How come Double R Richie Rich wasn't successful in the mainstream?

[BFIWB]

That other Pac thread got me thinking why wasn't Richie Rich successful when he got signed to Def Jam? He only did one cd with them and then all indie shit after that.

 

[The Visualizer]

There were a lot of Bay artists that looked promising when Pac was around... Guess they all fell short after his death. Look @ the Outlawz, even though they weren't from the Bay they sorta fell off.

Richie Rich is still the shit IMO, But I feel on you that. Same with the Whoridaz

 

[Mike Manson]

He was workin on a second album on Def Jam, but I guess they treated him like all the other Westcoast Rapper that where signed to em, so that he left...

Still got a promo vinyl from Def Jam with two songs that he then released officially after he left...

 

[short]

wasnt def jam fuckin with double r both financially and musically at the same time

 

[Pak Dan]

he did go gold though..

 

[Blackandproud]

Def Jam fucked off alot of westcoast rappers at that time, didnt they also have Jayo Felony? I think they wanted a quick cash in on Pac and when his album only when gold they slowed down his projects.

 

[BASEDVATO]

I've also heard Richie Rich blew a lot of advance money on studio and did not deliver on his fallow up music.

Jayo and Rich coulda of been huge way bigger then there one/two hit wonder mainstream appreance's



I thought the Outlaws where going to be major post Pac( I was suprised no major label grabbed them) but Pac after all was there mentor, and leader and really had them step up there game on tracks. After pac died Outlaws seemed to lack there song writing ability, and beat selection.

 

[Blackandproud]

I've also heard Richie Rich blew a lot of advance money on studio and did not deliver on his fallow up music.

Jayo and Rich coulda of been huge way bigger then there one/two hit wonder mainstream appreance's



I thought the Outlaws where going to be major post Pac( I was suprised no major label grabbed them) but Pac after all was there mentor, and leader and really had them step up there game on tracks. After pac died Outlaws seemed to lack there song writing ability, and beat selection.

Well remember they had all that internal beef which resulting in Hussien leaving and getting his verses taken off of songs. I guess majors didnt want none of those politics affecting sales. I was hella pissed when Fatal wasnt on the albums although i understand why he left. But didnt the 1st 2 albums go plat and gold?

 

[BFIWB]

i thought RR album on def jam was good too I bought that shit and liked it. He reworked the Lay Your Head on My Pillow track(which is a classic in itself) and had the video with TBoz and shit. So i bought his next cd The Game and that has to be the most disappointing cd i ever bought the best song on there was that's what i ain't gone do.

 

[BFIWB]

If Kadafi didn't get killed trust me he woulda made some noise.

 

[turdfergusen2]

the game was his best cd and it was indy double fan base is old school . he fell off after that which was 2001

 

[BFIWB]

the game was his best cd and it was indy double fan base is old school . he fell off after that which was 2001

i thought that shit was canned it might have been too old school for me. Seasoned Vet shits on The Game in my opinion

 

[dzellian]

I LIKE ALL OF DOUBLE R'S ALBUMS THEY ALL GOT SLAPS ON THEM. HE'S WAY OVER DUE FOR A NEW ALBUM THOUGH.

 

[short]

richie rich is supposedly droppin a new cd in the fall

 

[Arson]

one of the dopest in the game.

 

[tOnerz]

i use ta sellll crack rock but now im an emceeeeeeeee....... that shit slapped. the cd overall wasnt that great tho. cant really blame richie rich on this one. Def Jam is notorious for dickin people they sign unless they got dummy hype behind em.

 

[radiostationrep]

probably because it isnt that serious too him.

richie rich is an og in the game period. yall keep rappin about it.

 

[SpongeTodd]

I was thinking the same thing when i read the pac post. Richie Rich is a street guy he ain't gonna rap for peanuts though. Basically that is really messing the game up, labels aren't going to pay anybody no real money right now because when 50cent,busta rhymes and other big names flop they are shaking in they boots. If Rich would of followed up on time and appear on other peoples albums after 96 on the reg he would be mention with the b-legits, figaz, keaks at least.

 

[C-4]

he did go gold though..

no he didn't

 

[Mike Manson]

Def Jam fucked off alot of westcoast rappers at that time, didnt they also have Jayo Felony?

Yea, Jayo Felony got fucked as well. Same shit as RR. Also got his promo vinyl from Def Jam for the second album which was never released. Those songs then made it to Crip Hop. In the booklet he also talks about what happened (for example that he pissed in the elevator on his way out and shit lol). WC also got fucked on Def Jam.