Brooklyn MC Joell Ortiz has officially signed a deal with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. While rumors of a signing with the label had circulated for weeks, sources close to the rapper have confirmed to XXLMAG.COM that it became official last Thursday (August 31) when the deal was finalized. In 2003 Ortiz won the EA Sports Livestyle MC battle and landed a spot on the NBA Live 2005 soundtrack as well as a record deal with Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def. The So So Def deal eventually fell through, but Ortiz continued to make music and enjoyed a strong buzz on the strength of mixtape and radio appearances in his hometown of New York. The rapper expects to drop his debut LP with Aftermath sometime in late 2007. In the meantime, he will be dropping a mixtape/street album called The Brick on Koch Records later on this year.
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September 5th, 2006
at 11:53 am
Sean NYC says:
I wonder how long it will be before he figures out his album will never be released?
Congrats on the deal!
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September 5th, 2006
at 11:56 am
123 says:
1st Bitches!
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September 5th, 2006
at 12:12 pm
Gang Related says:
congrats on that deal. his mixtape was aight.
http://www.TRIGGASTATE.com
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September 5th, 2006
at 12:33 pm
Bundles says:
What SEAN NYC said!!! Lol
http://www.myspace.com/youngbroadway
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September 5th, 2006
at 1:06 pm
frikas says:
here comes another lp that is never gonna come out!!
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September 5th, 2006
at 1:12 pm
Jack Marshall says:
HOW DOES ONE UNSUBSCRIBE FROM YOUR EMAIL?……IT IS BECOMING ABUSIVE!
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September 5th, 2006
at 1:13 pm
saydot says:
yo this kid is nice i remember his shit he spit on live 2005 congads nig
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September 5th, 2006
at 1:21 pm
John Street says:
troy ave is the futrue of nyc hiphop
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September 5th, 2006
at 1:57 pm
lou says:
THIS DUDE IS NICE ONLY IN NY I DONT THINKI THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IS GONNA ROCK TO THIS KIDS SHIT SORRY
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September 5th, 2006
at 1:58 pm
lou says:
NO DISRESPECT JUST FACTS MY NIGGAS
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September 5th, 2006
at 2:12 pm
newnewyork says:
Mr ortiz yeaaaa do ur thing i jus hope dre dont take 3years 2 put ur shit out.
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September 5th, 2006
at 2:14 pm
H-man says:
WOW, In DRE I trust, all otherz pay cash…hmmmm The brick on KOCH…hmmmm…Take the good wit da bad I guess??? WTF??? lolol…DRE’s right, its not the quantity, itz da quality…Im takin dat philosophy and applyin it 2 erythang I do from now on…OK…congrats
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September 5th, 2006
at 2:39 pm
e says:
Congrats on the deal but unless you are on Shady or G-Unit you won’t sell regardless of being on Aftermath. It didn’t work for Xzibit or Busta
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September 5th, 2006
at 2:53 pm
Nah Right » Blog Archive » Stray Shots says:
[...] Congratulations to Joell Ortiz on his new Aftermath deal. [...]
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September 5th, 2006
at 3:05 pm
jojochicago says:
i’m not up! but will check into his skills… Congrats!
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September 5th, 2006
at 3:31 pm
FROM CA says:
HE SHOULD OF SIGHNED CROOKED I OR RASS KASS,WHO THE HELL IS THIS DUDE ANYWAY????????????
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September 5th, 2006
at 3:36 pm
god says:
its good to hear some good ass east coast hip hop. ortiz is dope! hands down. sad to say, everybody is absolutely right. aftermath is the WRONG choice. first of all, interscope/universal MUST get paid, then aftermath MUST get paid and finally and hopefully, joell ortiz will get what they leave him. the best thing he can do is only sign for (2) years, with (2) albums to be delivered. after he uses there marketing machine, jump the fuck off that label and go independent and digital. by that time he will have used there machine to build up his brand name and he can then cut out middlemen. good luck, you will need it.
