ScHoolboy Q Blames “Oxymoron” Delay On Perfectionism, Denies Label Problems

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    ScHoolboy Q Blames “Oxymoron” Delay On Perfectionism, Denies Label Problems

    ScHoolboy Q’s Interscope debut, Oxymoron, has often been delayed, with the rapper finally submitting the album to TDE just last week.

    In an interview with Miss Info at a New York City event sponsored by The FADER and Vitamin Water, Q addressed a slew of topics, including an explanation of the album’s delays. “Oxymoron is finished. I finally turned it in,” he confirmed. “They probably thought I was having label problems. I just wasn’t ready, so I just kept recording and recording and recording.”

    The Black Hippy rapper went into further detail into his perfectionism. “It’s like your baby, so you want to make sure it’s perfect. ‘Cause this could make you or break you, ’cause I could really fall off. Rappers do it all the time.”

    “I’m just saying, it could happen if I don’t really put that work in,” he added. “It’s not in my mind that that’s what’s gonna happen, because I work hard.”

    Another explanation for the delay, according to Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment, is that the album was having sample clearance issues.

    However, ScHoolboy Q’s motivations go beyond just making the best album, but also towards providing for his daughter. “Making sure that she’s good. Doing what I have to do before I leave. Gotta leave your mark and treat whatever you got right, and making sure that’s taken care of before you go. You’re already gone! It’s over! You’re here, it’s over…once you finish grade school, it’s over!”

    “My mom did it for me by herself. No father figure in my life. She kept the lights on.”

    Q spoke about his daughter to HipHopDX earlier this year. “She been knowing it since she was born,” he explained. “Every time I walk out the house, she asks, ‘Where you going? The studio?’ It’s the first thing she say. She don’t say, ‘You ‘bout to go with the homies? You ‘bout to get some weed?’ She say, ‘Where you ‘bout to go, the studio?’” He looks up for a moment, his eyes filling up with a sense of honest joy. “I’m kind of proud of that.”

    Watch the interview below:

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    81 thoughts on “ScHoolboy Q Blames “Oxymoron” Delay On Perfectionism, Denies Label Problems”

    1. Now he’s contradicting the label so that pretty much confirms what I’ve been saying. They know the album will flop (25k first week is my prediction if it dropped next week) and are hoping one of the singles catches on and are probably trying to make a new single.

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      3. so what? Kendrick Lamar’s debut album section.80 only sold 5,500 first week. You really can’t be judging a newcomer off first week sales because they don’t have that fan base already made that will buy it the second it comes out.

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      4. No one is checking out for schoolboy q. K Dot bombed with his first album and bombed with his second album. The reason why it was counted as a sucess because dr dre was buying most of the copies.

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      5. Why do you care if he bombs or not? You fucks don’t even care about music at all. It’s sad!!! At least listen to the album all they way through and say you not feeling it. Thats better than talking about how much a rapper fucking sales.Damn the numbers are not even in yet. He just turned in the album and idiots are talking about sales. The Cd hasn’t even been printed up yet and the samples are not even cleared. It’s really sad!!You fucks are not in the industry, You don’t work for a label, your not A&R’s, not a concert promoter. You have nothing to do with the insides of the music business. The only obligation a music fan is to listen to the music. You have the option to support the artist or not, by purchasing his or her music,and buying tickets to see a live performance. Maybe some clothing merchandise. That all!!!Kendrick only has one retail cd. Section 80 was not for sale.It don’t have a barcode on it. Smdh!!!! Proves these kids have no idea about the music business. Just stick to listening to the music. How you going to say nobody checking for School Boy? You are because you commenting on the article about him. School Boy probably was never in the studio with Dre in his life.Every body on Interscope don’t work with Dr. Dre. Lames!!Stop hating!!!

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      6. his label boss said they had to clear samples still and thats was why their was a delay, nothing about perfectionism

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    2. U KNOW AS A KID I TRYED TO GO TO SCHOOL LEARN BE A GOOD PERSON.AND IN THE MIST.ALL THESE DRUG DEALER TYPES AND UGLY R AND B SINGERS START SINGING TO ME. SO I TOOK SOMETIME OUT TO ROCK THE BOAT WITH LIYAH.GONNA KEEP ROCKING IT

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    4. well beyonce wants me to be crazy in love start giving me hidden messages in her songs. im good with aaliyah. no thanks beyonce or ashanti with aw babby diss song.

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    6. so lets get this rite beyonce and ashanti payed jim jones to diss her saying “we fly high” balling. mean dark pair of shades?

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    19. yall niggas dumb you think just cus he doesnt have a song on the radio a million times a day that means hes not gonna put up units? You realize he sells out all his shows right? He went to NY and had a sold out show. He has a larger fan base then what yall think. The type of fans who would buy his album to.

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    24. ok for 1 dollar. why was sade and mariah carey singing to a 14 year old boy with dream lover and kiss of life at the same time dissing his 13 year old frind

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    46. upto I saw the paycheck 4 $7329, I did not believe that my neighbour woz like they say actualy earning money in their spare time from there labtop.. there uncle has done this for under sixteen months and recently repaid the dept on there condo and bought Renault 4. This Site… http://www.Fb39.com

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    70. until I saw the paycheck which was of $9068, I be certain …that…my mom in-law had been realie taking home money in there spare time from there new laptop.. there brothers friend has done this for less than eight months and resently paid the loans on there house and bought a great Honda. read the article… http://WWW.Fb39.com

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    74. This comment was removed for violating our spam and/or offensive content policies…… SIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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