pusha and Kanye decides to cut it and release a new one without teyana’s acknowledge. Big Sean has been making bomb ass music dating back to his mixtape days so no it has nothing to do with who make better music or not bc there are artists right now that are making above average or straight mediocre music and still popping, it has to do with the fact that Kanye west and Pusha T don’t know how to run a record label and are only good at managing when they are managing themselves

[@AyoCoat]

Exactly, just like most people will want to blame the school system for failing

[@VikingShip-lw4oo]

Yeah

[@jon....]

@@AyoCoat The school system is terrible though. Bad comparison.

[@u9629]

So you tryna say Panda wasn’t a good song? Timmy Turner?

[@dashiajames1882]

Music industry is truly brutal, from everything I'm hearing. From producers, record labels, artists & much more.

[@Hypno_BPM]

Desiigner no matter what label you went on you woulda flopped

[@kencarson666]

erm I don’t think so man

[@Hypno_BPM]

@@kencarson666 all the 100 million fans of panda showed it bruh.

[@DJHYDEHEART]

I think he definitely had potential to be greater than what he was. Could have even made it as a pop rapper. Its just poor management at the end of the day.

[@kencarson666]

@@Hypno_BPM I think he was mismanaged. also the Timmy Turner beat is ass. this dude needs people to make his beats

[@Hypno_BPM]

@@kencarson666 i think his gift and curse was sounding like Future. also the timmy turner beat was over produced , the finger snap version was way better

[@oscar5365]

honestly based on this shit i think it’s good that ye gave his artists back their master’s

[@stunnag2108]

Did he? When ?

[@oscar5365]

@@stunnag2108 he did ion know exactly when, he went on a twitter rant one time and after that he said he would

[@melkermartinsson531]

No,he Said he would, but didnt

[@organiceverything9615]

@@oscar5365 saying what u Will do and what you actually did/do are 2 different things

[@oscar5365]

@@organiceverything9615 ok yea. He said he would I’m not sure if he actually went through with it.

[@andrewstokes2888]

Cyhi should be a household name. He can rap with anyone. Ye definitely mismanaged him on GOOD Muic

[@hunchovari]

He was never signed to Kanye

[@williammwila3572]

Damn....not one peep about 2 Chainz.

[@reezyturner051]

2 Chainz never officially signed to GOOD, he was only a close affiliate

[@ChevyChase301]

@@reezyturner051 same with Travis scott

[@vividleo]

Dude I tried to talk to a white kid about 2chainz and he said he sucks but he was all into Andre nickitina

[@thecarrendoshow3674]

I think roy jones jr said it best for all these situations. Never work under somebody in the same field. They always want to be on top. They will go as far as to hold back those they have underneath them.

[@boskey10200]

Artist should sign 1 album deal and the contract inputs owning your masters

[@Mook05]

💯And also learn what goes into the costs of putting out an album

[@deanbenford7363]

You'd never get signed. Labels have a 3-album minimum and owning your masters is only held for artists who have already done numbers independently

[@rayneozier]

If anybody did it, Kid Cudi made G.O.O.D great. He wrote a lot of 808s and Heartbreak, and M.O.T.M is a classic.

[@DojoMuppet]

He co wrote 4 songs. That’s not “a lot”

[@rayneozier]

@@DojoMuppet That’s fair. Saying he wrote a lot of the album may be a bit of an exaggeration. But we don’t know how big of a part he played in setting the vibes for different songs on the album, or just how many ideas he contributed in general. I’m just saying Cudi’s touch, his style is all over that record.

[@SonnySlicka]

@@DojoMuppet He inspired a lot of the dark melodic vibe, whether he wrote on most or not, he was a huge part

[@M360-w6o]

@@rayneozier key phrase “we don’t know” one thing we do know is Graduation paved the way for non gangsta rappers like Cudi, Sean, Drake, Cole and Wale. And what we do know if you read the credits is Cudi *co-wrote* Paranoid, Welcome to heartbreak, Robocop and Heartless. And what we do know is that Kanye produced Say you will by himself, Robocop by himself and Bad News by himself and then co-produced every other song on the album, and co-wrote on every song. Also what we do know is that Kanye produced Sky Might Fall and Make Em Say on MOTM and was the reason why Common narrated that album. And what we do know that Cudi in interviews during 09 was saying that Kanye helped him take things to the next level. Cudi contributed to 808s but I just don’t like how people make it out to seem like he wrote the majority of the album when he co-wrote 4 songs.