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September 5th, 2006
at 4:32 pm
L.A.'s Finest says:
Felicidades to another Latino getting paid. Stay up homie, but don’t let me hear you dissing Mexicans!!! L.A. for Life
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September 5th, 2006
at 4:33 pm
armchaira&R says:
God you arent figuring in the power of the interscope machine in getting paid gigs outside of the music biz. IF this kid does the right thing he can get PAID. did you watch the MTV awards? Interscope RUNS MTV! Product placement opportunites are endless. Plus the fact that the kid is Latino is also going to help him. He has a HUGE fanbase outside of the US. Dre has never signed a Latino before. Like it or not Hispanics spend money big time and unlike us blacks the SUPPORT. If this kid does the right thing he is gonna be in a great position. Think PUN!
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September 5th, 2006
at 4:47 pm
sweetd***daddy says:
Joell Ortiz is a motherfucking beast!!!!!!
I love that all the haters said he was goin to get a deal now they saying he aint gonna come out!!!!Bitches
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September 5th, 2006
at 5:12 pm
T-Boye, Boy!! says:
Yeah, He deserves to get the deal, less just hope Dre dosen’t take too long on his lp, He’s(Dre) got Eve( who after waiting to drop her album after 50,Game Busta, & Em)complain her opus under Aftermath wasn’t a priority , so Dre decide to deal a joint venture with Swizz, who did a deal with interscope, after his deal with J records came to it’s fullfilled obligation. Plus he has Bishop Lamont, G.A.G.E & who ever else he signed(Raekwon, yes!! I believe the deal went down).
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September 5th, 2006
at 5:29 pm
Petey Cent says:
HAHAHA! This is so funny. I don’t even know this guy. His album won’t sell, Dr. Dre needs to stop signing people to his label.
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September 5th, 2006
at 5:45 pm
Calmi says:
with all the buzz hiphopgame.com gave him it was only a matter of time until he signed a deal.
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September 5th, 2006
at 6:18 pm
jon jon--23 says:
Who?
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September 5th, 2006
at 6:35 pm
TYRONECAPONE says:
THE NIGGA GOT SKILLZ BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER IF HE ROTS ON AFTERMATH’S ROSTER! DRE HAS NOT EVEN PUT OUT G.A.G.E., BISHOP LAMONT OR STAT QUO!
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September 5th, 2006
at 6:39 pm
Chanclas says:
There are 8 million latinos in Los Angeles County who don’t listen to any east coast hip hop. Why not sign a Cali Latino? He’s gonna alienate his city with this one.
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September 5th, 2006
at 6:41 pm
god says:
armchaira&r, good point. just don’t plan on seeing his album until mid 2009 or later. dre’s detox album if released in 2007, will rock that long, not to mention, 50 cents and em’s releases. we won’t see this kids cd until 2010.
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September 5th, 2006
at 6:48 pm
New York Nigga says:
new york iz on da com bac i can smell da money niggaz iz gettin tired of pussy music it time to shine
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September 5th, 2006
at 8:09 pm
Three4 says:
HE CAN´T EXPECT HIS ALBUM DO DROP AT ALL…u can´t rely on Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit…Mobb Deep had 2 tattoo G-Unit on their hands to get their album released…
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September 5th, 2006
at 8:21 pm
Whoa says:
^^ one word BUSTA RHYMES
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September 5th, 2006
at 9:27 pm
ARMANDO says:
ORTIZ WHO….IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.
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September 5th, 2006
at 9:34 pm
Georgia Slim says:
WHEN WILL U PEOPLE REALIZE THAT DR DRE IS NOT THAT GREAT. HE JUST ISN’T SNOOP CO-SIGNED THAT
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September 5th, 2006
at 9:44 pm
S.O.S. says:
I hope the kid eventually gets his time to shine, but I feel all yall talkin bout it’ll be an eternity for his shit comes out. But, if you were an up & coming rapper how could you NOT sign to Aftermath–they’re on Interscope & Interscope’s a powerhouse!
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September 5th, 2006
at 10:06 pm
tha realist says:
man fuck aftermath,dre dont wana put no west coast rapper out,he s a markass,im frm tha west,but dre fucking up
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September 5th, 2006
at 11:25 pm
cloro la mancha says:
Congrats on another dominican taking over, this is what we do we take over and niggas get mad ,D.P.L stand up Trinitarios all over the globe respect he’s gonna make it real hot for us, let’s get ready for my man Joell. Trinitarios for life Pueblo Nuevo stand up! Santiago!
