Shyne Wants Out of Def Jam "L.A. Reid Don't Care about Hip Hop"

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After inking a deal with Def Jam earlier this year, Shyne has hit up SOHH to reveal his issues with the renowned record label and hint at plans to possibly join Lil Wayne and Baby at Cash Money Records.

Shyne blames Def Jam's lack of interest in promoting and pushing hip-hop acts as a reason for him to seek another label home.
"I'm definitely trying to get with Cash Money but the Def Jam thing is a question mark right now," Shyne told SOHH. "I've been fixing to get up out of there for a while now because [Island Def Jam CEO] L.A. Reid don't care about hip-hop. The people up there, they don't know what they're doing. When you don't have a strong leader, where you gonna go? ... They don't care about hip-hop music. You give them a hip-hop record with an R&B singer, you "might" have a chance. They don't care. You got The Roots, Ghostface, Nas, probably the best hip-hop roster you could imagine and they do nothing. L.A. Reid doesn't want nothing to do with rappers -- it's nothing personal, I don't have nothing personal with dude but he makes it known he doesn't care about hip-hop. So I'm really interested in seeing who's gonna replace him. Because I know he's been replaced -- so I wanna find out who's gonna take his spot before I decide what I'm gonna do with Def Jam...The music that we make is responsible for pop, R&B, everything that's jumping right now..." (SOHH)
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Shyne also noted that despite his Def Jam grievances, he would not trash the music he has already recorded.
"They gotta care about [what we've done] the way Jimmy Iovine cares about that, the way Lyor Cohen cares about that," Shyne added. "I'm definitely not gonna scrap everything I recorded. I put in so much, I've come so far. From the first record I did when I got out to the new records I've done while going to all these different countries, I ain't scrapping nothing. I paid for that. I'm not signed to Def Jam anyway, I just need to find another distributor. I might just have Cash Money do everything. Who knows? That's the beauty about being in the business for yourself. You can decide where you want to go and what you want to do." (SOHH)

Last February, LA Reid traveled to Belize to announce acquiring Shyne to Def Jam.
"I have come here to stand by Shyne and to officially kick off our partnership with Island Def Jam Music Group and Gangland Records and so it is really an honour to be here, really very special place. I am here because great people are worthy of travelling many many miles for it and I come here to say that your country is great and I hope you guys know that this is a great man from your country who deserves this kind of respect and who deserves this kind of support. So that is why we are here." (7 News Belize)

Shyne also confirmed his partnership and expressed his respect toward Reid.
"It is an honour and a pleasure, not just for me but for Belize. Chairman Reid is on the level of Berry Gordy, Clive Davis, the biggest music men in the history of music, and so to have a partnership with Gangland Records and Island/Def Jam is incredible for me." (7 News Belize)
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After inking a deal with Def Jam earlier this year, Shyne has hit up SOHH to reveal his issues with the renowned record label and hint at plans to possibly join Lil Wayne and Baby at Cash Money Records.

Shyne blames Def Jam's lack of interest in promoting and pushing hip-hop acts as a reason for him to seek another label home.
"I'm definitely trying to get with Cash Money but the Def Jam thing is a question mark right now," Shyne told SOHH. "I've been fixing to get up out of there for a while now because [Island Def Jam CEO] L.A. Reid don't care about hip-hop. The people up there, they don't know what they're doing. When you don't have a strong leader, where you gonna go? ... They don't care about hip-hop music. You give them a hip-hop record with an R&B singer, you "might" have a chance. They don't care. You got The Roots, Ghostface, Nas, probably the best hip-hop roster you could imagine and they do nothing. L.A. Reid doesn't want nothing to do with rappers -- it's nothing personal, I don't have nothing personal with dude but he makes it known he doesn't care about hip-hop. So I'm really interested in seeing who's gonna replace him. Because I know he's been replaced -- so I wanna find out who's gonna take his spot before I decide what I'm gonna do with Def Jam...The music that we make is responsible for pop, R&B, everything that's jumping right now..." (SOHH)
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Shyne also noted that despite his Def Jam grievances, he would not trash the music he has already recorded.
"They gotta care about [what we've done] the way Jimmy Iovine cares about that, the way Lyor Cohen cares about that," Shyne added. "I'm definitely not gonna scrap everything I recorded. I put in so much, I've come so far. From the first record I did when I got out to the new records I've done while going to all these different countries, I ain't scrapping nothing. I paid for that. I'm not signed to Def Jam anyway, I just need to find another distributor. I might just have Cash Money do everything. Who knows? That's the beauty about being in the business for yourself. You can decide where you want to go and what you want to do." (SOHH)

Last February, LA Reid traveled to Belize to announce acquiring Shyne to Def Jam.
"I have come here to stand by Shyne and to officially kick off our partnership with Island Def Jam Music Group and Gangland Records and so it is really an honour to be here, really very special place. I am here because great people are worthy of travelling many many miles for it and I come here to say that your country is great and I hope you guys know that this is a great man from your country who deserves this kind of respect and who deserves this kind of support. So that is why we are here." (7 News Belize)

Shyne also confirmed his partnership and expressed his respect toward Reid.
"It is an honour and a pleasure, not just for me but for Belize. Chairman Reid is on the level of Berry Gordy, Clive Davis, the biggest music men in the history of music, and so to have a partnership with Gangland Records and Island/Def Jam is incredible for me." (7 News Belize)
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Originally Posted by Mrsouthernhospitality

Originally Posted by Trent Ferris

I got a feeling Shyne thinks he's hotter than he is right now.
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that.  He's acting as if he didn't know LA Reid's background before hand.
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and flat out saying what label he wants to go to...
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Originally Posted by Mrsouthernhospitality

Originally Posted by Trent Ferris

I got a feeling Shyne thinks he's hotter than he is right now.
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AGREED 
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that.  He's acting as if he didn't know LA Reid's background before hand.
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and flat out saying what label he wants to go to...
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You know what this man said to me when he called here?

"This is SHYNE MUTHA________'ING PO!"

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Swear on my mother .... Dude is a little out there
 
You know what this man said to me when he called here?

"This is SHYNE MUTHA________'ING PO!"

shyne-la-reed-2-300x225.jpg


Swear on my mother .... Dude is a little out there
 
Hmmm...

Where have we heard this before??

But THIS may be the BEST news for Def Jam since they signed YG...

Shyne is GARBAGE...

Even in his 'prime' he was an average rapper @ best...
 
Hmmm...

Where have we heard this before??

But THIS may be the BEST news for Def Jam since they signed YG...

Shyne is GARBAGE...

Even in his 'prime' he was an average rapper @ best...
 
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