B.Dot & Jean Grae On ‘HuffPost Live’

New Day.

In the wake of the Drake-gate, the kid appeared on HuffPost Live a few hours ago with Jean Grae to discuss authenticity and authorship in hip-hop. And in case you’re wondering, yes we did the interview straight off the iPhone.

In light of Drake’s recent release, yours truly and producer extraordinaire Mike Dean, appeared on HuffPost Live to discuss the impact of If Your Reading This Its Too Late . Other rappers, do not try this at home.

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  1. mikey the greek! fk u bama's! says:

    BDOT YOUR SECRET ADMIRER SHOULD BE HERE ANY SECOND …FK YOU BAMAS!!!

    1. lostprodigy says:

      Your not respecting your jaw….your jaw is going crazy telling your brain to chill the fuck out son….YANKeeSTER

      SAY WHAT I WANT DON’T COMMENT ON MY COMMENT.

      1. mikey the greek! fk u bama's! says:

        LOL TF!! FK YOU BAMAS!!

    2. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

      yup. lol

  2. Colonel Mustafa says:

    1) Mike Dean looked and sounded like he just rolled outta bed. His presence was pointless.

    2) B. Dot tell YN to upgrade ya webcam!

    The reason Drake and J Cole sold what they did with the secret “album” release is due to the element of surprise. The following is already there and once you throw the fans with a curve ball it becomes a sense of “wtf” and “i cant wait!”. Only way this model works is with A-listers. This wont work as effectively for Ross, Wayne etc. Since your fans are usually on social media (13-28) demographic this is easy to make happen. Plus radio, tv and print keep you name alive so the promotion is not necessary to keep you relevant. Lastly, these arent albums. These are mix tapes disguised as albums. Another way of the artist cashing in on the fans because they have that “pull”.

    1. mikey the greek! fk u bama's! says:

      OOOOWWWW YOUR SO EDUMUCATED SOUNDING…. STFU!!! FK YO FEELINGS BAMA!!

    2. Mike Green says:

      more than likely mike dean smoked hella blunts and wax before this interview lol dude smokes mad tree

  3. Trap Boy says:

    Drake is a genius. People will hate on this since it is Drake but I think this is a great body of work. He switched up his sound and touched on new subjects with this one.

      1. Azine says:

        I think you got the “who bit who” mixed up.

    1. Iamstillmusic says:

      What new subjects? Almost every song was a recreation of worst behavior.

      This was definitely his worst project

  4. Mylo says:

    Shout out to Mike Dean…

  5. Adam Arsenal says:

    A very interesting debate. Think this is the way forward for ‘A-List’ artists. Interesting that it seems Kendrick is going down the traditional album promo/singles route. Is he not an ‘A-List’ artist?

    Kendrick wouldn’t sell no where near the units Drake has if he dropped his album tomorrow.

    Look forward to the hate…

    1. hm says:

      The only two rappers, who are a-list, that come to mind are Em & Drake. I’d expect Kendrick(if he didn’t do singles/promo) to do something similar to how much Cole did so I’d put those two on a level separate from Drake and Em in terms of sales.

      1. Adam Arsenal says:

        100% agree.

      2. PREMERE says:

        I would agree with you on em but he hasnt had anything dope lately its like hes run out of steam…….

    2. Johnny Boy says:

      Drake already has an established fan base who trust/believe in his material. Add in hype from all these forums, blog/Hip Hop sites, Twitter etc., and you’ll sell even more. Of course he’s going to do those numbers. Just like J. Cole, and Beyoncé…same shit. If Kendrick used this strategy, I guarantee he’ll sell the same.

      1. Johnny Boy says:

        Kendrick will still probably sell 500K+ with the normal album promo route regardless.

        He’s just that powerful now.

        1. PREMERE says:

          I just said that to b dot yo……

    3. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

      i think if Kendrick dropped tomorrow, he could EASILY sell 300K-500K

      1. Adam Arsenal says:

        Maybe around 300k, not 500k just yet. Kendrick mainly appeals to the hip-hop culture. Drake arguably appeals to more genres, hence wider exposure, resulting in ridiculous sales figures.

      2. PREMERE says:

        Kendrick imo will do more then 300, 500 k his following is strong……… that new track he dropped is straight fire from the production, lyrics and flow i was impressed yet again…..

  6. kudahfee says:

    Did this man say rick ross & jeezy or lower tier lol those guys have the same notoriety as drake jcole & kanye their just street rapper. I don’t know many if any street rappers that can be popular like kanye or drake especially trap rappers. So a artist like big Krit or logic is the same level as those guys at least call them mid tier sheesh. Only really popular rappers & pop stars can put out albums with no promo & go platinum or gold. Only 3 artist have done this so lets not get ahead of are selfs somebody like iggy or macklemore may try this & fail terribly I’m just saying.

    1. FREE GUWOP says:

      Rick Ross is definitely not in the same notoriety as Drake, Kanye or even Jeezy.

      He dont got 1 platinum album in his catalog.. even with Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Jay-Z features. Even when MTV called him the hottest MC. Kendricks first week sales were higher than any Ross album ever.

      1. FREE GUWOP says:

        and J Cole sold more in 1 month with no promo than both new Rick Ross albums combined

      2. SpaceGhost says:

        That is because Ross doesn’t care to push for splashy pop crossover appeal. Ross and Jeezy are the most extraordinary examples of top tier street rappers maintaining a gold following without making music that is readily accessible to the mainstream outlets. Kudos to those two. They don’t look for Lady Gaga’s crowd to cross over to their music. They stick to the streets.

