Dre, who promptly signed him to his then-fledging imprint. In the mid-90s, Philly’s Jamal “The Last Emperor” Gray (who took his moniker from the Bernardo Bertolucci biopic of the same name) made waves at open mic mecca The Lyricist Lounge, and his demo ended up in the hands of Dr. Use your keyboard’s arrow keys or hit the prev / next arrows on your screen to turn pages (page 3/11) All or Everything (or AoE for short), is a collaboration with fellow Berklee grad and Masshole Phil Beaudreau and we get the sense there’s much more to be heard from Dawaun Parker.įun Fact: Parker co-produced Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D City bonus track ‘Black Boy Fly’. Fast-forward three years though and Parker has a brand new project in the works, and it’s not even rap related. Sadly, Parker’s solo career wasn’t quite so successful – after 2010 single ‘Lost’ (which was co-produced by Dre, no less) flopped, his album was canned and he appeared to take a step back for a minute to lick his wounds. He signed to Aftermath and quickly ended up producing for Eminem, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and his childhood hero Raekwon. Dre’s people that they needed someone on the keys and dropped everything to fly out to L.A. On graduating from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, the young instrumentalist almost immediately got the call from Dr. Use your keyboard’s arrow keys or hit the prev / next arrows on your screen to turn pages (page 2/11)ĭawaun Parker isn’t so much forgotten as he is purposefully positioned behind the scenes. Three years later, and Lamont is still waiting to drop The Reformation.įun Fact: In 2007, Lamont released the collaborative Caltroit mixtape with Detroit’s Black Milk, but due to legal issues with Aftermath, he couldn’t be credited as an artist on the retail release. “Dre is still my big bro, but after five years of just sitting there, it is kind of unfair to the fans and my family and myself that the release date has changed when all these people are waiting,” he said at the time. While his debut album, The Reformation, never materialized, Lamont dropped a steady stream of controversy-courting street albums with a taste for cover art depicting him in religious imagery, or in the case of the N***r Noize mixtape, wearing a KKK hood.ĭre’s discomfort with Lamont’s posturing kept The Reformation on the shelf, and in 2010, Lamont left Aftermath with rights to the more than 700 (!) songs that he had worked on while on the label. Apparently the answer was “no one” - Dre signed Lamont to Aftermath in 2005, with promises of being featured all over Detox, in the role that proteges Snoop and Hittman had previously filled. Album, due out in late March.California rapper Bishop Lamont’s first release was a mixtape called Who I Gotta Kill To Get A Record Deal?. Game is currently in the studio, working on his fourth LP, The R.E.D. Also, on its lead single, “Let’s Ride,” Game further confirmed the split by spitting the line: “The Game is back, the Aftermath chain is gone.” On his 2006 sophomore release, Doctor’s Advocate, the Aftermath Entertainment logo was noticeably missing from the album’s cover art. The pic confirmed rumors that Game had mended his relationship with the good doctor and was working with him for the first time since his 2005 debut, The Documentary. In October, the Game and Snoop Dogg both tweeted photos of themselves in the studio working alongside Dre.Īt the time, Game said: “Can you say Detox? In the studio with Dre and Snoop”.
However, it’s unclear if it’s an official reunion, meaning Game’s legally signed to the label once again, or if it’s just in spirit since he’s re-linked with his mentor Dr.
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On Saturday (February 6), the Compton rapper posted photos of himself rocking four different colored Aftermath chains on his Twitter page ( adding: “It’s funny how things come full circle.” At least, it looks that way in photos he tweeted this weekend. The Game is back with Aftermath Entertainment.
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