Would E-40 be as big as he is today WITHOUT Rick Rock?

[Young D-A-T]

I'm not a big big E-40 fan, but I like his shit. Now that I hear him on hella NY mixtapes and shit and doin it so big.. gotta wonder what other fans think. Rick Rock is connecting the rest of the music industry to the Bay/Cali with his ill beats. So would 40water be as popular as he is along every coast without Rick Rock?

 

[Spitz Unlimited]

40 signed with jive waaaay before rick was a factor...

 

[Young D-A-T]

40 signed with jive waaaay before rick was a factor...

True, but would 40 be as big as he is TODAY... without Rick Rock is the question. He doin tracks wit Talib Kweli, Justin Timberlake, Fabolous, P Diddy, just to name a few across the country. He was nowhere near this status way back when.

 

[fozzit]

you tripping .. if anything he was bigger in 94-95 than he is now

 

[Big Ice]

you tripping .. if anything he was bigger in 94-95 than he is now

I agree on that, plus Mike Mosley & Sam Bostic always made them tight ass mob beats for Fonzerelli from way back.

Ice

 

[Young D-A-T]

you tripping .. if anything he was bigger in 94-95 than he is now

Ok.. school me.. how was he bigger in 94-95, cause I don't recall. From the past few years.. I done seen 40 doing movies.. he was on the Jamie Foxx show.. 3 Strikes.. on BET How I'm Living, on Rap City, multiple videos aired on BET/MTV... prove your statement.

 

[KINGCZAR]

the album he dropped in 95 went platinum

his last 3 aint even gone gold

(my bad, this is C-4 under King Czar name, my computer is trippin)

 

[Done Deal Ceo]

Not to take anything from The homie Rick Rock but the question should be reversed! where would Rick Be if it wasnt for 40 who Rick produced his first big records with and helped get his publishing deal!!

 

[Dana Dane]

^^^ That's exactly what I was thinking....

 

[Spitz Unlimited]

Good point chuck

 

[2pac619]

Sprinkle some G.A.M.E on this post fellas.......

 

[fozzit]

Ok.. school me.. how was he bigger in 94-95, cause I don't recall. From the past few years.. I done seen 40 doing movies.. he was on the Jamie Foxx show.. 3 Strikes.. on BET How I'm Living, on Rap City, multiple videos aired on BET/MTV... prove your statement.

so wait your saying becuz of rick rock 40 appeared on the jamie foxxx show?.. u know that show hella old right..it started in 96...


from the just curious man, but how old are you? and how long u been in the bay?

and not to take anything away from rick rock but its like your downplaying 40's acomplishments...

 

[Smitty]

Not to take anything from The homie Rick Rock but the question should be reversed! where would Rick Be if it wasnt for 40 who Rick produced his first big records with and helped get his publishing deal!!

I couldn't agree more.

 

[mrskrilla]

Not to take anything from The homie Rick Rock but the question should be reversed! where would Rick Be if it wasnt for 40 who Rick produced his first big records with and helped get his publishing deal!!

Real talk.

 

[mrskrilla]

I agree on that, plus Mike Mosley & Sam Bostic always made them tight ass mob beats for Fonzerelli from way back.

Ice

True. I think 40's shit was tighter back in those days. It's tight now too but his old shit was classic.

 

[big dave]

would 40water be as popular as he is along every coast without Rick Rock?

yeah

 

[Young D-A-T]

so wait your saying becuz of rick rock 40 appeared on the jamie foxxx show?.. u know that show hella old right..it started in 96...


from the just curious man, but how old are you? and how long u been in the bay?

and not to take anything away from rick rock but its like your downplaying 40's acomplishments...

My age has nothing to do with anything, and I been into the Bay rap scene more than 10 years. I'm not downplaying 40. I am only curious what people think, if Rick Rock had much to do with 40's bigger accomplishments within the past few years that I've noticed. Also, I'm pretty sure the episodes of Jamie Foxx that 40 appeared on was much more recent than '96.

DoneDeal: Thanks for actually telling me something I didn't know bout 40 and Rick Rock.

 

[fozzit]

your age has alot to do with it.....

if you were 10 or so in 93-94 then u wouldnt be able to grasp whats really going on in the community and why things happen.. ud just be mimmickin grown folks around u.....

 

[kontac]

dont forget studio tone

 

[Pimperoni]

Young'un