willhustle;6102845 said:Nobody was fucking with Deathrow in it's prime not even Bad Boy and they had Biggie, Puff, Total, Faith Evans, Craig Mack, & 112. Now that I think about it this shit ain't even fair b/c it wasn't even a contest to begin with if you look at Death Row's roster. Biggie was a big success in Bad Boy pumping out mufti-platinum artists in the 90's.
If Death Row didn't fold due to Pac's death & dysfunctional shit within the company I think they still would had been on top for another decade. I'm glad DMX came through and destroyed the shinny suit era (which was 9-10 months).
Look, I voted for Bad Boy and I agree that nobody was fucking with Death Row from the time The Chronic came out, until Doggystyle came out. That was a 2 year span. New York had been running Hip Hop for 15+ years prior and needed to take a break.
You say "Nobody was fucking with Deathrow in it's prime not even Bad Boy and they had Biggie, Puff, Total, Faith Evans, Craig Mack, & 112." but that doesn't make sense. The artists you listed didn't come out until 94/95. So its agreed that Death Row was running things from 92/3. But around 95 Bad Boy started to take over and outsold Death Row from 95 onwards. Bad Boy is still in the business of signing artists and releasing their records. The same can't be said for Death Row. But I agree, Death Row had a good 4 year run from 92-96.