CYOL 2016 Round #3-- Dilla vs Sion *Sion Wins*
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Roster:
R. Kelly
The Weeknd
Angie Stone
U Dot (Kardinal Offishall & Nelly)
Bone Thugs In Harmony
Bass N Dope (Luke / Trina / TPain)
Nelly
Ice Cube
Wale
@DillaDeaf
R. Kelly - "Kellz"
1. Rated R (intro)
2. Steppin (Like Ya Know)
3. Creepin Up To Ur Eyes
4. Slow Play
5. Benji (ft. Twista)
6. Hard To Go On (interlude)
7. Freaks Everywhere
8. Lakeshore Drive
9. Them Moist Thighs
10. Kai (Havin My Baby On The Down Low)
All produced by Puff Dady / The Hitmen
The Weeknd - "Nites In The Dot"
1. Winter is Coming (intro)
2. Cuddle Season
3. Freaks in Jane & Finch (ft. Kardinal Offishall)
4. Is This Love?
5. Cold on Hoes (ft. Puff Daddy)
6. Mississauga
7. My Tongue Got Superpowers
8. On The 401 *samples "Gone Til November" by Wyclef* (Making Runs remix)(ft. R.Kelly)
9. Forever Young
All produced by Noah "40" Shebib
Angie Stone - "I'm Worth It"
1. Heaven's Door (Knockin On)(? . by Jermaine Dupri)
2. Brown Liquor Rage (ft. Tyrese)(? . by Puff Daddy)
3. Forgive But Don't Forget (ft. Janelle Monae)(? . by Janelle Monae)
4. Lookin' For New Love (ft. R.Kelly)(? . by Puff Daddy / The Hitmen)
5. On The Road (Touchin Down)(? . by Timbaland)
6. Feelin' Blue (interlude)
7. Accidential Love (ft. Mos Def)(? . by Timbaland)
8. I'm Worth It (ft. The Weeknd)(? . by Noah "40" Shebib)
9. What Dreams May Come (ft. Lauryn Hill)(? . by Puff Daddy)
U Dot (Kardinal Offishall & Nelly) - "Lou Dot"
1. What Ya Call Da Sh*t (skit)
2. Dope Sh*t (? . by Mannie Fresh / The Hitmen)
3. Winter Vacation (Kardinal feat. R.Kelly) (? . by Jermaine Dupri)
4. Summer in da Lou (Nelly feat. Ice Cube) (? . by DJ Muggs)
5. Water flow Fire starter (? . by Puff Daddy / The Hitmen)
6. Jamaican Slang (Kardinal feat. Slick Rick) (? . by Q-Tip)
7. Lou Dot (U Dot) (feat. The Weeknd ) (? . by 40 Shebib)
8. Dine On Da Pu**y (feat. Foxy Brown, Trina & Ludacris) (? . by Organized Noize)
9. In The Groove Tonight (Nelly feat. Usher) (? . by Jermaine Dupri)
*sampled “In The Air Tonight” by Phil Collins*
10. Keepin It Real (Home Alone '16 remix) (feat. R.Kelly) (? . by Puff Daddy)
*sampled “Home Alone” by R.Kelly*
Bone Thugs N Harmony - "B.O.N.E."
1. St.Clair (intro)
2. Foever Nine-Nine
3. Grub On Da Grill
4. Murda Buddah
5. Souljahs Dreamz
6. In Da Mornin'
7. Playas (Ohio Playas) *samples Ohio Players' "Fire"
8. Who Do You Love?
9. Money Buddah Nina
10. Eyes Don't Lie (Look Into My Eyes '16 remix) *samples BTNH's "Look Into My Eyes*
All songs produced by Jermaine Dupri, except for #10 produced by Puff Daddy / The Hitmen
Bass N Dope (Luke / Trina / TPain) - "Where Da Pu**y?"
