12/16/06 - Shady Affiliate "Trick Trick", To Sign With G-Unit In 2007

American6Idiot9 · 12-16-2006, 12:41 PM

Trick Trick isn't the type of rapper to mince words.

Last year at this time, right before the unveiling of his Motown Records album "The People Vs," it's safe to say he was a more than a touch upset that his album was being released two days after Christmas and without what he considered much fanfare. He was pretty vocal about his displeasure with how the record label was working his album.

"They're not a good label for rap," says the Detroiter who was born Christian Mathis. "They did some real stupid stuff with my album. They had me competing with people like Mary J. Blige and Jamie Foxx. And I had very little promotion. Motown Records didn't support my record like a real record label should support a real artist. So I requested a release and got it."

The release took place in September, he says, and he has no idea how bad his album sales were. Nearly a year after its release, SoundScan reports that a disappointing 56,000 copies were sold, far less than when he was moving music independently in the mid-'90s.

"They jacked it up so bad," he says, "that I don't even want to know because I know it didn't do what I expected. So I chose to walk away."

Not that he walked away with nothing in his back pocket.

Trick Trick, a staple on the Detroit hip-hop scene since the early '90s, has already worked up a deal with G-Unit Records, the Universal Record's subsidiary for 50 Cent's signees, home to 50 and rapper Lloyd Banks. Though he's not signed yet, he says the ink should dry shortly after the new year begins and a new album should be out in early July. (Reps at G-Unit could not be reached for comment.)

He's got most of the material for the album already done, including a guest appearance from Eminem, with whom he collaborated on the 2005 hit single "Welcome to Detroit." He's also laid down tracks with 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, Ice Cube, WC, Young Jeezy, Kid Rock and has production work from Dr. Dre.

G-Unit is a fitting match, he says, because the New York-based record label knows how to work with his image: a guy from a tough upbringing who has the skills to rhyme himself away from it all.

"Out of 50 Cent's own mouth he told me: 'Trick, you're an artist that people gonna listen to because they know that what you say is real. All over the country, they respect you in the streets. So you need that priority at a label to be pushed right to sell 4 and 5 million records,' " Trick Trick says. "So to have a person like 50 Cent who did, what, 11 million, 15 million records, tell me eye to eye something like that, it helped me to know that I will be important instead of just another notch in the belt for a record label. Plus G-Unit Records is like a family. It's not just a record label."

Trick Trick's show this weekend is not just another concert.

On Sunday, he'll perform alongside Obie Trice and Paradime at a show designed to kick off the launch of a Web site that celebrates, well, groupie love. It's the kind of love -- and I'm using the word "love" loosely -- that is talked about in hip-hop and rock music and whispered about among people in the music industry.

Well, that is, up until recently. Two high- profile books -- Karrine Steffans' "Confessions from a Video Vixen" and Carmen Bryan's "It's No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, From Seduction to Scandal: A Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All" -- have come out, one from a former video vixen and another from a woman who has a kid with rapper Nas.

In the books, they talk about the sexual prowess of famous rappers and expose, from a woman's view, the hush-hush lifestyle that has been around as long as music stars -- and their fans.

The event will be hosted by radio personality Rude Jude, the guy who hurled insults at guests on "The Jenny Jones Show" back in the day.

The Web site launches in January, a project of local music manager Mike Eckstein and Jude, and will capitalize on interest in the sexual antics of famous musicians. It will feature interviews and stories from musicians and anyone else with a good story.

"This show is going to be wild," Trick Trick says. "Rude Jude is a mess. It's going to be crazy. I'm going to do everything. We're going to have fun. We're going to have a party. It's a show, so I know it's going to be a lot of people there who want to hear 'Booty Bounce' and 'Everywhere We Go We Deep,' 'Welcome to Detroit.' I got a million records now."

[.::.Raider.::.] · 12-16-2006, 12:55 PM

already posted but propz

ns_diplomat · 12-16-2006, 01:00 PM

propz.....but 50 shouldnt sign him. He should focus on his album..and help promote buck's album, cuz he didnt help banks.

ThaTRUTH06 · 12-16-2006, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ns_diplomat

propz.....but 50 shouldnt sign him. He should focus on his album..and help promote buck's album, cuz he didnt help banks.

Fuck that, they should get on the grind and promote themselves. Buck and Banks already got hit albums with 50's help so they should get on there grind and make shit pop off for themselves. If they flop its cause they don't grind enough or aren't creative enough(or it could be there buzz).

DJ BUDDAH · 12-16-2006, 01:08 PM

propz on da read

~<$Nick$>~ · 12-16-2006, 01:08 PM

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~<$Nick$>~ · 12-16-2006, 01:09 PM

cool i guesss....welcometo detroit was a good tune

de Ronne · 12-16-2006, 01:14 PM

props trickyyy

topballer87 · 12-16-2006, 01:31 PM

terrible move

Antonio Montana · 12-16-2006, 01:39 PM

propz,trick trick is aight

celticspride · 12-16-2006, 01:46 PM

50 signing to many people

Young C · 12-16-2006, 01:49 PM

good read, he should sign with shady records

El Scorpio · 12-16-2006, 01:53 PM

props, might be a good move

I didn't like his album that much though, a few hot tracks & the rest about average

Antonio Montana · 12-16-2006, 01:53 PM

what yall think of trick trick ?

