Big Boi cites Jive Records' selfish business practices as the reason for Dre's absence. Big Boi the solo artist left Jive for Def Jam last year due to artistic differences. "Jive Records told me my album is a piece of art, and they didn't know what to do with it," he recently explained to GQ. OutKast, however, is still signed to Jive. Since Jive considers any song featuring both Big Boi and Andre 3000 to be an OutKast song, they've done everything in their power to keep Andre off Sir Lucious Leftfoot.
It’s plain stupidity. It’s stupid business and it’s stupid politics. I mean, Jive Records had [Big Boi's current Def Jam single] “Shutterbug” for three years. And [new Sir Luscious leak] “General Patton” for three years. You see what I’m saying? They told me to go in and make my version of Lil’ Wayne’s “Lollipop”! I love that song. That was my favorite song when it came out. But how you gonna tell me to go bite another MCs style? How are you even going to open your mouth up to tell me to go and do that? That’s the highest form of disrespect ever. So that’s when I wanted to get off Jive. And the only honorable thing they’ve done is allow me to do that. So I’ve had nothing to do with them. Dré tried to have a talk with Jive and they said, “No, we can’t. That’s gonna make us look bad.”
Don't get me started on Jive Records, they have lost their touch. They were so good and dominating the industry in early and mid 00's, but they have slipped over the years. Barry Weis better get that label in order quickly.
Shutterbug seems so 2006 lol, so I can see how it could have smashed long ago! and the Britney stans need to quiet... Jive isn't exactly good to her, LARRY is. Sit, now.
