The good folks over at RubyHornet spoke to Lupe today. They talked about his Remember 2 Smile concert in Chicago which will go down tomorrow and much more...at one point Lupe decided to address the roster changes at his label FNF.
"I got rid of, and you're the first to know, but I got rid of the entire First and Fifteenth Record Label. Me and Sarah Green are the only artists on the label, like I got rid of the whole label," Lupe told me today.
He said that it came down to his ambitions going beyond his abilities, and something that he had to correct. "It was just such a 'this isn't right for you right now. This isn't gonna work for you right now. You need to focus on you,'" he added...
I guess that explains Santos not being there.....
ReplyDeleteWait, what happens with the songs that Santos is on in Lasers? Will they no longer be on there?
ReplyDeleteDoes this include Bishop G?
ReplyDeleteWhat?!?!
ReplyDeleteWTF, this is crazy. Why Lu Why?
ReplyDeleteHe didn't sign with Jay because he wanted to build FNF up...and now he goes and starts from scratch all over again? damn. Really dissapointed about santos and bishop no longer being part of the FNF crew..
ReplyDelete=-O
ReplyDeletethis is sad.
Lu wanted to shoot for the sky, and he just wasnt able to so it went to shit ...smh
LUPE NOOO :(
ReplyDeleteomg...sad...
ReplyDeletewell dang....
ReplyDeletewtf.. that sucks man.. santos is the fuggen man, sarah green is eh(she should be gawn).. and Bishop, C'MON SON!
ReplyDeletebad move Lu
So they don't have a release date for Lasers?
ReplyDeleteGet your shit together Lu. It's getting old.
Why did he do it????????
ReplyDeletebishop g wasnt on fnf(i dont think)he was just lupe friend so i doubt it includes bishop g
ReplyDeletei forgot about he say she say any way wasnt interested in them either
we already knew that gemstones was gone so this doent bother me anymore
tha only person im mad about is matthew santos and hey champ i believe they are gonna be big with some right marketing
Its hard for most people to understand why unless they were in Lupe shoe's... trust me, If this was about a year ago, then I'd be asking the same thing "why", but just know it was for a reason that cannot be really explained unless you are in Lu's shoes...
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the industry
So he did it to market his own Lasers album?? Idc how you look at it that is just fucked up if he didnt tell them before hand. Any why keep Sarah green? like seriously Matthew Santos was the gem in that label.
ReplyDeleteThis has been going on for months, it was inevitable
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Gemstones? What does this mean for Japanese Cartoon. i understand where Lu is coming from tho. I think he wants to focus on him as an artist...especially since he wil be in the spotlight since he isn't retiring. FNf really hasnt been the same since Chilly/The Cool. I'm sure everyone will be fine. ...Always considered Santos as his own artist anyway.
ReplyDeletewat was the point he might as well join roc a fella now and to rival cash money young money
ReplyDeleteokay...I wasn't expecting this at all, but the choices he made to disband FNF makes sense. He can't focus on a whole group of artists if he's having his OWN problems as an artist. It's just sad to see that Matthew and Hey Champ are no longer a part of it. They both have a LOT of potential. I wonder what's happening with them now, music-wise...
ReplyDeleteWhy drop the WHOLE label? Why not get someone to share creative control of the label? That makes no sense no matter how he puts it. I feel for Matthew Santos most of all, but FNF or not, I am a Matthew Santos fan and I'll support his music. I'd hate to speculate, but since Chilly is gone, it seems like there has been some changes....maybe some funds that are no longer available that were before he was locked up.....just sayin...
ReplyDeleteso does this mean FNF is over?
ReplyDeleteor is it just that everyone except lu and sarah green are off the label?
as long as he doesn't go into cash money millionaires and becomes "too" commercial it's fine with me
Well seems like there's a lot to hear from Lupe tomorrow, another busy day is coming for the blog haha
ReplyDeleteMano will be good. Hey Champ has already moved on and produced a sick track for the Cool Kids. Them and Santos will get their own deals. FNF was just a vanity label anyway. Guess Lupe just wasn't the businessman he thought he was. No big deal. He's still a smooth artist, just nothing more than that.
ReplyDeleteRemember this, A label wont get anywhere without distribution... FNF is just an independent label WITHOUT distribution. Lupe has distribution through Atlantic, as for the other artists, they never had distribution... so truthfully, being dropped from FNF doesn't mean anything... I doubt they even had a contract behind them while they were with FNF...
ReplyDeleteprobably means nothing really...it's not like he's kicked them in the balls...it was good while it lasted.
ReplyDeleteShould have signed with Hova, smh.
ReplyDeleteRIP FNF.
He needs a CD out...Bad. Will help him immensely.
ReplyDeleteSo does this mean Matthew and Lupe are not cool anymore? No more collaborations between the two?
ReplyDeleteSantos is incredible. I hope the right deal comes along for him.
Matthew's twitter page says the following:
ReplyDelete" # not dropped, contract expired and Lu n I decided not to re-sign. we still cool and will prob make more tunes in future. thanks for the luv..26 minutes ago from web"
http://twitter.com/matthewSANTOS
maybe this is a way for Matthew to become more indie..he needs to be on SNL
OMGGGG!! Worrrrd??
ReplyDeleteNever thought the day would come ={
But I can honestly see why he did it, im still sadd, but I trust in Lupe's decision. Yall have nerve to say 'shoulda joined jay-z'... Lu is not a follow the leader kinda artist (clearly) so it wouldnt make sense for him to sign with j anyway.. get it right.
Still love u Lu =]
FNF...down?
ReplyDeletesad news... waiting for word straight from the king of the mountain...
ReplyDeletematt and hey champ will be fine ... no hard feelings ... fnf just a vanity label anyway ... lupe has to focus on his own stuff ...
ReplyDeleteI'm shocked. WOW. I loved Santos. Something is going on. First he wanted to retire. That was postponed. Now FNF is over. WTF IS GOING ON? But he got to do what he got to go you know? Sometimes you just can't keep ppl down like that. I think this was a selfless choice he made so at the end of the day I'm proud. It's just fucked up how it had to end like this.
ReplyDeletehey didn't Gemstones and Matt Santos post before?
ReplyDeleteanyway, this is crazy. What ever happened to Shayla G?
The only thing Bishop G will ever be signed to is birth certificates.
ReplyDeletecrazy man.crazy.
ReplyDeleteYea um its a GREAT thing Lupe didn't sign to Roca fella! Dropping everyone from the label like that is his own decision, and he probably has a validated reason. We'll see where he's going with this one Can't wait to here LASERS...c'mon Lu drop that album soon man--we're waiting!!
ReplyDelete