1. Where's Da Pu**y ? (? . by Cool & Dre)
2. Up in Da Groceries (Luke & Trina, feat. Foxy Brown) (? . by Cool & Dre)
3. Betta Hold Dat Nut (feat. Nelly and Foxy Brown) (? . by Jermaine Dupri)
4. Hi Mrs. Parker (Luke feat. Ice Cube) (? . by Timbaland)
5. Raisin' Cane in Da FAMU *FAMU Band remix* (Luke and T-Pain) (? . by Jermaine Dupri)
*Track also in Luke's "Raisin' Cane" album*
6. Tipper Gore Ain't Sh*t *skit* (Luke and Ice Cube)
7. A ? Named JazzyBella (Luke & T-Pain feat. Nelly and Usher) (? . by Jermaine Dupri)
8. Trickin' Simps in Miami (Trina feat. Foxy Brown) (? . by Timbaland)
9. F*ck Dat Pu**y *Upside Down & Inside Out* (Luke feat. Nelly & Project Pat) (? . by Cool & Dre)
Nelly - "ReBirth of a Lunatic"
1. Ferguson (intro) - ? . by Timbaland
2. Bad Lunatic, Mid City - ? . by Jermaine Dupri
3. Pride Before The Fall (feat. Usher) - ? . by Puff Daddy
4. Rock Bottom (feat. Angie Stone) - ? . by Cool & Dre
5. Mike Brown (feat. Tyrese) - ? . by David Banner
6. North County (interlude) - ? . by Timbaland
7. Fear Of A Black Lou (feat. Ice Cube) - ? . by Juicy J
8. Still Got Da Grammar - ? . by Jermaine Dupri
9. Full Moon Rising (E.I. sample) - ? . by The Hitmen
10. ReBirth Of A Lunatic - ? . by Puff Daddy
Ice Cube - " Throw Da Dub"
Throw Da Dub (tracklisting)
1. Zimmerman Made Me Do It (? . by DJ Muggz)
2. Get My Luke Cage On (? . by Warren G.)
3. ? A One Time (? . by DJ Muggz)
4. Six Fo, Fo Fo & Olde E (ft. Westside Connection & Butch Cassidy) (? . by Warren G)
5. Can I Get You In My R-I-I-D-E (sampled "No Diggity" by Blackstreet) (ft. Butch Cassidy) (? . Jermaine Dupri)
6. Gee357 A ? (skit) (ft. Mannie Fresh)
7. Throw Da Dub (ft. Westside Connection & Butch Cassidy) (? . by DJ Muggz / Warren G)
8. Summer in da Lou (samples "Groovin Tonight" by Nelly) (Nelly feat. Ice Cube) (? . by Jermaine Dupri)
*Single is also featured on "U Dot" album*
9. Bye Felicia (ft. Angie Stone) (? . by Mannie Fresh)
10. Ain't No Thang But A Roscoe's Wing (samples "Ain't No Thang But A Chicken Wing) (ft. Andre 3000) (? . by Organized Noize)
Wale- The Focused
1. The Game
2. The Setup
3. Arrest
4. The Focused
5. The Shawshank
6. Hidin (interlude)
7. The Machiavellian
8. Revenge Sold Cold
9. The Game Pt. II
10. The Honeypot
11. Wale's 11
All produced by Best Kept Secret
Usher - "Shining Star"
1. R&B Messiah (intro rap)(peformed by Twista)
2. Puttin In Work
3. (I'm a) Shining Star (ft. Puff Daddy)
