Def Jam On Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music Imprint
Island Def Jam Music Group has recently spoken about its business affiliation with Kanye West and his imprint, G.O.O.D. Music, which has inked a worldwide, long-term deal with the major label.
Def Jam and Kanye West say that the first project to drop under the new deal will be the highly anticipated Big Sean debut album Finally Famous.
Did you know that Big Sean got his start singing when he caught Kanye West exiting a radio station and West allowed him to sing 12 bars? An impressed Kanye West signed Sean soon after that.
CEO of Island Def Jam Barry Weiss explains how they look at the success of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint.
Barry Weiss, current CEO of Island Def Jam, said:
“G.O.O.D. Music is an exciting new chapter in the long and successful association of Kanye West and Island Def Jam.”
Weiss continued:
“As a recording artist and a producer over the past eight years, there is no one who has made a greater impression on the game than Kanye.”
“We look forward to working closely with the new and established artists that he will be bringing to G.O.O.D. Music, which is already off to an impressive start with Big Sean.”
Steve Bartels, President and CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group, had this to say about Kanye West, an “integral core” of the label, and his incredible success over the years.
Bartels explains:
“Kanye’s genius has been proven time and time again on records and onstage.”
“He not only pours it out for himself, but he has made the difference with his presence on innumerable projects with other artists who are indebted to him.”
Big Sean’s debut album Finally Famous is due in stores on June 28th via G.O.O.D. Music/Island Def Jam Music Group.
Since then it had been said that Big Sean has left G.O.O.D. Music.
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Def Jam On Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music Imprint
