Steve Rifkind Tried To Sign Jay-Z

http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2010/03/06/steve-rifkind-tried-to-sign-jay-...

I caught up with Steve Rifkind during his stay in London.

Firstly I got him to break down the Duck Seazon lyrics where RZA says "Stev Rifkind must be sniffin".

We then get onto speaking about Steve's first encounters with artists.

He explains how Havoc lit up a blunt and caused a fire alarm during their first meet.

Steve talks about the first time he met Melanie Fiona and thought her manager was "breath-takingly beautiful".

Dame Dash as a 16 year old was a "cocky motherfucker". He came into Steve's office shouting and screaming with his cousin.

Then Steve tells me two stories about how he threw a chair out of the window and was escorted out of the building in handcuffs over a Wu Tang record and how he almost had a fight with a label President because they wouldn't sign Jay-Z.

Part 2 coming tomorrow. It includes stories about Akon, Tupac, Wu Tang Clan and the Phantom intern.

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[gotmymindwright]

wow this was a crazy interview. thoroughly enjoyed it

[nmr20067]

Is he Jewish? i think he is.

[carolinecaroline18]

@nmr20067 yea he is bc hes my dad and im jewishh! lol im looking up my dadd!

[PokeYoMoms]

@nmr20067 of course he's Jewish, saw that one time online.......maybe wikipedia

[scruffyrunkin]

@blackwolverine1 getting fucked right up in they asses with a mic while the industry use their balls for vinyl on the turntable with a rusty nail for a needle and the contract burns up faster than toilet paper soaked in gasoline.

[blackwolverine1]

@nmr20067 yes he is as is most of the top record executives in the music business from Doug Morris,Lyor Cohen to the head guy at Priority Records.

[blackwolverine1]

@scruffyrunkin the whole slave and slavemaster setup all over again.

[scruffyrunkin]

..all white men is running this rap shit..

[Iron4rm]

Dope styles!!!

[journalism101]

Steve has gotten better with talent once he branched out on his own vs. being on Loud Records.