MIstah F.A.B. "Ghost Rides" MTV
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Nobody even knew what the release date was, but yeah, you'd at least think they'd put him on the roster..... it takes a couple months to introduce a new artist and a careful marketing plan. He'll probably get what most new artists do as far as promotion...single pushed to radio, video for it and then they'll see what the reaction is and go from there. It could be different however because a lot of artists that are new to major labels have sold far better numbers than FAB before they were signed. He has the close to the same kind of regional fan support compared to artists like Mike Jones, Chamillionaire, Game, and others before they were signed, but his numbers in previous sales doesn't even match up....and in end, that's the only thing that these labels care about.
the reason hes not on the roster is because he is not a artist on atlantic.. he has a label deal and is not signed as an artist this allows him to still release albums independtly without voiding the contract, so baydestrian can be released without atlantic getting butthurt....fab sed atlantic never did this b4 with an artist.. so hes signed as a label not as an artist...i could be wrong tho but i think thats what he explained to me
Naw, you're right. Like how T.I. got his deal with them through Grand Hustle (though he's an actual artist also). It was a label deal and he did indeed explain it in a few interviews. I don't know how promo would work in that case, but given the circumstances promo seems really good so far. I just wish that he didn't drop the video so early if he's not dropping the album until late summer. I don't understand that, he must be planning on building a huge buzz over the next few months or planning on shooting another video.
Homie put the crack pipe down and check the facts look at they roster... Alantic is HUGE...
http://www.atlanticrecords.com/a-z/
Here a few of there big names right off the top....
Diddy
Gnarls Barkley
Juvenile
Kid Rock
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Missy Elliott
Lil Kim
P$C
Paul Wall
Pretty Ricky
T.I.
Twista
Trick Daddy
Trina
Young Dro
Yung Joc
And that ain't even a 1/8 of there roster...
So I found out that its basically a distribution deal through Atlantic which is pretty common and happens all the time, not the first. Cash Money(Universal), Bad Boy(Atlantic), Roc A Fella(Def Jam) and so many more. But yeah, I thought it would have been smart for FAB to do an independent album anyway cause he'd pocket a lot more money off cds and the regional promotion could be a lot better. He can have a lot more freedom and then now, I think that he'll put up some of the best numbers independently that the bay has seen in a while....the offer from a major will only go up after that.
