Best CEO/Label Head

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:59 am

Choose wisely.

I picked Master P. He turned his indie label into a damn empire and put out records like clockwork.

Cyn0zure · Post by **Cyn0zure** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:10 am

I chose Rza, after reading the Wu Tang Manual, it seems to me that for the five years he was at the helm everything went perfect. After the five years were up, then what happened?

GoldenCrates · Post by **GoldenCrates** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:17 am

yeah i just read that to. I agree Wu was huge at one time to. Wu Wear was GIANT

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:49 am

the first batch of classic wu releases were all on different majors. i'd say rza's role as producer and executive-producer were much more pivotal than "label ceo".

*EDIT* - rza also had very little to do with wu wear...and when everything formed as an "official label" it was na razor sharp, wasn't it?

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:54 am

everything has to do with era really. at one point i'd give it to suge. j. prince is a personal favorite...he doesn't promote his artists worth shit tho. hmm...

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:55 am

Damn, I forgot Suge. It's impossible to create one of these polls without forgetting someone important.

EDIT: Just added him.

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:30 am

i dont know if suge did the best job at running a label...but he's definatly my favorite.

suge

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:38 am

I'm surprised RZA's getting any votes, I kind of just threw him on there to take up space. I agree with ackbar that he doesn't really fit the bill as much as the other guys.

Galapagos4 · Post by **Galapagos4** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:21 pm

Combo7 wrote:I'm surprised RZA's getting any votes, I kind of just threw him on there to take up space. I agree with ackbar that he doesn't really fit the bill as much as the other guys.

come on now, we all know it's ME!

oracle21 · Post by **oracle21** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:30 pm

i gotta go with rza. the man has a good business sense and we all kn ow he is about 934839 times more talented musically than anyone else on there. so its a 2 in one sorta deal

wilshire · Post by **wilshire** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:37 pm

this is the most idiotic poll i've seen in a while

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:04 pm

wilshire wrote:this is the most idiotic poll i've seen in a while

:argue:

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:25 pm

wilshire wrote:this is the most idiotic poll i've seen in a while

Explain why.

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:37 pm

Russel Simmons.

I'm basing this on longevity, entrueprenurship (sp?? WTF) and amount of wealth.

Funk Docta Bombay · Post by **Funk Docta Bombay** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:05 pm

I voted for Dame. He never screwed his artists over and earned mad money.

Rza was a bad businessman btw. Spreading the artists out across various label with minimal control over them was'nt a genius idea. While inovative, his plan ultimately fell apart (even he said it's better to keep your artists under a single umbrella in the Wu-tang manual)

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:59 pm

Funk Docta Bombay wrote:I voted for Dame. He never screwed his artists over

M.O.P.?

wilshire · Post by **wilshire** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:27 pm

Combo7 wrote:
wilshire wrote:this is the most idiotic poll i've seen in a while

Explain why.

what does a random list like this have to do with anything? it doesn't have anything to do with how they run a label, what they do, and no connection with how business are run or how good records are made. not that any of us would know what goes on behind company doors - it's pure fantasy guesswork - completely arbitrary.

although i'm probably just taking it too seriously. i should be content to waste time at work and leave it at that. peace!

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:29 pm

This isn't meant to be some in-depth analysis of the intricacies of how labels are run, it's just a fun little poll/discussion based on our outsiders' perspectives on CEOs. Chill playa.

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:35 pm

wilshire wrote:
Combo7 wrote:
wilshire wrote:this is the most idiotic poll i've seen in a while

Explain why.
what does a random list like this have to do with anything? it doesn't have anything to do with how they run a label, what they do, and no connection with how business are run or how good records are made. not that any of us would know what goes on behind company doors - it's pure fantasy guesswork - completely arbitrary.

although i'm probably just taking it too seriously. i should be content to waste time at work and leave it at that. peace!

Reason · Post by **Reason** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:05 pm

i gave it to puffy b/c he made a lot of money off the death of his best friend, made a lot of money off three misinformed blind contract-signers (lox), made a lot of money off a dude who's in prison, and ummm, he can dick around on mtv all he wants and nobody fuckin cares - in fact, PEOPLE WATCH HIS SHITTY MAKING THE BAND SHOWS. and i'm going to include clothing line b/c someone mentioned wu-wear. well fuck, sean john is as big as any hip hop clothing. plus the dude made a bunch of no talent hacks famous with makin the band and humiliated them on national television countless times. say what you will, but he's a smart businessman.

Masked Terror #1 · Post by **Masked Terror #1** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:12 pm

Barry Weiss (Jive) 2% [ 1 ]

Good to know that at least one person on here has a clue.

Funk Docta Bombay · Post by **Funk Docta Bombay** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:46 pm

Combo7 wrote:
Funk Docta Bombay wrote:I voted for Dame. He never screwed his artists over

M.O.P.?

Monetarily speaking. I'm saying you never heard of an artist saying he did'nt get his due ala Suge/Baby/JPrince/Swishahouse/MasterP/everyone

he DID overstack a roster and mispromote some releases though.

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:58 pm

^^^
every artist interview i've ever read has claimed j. prince is nothing but a loyal friend and business man. he always looks out for his artists...just doesn't promote or push them worth shit.

swishahouse also didn't jerk anyone. chamillionaire got ripped off by their first label, paid in phull records.

Funk Docta Bombay · Post by **Funk Docta Bombay** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:14 pm

ackbar wrote:^^^
every artist interview i've ever read has claimed j. prince is nothing but a loyal friend and business man. he always looks out for his artists...just doesn't promote or push them worth shit.

swishahouse also didn't jerk anyone. chamillionaire got ripped off by their first label, paid in phull records.

Not sure, I was sure I read somewhere that Do Or Die were really sour with him.

the Swishahouse is my bad though. I meant Suavehouse (*ducks Southern Rap fans for the rookie mistake*)

Kilgore786 · Post by **Kilgore786** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:16 am

RZA for reasons already mentioned

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:20 am

I still don't understand why RZA got any votes at all.

Uprock · Post by **Uprock** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:39 am

Siddiq @ RhymeSayers...

DredScott · Post by **DredScott** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:08 am

picking dame just cause i like dude's mentality and how he talks shit to whoever deserves regardless of their status.

and a big fuck you to lyor, fuckin jews running and ruining the game...

sneed · Post by **sneed** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:18 pm

definately master p...why? cause he turned a label with shitty to subpar music into an EMPIRE, it was all about the business not the music on his part...

his ads with pen and pixel were revolutionary, he started his own clothing line, MOVIES, prepaid calling cards, Clothing, the first rapper shoe deal, played for the hornets for like a game, SPORTS AGENCY (they signed ricky williams remember), he basically owned the streets off of SMART BUSINESS, not music.

He's still holding it down with his son and one of the most popular Nick shows ever, where he costars in it and runs it...

dude is genius

Nowell's Soul · Post by **Nowell's Soul** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:10 pm

Suge, cause all he needed was a baseball bat to become a millionaire, and it wasn't for play games.

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