El Scorpio · 12-16-2006, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil' Zhak

what yall think of trick trick ?

he's got some nice tracks, but could have done better with the right deal and some more time IMO

rewynd · 12-16-2006, 02:01 PM

The strong walls of Gunit has refused to collapse despite bombs from ememies...

LCFC 21 · 12-16-2006, 02:02 PM

too many gunit ,members as there is

STR8OUTLAW187! · 12-16-2006, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rewynd

The strong walls of Gunit has refused to collapse despite bombs from ememies...

oh god...get a life

STR8OUTLAW187! · 12-16-2006, 02:37 PM

lol if he drops an album from gunit it will prob come out in 2010...lol dumb move by 50 and trick..... gunit was cool when it was GAME,LLOYD,BUCK AND 50.. now i cant take them seriousily...especially after olvia...its hard to believe that oliva is gona put a hit on me...

J.Bishop · 12-16-2006, 02:42 PM

it would have been better had he signed with interscope.

mjtibbz · 12-16-2006, 02:46 PM

siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighhh

another fucking signing

Hustler · 12-16-2006, 02:55 PM

g-unit.............................................. ............who??

Game.............................................. .Never Heard of him

GGGG-Unit Affiliated Poww · 12-16-2006, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ns_diplomat

propz.....but 50 shouldnt sign him. He should focus on his album..and help promote buck's album, cuz he didnt help banks.

Buck straight outta cashville and Banks hunger for more already got hit albums with 50's help so they should get on there grind and make shit pop off for themselves.

good sign trick trick is a certified gangsta

Third Coast · 12-16-2006, 02:56 PM

props on the info...

buck-sup · 12-16-2006, 02:59 PM

i think this is one of 50 better signs. i liked trick trick

12-16-2006, 12:41 PM	#1
American6Idiot9 HipHopVibez Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mass Posts: 16,364 Repped: 5,413 Repped 3,466 Times in 443 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 1 Post	12/16/06 - Shady Affiliate "Trick Trick", To Sign With G-Unit In 2007 12/16/06 - Shady Affiliate "Trick Trick", To Sign With G-Unit In 2007 Trick Trick isn't the type of rapper to mince words. Last year at this time, right before the unveiling of his Motown Records album "The People Vs," it's safe to say he was a more than a touch upset that his album was being released two days after Christmas and without what he considered much fanfare. He was pretty vocal about his displeasure with how the record label was working his album. "They're not a good label for rap," says the Detroiter who was born Christian Mathis. "They did some real stupid stuff with my album. They had me competing with people like Mary J. Blige and Jamie Foxx. And I had very little promotion. Motown Records didn't support my record like a real record label should support a real artist. So I requested a release and got it." The release took place in September, he says, and he has no idea how bad his album sales were. Nearly a year after its release, SoundScan reports that a disappointing 56,000 copies were sold, far less than when he was moving music independently in the mid-'90s. "They jacked it up so bad," he says, "that I don't even want to know because I know it didn't do what I expected. So I chose to walk away." Not that he walked away with nothing in his back pocket. Trick Trick, a staple on the Detroit hip-hop scene since the early '90s, has already worked up a deal with G-Unit Records, the Universal Record's subsidiary for 50 Cent's signees, home to 50 and rapper Lloyd Banks. Though he's not signed yet, he says the ink should dry shortly after the new year begins and a new album should be out in early July. (Reps at G-Unit could not be reached for comment.) He's got most of the material for the album already done, including a guest appearance from Eminem, with whom he collaborated on the 2005 hit single "Welcome to Detroit." He's also laid down tracks with 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, Ice Cube, WC, Young Jeezy, Kid Rock and has production work from Dr. Dre. G-Unit is a fitting match, he says, because the New York-based record label knows how to work with his image: a guy from a tough upbringing who has the skills to rhyme himself away from it all. "Out of 50 Cent's own mouth he told me: 'Trick, you're an artist that people gonna listen to because they know that what you say is real. All over the country, they respect you in the streets. So you need that priority at a label to be pushed right to sell 4 and 5 million records,' " Trick Trick says. "So to have a person like 50 Cent who did, what, 11 million, 15 million records, tell me eye to eye something like that, it helped me to know that I will be important instead of just another notch in the belt for a record label. Plus G-Unit Records is like a family. It's not just a record label." Trick Trick's show this weekend is not just another concert. On Sunday, he'll perform alongside Obie Trice and Paradime at a show designed to kick off the launch of a Web site that celebrates, well, groupie love. It's the kind of love -- and I'm using the word "love" loosely -- that is talked about in hip-hop and rock music and whispered about among people in the music industry. Well, that is, up until recently. Two high- profile books -- Karrine Steffans' "Confessions from a Video Vixen" and Carmen Bryan's "It's No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, From Seduction to Scandal: A Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All" -- have come out, one from a former video vixen and another from a woman who has a kid with rapper Nas. In the books, they talk about the sexual prowess of famous rappers and expose, from a woman's view, the hush-hush lifestyle that has been around as long as music stars -- and their fans. The event will be hosted by radio personality Rude Jude, the guy who hurled insults at guests on "The Jenny Jones Show" back in the day. The Web site launches in January, a project of local music manager Mike Eckstein and Jude, and will capitalize on interest in the sexual antics of famous musicians. It will feature interviews and stories from musicians and anyone else with a good story. "This show is going to be wild," Trick Trick says. "Rude Jude is a mess. It's going to be crazy. I'm going to do everything. We're going to have fun. We're going to have a party. It's a show, so I know it's going to be a lot of people there who want to hear 'Booty Bounce' and 'Everywhere We Go We Deep,' 'Welcome to Detroit.' I got a million records now." __________________ Naughty America Thread - hhboard.com/showthread.php?t=326180 Guitar Hero III: Wii Friend Code: 2449-3345-3892

