The NMC’s first lady is reporting that Shyne Po – yes, the same Shyne Po that sounds like a mixture of Gravy circa Notorious and No Limit’s Fiend nowadays – is signing to the house the Rush Card built…
Multiple sources have confirmed to me that Shyne Po has signed a 7-figure deal with Def Jam.
This ends a bidding war that had industry bigwigs vying for Shyne’s attention, flying to Belize, calling and courting, ever since the Brooklyn emcee was released from prison and deported to Belize back in October.
For Shyne to turn down hard-court pressure from Jimmy Iovine/Dr.Dre and others and instead join LA Reid back at his last known recording-residence actually seems like an inevitable move….because I’ve been hearing that Shyne has been pow-wowing with veteran manager Kyambo “HipHop” Joshua for a while now. Joshua and his HipHopSince1978 partners, Gee Roberson, also manage Lil Wayne, Drake, Young Jeezy and more. Meanwhile, my old friend Al Branch is both a partner in HipHopSince1978 and a high-level exec at Def Jam…see how that works? Synergy! Now there have been recent reports of new label-wide pressures, but with this team in place, Shyne is in good hands.
Interesting. I don’t know how to feel about this whole thing. On one hand it’s a nice come up for Po. On the other hand we’re still signing people to multi-million dollar deals? I mean, Shyne hasn’t dropped an album since 2004′s Godfather Buried Alive, and if that song that was/wasn’t going to be on DJ Khaled’s Failure is any indication of ol’ boy now, then I don’t think too many people will be gassed for a Shyne album, especially the all-too-important 18-24 demographic.
Maybe he can do boat tours with Slick Rick. Just saying.
He can do pre-shows then cuz Rick the Ruler >>> Shyne.
Hmmm, interesting.
I would of rather have had him on Interscope/Aftermath working with Dre.
hahaha *dead* at “boat tours”
Why would they throw that much money at him? Half of hip-hops fan base nowadays probably doesn’t even know who he is.
“I would of rather have had him on Interscope/Aftermath working with Dre.
TE said this on February 16th, 2010 at 3:33 pm”
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If this were 2003-2005, I would agree.
However Dre & Jimmy are on some bullshit now at days.
But didn’t Shyne release an album on Def Jam before? That Godfather album or some shit?
@TE
Why would anyone wanna work at Interscope/Aftermath with Dre? Unless their name is 50 Cent or Eminem, nobody is releasing shit over there.
And the Def Jam wagon gains more momentum on its trek downhill. 7 figures, huh? Fucking idiots. I like Shyne alright, but this is fucking stupid. Def Jam is gonna lose a shit ton of money with this deal.
And Dre? C’mon people. Do you wanna hear an album, or just look forward to it for a couple years before he’s dropped from the label?
as much as i would want him to work wit dre, def jams definitely the better move and as far as the money goes, well when he first signed with diddy didnt he get s seven figure deal plus like two new houses or something like that? if thats the kinda deal he got for just freestyling for diddy then i dont think six figures is gonna cut it lol
You dumbass for saying or calling Shyne Ol’ boy and you fail at Madden League. I don’t care who you know in the industry. Fuck them and the clique you claim. Shyne is gonna “Wow” everybody and fuck Dick head Khaled too. Washed up shit, yall need Drano.
Shyne kinda hurt himself w/ that DJ Khaled track imo. Still wanna see what he sounds like on a solo track though so i’ll give em one more shot.
didnt this happen before (def jam signing shyne 2 multi million dollar deal) and that was the real reason shyne had 2 change his legal name. i remember that the female victim (the one that got hit in the nose) was trying 2 sue him and def jam for the profits that they made off the album as well as the advance
Y’all don’t understand. The 7 figures reflect the value of the story he has to tell, which is more authentic than 98% of rap right now…just hope he rhymes without the throat lozenges…good luck Po…
PO! My uncle is BACK! yessss! just a matter of time i knew!
at least give homeboy a break i mean he did just spend a decade behind bars, he was locked up his whole twenties ands just 31 now. not to mention havin pretty much all his assets frozen so i think its worth it seeing as he can rap pretty dam good
What does shyne have to rap about? porking other people in prison. he been locked up forever. he can only take a conscious route
I think Def Jam is tryin to regain it’s hip hop credibility. 2009 wasn’t kind to them, from F.L.Y. (swag surfin), to Willie Northpole (DTP artist sold 2,000 copies 1st week) & Lil Ru (exclusive xxlmag.com promotion), they had to do something major. Remember when Meth, LL, & Ghost complained about not gettin label support? It seems like Def Jam is barely an r&b label, much less a rap label.
good thing he didnt sign to dre, wel all know that artists that sign with shady or aftermath/interscope go nowhere now adays, they just sit on the roster until no1 cares about them, then put out 10 mixtapes that are irrelevent and them bitching about what shoulda happened.
don’t really understand the logistics behind this.
but shyne is dope
It’s all about promotion. They have to spend the bread to get his name out there and remind us older heads who remember him and properly introduce him to these younger kids who think Lil’ Wayne and Soulja Boy are the best thing since sliced bread. Shyne also has to be on his hustle on his part as well. Glad he didn’t sign with Iovine and Dre though, that album would never have seen the light of day haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzvGKas5RsU please take time out to listen to this……UK HIP HOP IS SO FRESH BUT UNDERRATED PLEASE HAVE A LOOK
Man, I’m a fan of Shyne but when I heard that terrible song off of Khaled album I hope he doesn’t rap like that. He needs to rap like “The Life” and “Life of a Brooklyn King”.
Another thing I don’t Def Jam will back him up even though he’s with HHS1978. I knew he probably wouldn’t sign with Dre cause of the dissing between him and 50. Even though I would like to see him sign with Dre.
good move for def jam. maybe another high profile collabo like barrington levy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_LknPGi4F0
Wayne lost his N.O. style, pleaase Shyne don’t do the same!!! Keep you style man, that’s what brings you a good reputation, I ouldn’t believe it…. From spain
GOD DAM DEF JAM FUCKED UP!!! LOL
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