[@M360-w6o]

@@SonnySlicka and Kanye paved the way for Cudi with Graduation; that opened the door for non-Gangsta rappers like Cudi, Drake, Cole, Sean, Wale. And let’s not act like Kanye didn’t produce throughout the whole album and wrote on every song. I just hate when people false information about Cudi writing majority of the album, when there’s 12 tracks and Cudi co-wrote 4/12.

[@matthewmann8969]

He had some good artists like B.O.B, Pusha T, Big Sean, And John Legend

[@AyooRaekwon]

B.O.B is T.I artist

[@ChevyChase301]

Push, Ye, Big Sean, Legend, Common, Cudi, Teyana, Cyhi were a amazing team with Travis Scott and 2 Chainz affiliated. Cruel Winter would have been amazing

[@thomasnelson5758]

Common too at one point, Be and Finding Forever are GOOD Music projects

[@nathankirk321]

I got to rap for Kanye and I was hoping to get signed. Greatest moment of my life

[@ReedMySole]

That "I never sold my soul they soul they soul to me line" from Jay on Written Testimony hits different after kanye contracts drop.

[@AikiraBeats]

Yeah the teyanna taylor one really hurt me because I felt like her album was just so rushed, but that second album she released was amazing

[@thomasnelson5758]

TF lmao The Album was a bloated mess, KTSE was one of the best contemporary R&B records I heard in the last two years and big part of that was bc of Kanye's soul sampling and beatmaking. Teyana wants creative freedom but The Album she put out this year was just bloated tracklist and not nearly as potent as KTSE. There ain't a track on The Album that hits as Gonna Love Me, Issues/Hold On or Rose in Harlem. She might not have liked how it rolled out with the every Friday a new project all 7 tracks each but they were all consistent solid projects (maybe except Nasir)

[@fadhlyzamry3780]

@@thomasnelson5758 damn bro, your evaluation on KTSE is spot on. I have the same reaction and opinion when i listen to KTSE and the Album. KTSE by far the better album as the songs are just solid to Teyana’s voice. The Album got 23 songs and it doesn’t give me the same excitement and impact as KTSE.

[@willarroz6703]

@@thomasnelson5758 I think she means her first album KTSE is the great album they’re talking about

[@jstyxx4110]

Guess G.O.O.D music isn’t so good.

[@billionabil]

I was bumping that Big Sean Get You Sum back in 07 when I was living all the way back in Ethiopia

[@KevvyQuezada]

Any music deal with Sony is a bad deal

[@VINCEVAZ27]

I was at the first official show with all his g.o.o.d. label artists. It was in Chicago at the Congress theater. Consequence, GLC, Common, John Legend, Sa-Ra, etc, and himself. Great label lineup.

[@notaflightreactsfan3706]

Trap lore Ross and hiphopmadness in 1 day?? Hell yah

[@Josephchomba88]

Trap lore is biased, he doesn’t like the old heads

[@notaflightreactsfan3706]

Haha that's what I always say! Trap lore boss!

[@nevonnoun1580]

He plays victim plays savior playscrazy bipolar but he knows music. Fashion idk some its hot but. Some is trash .....ppl whos "genius" are border line crazy

[@carboy101]

You don't have to be crazy to be genius. Kanye is just crazy bruh.

[@Juicedude502]

@@carboy101 actually to be genius is to be crazy cuz its unconventional thinking that makes you genius

[@hlokomani]

“Fashion idk some it’s hot”...bro, Yeezy is the biggest shoe brand in the world. Fact.

[@FaMakaJBaby101FaMTV]

Kanye West = Incomplete thoughts

[@theobuniel9643]

Jesus is King in a nutshell.

[@Real_Ryan_Gosling]

Kanye = A person media targets and people hate without knowing anything

[@MrAuthentic39]

@@theobuniel9643 or Yandhi lmao

[@toku30]

A Gemini

[@Boombastic82]

Typical Gemini

[@ghostrecon755]

Naming anything "Good", is bound to be terrible.

