theDonandOnly

2y

I'm pretty sure he did both. Plus it seems like he was good at curating songs (like what he did on Because the Night for Patti Smith), which is perfect A&R. The actual A&R bit a lot of A&Rs f*** up which is developing the artists you've actually signed.

So maybe he really is a visionary exec/A&R/producer. Maybe he's lucky and coasted off the people around him.

It feels hard to tell when the positive way of viewing him is pushed so heavy by projects like that doc they had together. Like even the way he left Suge alone to run Death Row as an imprint-you could see it as irresponsible and exploiting artists' real life problems while never having to get close to them personally. Or you can see it as him giving people like Trent Reznor, Dre, Suge, Pac and Snoop more creative control than more over involved execs who get in the way

theDonandOnly

2y

But did Em really fill Pac's void?

I kinda get the argument with people who say Jay filled Biggie's shoes both positively and negatively. Personally I think they're both geniuses who could have coexisted like they did on Brooklyn's Finest

But I can see how Jay blew up more after Biggie's death and came from a similar perspective with similar fans

But it feels like Em and Pac is two different worlds. It's arguable no one really filled that void since. Maybe 2001 or Kendrick. Maybe Ye-but he's not west coast and I think that maters, and he's not as good at actual rapping lol. Pac was such a one off in terms of how much he could do as an artist

Mac Wit Da Cheese

2y

Jimmy dressed like 2002 Eminem

RCKY 2320

2y

Jimmy Iovine stacking billies he can dress however the f*** he wants lmao

gnarlynasty

2y

I don’t think it was really about filling a void,it’s more like,moving on to something else cause even tho Pac is very beloved,they wanted to avoid that type of situation again.

OG KobeToThe

2y

Jimmy when a new artist plays their s*** in front of him

gnarlynasty

2y

I think everyone involved at Interscope just knew the gangster rap scene was just dangerous and not their department. Interscopes brand was to always be on the cutting edge at the time so,you could say he just wanted the rawest product he could get but I’m pretty sure when it came to DR,it was both. He didn’t want anything to do with it but at the same time,he wanted the most authentic gangster rap music from DR.

As far as Trent Reznor and NIN go,I think it was a similar idea with them except to a lesser extent. They were controversial artistically,Suge Knight and his crew were actually dangerous people.

KIN

2y

No funny s*** Jimmy probably forgot he existed. If they started talking Jimmy might ask what team he play for

theDonandOnly

2y

if they wanted to wash their hands of the gangsta rap genre completely though would they have kept supporting Snoop heavy? 2001 must have been a massive push promo wise too even though it came off the back of a flop for Dre. Then they signed 50. And on Drink Champs Game made it sound like when he first met with Dre he was involved in that life still too. (although it can't be 100% trusted if Game says it lol)

Danhust

2y

2008 Em

Undisclosed

2y

Now why Jimmy old ass have a backwards fitted on

TheGarden

2y

Jimmy still dressing like this is brazy, he's too rich for that

Mac Wit Da Cheese

2y

Jimmy dressed like 2002 Eminem

KILLACAM300

2y

A deeper darker when it comes to Jimmy Iovine/David Kenner nem lol

the way Wack was calling one of them a Pijew (piru jew) and that he only do “damu” business

KILLACAM300

2y

A deeper darker when it comes to Jimmy Iovine/David Kenner nem lol

the way Wack was calling one of them a Pijew (piru jew) and that he only do “damu” business

Kanyigga

2y

@op rude

Daveacee9

2y

This thread is old as hell, I’m not updating it anymore lmao