Despite a reported seven-figure deal earlier this year, rapper Shyne is not pleased with his new label, Def Jam. Speaking to SOHH.com earlier this week, Shyne criticized the label’s head, Antonio “L.A.” Reid for lack of care towards Hip Hop. Now, in an open letter posted on AllHipHop.com, the former Bad Boy Records star calls out the label in more detail, and champions some of his colleagues.
“…[A] Jewish guy named Rick [Rubin and] an African [American] guy from Hollis, Queens by the name of Russell [Simmons set] the foundation for a billion dollar industry from an NYU dorm is beyond him….it offends chairman Reid that these hoodlums & criminals call themselves musicians,” penned Shyne.
The rapper went on to call Def Jam artists Ghostface Killah and Nas “modern prophets,” The Roots, he compared to Amadeus Mozart, Kanye West to Vincent Van Gogh, and himself to The Bible‘s Moses.
The full letter can be read at AllHipHop.com here.
Although Shyne decisively did not want to speak about his feelings towards Def Jam with HipHopDX, you can read our interview from Tuesday of this week here.
Man fuck Shyne he’s fucking weak! 1st album had 2 maybe 3 good tracks, 2nd album was full on shit, Dude dont deserve any thing from Def Jam
not saying his new shit is any good but his first album was a classic. 2 or 3 good songs you must be the out of your mind.
guy is smoking rocks
And ghostface last album was some good shit don’t know why niggas slept..maybe rnb but that shit had some ill verses for the ladie’s over some rugged beats!!!
shyne still got those bars but he is spitting with a weird voice…but as for ghostface he’s dead on
Is it just me or is this guy fucking delusional?
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WTF are you talking about nigga?
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who cares what you think Shyne. Your carreer is over in hiphop
ghost and nas are crushin 99 percent of mcs though so i agree with that one.theyre great artist but alor of these so called mcs are not talented at all.
“What type of kush is this nigga smoking?” Because if he actually believes that shit about being the “moses” of hip hop i want that shit he is on
DefJam never been the same since Russell and Lyor bounced. LA Reid turned the most storied label in hip hop into a complete shithole!!!
this nigga shouldnt mention himself in the same sentence as nas and ghostface. you tell me you sit in jail for 7 years and you cant come out with 1 good verse, but you manage to get a 7 figure deal and your bitching.
im moses
i still bump that 25 to life mixtape fuck haters
i could agree with him on this interview about these fake ass rappers like 5-0 cent and that guerilla looking motherfuckin C.O rick ross but nuff talk lets hear some lyrics before you start yappin like ur the king of hip hop