Pac Div Signs With Universal
SMOKE BREAK By LC Weber on June 18, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Just got word that Pacific Division signed with Universal yesterday, and man am I relieved.
About a week ago, rumor had it Pac Div were going to be the premier act to sign with Jermaine Dupri’s new TAG Records – a Procter and Gamble/Island Def Jam effort to meld product with product. When I mentioned the possibility of a contract on the table, Gottyâ„¢ said “I hope they signed with invisible ink.”
While a TAG Body Spray deal seems well intentioned for whoever ends up signing with them – what with the immediate money and spotlight shine JD has frequently alluded to – in my opinion, the Over/Under is bleak. JD inevitably pops up in his artists’ videos and adds a real weak-sauce glaze to the whole swag, not to mention instant association with the splashy Funkdafied or kiddy Lil’ Bow Wow. When is the last JD project you were really feeling? Because it was probably Kris Kross and you probably only liked them because they were your own age and the radio was fresh at the time.
Whoever signs with TAG will forever be known as “the TAG group.” It will be unduly difficult to shake the image of product placement. I know that those who take great risks in life reap the greatest rewards, but enough people have risked their careers with JD to show where it will get you – check Janet Jackson Feedback.
JD even said in his TAG press release, “I’m hand-selecting and molding these artists to make history in hip hop.” He’s not looking for good music, he’s looking for an image. For artists to mold. It will be a damn shame to have another artist’s music lost to the pages of gimmick history.
Let someone else be the TAG guinea pig.
Pac Div deserves a real shot. They got records.
Congrats to the homies!
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FIRST TO SAY CONGRATS TO THE NIGGAS!
DOM IS NEXT BABAY
*that is all
-The Black Hey Zeus!
new lil wayne – a millie remix
http://www.zshare.net/download/13830079fdc8cb1c/
Well glad to see that they made the right choice.
Not that it wasn’t too hard to turn down Tag.
& I still say that the Emancipation of Mimi was a solid cd. A surprise for both her & JD, but good.
L.O. VS T.I.
BUCK VS FIFTY
GAME VS YAYO&BANKS
Nah, that’s true MZ… not half bad at all.
Still though.
I’m in agree with you LC
JD isn’t on my radar (other than Fallen)
Glad to see these guys in a good situation….
http://www.vimby.com/video/music/us/all/detail/5757 <–don’t forget to check Pacific Divisions Vimby Video
pac div is ill. let’s hope for some good major ish.
Congrats Pac Division….
Remember to make your album the way you invisioned.
Congrats to the crew. Didn’t they say somewhere that they had an album done already?
JD inevitably pops up in his artists’ videos and adds a real weak-sauce glaze to the whole swag
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so well-spoken. congratulations to the west.
INVERSE should be next!!!
Good, they got signed. Them cats is talented and got dope rhymes and concepts and the whole nine yards…Keep Making That Good Music PD!
Anotha Time,
Mally
bout damn time!
Its gonna be a goooood Summer in Cali…
hmmmmmm universal. Album will probly come out right after the Maino album that was supposed to drop in 05.
I’m not gonna celebrate until they actually put an album out on that label. I hope they don’t end up like Little Brother.
way to go PacDiv…just make sure u don’t get jay-jerked for that dough and keep doing you (no homo)
I cant believe they passed up a lifetime supply of body spray… but congrats to Pac Div!
I cant believe they passed up a lifetime supply of body spray… but congrats to Pacific Division!
LC, please disregard the first post, it was an accident, haha!
Big ups to Pac. They deserve it. U-N-I is definitely next!
hahahaha Jamall you’re ridiculous.