[@h3was547]

Should always aspire to be more than "GooD".😏

[@Wahidkhalid]

He used all the talent to make himself better notice how he surrounds himself with he best writer n creaters kinda like Travis Scott and drake do now it’s like a team everybody can’t be Lebron you need role players coaching staff trainers every body needs to know they role an shut they mouth *in my rock voice*

[@SSJ4BLINK182FAN]

Sounds like a shitty excuse to exploit talent and hold them back while simultaneously using them to enhance your own abilities . Its no secret why drake has been labeled as a vulture for the better half of the decade and travis scott has been accused of stealing ideas from multiple artists lol

[@ondohbongo]

That sounds like exploitation. If I get signed as a recording artist, I shouldn't be writing on 3 of your albums before we even discuss my first album on your label.

[@calving1168]

Desiigner really ain’t make no other hit single since 4 years ago and took 2 years to drop his album which didn’t do anything.

[@checkscache2701]

Damn Sean is the most hard working rapper!!

[@iandrsaurri625]

I don't know what to think. There have been quite a few people on G.O.O.D that made it with Kanye's help. However, other people failed because of Kanye not being there enough

[@RowDy2Times]

Gucci wasn’t always there for 1017 and them niggas made it big. Even the New 1017 niggas Making it big

[@M360-w6o]

Big Sean had no singles out or NOTHING. But the media stay pushing negativity about Ye. Also I’m seeing people say Kanye didn’t elevate anyone on Good Music. He elevated John Legend; gave him his name, fought to get him a record deal, put him on Alicia Keys - You Don’t Know My Name as a background singer, directed the Ordinary People music video, produced 4 songs on John Legend’s first album and produced other songs on his later albums, he gave John Legend his first feature on Slum Village-Selfish, which Kanye produced and is also featured on. During the College Dropout era, he took John Legend with him during majority of his live performances. He made John Legend a star. He put him on Common- They Say, which Kanye produced and is featured on. He put him on Blame Game on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the album of the decade according to Billboard and Rolling Stone and also recently ranked 17th on their all time top 500 albums list. Go watch John Legend’s Verzuz battle vs Alicia Keys and see how many times he mentions Kanye and plays songs Kanye produced. Kanye most definitely elevated Big Sean in a major way and paved the way for him with the Graduation album, which opened doors for non-Gangsta rappers. Big Sean wouldn’t be where he is without Kanye. Sean says that all the time. Kanye put him in a Bape campaign back in 08 when Sean had no singles out. Took Sean with him wherever he went between 07-09. When Cudi signed with Kanye, he boosted Cudi and Man on the moon came out on Good Music, Kanye produced “Make Em Say” , “Sky might fall” and is the reason Common narrated that album. Cudi himself said Kanye helped take his career to the next level, go on KZbin and you will see. Kanye kickstarted Pusha T’s solo career by putting him on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on Runaway & So Appalled and then had production on all of Pusha’s solo albums; My Name is My Name (2013) , King Push (2015) and then did the entire production on Daytona (2018) which was arguably hip hop album of the year by most people in hip hop. What Kanye struggled to do was balance his fashion challenges with Yeezy brand back in 2013 with Good Music, that’s why he made Pusha the president. Also Teyana Taylor was signed to Star Trak before Kanye and nothing really happened, Ye boosted Teyana’s career more than Pharrell did. Also Ye was balancing his solo career, good music and building Yeezy brand, something is likely to suffer when you’re doing all those things. But ignore all these facts and keep bashing Ye because it’s the popular thing to do now.

[@thomasnelson5758]

You the truth out here. Kanye just a popular punching bag rn. But oh well

[@M360-w6o]

@@thomasnelson5758 Popular punching back for real. One thing about him is that, he’s never been afraid of being criticised and he’s never tried to have a perfect image unlike other celebrities or artists.

[@therush757]

The Cyhi diss track was a publicity stunt put together by Cyhi AND Kanye.

[@DVRKSTXR]

A good artist and good person does not make a good manager.

