Released 25 Years Ago Today....Redman's Debut Album, Whut? Thee Album
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I remember this album well, we were on our way to deploy to the Gulf back in 92 when this dropped. We bumped this all over the ship. Showbiz and AG "Runaway Slave" album dropped the same time that year as well
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It's been all downhill since the headbanger verse.Haven't heard a redman song since '95
He was funny in how high tho -
The SIngles...
Blow Your Mind
https://youtu.be/ovN8bNUmWk8
Time 4 Sum Aksion
https://youtu.be/xvOrY7C01AE
Tonight's Da Night
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Freshman year of high school... Man.
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Dopenesssss
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Tommy bilfiger wrote: »It's been all downhill since the headbanger verse.Haven't heard a redman song since '95
He was funny in how high tho
so u never heard muddy waters? -
JERSEY
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Top 10 for sure, I also heard Redman saved Def Jam with this album.
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Wish I was old enough to apreciate music when this came out. Didn't get around to it until the early 00s. Being a teenager in the 90s for me would have been epic
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Blow ya mind was my ? back then. I didn't hear this album til years after it dropped..
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Preach2Teach wrote: »Top 10 for sure, I also heard Redman saved Def Jam with this album.
You heard right..Lyor said Red straight saved Def Jam with this joint...
Its one of those albums that just make you love hip hop even more after hearing it.
? was crazy..
And made Redman that Nigguh at that time.. -
Lou_Cypher wrote: »Wish I was old enough to apreciate music when this came out. Didn't get around to it until the early 00s. Being a teenager in the 90s for me would have been epic
I was 14 15 when this dropped. Reggie taught me something...
https://youtu.be/HST_kSfE_TM -
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This dropped my jr year of high school. He was ? hiphop at the time. Now a days, not so much.
Shout out to George Foreman lol -
Preach2Teach wrote: »Top 10 for sure, I also heard Redman saved Def Jam with this album.
You heard right..Lyor said Red straight saved Def Jam with this joint...
Its one of those albums that just make you love hip hop even more after hearing it.
? was crazy..
And made Redman that Nigguh at that time..
I swear I've heard at least 3 different artists "saved" Def Jam just in that 92-94 period. Other than Redman, I heard Montell Jordan saved them, and I've heard that Warren G saved them -
My first Redman album was Docs da Name back in 98. After that I found out my big cuz had his debut on tape. Was a fan for life after that.
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DarthRozay wrote: »Preach2Teach wrote: »Top 10 for sure, I also heard Redman saved Def Jam with this album.
You heard right..Lyor said Red straight saved Def Jam with this joint...
Its one of those albums that just make you love hip hop even more after hearing it.
? was crazy..
And made Redman that Nigguh at that time..
I swear I've heard at least 3 different artists "saved" Def Jam just in that 92-94 period. Other than Redman, I heard Montell Jordan saved them, and I've heard that Warren G saved them
There were two different entities;
1. Def Jam - Record Label
2. Rush Entertainment - Touring/Concerts
A CD/tape/record/goes for, say, $10 retail. But the wholesale price is about $2. Thats what the record label can charge the retail stores. If it's really a hot artist the label can charge $3 or $4 wholesale. Multiply that by 500k and the label gets between $1M-$2M from record sales.
There's much more money in touring. If you can put together 3 or 4 hot artists you can charge, say, $50 for tickets.
The arena holds 20,000 people and you perform at 40 different cities. If you split the door receipts with the arena thats $25 x 20,000 people x 40 cities = $20Million
The way I see it, Def Jam needed two or three hot artists and they can organize a tour and make $20 million. -
Redman definitely under rated. His first 3 albums better than 99.9% of all solo rappers first 3 solo albums. Each album got better. He definitely should received 5 mics. Jersey stand up!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b_q5v_WZQ0
https://youtu.be/YUdzB3Z7CnI