4. Can't Stay Home *samples "Get Me Home" by Foxy Brown (ft. Foxy Brown)
5. Headland & Delowe (ft. Big Boi)(? . by Organized Noize)
6. Cadillac Lovin'
7. Mr Steal Yo Girl (ft. Nelly & Puff Daddy)(? . by Mannie Fresh)
8. Crazy Baby Mama Named Khaleesi
9. Who Do You Love?
10. Summertime In Da ATL (ft. Jermaine Dupri)
*all produced by Jermaine Dupri except for #5 & #7 *
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@Sion
OutKast - FUNKYPLAYAPIMPHUSTLATYPEASOUND
1. We're Going Now (Intro) ? . Earthtone III
2. Now You Know ? . Organized Noize
3. Blacker Tha Berry (Beauty) ? . Earthtone III
4. Reach Me ? . Madlib
5. Party ? . Organized Noize
6. Funkyspecialkindofswagga ? . Organized Noize
7. Red Blouse ft. Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monae ? . Mr.DJ
8. Keyshia's Cry (Interlude) ? . Organized Noize
9. Riddle ? . Earthtone III
10. Jupiter Bounce (Be Yourself) ? . Earthtone III
11. You Changed Me ft. Big KRIT ? . Mr.DJ & Big KRIT
12. Southern ? . Earthtone III
13. Cadillac Storiez/What's Her Name ? . Organized Noize
14. Respect the Game ? . DJ Dahi
15. To Tha Gristlebone ft. Goodie Mob ? . DJ Dahi
16. Funk To This ? . Andre Benjamin
17. What's Real ? . DJ Dahi & Earthtone III
BIG KRIT- The King Til 4eva
1. From Now On (Intro) ? . Big KRIT
2. On Top of My Game ? . Big KRIT
3. Next Stop ft. Goodie Mob ? . Organized Noize
4. Can You Really Feel Me ? . DJ Dahi
5. Planet Cadillactica ? . Southside
6. Mississippi Bluez (ThE Cro0keD LEtTeR) ? . Earthtone III
7. 6 Cadillacs ? . Earthtone III
8. Can't Stop My Shine ft. D'Angelo ? . Terrace Martin
9. Cruisin ft. Sleepy Brown ? . Organized Noize
10. King ? ft. NaS ? . Organized Noize
Pursuit of Happyness Interlude ? . Big KRIT
11. Justin's Freestyle ? . Mannie Fresh
12. One Day It'll Be Mine ? . Mannie Fresh
13. Open Your Eyes ft. OutKast ? . Organized Noize
14. WSDM ? . Big KRIT
15. They Reminisce Over Us ? . DJ Dahi
16. Black Sheep ? . DJ Mustard
17. SoFarToGo ? . MikeWillMadeIt
18. Happyness Is Everything ft. Janelle Monae & Robert Glasper Band ? . Robert Glasper Band
19. Land of Kings ft. D'Angelo ? . D'Angelo
20. Richest Man In Babylon ? . DJ Toomp
21. The King Til 4eva ? . DJ Dahi
Big KRIT - Love From The Southside
1. Change Gon Come ft. D'Angelo ? . Big KRIT
2. Rest Up ? . Big KRIT
3. Love From The Southside ? . Mannie Fresh
4. Roads ? . Mr.DJ
5. Homage ft. David Banner, Bun B ? . David Banner
6. Sonya's Story ? . Earthtone III
7. The Mark ft. Killer Mike ? . Organized Noize
8. 2 Fold ? . DJ Toomp
9. Cooking Soul ? . Mr.DJ and Big KRIT
10. Cruise Control ? . DJ Dahi and Big KRIT
11. This Love of Mine ft. Sade ? . Big KRIT
12. Be Sure ? . DJ Dahi
13. King Caddy ? . Mannie Fresh
14. Rudy ? . Mannie Fresh
15. Blue vs. Black (Fist To The Air) ft. Terrace Martin ? . Terrace Martin
16. Waiting In Vain ? . DJ Paul
FREDDIE GIBBS - The Darkest Thoughts
1. Do For Me Once ? . Terrace Martin
2. Black Diamonds ? . Organized Noize
3. Cages ? . Lex Luger
4. Pablo ft. NaS ? . Madlib
5. My Mind ? . Mannie Fresh
6. Go Head ? . DJ Dahi
7. Shadow ft. D'Angelo ? . Madlib
8. Playaz4Life ft. Juicy J & Curren$y ? . Juicy J
9. Scales ft. Pusha T ? . Digi+Phonics
10. Fine China ft. Dave East ? . Madlib
11. 13th Floor ? . DJ Dahi
12. Call Me Goldie ft. Lil Wayne and Andre 3000 ? . Madlib
13. In Cold Blood ? . Lex Luger
14. Savage$ ? . Lex Luger
15. Doubt ? . DJ Dahi
16. Black ? . DJ Dahi
Juicy J - MAFIA
1. Welcome To The Family ? . MikeWillMadeIt
2. The G.R.I.P ft. Travis Scott ? . Travis Scott
3. Rudely ? . Travis Scott ? . Travis Scott
4. Same ? ? . DJ Paul
5. Jenkins Lane ? . Madlib
6. Track 6 ft. Bun B ? . MikeWillMadeIt
7. Never Hated ft. Big Sean & Wale ? . Travis Scott
8. Make It Dance On Her ? . Lex Luger
9. 2GUNZ ? . Lex Luger
10. Ric Flaya ? . DJ Toomp
11. 50 Golden Chains ft. Freddie Gibbs ? . Juicy J
12. Super Fly ? ? . Juicy J
13. Head In The Sky ? . MikeWillMadeIt
