So eventually Jive came to the table with a 1.5 million dollar deal, and we couldnt resist it. But if the business wasnt right, myself and Kay Slay turned them down. So in the beginning we wanted to get a deal, but after a while, when I was coming out on Summer Jam, I did the BET Awards, I was in a lot of magazines, I was on paid shows all over the world, so after awhile we was like, You know what, record label for what? So when they was making these offers that were sub-par, these f**ked up offers they was coming at us with, we was like, Nah, man. Some of these labels think that just because of the title of the label, everybody should sign for anything. I think a lot of artists, when they unsigned, and they on the mixtape scene or on the streets, they be so thirsty that the first deal they get offered they jump on it, but the impact that I made was so strong, I was doing better than artists that were signed on the record labels without me being signed to a label. Labels like Interscope, Atlantic, Def Jam, they all came to the table and we were turning them down because they wasnt the deals that we wanted. : Seven figure deals dont come often these days, how did the deal with Jive go down?Papoose: When me and Kay Slay was grinding, a lot of different labels started offering deals. I feel like I make the type of music thats timeless, I feel like years from now people are going to remember me. And thatd be a nightmare, my whole career would be in vain. A lot of these artists, they not going to be remembered years down the line. Twenty years from now, if the kids going to remember Papoose, Ill feel like I was successful. And the more people I can reach and spread my word, Ill feel like I was successful. A lot of people are in this for different reasons, but at the end of the day, I want to make history.
I just want to be heard, I want to make history. It just changed on the business level, thats : Now that youre on, what is the game plan?Papoose: Basically the plan is to get the Nacirema Dream out there and reach the population of the world. But at the same time, true Hip-Hop heads and the streets will always look at me in the same way.
And I think certain people in the industry have a different respect for me now that Im a signed artist, thats just how they mentality works. So its burning a hole in my pocket, before I had the freedom to put stuff out on impulse whenever I felt like it but now, its a whole different ballgame. I recorded everything and put it straight to the street, as opposed to when Im doing my album, and Im recording and saving joints. : How have things changed for you since you signed the deal with Jive?Papoose: Everything more or less changed, before everything was for the street, that was my mentality. Sometimes you dont always feel appreciated, but when I went over there, they gave it up for me. I feel like my hard work was definitely appreciated. seeing people passing out and everything, it was crazy out there, literally ambulances had to come get them.
The self-described Most Lyrical One politicked with about his impact and : You just got back from a tour in the UK, how was that experience?Papoose: I was shocked to see that people had so much appreciation and so much respect for my music in a place where Id never been in the flesh. Distinguished by an unusual degree of patience that enabled him to turn down many a record deal, Papoose is on an uncompromising career trajectory with one lofty goal in mind: to make history. With the ever-elusive nature of a buzz to contend with, much of Papooses ability to reach the masses will depend on the release of his long-awaited debut, the Nacirema Dream. Boasting a $1.5 million dollar deal with Jive, the Bed Stuy rapper has plans to parlay the respect he has earned from paying dues into industry success. Dada stone, Odog, Manson, Kino & C-Brown of Thugacation)Ģ0.After nearly a decade in the trenches, the unwavering support of the likes of DJ Kay Slay and Busta Rhymes, and a devout following that extends from Brooklyn to the UK and beyond, Papoose already has the stripes of a hip hop notable. People commit crimes, risk they freedom, some even loose their lives in search of the AMERICAN DREAM, which brings me to the conclusion that no matter what race, color or creed you are, this is something that all of humanity has in common and through this title I can communicate with the world!”ġ8. “People go to work for from 9 to 5 in search of the AMERICAN DREAM. “One of the reasons why I chose this title, is because people from all corners of the world risk their lives to come to this country in search of the AMERICAN DREAM,” the Brooklyn rapper goes on.
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