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Rapper DMX has decided to leave Def Jam Records after his friend Jay-Z was promoted above him to the position of president.
The rap icon will instead record his new album Here We Go Again at Sony, where he started his career 15 years ago.
DMX, real name Earl Simmons, admitted that the promotion of Jay-Z helped him to make his decision.
According to the Evening Echo, he said, "I knew it wouldn't work. We're peers and it always creates problems when your friend suddenly becomes your boss."
The rapper insisted that there was no love lost between him and his former record company, claiming Def Jam refused to acknowledge the success of his last album.
He added, "I made $144 million in the first year - their best ever. How much do you think they gave me? Nothing. Not even a card."
The rap icon will instead record his new album Here We Go Again at Sony, where he started his career 15 years ago.
DMX, real name Earl Simmons, admitted that the promotion of Jay-Z helped him to make his decision.
According to the Evening Echo, he said, "I knew it wouldn't work. We're peers and it always creates problems when your friend suddenly becomes your boss."
The rapper insisted that there was no love lost between him and his former record company, claiming Def Jam refused to acknowledge the success of his last album.
He added, "I made $144 million in the first year - their best ever. How much do you think they gave me? Nothing. Not even a card."
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