14. OG RedKush ft. Jhene Aiko ? . Travis Scott
15. Turn On ? . DJ Dahi
16. No Mas ? . Juicy J
17. Levels ? . Juicy J
krazy- Travis Scott
1. krazy ? . Travis Scott & DJ Dahi
2. Ova Here ? . Travis Scott
3. Talk ft. Juicy J ? . DJ Paul & Travis Scott
4. Blown ft. Andre 3000 ? . Travis Scott & DJ Dahi
5. aaa ? . Travis Scott
6. Protect You ft. Cee-Lo ? . Boi-1da
7. Bed ft. Bryson Tiller ? . Travis Scott
8. Bury You Alive ? . Travis Scott
9. Never 2 Late ft. Kehlani ? . Travis Scott
10. signals ft. Freddie Gibbs, Witchdoctor ? . Travis Scott & Mr.DJ
11. Tuck ? . El-P
12. Horsepower ft. SchoolBoy Q ? . DJ Dahi
13. Days To Mecca ? . Pharrell & Travis Scott
14. Touch It ? . Digi+Phonics
Curren$y - The Harlem Heist
? C Intro
1. The Renaissance ? . Mannie Fresh
2. Lucky Luscious ft. Big Boi & Big KRIT ? . Mannie Fresh
3. Chopper City At The Apollo ? . Mannie Fresh
4. Fist Full of Dollas ? . DJ Toomp
5. The Getaway ? . Cool & Dre
Playa Fly Interlude [The Reintroduction]
6. Mama Mabel ft. Goodie Mob & Run The Jewels ? . Ski Beatz
7. Cadillac & Kush ft. Wiz Khalifa ? . Cardiak
8. Phantom Vogues ft. LE$ ? . Mr DJ
9. Tyson Jordan Jackson ft. Freddie Gibbs ? . Harry Fraud
10. Exhaust ? . Big KRIT
11. From NO to NY ft. A$AP Ferg & Dave East ? . Madlib & ASAP Ty Beats
12. Doobie Williams ? . Madlib
13. Heist ? . Mr. DJ
14. Legion of Trill ? . Ski Beatz
Run The Jewels- 1
1. Deny Em ? . El-P
2. The Money Money ? . El-P
3. Such A Wild Night ? . El-P
4. Out For Everything We're Owe ? . El-P
5. Break The System ? . El-P
6. Murderous Gain ft. Logic ? . El-P
7. AK Clips ? . El-P
8. Halloween ? . El-P
9. Race Against Time ? . El-P
10. Gun-? ? . El-P
Raury - Happyness Divine
1. The World At Large ft. Big KRIT ? . Raury & Big KRIT
2. Fruit of the gods ? . Raury
3. L0VE ? . Earthtone III
4. When Doves Fly ? . DJ Dahi
5. Autumn Passion ft. Andre 3000 ? . Andre 3000
6. Where Art Thou ? ? . Terrace Martin
7. Propoganda ? . Big KRIT
Spoken Word Interlude
8. Egyptian Silk ft. Erykah Badu ? . Terrace Martin
9. Rainbow ? . Robert Glasper Band
10. Spiritual Commandment ? . Raury
11. Now Or Never ? . Raury
12. Flowers ? . Robert Glasper Band
13. Beauty ft. D'Angelo ? . D'Angelo
14. ? 's Plan ? . Raury
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The Divine Black
1. Peaceful
2. Exotic Aqua
3. Her Passion
4. Bella
5. Mind Food ft. Andre 3000
6. Spiritual Sex
7. Fighting For Rights
8. Virginia Blues
9. The Experience
10. Believe You Have It
11. GooD LoVe
Executive Produced by D'Angelo & Robert Glasper
Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y - Khalifa Curren$y The Dimaggio Grand
1. Welcome To The Grand (? . Harry Fraud)
2. Renaissance Views ft. Ty Dolla $ign (? . Harry Fraud)
3. Golden Brass (? . Juicy J)
4. Rolling (? . Mike WillMadeIt)
5. Black Bottles (? . Madlib)
6. Wavey ft. Travis Scott (? . Travis Scott)
7. The Balcony (? . Robert Glasper Band)
8. Prosper ft. Big KRIT, Wale (? . Big KRIT & DJ Dahi)
9. Monica Lewinsky (? . Harry Fraud)
10. Salute Us (? . Lex Luger
11. Marilyn (? . DJ Mustard)
Andre 3000 - Magnetic Divine
Spoken Word Acapella
1. Intro ? . Terrace Martin
2. Sasha ? . Pharrell & Andre Benjamin
3. Broken Ring ft. Adele ? . Pharrell
4. Hollyfunk ? . Pharrell
5. Geminarius Is Coming ft. Big Boi & Sade ? . Earthtone III
6. Twin ft. Katy Perry ? . Pharrell
7. ATLestrial ? . Mr.DJ
8. Divine Intervention (Come In) ? . DJ Dahi
9. We Will Make It ft. Big KRIT, Kendrick Lamar & J.Cole ? . DJ Dahi
The Interlude (Andre talks about son Seven) ? . Andre Benjamin
10. Blue Cadillac ? . Robert Glasper Band
11. Fedora ? . Andre Benjamin
12. Wake Up Early ft. Pharrell ? . Pharrell
13. Coffin ft. Rick Ross & Miguel ? . Andre Benjamin & DJ Dahi
14. Jada Jackson ft. D'Angelo ? . Organized Noize
15. NightLife Buzz ft. The Weeknd ? . Andre Benjamin & Pharrell
16. Sonic Booms ft. Kanye West ? . Kanye West
17. Resentful Love ? . Andre Benjamin
