He tore down Sofa Lounge (Jimmy’s Bronx Cafe) last week, he jutt came through with a million Boriqua and killed it, sad to see no Geddy though, He got on stage and murdered, the dude has hits, you have to admit, he than gave a show, even though waiting on line forever was stupid, cause it was still more room in the place, except V.I.P where the strippers were, ti was nuts in there, it was like 30 strippers in there, either way, Joe got on stage did his thing, We Want War, from the new album Elephant In The Room (In Stores Now) as well as clips from the other albums, he than pulled the cat out of the bag saying the reason he got into hip hop the thing that inspired him was “South Bronx” than KRS One comes out and totally kills, Joe says he wasnt the first to beef with heavy weights from Queens, and than “The Bridge is Over” comes on, the crowd went nuts, and it was way more ladies than guys in there, I heard they was charging $60 to get in and they had to shut in down cause there were too many people outside, than Joey says the man who helped him with his flow, “Greg N.I.C.E” from Nice and Smooth came out and was energetic as hell, that dude is nuts, than Joey hit em with Slick Rick and the crowd again was crazy, Rick jewels were crazy, but Joey wasnt finished, he says everyone keeps saying why is he always down south he says cause its love down there and than you hear it “Every Day Im Hustlin” Rick Ross comes out and hammers the crowd, Funk Flex was on the wheels and it was defenitly a great night for Hip Hop in the place where it all started

THE BRONX

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So independently Fat Joe probably got around $7 bucks per album, because an album sells wholesale for $8 dollars. Then the distributor (KOCH) takes their cut, around 10%, and then Fat Joe keeps the rest. He has to pay back all that shit by himself though. He has to do all the marketing for the album by himself.

Rick Ross on the other hand, gets a big advance check at the beginning of his project, probably around $750k or so, and then the album paid for all his security, videos, studio time, food, hotels, all that shit. The different is he only gets royalties on the project, around 12%. So like a dollar an album. That 12% percent has to pay back the ENTIRE album budget, including the advance check. So he needs to sell like a million records before he recoups anything. Ross however gets to keep that $750k advance check no matter what.

If Elephant in the Room doesn’t sell at least 300k though, he’s gonna be owing some people some money himself. Or at least Terror Squad records is going to owe, and by Terror Squad Records I mean the desk that Fat Joe keeps in his garage.

Also agree - Polow is a BEAST on Production but needs to keep his ass out of the booth and out of Magazines. No doubt promo is super important but he comes off way too tough and slimey… I believe you but I’m just saying. Respect to your beats.

Joe you tried but unless it’s a collabo you lose… You’re fell into the Ja Rule trap 50 set up. Now you’re a joke.

Snoop you lost by ditching Dre. You don’t need him? I would have copped the album if I knew there was a Dre Banger. Otherwise I treat that like a No Limit release.

Rappers learn your spot and rep hard - the public will follow that more that the “hop on what’s hot for TRL/106″.

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KILLS ALL THE SHIT OUT RIGHT NOW, MY WORD.
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FOR WHAT???

WOULDN’T THAT BE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE SEEING AS IT WOULD COST MORE TO BUY THEM BACK???

ESPECIALLY IN THIS CLIMATE WHERE MONEY IS TIGHT.

AGAIN, FOR WHAT???

TO KEEP APPEARANCES???

THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY REASON (FOR A GUY ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN AT LEAST)………..AND A RETARDED REASON AT THAT.

I rememebr him…

^^^

you talkin bout Journalist? nah he aint sound like jay i dont think.

now Sacario? that mufucka might as well have cut Jay a check.

fuck this i’m going back to bed