[@georgemaluleke3641]

That thumbnail hits hard

[@ad_stayfly7]

Like “I’m sorry I let y’all down; knowing I did that I hurt myself as well😢”

[@brianbadonde9251]

My dude took the meaning of Good Music and made a whole metaphysical commentary 😂💯

[@kittycat4740]

All people can do is give you the opportunity to make something of yourself. No one can do it for you. Obviously maybe he could have gave more of himself but still in this life you get what you fight for.

[@ARIGHETTI]

Rip good music, now that big sean left. There is only Pusha T. End of an era. Kid Cudi was smart and left early on in his career.

[@anythinggoesviral]

Then boys got some pretty iconic projects over there... seems like the business aspect just can’t get right

[@kraznice]

Am I tweaking or did desiigner spell “label” wrong? 🤔🤣😂

[@doeboy857]

Are you surprised? 😆

[@ashleetyler429]

G.O.O.D. more like GETTING out our DEALS

[@GiganticSky]

This is a good piece (no pun intended) only wish he would’ve gone more in depth on the Che Pope era of the label

[@dowon549]

K.T.S.E was one of the greatest albums of the decade people just had to let it grow now they recognize teyana as a timeless artist that doesn't need to drop often to stay relevant

[@onteraction8294]

Recognize none of these people would be mentioned of the past 20 years if it wasn’t for Kanye. Remember what cudi released when he tried doing it on his own outside of good music. Then look at the quality and innovation of kids see ghosts. People expect Kanye to be different than a major label. He has the knowhow and track record just like Atlantic, Warner, interscope etc... things aren’t perfect, ye’s a busy complicated guy. they knew what they were getting into, all had top notch product to show for it and complain cause they thought it would be different than being with a major. None of these artists are artists enough to do it on their own. And probably wouldn’t get signed to other majors.

[@geraldking9385]

Idk about that, pusha was still pusha before ye, maybe big sean and Teyana Taylor

[@ewhite5810]

Not to sound like Michael Bivens from the New Edition Story, but did they even read their contracts? That goes for Kanye too. Maybe it said that the record label would keep their masters.... Just saying.

[@dashiajames1882]

I always have that same question...!!

[@dashiajames1882]

I was taught to never sign a contract until you read the whole thing.

[@VinceroAlpha]

Did you ever consider the fact the fact that most of them don’t understand most of the legal jargon that they put into music contracts that the vast majority of people without specific knowledge in that field let alone access to the information. Not to mention the fact that most of them are coming straight from the ghetto and are probably barely making it when they’re in that situation.

[@deanbenford7363]

@@VinceroAlpha So then they got to learn to make different moves. Call a lawyer not tied to the label and ask them to read the contract for them.

[@jamievandersluis7994]

Great vid man!

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

What about Common he was signed to Good music

[@GhostWaveFilms]

idk if yall listen to Valee ... but i hate he signed with GOOD music

[@elenam3798]

Valee x chasethemoney 🔥

[@skaterboi65]

buddy so fye

[@KSUBIKAYY]

Valee Fire, Don’t Assume Without Knowin’. He’ll Be Alright, Regardless.

[@taylorstep1413]

This is why having a good unbiased independent lawyer is important. Kanye west label is just his ghost production.

[@richcantgame]

I’ve always been disappointed that Daytona was 7 songs and I questioned why, and now I know 😒 so we couldn’t have more songs but we got Kanye saying scoopity poop on a track

[@Abell_lledA]

Narrative of Self is the result of a feedback loop between “Separate Self” & Cosmos🎈Non-Duality

[@kemeticenergy1617]

You’re woke 👁☀️. Keep ascending

[@Abell_lledA]

@2020 Vision In the same way there is a feedback loop when we engage in self talk and not a genuine back and forth between two source, the same thing occurs with the Narrative of Self. It’s the story we tell to ourselves about ourselves, subjective rationalization. There appears to be a cosmos and you separate within it, this illusion is what leads to the feedback loop. Non-Duality. I have a short vid on my channel that elaborates. ✌️

[@nxbis]

Wut

[@KyleBeatz]

wow i didnt even know they left out Cyhi on the Complex cover. They're really tripping hes the most talented rapper on the label. smh

[@appetite4chic878]

I will continue to say this, but Teyana Taylor should’ve been promoted hard after she was dancing in that Kanye West video as a cat lol The buzz was high then and her music is real r&b. Smh he dropped the ball with them all because he had an amazing lineup. Also, the way Pusha went in on Drake, he should’ve been at the top of the charts !!!!!!!

