A&R Dante Ross on Signing Busta Rhymes & ODB + Why Today's Rap Sucks!

The Gangster Chronicles

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True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 118 minutes

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We sat down with former A&R Dante Ross who was responsible for signing some of the biggest act's in Rap music such as Brand Nubian, Ol Dirty Bastard, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes and others. Dante takes us on an historical journey that spans from the Golden Era of Hip Hop to the present mumble rap era, this man has seen and heard some really dope sh*t. He tells us about the legendary Big Daddy Kane putting hands on Slick Rick, Leaders of the New School Kicking future super star Busta Rhyme's out the group and Ol Dirty Bastard randomly walking around Compton & Scandalous a** Jerry Heller trying to steal a check from Electra and a whole bunch of other really, really dope a** stories. MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE US A 5* RATING AND A COMMENT PLEASE 🙂🙂

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