...for an emcee of his stature, but what we got to realize is that Stones Throw has a built in cult following, which means they got an expected number of fans that will cop just cause it's Stones Throw and the fact that Madlib or OhNo will be involved production wise.

Stones Throw already has a name, got distribution in retail chains, got vinyl distribution thru Fat Beats, has easy access and a fandom overseas (especially in Japan), and easily got a roster of artists that can go on tour & do promotions when a new artists' album or ep drops; plus they probably got better play around money when it comes to paying for production and guest artist spots on a rapper's album than smaller indi-rap labels.

All in all, High Water Music still gave Homeboy Sandman a great jump off start that many other labels would've failed at, yeah he could've put out an album with Fat Beats, Nature Sounds, Brick Records, Duck Down, Shaman Work, and so on but I think all those labels knew about him and didn't even take the chance to do anything with him.