It isn't the Def Jam of the 90's, but still Jay keeps the money flowing in there.
His American Gangster flopped incredibly hard. I think he promised to go platinum and barely went gold.
Rihanna, Kanye, Ne-Yo, and Jeezy all killed the charts this year. He barely even promoted American Gangster, and still went gold, it could eventually go platinum.
I ain't even tryin to defend Jigga, I ain't like that dude all that much, but it is what it is. I've always respect Budden was a lyricist, I even liked his 1st solo CD even though most people thought it was sub-par. Mood Muzik 3 is sick, but it seems like he ain't even put the effort to try to get a deal and release a solo CD. Dude rather just make mixtapes and be a bum his whole life.