Joell Ortiz: Before & Aftermath
Tuesday, March 02 2010 8:40 PM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, FocusFour years ago, Joell Ortiz was on top of the world when he signed with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Records. But two years later, he parted ways with the label. In this brief clip, Joell chronicles his journey.
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Disrespectful views at Tha Kang, T.I.? Nah, Ms. Banks you're out of line. Yeah Harris' Aussie ain't that dope but neither are you. I just saw you at Coachella and I wasn't impressed. You got the look, the swag, the tough talk but where are the tunes? "212" is alright but that's where it stops. According to Jay-Z's old board rules: You have no right to diss Tip. Look in the mirror and ask yourself: How many classic albums have you created? Are you on anyone's top 10 MCs list? Do you have any hardware on your walls, ma? Cliff is right. Keep him out of the girlfight. You're heavy in these tweets, but I hope you're finding time to create music that backs up your buzz. Or you'll soon be begone like Kreayshawn. You young ladies today bore me. *Turns up Mia X CD* No Limit forever!
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he wasnt dropped… he asked for a release.
*Wonders when 50 will ask for his release from Aftermath.
Easily one of the best artists around, hope it bodes well for him and my favorite rap group out right now…SlaughterHouse!!!
Sorry, if your name ain’t Marshall Mathers, your album ain’t coming out.
still i think dre is overated
dre is over rated crazy…i mean he good but…c’mon son!!!..there not that crazy.dnt hate on my opinion
Dre ain’t overrated producer-wise. He’s the best in the biz, imo…. if you think about it, it seems like Dre only releases records that have that giant selling potential. See: Em, 50, G-Unit, Game (in their prime) .. nothine else really comes out of Aftermath. Bishop Lamont was dope, nothin happened… he left. Stat Quo, same, but it looks like he’s workin with the Doc lately so dunno what up with that….
Even tho some niggas got buzz, Dre holds em back so he gets his bread
I don’t think using album sales as a benchmark for quality of productions is a fair assessment of skill. I also feel Dre is overrated. He’s an amazing mix engineer and probably has the ability to take his ghost producers’ work to another level. He’s great at things like layering drums and fusing samples with live instrumentations – which to me, largely, is still more in the mixing realm, sonically. I haven’t been excited about something he’s produced in ages.
He wasn’t dropped. He asked to be released.
My bad I was late. Lol next time ill press refresh before I comment.
i think most of you criticizin dre should go to google and type “music producer definition”
then, come back and we’ll talk about who’s the best!
Maybe I’m bias but Dre will NEVER be overrated to me. Question though: do you think Dre would put out more music if he wasn’t under Jimmy Iovine? Like if Dre could get his own distribution and not worry about the major label trying to make their money, and just do it on his own, wouldn’t that be more feasible?
I think it’s also how your grind is. Think about it, what made Game drop before Bishop Lamont, Stat Quo, Joell Ortiz? I think it’s because he had appearances on other major albums. I could be wrong, and I know Game’s fame really came because of him being from Compton and all, But Bishop & Stat Quo specifically didn’t make enough outside appearances for me. Bishop had Caltroit and his other mixtapes, but I would’ve loved to hear him link up with a T.I., Fabolous, hell even Joell Ortiz. But, maybe I’m not thinking fully but I will always be a fan of Aftermath and all…I just want more albums sheesh!
let them know joell….we got your back….we as in your REAL FANS!!! SLAUGHTERHOUSE ALL DAY!