[@gardyjure118]

This happens everyday in the industry it's not only good music

[@christopherwalker110]

Do a BadBoy video!

[@jubz3234]

Yes yes yes!!!!!!

[@dashiajames1882]

If these rappers are good/great songwriters. They can make come back. Maybe bigger than they thought.

[@nanagyambibi7426]

But if we being real giving a kid 15K that just freestyled for you is a pretty good deal for Sean….remember he was signed in 07 the dude no project out, nor a hit that was hot prior to signing like Cudi(Day and Nite) and Designner(Panda), and no mass following cause social media wasnt really around….he was just a kid that works/freestyles at the radio station. 15K makes sense.

[@nanagyambibi7426]

@Shannon Prince You are thinking from Sean's perspective…..but if you are the Label and this kid has no song, project, or following…..the only thing im betting on is a freestyle he did……15K to make a mixtape and build a following makes sense…..Sean had about 3 mixtapes before he put out his first album….it makes sense to me, aint like he had people bidding for him like a 50 Cent…..of course he would get lowballed. That business!

[@andresciahooten9598]

I remember that there were a few artists that people said that they said that if they would’ve signed to Kanye West’s label, then they would’ve been successful. So I wonder where are those people now! And do they think that these same people will be successful since we know what we know now!

[@RADIOACTIVEYOUTH]

Why do y’all act like bad label deals is only exclusive to good music?

[@williamizm3745]

Exceptions: lil wayne, Officer Ricky Roxay are good label heads.

[@TonyMasters27]

Cortez runs young money

[@hiphopjewels]

Where are all those Young Money artists who never blew up? Tyga had to sue for his money from them. Rick Ross seemed to do "okay," but he only blew up Meek, and maybe Wale.

[@williamizm3745]

Ross has been a ghost since meek blew up. Wayne the same since nicki and drake. They litterally sacrificed their careers for their artists. .

[@fetchstixRHD]

@@williamizm3745: Hmm, disagree with both of the points you've made. Lil Wayne's issues with being ghost were mostly to do with Birdman and trying to get Carter V released, and I wouldn't say that Rick Ross didn't chose to make a sacrifice for anyone on MMG (and arguably, didn't really disappear or stop releasing much either).

[@ed-od9sd]

There is a reason why Kanye left the label to another person.

[@Mike-tr2qi]

$15,000💀they did Big Sean dirty.... and Desiigner wants to expose tf outta the industry so bad but they paying him to stfu

[@hunchovari]

No he blessed him the $15K advance was all that Sean owed him

[@erboch7124]

Thumbnail FYE

[@edwinhernandez-mayen9514]

One beef with drake ruined G.O.O.D musics artist visions

[@SirCentex]

Kanye did Teyana dirty with that KTSE album roll out...

[@biffskywalker4589]

But it’s her best album lol

[@anthonystreat5558]

Good music nw stands for “getting out our deals “

[@josephnorthrop488]

Idk how he thinks he's gonna run a country if he can't even run a record label

[@Real_Ryan_Gosling]

People blaming Ye for no reason without even knowing anything 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@theabstract4936]

Kanye failed Big Sean

[@grizzzymd]

He really did

[@thomasnelson5758]

Nigga his last 3 albums went #1 how tf he failed him. Sean be droppin bars about thanking Kanye at least once an album too, he sounds happier with his own situation than you lmao

[@theabstract4936]

@@thomasnelson5758 smd

[@sabelomagongo1843]

Your work ethic bro🔥 salute

[@asweetmshell]

Ahhhhh those Good Friday days were the best!!!