12-16-2006, 12:55 PM	#2
[.::.Raider.::.] ..305.. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 305 MIA Posts: 673 Repped: 177 Repped 212 Times in 44 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	already posted but propz __________________ "The deeper the scars, the worst is the history God you ain't gotta forgive me, just don't forget me" - Proof...R.I.P Proof

12-16-2006, 01:00 PM	#3
ns_diplomat Reppin' 514 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 514 - MTL - 514 Posts: 14,944 Repped: 664 Repped 1,322 Times in 537 Posts Neg Reps: 42 Neg Repped at 76 Times in 61 Posts	propz.....but 50 shouldnt sign him. He should focus on his album..and help promote buck's album, cuz he didnt help banks. __________________ G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath!! "Shout out to all the people in Montreal - Montreal is real hood. Real gangsta out there." - Juelz Santana

12-16-2006, 01:08 PM	#5
DJ BUDDAH F.T.P Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Franktown Posts: 743 Repped: 218 Repped 23 Times in 14 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	propz on da read __________________

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de Ronne myspace.com/tisderonne Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,111 Repped: 103 Repped 2,555 Times in 492 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	props trickyyy __________________ myspace.com/chuklaronne

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12-16-2006, 01:09 PM	#7
~<$Nick$>~ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 14 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	cool i guesss....welcometo detroit was a good tune

12-16-2006, 01:31 PM	#9
topballer87 Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Miami, Fla Posts: 2,850 Repped: 575 Repped 267 Times in 30 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	terrible move

12-16-2006, 01:39 PM	#10
Antonio Montana drop a name on em' Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @your local police station writing a police report :) Posts: 6,734 Repped: 418 Repped 839 Times in 189 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 137 Times in 62 Posts	propz,trick trick is aight __________________ snitch or die

12-16-2006, 01:46 PM	#11
celticspride Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 688 Repped: 47 Repped 12 Times in 6 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 19 Times in 4 Posts	50 signing to many people

12-16-2006, 01:49 PM	#12
Young C Latino Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,562 Repped: 10 Repped 897 Times in 122 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	good read, he should sign with shady records

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El Scorpio Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Switzerland (but from UK) Posts: 8,922 Repped: 1,350 Repped 867 Times in 279 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	props, might be a good move I didn't like his album that much though, a few hot tracks & the rest about average

12-16-2006, 01:53 PM	#14
Antonio Montana drop a name on em' Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @your local police station writing a police report :) Posts: 6,734 Repped: 418 Repped 839 Times in 189 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 137 Times in 62 Posts	what yall think of trick trick ? __________________ snitch or die

12-16-2006, 02:01 PM	#16
rewynd Zone3A Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 590 Repped: 75 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	The strong walls of Gunit has refused to collapse despite bombs from ememies...

12-16-2006, 02:02 PM	#17
LCFC 21 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: h Posts: 9,152 Repped: 2,605 Repped 4,139 Times in 608 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	too many gunit ,members as there is

12-16-2006, 02:37 PM	#19
STR8OUTLAW187! Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 154 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol if he drops an album from gunit it will prob come out in 2010...lol dumb move by 50 and trick..... gunit was cool when it was GAME,LLOYD,BUCK AND 50.. now i cant take them seriousily...especially after olvia...its hard to believe that oliva is gona put a hit on me...

12-16-2006, 02:42 PM	#20
J.Bishop J.Bishop Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Trinidad Posts: 910 Repped: 790 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	it would have been better had he signed with interscope.

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mjtibbz Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,613 Repped: 772 Repped 141 Times in 30 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighhh another fucking signing

12-16-2006, 02:55 PM	#22
Hustler Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Saginaw,Michigan Posts: 504 Repped: 14 Repped 18 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	g-unit.............................................. ............who?? Game.............................................. .Never Heard of him

12-16-2006, 02:56 PM	#24
Third Coast 2 Shots Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 1,504 Repped: 469 Repped 865 Times in 67 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	props on the info...

12-16-2006, 02:59 PM	#25
buck-sup buck-sup Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: P G Posts: 201 Repped: 7 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i think this is one of 50 better signs. i liked trick trick

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