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Author Message   Tonya "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Tonya Post Number: 6292 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 - 02:15 pm:        CHUCK D WANTS JAY-Z'S OLD DEF JAM GIG: Rapper believes he's perfect for the job. December 31, 2007 Public Enemy rapper Chuck D is already throwing his hat into the ring at Def Jam to succeed Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter as president. The lyricist, whose real name is Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, was an artist under Def Jam from 1987 to 1998 and gave the label some of its biggest hits as front man for the fiery rap group, Public Enemy. "After 10 years looking on the collapsing of the record industry, and upon hearing the news of Jay-Z stepping down from Def Jam, I would throw my name into the hat of somebody who understands how the hell Universal should establish the name-brands they acquire with stockholders money," Chuck D told AllHipHop.com. The rapper, who also runs his own label Slam Jamz, says a position at Def Jam would allow him an opportunity to reach the masses. "So instead of me running for politics, this is an easier run into the world of influential culture," he said. "I'm in Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York on the regular as well as I [thoroughly understand] the international picture. There would be some seismic changes, and I would be a little Huey Long-ish at it. If folks are clueless about this parallel that's precisely the problem." According to Allhiphop.com, Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond and Damon Dash have all been mentioned as potential candidates for the Def Jam position. Chuck D offered the following plan of attack if appointed Def Jam President: 1) Being ahead of the technology curve; preparing for a thinned out industry; and managing budget efficient acts is very noteworthy of my resume which is simple. I told these cats the online revolution was coming and they needed big adjustments. They relied on lawyers, courts, and accountants only to now look upward at Apple, etc. 2) Their cost factors didn't fit the times, I come from a world where the $50,000 investments resulted into 6 - 7 figures. Now it's a business where 7 figures are invested to make 6. 3) I would run it like sports. These artists would be busting their tails on tour and on the stage to gain a fan. They would be coached on how to do their thing right. Braintrust will be high, and subcontracting to the right contributors will be comparable of the efficiency of these labels like Jazz and catalog departments. You cannot have people working, that haven't the slightest clue of what they are in the middle of. 4) Any criminal mindedness in artistry and management would have sit this one out, go their own way. It's like bad apples the long run ain't got nothing to do with entertainment. You can't mix the stage and off stage parodies. http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur39605.cfm   Tonya "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Tonya Post Number: 6293 Registered: 07-2006 Rating:  Votes: 3 (Vote!) Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 - 02:21 pm:        All he need is ONE MORE to get my vote: 5) Clean up the misogyny and homophobia and sexism too. Make them top priorities as well!   Tonya "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Tonya Post Number: 6294 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 - 03:20 pm:        ...and don't forget the colorism neither!   Abm "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Abm Post Number: 9764 Registered: 04-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 - 03:27 pm:        "4) Any criminal mindedness in artistry and management would have sit this one out, go their own way. It's like bad apples the long run ain't got nothing to do with entertainment. You can't mix the stage and off stage parodies." Then my guess is he's got ZERO shot at scoring the gig.   Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 6022 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 02:02 pm:        Then my guess is he's got ZERO shot at scoring the gig. (That asshole must be smoking crack with Flav)