[@demonduckofdoom7635]

How can people continue to be surprised by Kanye's unpredictability, impulsiveness, selfishness, delusion, despondency... his behaviour has made it pretty clear that he suffers from manic and depressive episodes and he rarely gets proper treatment or learns effective ways to minimise the swings. There is this crazy reverence around Kayne, like you can't call him on his utter bullshit because he's talented. Great, he's talented, he's also using that as a free pass to take no responsibility for his mental health and consequential behaviour. I'm over it.

[@Waliocoolioflo]

GOOD Friday definitely a classic 💯🔥🔥

[@3LREY35]

Nothing like those Good Friday drops I swear Glory days fasho

[@golfhax]

15k advance, he should be thanking Kanye for that instead of clowning him. You don't want to sign a big advance because then record companies own you. the bigger the advance you get the higher percentage of your musical earnings you'll have to sign over. for instance instead of doing like an 80-20 or 70-30 split in your favor for the $15k advance on all your musical earnings like streams, sales, concerts, memorabilia, publishing, etc and you get to keep your masters but you have to sign for 3-5 albums.. now say you want that big advance so ok. for that $3 milli advance they'll want like a 70-30 deal in their favor but you might get to keep all your concert earnings, you get to keep your masters (but they'll get those back anyway when you can't pay them back the advance + expenses), and you have to sign to a 5 album deal. so now you owe the label that $3milli advance, 5 albums, they get most of your earnings, and in the end they'll get your masters too. all so you can shine when you first get signed.

[@karlbantom8334]

No mention of 2 chainz? He is on the label too

[@darklord9581]

Ya don't remember Kanye being broke at McDonald's with Kim?

[@thebluebeyond2329]

I love Teyana's music. She will strive and prosper because herself music is just her. Even with short comings from the label l just still support ❤️✨

[@michaelxdgeorge]

Good Friday’s were the priiiiiiime

[@geraldking9385]

Where travis in the thumbnail?

[@akvalues]

Working with a complete head case you deserve what you get!!

[@LifeJourneyus]

😂(1:04)😂wtf i cant stop 😂😂😂thats how Dem treat an trick🤣damn shame, ByLaw

[@LuiCypher]

That's a Gemini for ya. Never know if they're coming or going 🙄

[@DivoCapella]

facts

[@beau5488]

Just Shut up

[@jaygio]

G.O.O.D.MUSIC=C.0.0.N.MUSIC

[@Troy_K]

As far as rapper owned labels go, Ye did an amazing job, on one hand, because there were a great volley of G.O.O.D. success stories, on the other, because the bar for has been set very low over the years. I think it's noble of Ye to go back now and work hard to alleviate his errors. 👍

[@demetriusmccray1574]

Kanye messed up all of their albums Push could’ve dropped a twelve track like my name is my name Teyana Taylor album could’ve been fire off the rip Sean could’ve been as big as a drake or cole Cudi could’ve came back on ten Desiigner had hits but he gave them to Kanye and Kanye wasted them For all this he dropped his own trash albums

[@darkecho4596]

Kanye has no bad albums😹

[@nandenombila2547]

Please put the link for the background music

[@logiestogie2226]

Ye straight stole panda then said fuck designer lmao this y’all’s goat

[@beau5488]

Just like how Drake did *Makonnen*

[@logiestogie2226]

@@beau5488 yep just like drake do everybody

[@cpgb7845]

You may want to do another video about this it's been a messy year with music deals

[@deanbenford7363]

Dont know why artists even sign in this day and age. There's nothing a label can do that the artist can't do for themselves.

[@cpgb7845]

@@deanbenford7363 on big venues the security needed for hip-hop artist cost round 100k plus so outside of streaming it is very hard to pay for alla that without some sort of deal . If u a street dude trying to make it hip-hop police n labels know exactly what to do to make it harder for you

[@deanbenford7363]

@@cpgb7845 You start small and build your financial momentum. No independent artist is gonna sell out the Toyota Center or Staples Center until they been in the game for a good hard minute and made profitable moves.

[@deanbenford7363]

@@cpgb7845 As for hip hop police and labels, yea they got the red light on artists, but corporate america is working directly with artists now to reach Gen Z whether sony, universal or warner music likes it or not.

[@cpgb7845]

@@deanbenford7363 same time bringing them down if they don't follow instructions or do evil ish or let sexual things happen to them