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September 6th, 2006
at 12:51 am
tha killa says:
sup y’ll , a deal wit dre ths gd dre is a telanted shit wounder when his next shit comes
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September 6th, 2006
at 7:13 am
Billy X. says:
Chhheeeeeeeaaaaaaaa! This is one 80’s baby that got that pfft shit!
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September 6th, 2006
at 11:43 am
screw music nigga says:
ANYBODY REMEMBER HITTMAN,THE DUDE WHO SPIT AT THE END OF THE “4GOT ABOUT DRE VIDEO”. ALL I CAN SAY IS DO YOUR HOMEWORK B 4 U SIGN
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September 6th, 2006
at 12:37 pm
SUPERMAN says:
and who the fuck is ortiz? who gives a shit. whens fuckin tru life comin out?
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September 6th, 2006
at 2:05 pm
sweetd***daddy says:
dummies!
First all yall said he wasnt gonna deal
Now that he got a deal, yall saying he aint gonna come out, then when he comes out, yall gonna say he aint gonna sell…silly bitches, grow up!
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September 6th, 2006
at 10:36 pm
sagatti says:
Dre fucks with EMCEES…aint no latinos in the west that can SPIT….not rap, but SPIT HOT BARS…Im from cali and I know that…
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September 7th, 2006
at 11:25 am
SAYITONCE! says:
SHOUT OUT TO THE REAL (REPEAT - THE REAL!!!!!) BLOCK ROYAL FAM .. NOT THE IMPOSTERS THAT ARE NOW JUST CONSIDERED d1c RYDERS IN THE INDUSTRY … I WISH JOEL THE BEST BUT , HE JUST CAN’T MAKE A HIT SONG AND WILL NEVER SHINE WITH HIS IMAGE … BESIDES , WHEN YOUR SURROUNDED BY FAKE CATS - YOUR JUDGED BY THAT AND ITS ASHAME! ITS GOOD TO SEE A LATINO GET HIS FOOT IN THE DOOR - BUT YOU NEED MORE THEN THAT TO MAKE IT REAllY POP … REST IN PEACE TO SCREW DADDY - THE REALEST NIGGA EVER - BLOCK ROYAL DIED WHEN YOU LEFT US … YOU’LL ALWAYS BE MISSED!
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September 7th, 2006
at 3:21 pm
dj victorious says:
nobody here knows Joell’s deal. adding on..the BRICK will be out soon on KOCH..so really he’s not waiting for anyone to drop an album. He doing his own shit which will tide him over til dre do what dre do..whats so difficult to understand. as far as east coast west coast. eminems sound was/is east coast underground as hell. he’s a lyricist lounge vet. good shit is good shit.
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September 7th, 2006
at 4:19 pm
Meta says:
Congrats to Joell!
F the haters
and good looking out on the mixtape
http://www.myspace.com/teammetafore
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September 7th, 2006
at 5:13 pm
The Originator says:
see what happened when you signed 50 Cent. Now Everyone thinks they they have a chance in best selling rap stable today.
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September 7th, 2006
at 7:12 pm
chocolate-ma says:
congrads to the dude!!! but my advice is stay away from g-unit!!!!
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September 8th, 2006
at 4:31 pm
H-man says:
California is action packed full of Latinos…Its important 2 work on black, brown relations…besides, latinos are a huge fanbase……Stop talkin shit about Dre…Hez the ONE who started this gangster shit, and thats the mutherfukin thanks he gets????? Say what U say…Gimmie dem bomb beats from DRE, and watch us 87 the streetz of LA, 2 the bay area and back down……….Nuttin but a gangster party… time 2 B explicit and make you paint a Picasso, put an extra coat of perfect on the big picture…spittin str8 scripture about da streetz, no doubt, shout out Weeestside, Our destiny B ambitionz az ridaz, the greed them other studio gangsterz spit stinks like shit 2 me, showin no mercy, hittin up on our enemiez harder than the fall of the twin towaz.All the while, style down the 8-mile, gainin powa flippin dat powda like its goin off the profile…Steady pressin iz how we stay pushin, pimpin all day succa free…bitches please, control your jealousy’s before U make me loose my religion and commit a whole case of felonys…puff puff pass while sippin on dat Alizae, and 4 peeps lost in the street, the Henennesy flows out sidewayzs all mutherfockin dayz Weeeeeeestside
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September 8th, 2006
at 6:05 pm
Grizzly Animal says:
my nigga Jo-Ell COOPER PROJECTS STAND UP! ALL YOU CATS WANT HIM TO FAIL!
