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on January 13 2016 17:11:18
Wait, how is he the smartest rapper? |
on January 13 2016 18:48:45
He's sitting on +$100 million, because he didn't spend it on bitches and bling. Instead reacquiring his master and publishing rights, making sound long term decisions, and enjoying his work without stressing out, enabling him to live a life of luxury on the back of 2-5 hits a generation ago.
Also worth checking out this related video on how Baby Got Back came to be, why it's a comedic track, how hard it was to convince LA directors to cast women with round forms, and how far the "beauty industry" has come from the "heroin look of the 80s" - from viewing Marilyn Monroe as a whore - to it now considered to be beautiful (again).
All in all I was thoroughly surprised on how eloquent and thoughtful he was, and the fact that he was and is a Kraftwerk superfan also surprised me |
on January 14 2016 11:20:48
Dr. Dre has been far more successful, not only with his music, and the music he has made with/for others, but also with his entrepreneurial ventures; in fact, he is now a billionaire, with a B.
Anyway, I just wanted to poke you a bit, since the link title seemed super racist to me  |
on January 14 2016 12:13:02
Racist? Are we being a bit sensitive now? |
on January 14 2016 12:24:49
Racist? Not at all, race didn't even cross my mind, it's more that I expected him to live the life of most other fast money people, and be broke now, and he most definitely didn't.
Don't think money alone is the factor, Dre has done well no doubt, but if you'd have asked me 15-20 years ago about what was more likely, Dre with billion+ or Sir Mix-A-Lot with $100million+, I for one would have said the former. From their respective music high points Dre was a superstar, and the biggest and most influential west coast rapper - at least after the death of Tupac. Basically Dre had a much bigger platform to get his success going, the whole NWA, Compton, Eminem angle for one.
Basically I viewed Sir Mix-A-Lot to be akin to Dr Alban, DJ Alligator, Afroman, Akinyele, etc. but instead he genuinely surprised me. |
on January 14 2016 13:07:56
I know it wasn't racist, it just seemed like that to me when I read it. Sorta like, "Wow, here's one instance of rapper who says something kinda smart. He must be the smartest rapper in the world!"
Speaking of Dre, Dre didn't just have a 'bigger platform', he built most of it himself. Dre is probably the most influential figure in rap, vastly more influential than Tupac, who was, in fact, influenced by Dre, who helped Tupac by producing and featuring on some of his tracks. Among the people whose careers were made by Dre (wholly or partly) are Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, 50 Cent, The Game, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, the list goes on... |
on January 14 2016 20:47:38
Most influential in rap might be true today, but it wasn't true for many years (Dre is dead!), when Jay-Z and Puffy and the crews around them were reaching similar heights - it's at least up for debate and hence the "West Coast" prefix to my statement on that.
Also his empire building cannot be properly understood without taking into account the life and crimes of Suge Knight - the influence of Death Row Records cannot be understated on West Coast rap.
Before selling beats to Apple Dre wasn't a billionaire (sitting on $270million in 2012) , whereas Puffy ($750 million) and Jay-Z (solo $630 million, with his spouse over a billion) were well on the way there without the help of Sand Hill Road. Now think about Sir-Mix-A-Lot sitting on half of Dres pre-Apple total...bloody surprised me to say the least.
Anyhow just thought this would be interesting, since I labeled the guy along with a whole different group of people than Dre, Puffy, Jay-Z and Russell Simmons, basically based on my misguided understanding of him as an artist - something I believe I shared with many of you |
on January 15 2016 10:56:16
It was interesting, and surprising as well. Although, maybe not so surprising in hindsight; it was a huge hit, a cross-over hit even, as in it achieved mainstream success, not just among rap fans. I looked it up, and it was just beaten by Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love you to be the biggest hit of 1992.
So, making a lot of money was not so surprising. Making smart choices, or rather, avoiding dumb choices a la MC Hammer, and still having a lot of that money, might be surprising, again considering MC Hammer et al, but I guess it shouldn't be considering the enterprising, successful rappers we've already mentioned?
Anyway, I don't think financial success is an indicator of intelligence (it probably indicates that you aren't an idiot, but smart people aren't necessarily rich, and rich people aren't necessarily smart).
Btw, Akinyele? |
on January 15 2016 20:52:59
He had a song that I somehow viewed similar back in the day... though I had forgotten the artists name and had to look that up. |
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