Comments on: A@Rs THE BEGINNING OF THE END

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By: DJ TommyII Gunz

DJ TommyII Gunz — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:30:47 +0000

I think that the reason artist development is going out of the window is because every label, these days, has started to think that what they need is another 50 cent.
Now when I say that, I mean itin the sense that when 50 signed his Million dollar deal, he really didn’t need that much developing. At the time he was selling mixtapes like crazy. If I’m not mistaken, his last mixtape before he dropped his first album sold like 200,000 copies.
Same thing when the artists here in Houston started jumping off. Paul Wall and Chamillionaire had over 300 thousand tapes sold. Lil Flip had over 100 thousand.
These labels aren’t looking for a Talib Kweli anymore. They’re looking for Solja Boys. It’s sad, but it’s reality.

But I hope the industry doesn’t do away with the A&R position though. That would finish killing the game.

Plus it would mean that I’ve wasted the last 5 years of my life going to school, and gaining experience with these independents. I wont have a job.

By: Mannie_Future A&R

Mannie_*Future A&R* — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:29:08 +0000

I feel what your saying bc in a sense its true. But the problem now days is the way people accept new artist. That makes an a&r’s job hard bc your looking for something that is not going to please your listeners at that point in time so they recruit whats hot. Myself, im graduating with a Business Admin/marketing degree, and i just so happen to love music so thats exaclty what i wanna do for a living. I’m well aware that the job of the a&r is to search and sign profitable,yet talented artist, deal with managers,lawyers, producers, and not just a&r the project. But with how the industry is today, if they aint danicing around half naked like some of the male r&b artist, but can actually sing…i mean sing, this generation of listeners is less likely to listen to them. The same is true for the female artists to a certain extent. You have people like Beyonce, who is well established, so no matter what she does…she’s good. But u have your true singers that have been in the game as long as if not longer, like Tamia for example, who is a very talented singer, who won’t be accepted as much as a Ciara, who with all do respect is not a vocally gifted as she. Hopefully the job of the a&r is not eliminated bc it would be a shame. The label heads definately aint gonna find talent…they’ll be looking for cash cows. Then the industry will be really fucked up.

By: Holladay_pac

Holladay_pac — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:11:14 +0000

there are no more risk takers.. niggas is scared to fail.. niggas is scared to try… from my prospective.. being a artist.. i never seen a a&r in my 7yr career!! everr!! it doesnt even seem like tha labels look for talent in they backyard!! tru its a lotta bullshyt.. out here.. but that dont meann a&r’s should stop listening!! waht ur doing iz huge!! by makin a nigga with such a huge musical stature.. available.. for tha average artist like myself 2 get in contact with.. but waht is a label with no talent?? or a label without a hot act in each genre?? of course the labelz are going 2 lose!! clearly.. what happen to artist development?? the game is changin’ @ a rapid rate.. tha labelz bette catch upp.. and get bacc in these streets and stop ignoring starz in they backyard.. if they continue 2 ignore.. they will continue to lose. especially in this recession.. but music.. iz recession proof!! clearly..

holladay said it..
Wesstttt!!!
orr…

By: r Franklin

r Franklin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:32:08 +0000

The bottom line is niggas need 2 stop following trends and make history. I’m so sick of these fucking lazy ass , bullshit ass, hatin ass A&R’s . The game got fucked up when a&r’s started to pop bottles in the club and thought they was the fucking star i.e. Sickamore. These niggas wanna fuck with the bitches and act important instead of being that humble dude thats always on the hunt. These niggas don’t know what a hit record is anymore . Niggas is guessing. J.D. Why do niggas like you got 2 fucking argue with labels about records that end up being hits anyway?
How many times we have heard those stories about the record that was a smash and almost didn’t see the light of day? The reason why that record don’t sound like radio cause the record got its own swagger! Period.
Right now 2day its prolly some fucking kid that lives in Butte Montana whom spend his days shoveling shit , feeding chickens and herding cattle . After this kids day is done he in the corner of his barn making some shit that will fuck the whole game up and make niggas get back on their toes!! unfortunately he may never be found or given a chance cause niggas ain’t flying 2 Montana, they comfortable with signing niggas from somebody they know or somebody else said they hot!!!!! A&r’s suck. Jd. Niggas like you, timbaland, polow, b. cox, swizz , chad& pharrell need 2 be a&r’s not some nigga that just want 2 feel important. Niggas need 2 catch them pink slips early.

By: Pimp'n Lil Pimp

Pimp'n Lil Pimp — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:46:22 +0000

I feel the same way.I believe the job of the A&R is to find the talent then present it and if the boss likes it and feels things will happen then compensate the A&R. You know there really has not been too much good stuff to come out since the 90′s,and the stuff that is good is not being marketed right if i had the money and connections to show a label how i would market i would. There are a lot of labels that put their best talent on the back burner just to market some garbage. Also what is up with these artist putting their best work on mixtapes and then when the album releases they don’t put but about 4 good songs on it and then everything else is alright, okay, or just plain sucks.