'At one point in time, we were a family,' Freeway tells 'RapFix Live' of Jay-z/Damon Dash era.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway
Freeway and Sway
Photo: MTV News
Roc-a-Fella Records was once one of the most storied labels and rap crews in the business. Under the guidance of Jay-z, Damon Dash and Kareem "Burke" Biggs, artists like Kanye West, Beanie Sigel, Cam'ron, Memphis Bleek and Freeway were able to carve out careers for themselves that would carry on even after the label disbanded.
On Wednesday's "RapFix Live" with host Sway, Free discussed the last days of the Roc, the separation that existed between the record label's subdivisions and how he was able to bounce back.
"At one point in time we were a family. The whole thing about Roc-a-Fella that they pride themselves on is the family structure," Freeway said of the label that was...
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway
Freeway and Sway
Photo: MTV News
Roc-a-Fella Records was once one of the most storied labels and rap crews in the business. Under the guidance of Jay-z, Damon Dash and Kareem "Burke" Biggs, artists like Kanye West, Beanie Sigel, Cam'ron, Memphis Bleek and Freeway were able to carve out careers for themselves that would carry on even after the label disbanded.
On Wednesday's "RapFix Live" with host Sway, Free discussed the last days of the Roc, the separation that existed between the record label's subdivisions and how he was able to bounce back.
"At one point in time we were a family. The whole thing about Roc-a-Fella that they pride themselves on is the family structure," Freeway said of the label that was...
- 9/22/2011
- MTV Music News
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