1. "I voted Biggie to Bad Boy" In response to Reply # 0
I think Snoop signing with Death Row was more significant because while Snoop was the biggest star on Death Row, Dre didn't need Snoop to validate him as a great producer. Dre was able to groom Tha Dogg Pound and Pac into being multi-platinum acts.
But Biggie is the biggest star that's ever been on Bad Boy and also validated Diddy's talent as a producer / star-maker. I know Craig Mack's album was the first album on Bad Boy to drop but without Biggie, Craig Mack, the LOX, Lil Kim, Black Rob and the rest of the don't get the notoriety they reached.
23. "RE: I voted Biggie to Bad Boy" In response to Reply # 1 Tue Mar-14-17 11:28 AM by Master Thespian
This is my reasoning as well. Death Row was poppin before Pac and Dr. Dre was more important to Death Row than Snoop. Aftermath didn't really move the needle other than Em. BIG is the answer, he put Bad Boy on the map and is still their most important artist ever. He had enough gravity to make other cats pop around him but still was their unrivaled heavy hitter during his entire run. Plus BIG was the prototype for a lot of the acts that followed.
2. "RE: more important Rapper to Boutique Label" In response to Reply # 0
I want to include Dr. Dre but I know he counts more as a producer. I have to go with 2Pac, all those other labels still held it down but without him Death Row was a calamity, take Wayne, Em, etc from any of those labels and they would do fine. those are all tough choices.
7. "You're kidding me right" In response to Reply # 6 Mon Mar-13-17 07:06 PM by Anonymous
Death Row was on earth of the two biggest hip-hop labels before Pac got there.
And yes...Pac dying cemented their downfall but Dre and Snoop also left around that time.
Again, Bad Boy is not Bad Boy without Big. He was so important to that label that Puff was able to stay relevant after he died on the fact he was linked to Big.
You see Puff celebrating Biggie at the Nets game right...
and I don't watch sports so I have no idea what you were trying to be clever about lol
Bad Boy held it down because they still HAVE artists and people with some sense, it's not 100% due to Biggie, not to mention how many people clown and don't like Puff regardless of his association with Big, celebrating him and tributes are just one part but without Bad Boy actually putting out quality work they go down regardless of how great Big was.
Dre leaves, Pac dies, Snoop leaves, but I just feel like Pac's death hit them harder and brought more trouble, not to say Bad Boy didn't care about Big or should have been more crippled by his death but I don't think handling it better is wholly reflective of his importance, I just give Bad Boy props for knowing what to do.
19. "don't respect you at all lol" In response to Reply # 18
you're basically an annoying troll on this board and you came into the conversation being a snarky bitch instead of being cool and asking a question so stay off the jock faggot
yall pick arguments then get mad when people respond lmao
20. "You can ease off the tough talk" In response to Reply # 19
1 YOU felt I was being snarky. Stop being sensitive. I don't owe you shit. 2 YOU are the one with the tough talk and the name calling...so who is really starting shit? 3 You're music fucking sucks. Learn how to rap on beat before you give opinions on hip-hop.
16. "Dude your exact quote was:" In response to Reply # 12
"you do know 2Pac died and the label went to shit? right?"
...the context being "who was the most important artist to a boutique label?" So yea, that context and your direct quote would insinuate that you thought Pac's death was the catalyst for DR's demise.
17. "RE: Dude your exact quote was:" In response to Reply # 16
which was in response to his snarky comment so my response was meant to show I was referring to his death, at no point did I say that was the sole cause of anything, that's what you saw and chose to run with
yall need the taste slapped out your mouth on a daily basis lol
8. "Dude. What the fuck." In response to Reply # 2
>I want to include Dr. Dre but I know he counts more as a >producer. I have to go with 2Pac, all those other labels still >held it down but without him Death Row was a calamity, take >Wayne, Em, etc from any of those labels and they would do >fine. those are all tough choices.
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