  7. 400_Degreez says:

    Half of the questions he asked are irrelevant… Albums these days rarely leak before they are finished… Albums get leaked when they are shipped

  8. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

    @ B.Dot

    A 23 MINUTE CLIP WITH BARELY 5 MINUTES OF AIRTIME!!!! CONGRATS ON BEING THE TOKEN BLACK!!!! YOU FUCKIN’ TOOL!!!!

    …………HA!!!! THAT WEBCAM LOOK CHEAPER THAN YOUR SHIRT!!!! UPGRADE, YOU FUCKIN’ SCRUB!!!!

    SIDEBAR: MIKE DEAN IS A COKE HEAD!!!!

    #BENSON

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

    1. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

      U troll so hard.

      1. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

        AND YOU FAIL SO HARD!!!! YOU KNOW HUFF HAD YOU THERE BECAUSE OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND NOT BECAUSE OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC, RIGHT??? YOU GULLIBLE NIGGLET!!!!

        …………HA!!!! PUT THIS ON YOUR LONG LIST OF L’S, BRIAN!!!!

        #BENSON

        DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

      2. mikey the greek! fk u bama's! says:

        TOOK AWHILE BUT THE FLORIDA KEYBOARD GOON FINALLY SHOWED UP TO SHOW HIS LOVE AND ADMIRATION FOR YOU!! FK YO FEELINGS!!

        1. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

          AND YOU MUST BE B.DOT’S ROOMMATE!!!! HOW DO YA’LL LIVE IN THAT TINY BOX IN HARLEM???

          DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

          1. mikey the greek! fk u bama's! says:

            FK YOU BAMA I KNOW YOU GLAD YOU GOT RAN OUT OF NY ITS COLD UP HERE YOU ENJOYING THAT 75-80 DEGREE WEATHER DOWN THERE IN FLORIDA…FK YO FEELINGS BAMA!!!

      3. BaYFect says:

        this dude diesel need counseling

    2. lol says:

      still funny 5months afterwards!

      1. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

        ………….BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

        DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  9. el jim chapo guzman says:

    Dropping albums unexpectedly is a good strategy. J Cole did it Beyonce did it now drake.

    1. lostprodigy says:

      Yep impulse buying….

      1. el jim chapo guzman says:

        Kendrick Lamar up next.

    2. Rena says:

      Cole’s album wasn’t a secret. He had a title, release date and video where he promoted the album. He didn’t have a single and a lengthy promotional tour but his wasn’t a true surprise.

      1. el jim chapo guzman says:

        fif was the first one with that strategy beyonce stole it from fif.

  10. L - icopter says:

    Mike Dean was behaving as though he didn’t want to be there.

  11. Baby of stan says:

    I’m just here for Mac Deisels comments lol. Still waiting

    1. josé côté says:

      He’s using wifi at the library. So u might have to wait.

  12. ZORINO says:

    RAPRADAR’S “JOURNALISTS” NEED ENGLISH CLASSES A.S.A.P.

    #DEPORTBIGHOMIEBACKTOCAMBODIA

  13. The Incredible Creation says:

    Is there a reason why Lyor Cohen didn’t have his name listed in the title or the description? he started the whole damn convo.. =/ http://alltheparticulars.blogspot.com/

  14. Sina Mailer Daemon Djavadkhani says:

    Wow good look BDot! Big fan of Mike Dean!

  15. Marko V says:

    It boils down to Hip-Hop being a lifestyle and rap being a branch of Hip-Hop. If you understand that then of course you can get upset that the top rapper has a team of writers. Sure it makes for good sounding music but it really is like an athlete using steroids. You have to put an asterick by their name when you consider their greatness compared to others.

    1. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

      ^

      THIS!!!!

      DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  16. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

    @ B.Dot

    LOOK AT YOU IN YOUR FORD FOCUS RENTAL ROCKIN’ THAT WEAK CAMO SHIRT YOU HAD ON AT FUTURE’S ALBUM RELEASE PARTY LAST WEEK!!!! PROBABLY STILL SMELLED LIKE CHEAP WELL DRINKS!!!! AND THINK I MIGHT’VE SEEN SOME OF FUTURE’S JIZZ STAINS ON YA COLLAR!!!! ALL THAT WAS MISSIN’ WAS YOUR COON HAT!!!! FUCKIN’ CORNBALL!!!! YOU STAY GETTIN’ ETHERED BY MARC LAMONT HILL!!!!

    ………………HA!!!! HIP-HOP IS DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE COMPARED TO OTHER MUSIC GENRES!!!! IF YOU’RE AN EMCEE, YOU BETTER WRITE YOUR SHIT!!!! IF YOU’RE AN ENTERTAINER LIKE PUFF OR A PRODUCER LIKE DR. DRE, YOU GET A PASS!!!!

    #BENSON

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  17. PREMERE says:

    Why do these comments say 5 months ago???

    1. Because your’e too stupid to pay attention to detail.

      1. PREMERE says:

        Bleeding heavy this month bitch?

          1. PREMERE says:

            You have way to much time on your hands to be on my dick that much……

          2. PREMERE says:

            Your mothers rebuttal for keeping you was lame when she told your pops she was pregnant and he wanted you aborted.

  18. Sina Mailer Daemon Djavadkhani says:

    hehehe nice one @brianbdotmiller:disqus

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