What’s Happening To The Roc?
As rumors have swirled recently that Roc-A-Fella Records and their artists had all been dropped from Def Jam, Beanie Sigel’s manager Mark Byers confirmed to Billboard.com that this is not the case.
“Beans and Freeway didn’t get dropped,” says Beanie Sigel’s manager, Mark Byers. “I just got off the phone with L.A. Reid talking about the next video for ‘Rain’ featuring Raheem DeVaughn that we’re about to release.
We’re re-launching Beanie’s project and releasing a ‘Rain’ remix with State Property.”Despite Byers stance, the departure of Jay-Z from Def Jam as well as his inner circle, including A&R SVP Jay Brown and A&R VP Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith, giving their resignations this month, has left many unsure of the future.
“I don’t think there’s going to be a Roc-A-Fella anymore,” an insider told Billboard. “I do think each artist will have to go to the new people in charge and have a meeting separately. But the Roc artists aren’t going to roll over and die.”
Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Pod Boy
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