18. Resentful Love II ? . Travis Scott
19. AiR ? . Terrace Martin
20. Wild Thing ft. Lenny Kravitz ? . Lenny Kravitz & Andre Benjamin
21. Outro ? . Andre Benjamin
End Credits ? . Mr.DJ
Goodie Mob - Freedom Aint Free
1. Freedom Aint Free ? . Mr.DJ
2. Mental Slavery ? . Organized Noize
3. Shady South ft. 8Ball & MJG ? . DJ Toomp
4. In My Bag ? . Organized Noize
5. Soul Liberation ? . Shawty Redd
6. Heart of Steel ? . Organized Noize
7. Stick To Ya Ribs ft. Andre 3000 & Killer Mike ? . El-P
8. The Fields ? . Organized Noize
9. Stolen ? . DJ Dahi
10. Tough People Last ? . Big KRIT
11. Believin' ft. Witchdoctor, Sleepy Brown ? . Organized Noize
12. When You Come Home ft. D'Angelo ? . Robert Glasper Band
13. T-Mo's Song ? . T-Mo
14. Collective Thinking ? . Mr. DJ
15. ATLast ? . Mr. DJ
16. All Of It ft. Big KRIT, Cool Breeze ? . Cee-Lo
17. For the South ? . Earthtone III
18. Last Call/The Rideout ? . DJ Toomp & Sleepy Brown
Roster:
OutKast
Big KRIT
Curren$y
Killer Mike
Three 6 Mafia
Ludacris
Mannie Fresh
Freddie Gibbs
Madlib
Travis Scott
DJ Toomp
The Dungeon Family (Organised Noize, Mr. Dj, Ceelo Green, Big Gipp, Khujo, T-Mo, Slim Calhounn, Witchdoctor, Cool Breeze)
Bun B
D'Angelo
Lex Luger
Robert Glasper Band
El-P
Raury
Terrace Martin
Dj Dahi
Janelle Monae
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Just wanna let y'all know I made my label as a homage to the South. Everything from the culture, music and legendary history of it in Hip-Hop. There will be imposters but none that have the same effort or depth mine does. This is the first time ever a purely southern label was made, this is not just for me - it's a win for the South.
Props on the "Love from the Southside" cover...................that one made me do a double take. Super dope one. -
Imma judge in a couple hours, this a good round
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I'm gonna disregard the subliminal shot(yea ? I peeped it) and enjoy this round. Good luck to everybody. ? bless
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Where is dilla's roster?
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Sorry, forgot to put that in there. I'll post it and shoutout to @DillaDeaf naming a song after me
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jazzybella wrote: »Sorry, forgot to put that in there. I'll post it and shoutout to @DillaDeaf naming a song after me
I forgot to send you my label logo, add it in please:
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Say Jazzy if I do a whole design based off you what that get me???
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Lmaooooo
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IceBergTaylor wrote: »Lmaooooo
What were you expecting lol -
Trap or Die 3 & Chill!? ? a hi-five is serviceable lol
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I'm derailing the thread my bad ninjas
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IceBergTaylor wrote: »Trap or Die 3 & Chill!? ? a hi-five is serviceable lol
We can do that
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I'll have the scores up before I go to work tonight.
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Sales: Universal Soul Nation off of the sole fact that there are more members on the roster. Weeknd and OutKast would be neck and neck but outside of Weeknd, Nelly, Kellz, and Usher aren't heavy hitters anymore. Sales combined from their last albums they are just under 100,000 units. Wale ties with Travis Scott and KRIT. With the rest of the label Sion outsells Dope Muzik.
Critical acclaim: Universal Soul Nation, KRIT, Curren$y, OutKast Madlib and Travis Scott get nothing but critical acclaim for their solid projects. The Wiz Khalifa joint album with Curren$y sounds dope and would favour more positivity for this label. After The Weeknd, T-Pain and Bone Thugs everyone else would be treated with mixed reviews.
