During a phone conversation with HotNewHipHop.com, Stone Mountain, Georgia rapper CyHi The Prynce shed some light on his newly-released “Elephant In The Room” record and his standing at Def Jam Records.
In regards to his label situation, CyHi revealed that he asked to be let go from Def Jam. He explained that the label didn’t know what to do with him, and Kanye West could only do so much to help with his situation.
The Southern wordsmith did add that he’s still associated with G.O.O.D. Music, despite his departure from Def Jam.
“Personally, I asked for a release from Def Jam,” CyHi The Prynce said. “So, I did get a release, but it wasn’t due to Kanye West it was to due to Def Jam…I’m still connected to G.O.O.D. Music but it’s almost like a Travi$ Scott situation– he’s not on the same distributor as G.O.O.D. Music but he’s still with G.O.O.D. Music. It was more so Def Jam not knowing what to do with me– it was only so much Kanye could do, ’cause he didn’t really wanna put himself out there, and Def Jam not do what they supposed to do and he gotta keep putting himself out there for me. So I just felt like, I would rather go to a situation that wants me there as far as distribution, then I’ll add Ye and we’ll put it all together and make it a successful release.”
Upon the release of CyHi’s “Elephant In The Room” track, many took the song as a diss towards Kanye West, Pusha T, and others at G.O.O.D. Music. According to CyHi, both ‘Ye and Pusha heard the song prior to its release and thought “it was creatively dope.”
He added that “Elephant In The Room” was a record that was two to three years in the making.
“I thought it’d be a dope like artistic storyline-ish record, but people took the beef thing to another level than what I thought it was gunna be,” he said. “He [Kanye West] was laughing, everybody thought it was creatively dope, Pusha was there…[Kanye] actually gave me the beat and the concept. He said he wanted to do like a Dre/Em feel, and I just felt like addressing the elephant in the room. People don’t know the song’s like 2-3 years in the making. It was just time for it.”
nigga look like mayweather in that pic
I thought Elephant in the room was dope… Until I found out it was a poorly done joke. I did not get an Eminem/Dre feel in the song. It should have just stayed an idea because it’s dumb to think that he wasn’t really being serious. Even after he had this whole press conference shit, it still looks like Cyhi just wanted attention. Still a fan of Cyhi, but this honestly isn’t his best career move.
It looks like the attn worked….just sayin….song was and still is dope though
Welcome to the real world, where 98% of the things you see are just to get your attention but isn’t what they say it is. How many times have you seen a picture of food and by the time you eat it it’s completely different, not even healthy, or taste good?
I would argue the exact opposite. The release of that track is his best career move to date. The song is fire and the message is clear, concise and aggressive. Exactly what he needed considering his stagnant situation with Def Jam. His album is gona be straight FIRE.