TDE is without a doubt one of the best independent labels out there, with Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Isaiah Rashad, SZA, SiR and Lance Skiiiwalker leading the line on the growing roster. Getting credit where its due, K.Dot and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, founder/CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment, are on the latest cover of Billboard magazine to discuss the successful label it is today.
The pair talk encouraging creativity early on, trusting artists, being hungry for success and more, with TDE co-presidents Dave Free and Terrence “Punch” Henderson getting in on the conversation.
Check out an extract from the interview, along with cover itself, below.
How would you two define your relationship?
Tiffith: I trust his judgment, he trusts mine. Some shit I’m tripping on, he might call me and change my whole mind about it.
Lamar: You don’t get too many people like him this side of the neighborhood. A lot of motherfuckers want you to see them down just like them. Or don’t want you to come up like them. If it weren’t for him, I’d probably be sitting around with this motherfucking money and face and platform and not doing shit because I didn’t have the proper guidance to know exactly what to do and how to inspire the next kid.
Read the entire article HERE.
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