Longevity: Universal Soul Nation, they are younger, are on the come up and developing a big fan base. Kardinal Offishal benefits from radio play but comes out once every 4 or so years. Nelly, Kellz and Usher will stop making their music after looking at their sales numbers.
Cohesion: Sion takes this with his southern theme throughout his roster. Some obvious collaborations like Usher and R.Kelly weren't hooked up on Dope Muzik's label. Even outside artists weren't used with some of the artists that would work. The Weeknd for example is lacking a lot of features that often decorates his album.
Album covers: Sion understands his artists and executes most of the covers with precision. Juicy J, Run The Jewels, and that Curren$y cover is amazing.
The Angie Stone, Usher and Wale covers are dope as well.
Winner: Sion
I feel this could have been a lot closer if Dilla had a bigger roster. Sales, cohesion and longevity easily could have been swayed in his favour if he had more people.
I have to wish Sion luck because some of these categories he will not be winning against opponents with filled rosters. But he has the best covers in the game so far.
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Future Sales: Universal Soul Nation- much deeper roster with artists with established fan bases and younger artists that are still building up their careers.
Longevity : Universal Soul Nation- again with the deeper roster and with dope artists like Krit this label has more chances of earning longevity due to the fact that they haven't reached their peak yet and their careers are still young, while vets like Outkast will still be around. It's a solid mix imo.
Album Covers: Universal Soul Nation- these looked like they be actual covers.
Track listing: Tie- can't really judge this.
Cohesion: Universal Soul Nation- I like the southern theme but Sion didn't just throw random southerners together he got artists that were soulful and eclectic and this never wavered.
Overall Winner- Universal Soul Nation -
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I'll have it posted in the next few hrs.
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On the sales side usn easily, if I outkast or Andre 3000 solo dropped it would be a 100 page thread on here easily, they would get more sales than drake, Taylor swift whoever, it's not even close.
Cohesiveness would be like the Spurs with usn, a lot of young talent leading the way. Andre & big boo would be like Gregg popovich & Tim Duncan for the past few years. Also with killer Mike who is dungeon family that adds on even more. It's too much, the thing I could say about dope music is they could have one of the greatest r&b albums of all time & with nelly,bass & Jermaine dupri they goin have be strip clubs on fire, it make me wanna go just knowing that tpain, nelly, & Trina might be on a song w/ Jermaine dupri on the beat.
With longevity dope muzik on they last leg besides be weekend. He can't anchor a label by himself. & r. Kelly will always be relevant other than that with Travis Scott Andre 3000, even rtj on the underground side. Dope muzik wouldn't be around that long.
That bass & dope album cover the greatest of all time. That bone seems common, that Angie stone could be a real album & that wale ain't too creative but it's cool. I have a big problem with juicy j album cover being called mafia & the real mafia ain't on there. The Andre 3k album cover hard & the rtj seems hard. Other than that nelly pic I seen a million times & that ice cube cover with that font I would give this too dope muzik I think they got that category.
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Sales: USN got this. The Weeknd and Outkast cancel eachother out, but the Andre3000 solo album would go plat in a week/2 weeks. USN doesn't have alot of heavy hitters, but all the artists on there sell significantly more than DM, for ex. Juicy J's last album sold 64k in it's first week, Usher sold 38k, etc.
Winner : USN
Critical acclaim: I see the Weeknd getting critical acclaim and Usher getting pretty good reviews. But USN has Outkast, D'angelo, Raury , Goodie Mob and an Andre 3000 solo. I see all 5 of them racking up awards all year.
Winner: USN
Longevity: DM only has 2 relatively young artists with The Weeknd and Wale, everybody else is old. USN has a great balance of vets and new younger artists with Raury, Travis Scott, Gibbs, Currensy, Krit, etc.
Winner: USN
Cohesion: Again, I gotta give this to USN, the southern themed label was outside the box and executed perfectly, with vets and youngins, lyrical and pop artists, etc. DM has a pretty solid label, but like the label in the last match up, there wasn't enough balance, there's way too many artists past their prime on the label with not enough artists for the future.
Winner: USN
Album covers: I ? with the Usher and Angie Stone covers heavy, but it's well known, Sion's a ? when it comes to these album covers, that Outkast cover is ridiculously ill. The only cover from USN I wasn't really feeling is the Andre 3k solo cover, but the others are perfection.
Winner: USN
Match Up Winner: USN
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Yall dont even need my vote...
