i like that ovo has curated a very good collection of artists i like all of their music and i’d think someone has good taste if they play older dvsn or pnd, some majid or roy woods

Drake stole his career and trav stole his 14yr old billionaire

…You do the math

You don’t fucc w Traww and live unscathed

I don't think there's a marketing problem for either label, I just think those artist you spoke on are only moderately talented/relevant,

Cactus Jack has seen a bunch of success with Don Toliver

OVO has seen a bunch of success with PND and Majid Jordan

On the other side of that, Sheck Wes doesn't drop and the only song he made that mattered in his career is Mo Bamba, Roy Woods is only a few notches above ok and his career started from Drama being the song the played after Back To Back, DVSN has been in the same space for 3-4 years (respectfully), and Baka is Drake's shooter.

SoFaygo has potential and will most likely float around the same terrain as a Destroy Lonely in the short term.

The real "problem" if any, is active roster building..which I don't see either doing in the immediate future..they don't really need to.

The only artist CEOs actively building their rosters "the right way" in my opinion are Gucci, Future and MoneyBagg Yoo (YTB Fatt, Lil Double O, Boston Richey, Sett, etc.)

schizo post

I love roy woods and pnd and bump dvsn and majid as well.
here in Canada they get loads of play but I feel like the states need wake up lol.

I wonder how PLAZA is doing

he left the label due to personal reasons lol
hes indie now

it's simple, the artists suck

music is super subjective that there's a audience for any kind of music.
s*** even Freddie gibbs has a fanbase and I think hes f***ing s***

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This sparks joy

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I would say that their lead artists don't take the opportunity to showcase their artists at every chance they get.

especially bc OVO and Cactus Jack are full of actual talent, not just a bunch of dusty niggas that knew Travis and Drake back in the day.

I think SoFaygo would've killed a verse on FE!N and it would have gained him hella fans being on a song with Carti and Travis.

Faygo can't miss if you ask me, his label situation is different bc of having no major label attached. but he will be big one day. first couple tracks and music videos I saw from him I felt like he's gonna be a star.

OVO same s***. Roy is one of the most slept on acts, truly believe that he could be a Drake level artist one day. and instead of Drake taking him on tour and building his buzz when he does something like drop an album with 21 Savage or feature him on his albums despite them having good chemistry and similar styles, Drake ignores that man..

Majid Jordan same thing. Feel like Honestly Nevermind could've used some Jordan Ullman production sauce even if he wanted to keep it mostly a solo affair with the exception of Jimmy Cooks.

if I was Travis Scott I would be setting up major looks for all my artists, even Sheck Wes. that man could come back. but idk if he really cares about rap anymore
Mixed Emotions is a really great album, been playing Utopia more but its the r&b release I didn't know I was waiting for until I had it.

so OVO is just indie distribution except for Drake who's still through Universal? I think dvsn did some deal with LVRN (Summer Walker, 6LACK) but that's pretty sure they're just management

Young thug did a better job too

at this point all of them are as big as they’re gonna be. i actually chatted up someone in college just off them wearing a majid sweatshirt she ended being really cool but that was really the only one of five people i knew irl who listened to them

False, it was someone at the label in control of their social media accounts' job. It was a marketing team's job. Rappers do not sit with their artists and tell them the marketing plan.

They don’t sign anyone who has the potential to surpass them

what young artists do you feel have the potential to surpass a drake or a travis in your opinion?

Facts. Their labels aren’t popping because they don’t want them to be when you look at how Freebandz/CMG/1017/etc stays with popping acts on their rosters.

I think ANKHLEJOHN is great as far as someone who the mainstream would love with the right co sign, can fundamentally rap, is under 30 but I don’t see him fitting with either of those aesthetics/vibes. Honestly the game as a whole has kinda passed the typical s*** you think of when you think of OVO/Cactus Jack’s typical sound and aesthetic

That is another issue, at this point there aren’t that many people who can actually rap and do the mainstream bullshit needed for an opportunity like that without being a full damn near drake clone lol like Jack Harlow or that Wynne chick.

Drake don’t move like this. I give Travis credit for trying with Jackboys. Sheck Wes beating b****es and being the most likely second biggest artist until he does that probably made him say f*** it once Don takes off.

oh this the kind of "marketing" you mean. sure, yeah, drake and travis don't do this.

I mean there's guys in charge of getting them on playlists, billboards in major cities, tv ad's, YouTube ad's, etc. That's marketing.

is this a troll post