After the disappointing sales of his self-titled Def Jam debut, Jersey’s most emotional MC made the mistake of having a lyrical battle with Jay-Z, the man who would soon become his boss. When his follow-up, The Growth, subsequently slid to the bottom of Def Jam’s priority list, the rapper started throwing jabs at his label in songs and interviews. Both parties agreed to part ways, and Joey quickly signed with burgeoning internet-centric indie label Amalgam Digital (after which his sophomore album was delayed for 3 more years. D’oh!). Okay, so maybe Joey didn’t exactly choose to go independent, but he does deserve credit for being one of the first rappers who chose to go with a non-traditional label after being dropped.
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Comment by yung — June 8, 2009 @ 9:37 PM
amalgam is some trend setters!
Comment by face82 — June 9, 2009 @ 9:05 AM
taht is some trend settin shit
Comment by jumpoff — June 9, 2009 @ 9:05 AM
thats my mans joey jumpoff blazing the trail.. big ups to amalgam for making it all happen
Comment by muzik — June 9, 2009 @ 9:07 AM
amalgam digital put my man joey on! what up ad!
Comment by lake SHOW — June 9, 2009 @ 9:07 AM
thats a dope shout out… good job AD!
Comment by astro — June 9, 2009 @ 9:16 AM
big ups to AD! and big ups to jumpoff!
Comment by cheah — June 9, 2009 @ 9:16 AM
damn amalgam always settin new standards.. 09 the year for amalgam digital?
Comment by h town hustla — June 9, 2009 @ 9:17 AM
^ i would say so.. they’ve been doin mad shit lately and this year i heard that they’re signing a bunch of new artists and doin mad shit!
Comment by floss — June 9, 2009 @ 9:17 AM
big ups amalgam.. ya’ll been grindin, bout time you got some recognition
Comment by billi — June 9, 2009 @ 9:17 AM
props!
Comment by illuztrious — June 9, 2009 @ 9:54 AM
im not sure about jumpoff being on that list, but i def agree w/ Amalgam Digital being on that list
Comment by spot rusha — June 9, 2009 @ 10:08 AM
finally amalgam is gettin the props they deserve
Comment by 90sareback — June 10, 2009 @ 4:12 AM
PROPS TO JOE AND AMALGAM
Comment by majorbandaged — June 15, 2009 @ 6:17 PM
I’M 2PAC!/
I’M 2PAC!,
EVERYONE’S RUNNING AROUND LIKE/
”YO 2 DUDES GOT SHOT”!,
I FAKED MY DEATH,
I WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BULLET PROOF VEST,
I WAS RIDING IN THAT WHIP WITH SUGE/
IT WAS A BENZ/
BLACK.AND IT WAS BLESSED,
I LEFT THE LAS VEGAS COPS TO CLEAN UP MY MESS,
LAS VEGAS IS CROOKED AS FUCK/
ON THE TAKE AND/
HOLY SHIT I JUST FAKED MY DEATH!,
HOW THIS ALL WORKED OUT?/
I NEVER HAD A PLAN/
SHIT.I JUST GUESSED,
I BOUGHT OUT ALL OF THE MEDIA OUTLETS/
GAVE THEM A STORY ABOUT MY DEATH/
SEE! THERE.I JUST CONFESSED!,
I’M HIDDING OUT IN BROCKTON MASS/
AND AARON IS MY FUCKING ALIAS,
THIS IS AS CLOSE TO COMING BACK AS I CAN GET/
I’M SORRY/
BUT ANY THING MORE WILL HAVE ME UNDERARREST,
I PACKED A 9 LAST YEAR/
IN ‘99 IM PACKING 2 NOW,
I’M BACK/
I LEFT A CLUE HERE AND THERE /
BUT ONLY A FEW WERE LIKE/
“EW WOW”!,……….
WRITTEN BY:
MAJOR BANDAGED