IT WONT HAPPEND BUDDY!
DRE GAVE HIM A DEAL JUST BECUASE HE HEARD A FEW SONGS (THATS A FACT)
AND FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW WHO HE IS,
http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/JOELLORTIZ
http://WWW.JOELLORTIZ.COM
http://WWW.GPMUSIC.NET
NOW FALL BACK AND LET NEWYORK TAKE OVER ITS BEEN A WHILE!!
OH BY THE WAY HIS ALBUM IS ABOUT TO DROP, DON’T FORGET THE BRICK ALBUM!!
AN 8 SERIES OF 125 BARS
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!! DON’T SLEEP ON HIM
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September 9th, 2006
at 3:33 pm
Bobbito says:
JOE-LL ORTIZ!
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September 10th, 2006
at 3:30 pm
j so proppa says:
ya country ass clowns know nothin about rap, joell is from the birthplace of rap and has a crazy buzz, ya clowns hoods have no respect in the rap game, hes the truth and the future of rap..hatin ass bitches.stick shoulder leans and and snappin fingaz bullshit.. crooked i, who da fuck is that!!!dre u just got the #1 draft pick
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September 11th, 2006
at 11:00 pm
JonnieLasVegas aka ColdSteel says:
Yo congratz to Joell mayne! I love my Dominican brothaz. They always show a Chicano love when I’m up in da NYC. Be there for the Latin Rap Conference again, in Oct. Yo & wait till ya’ll get a chance to hear me (Jonnie Las Vegas), PMC, Clika 1, Omar Cruz, Scoopdeville (Frosts son), & Bad Boy. Chicanos from the West that really can spit, not just rap, but spit!
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September 18th, 2006
at 3:26 pm
Donny Goines says:
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September 20th, 2006
at 4:27 pm
CASTRORANX says:
Yo I heard Joel Ortiz like last year, for the first time on the underground…It was the livest shit i ever heard. I aint know who it was, and he aint mention his name in the song. I heard him freestyle on hot 97 with Gravy and Saigon….Joel Ortiz put them( I aint gonna say to shame) somewhere else! FUnkmaster Flex after a while was cuttin off Joel, cause Joel was killin it everytime he opened his mouth. I want to hear Joel Ortiz battle Papoose, if not battle just rhyme on a track together…Joel Ortiz is a MONSTER on the MIC! He with Aftermath, he’s gonna get paid….but they are gonna make sure he don’t sound like a New Yorker, and I am sure they gonna have him rhyme over some wack ass west coast beat. Primo, Large Prof, q-tip, rza, erick sermon etc should be producin his records….not out of towners
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September 25th, 2006
at 2:11 am
ZANY BLUNTS says:
yo… whoever said hes a latino form the west your wrong… he from NY… and whoever said latinos support latinos you are very right… no fuckin nigger from the hood is buying CDs… you cant afford that shit… lol… maybe bootlegg and that dont go towards record sales…
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October 17th, 2006
at 11:38 pm
Yung Tre says:
Dre need to hop off the East Coast d*ck. Signing washed up rappers like Busta Rhymes, Eve and Raekwon. Now signing boring ass mixtape rappers ie. Gage and Joell Ortiz
The only good signing he did recently was Bishop Lamont. He had a chance to sign Cube but chose Busta? LOL @ Cube selling as much as Busta but Cube is completely independent!
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October 30th, 2006
at 8:56 pm
rudholph says:
all of you shut the fuck up i seen the talent from this guy i saw the freestyle he spit on mtv he is the man aftermath needs the only thing i didnt like is that he isnt from LA
la mexicans no waz up NY dont know look at rappers from NY they dont got
that anger to spit like pac,game,snoop,dre foos go to sleep the westcoast is here ready to make music NY,ATL can suck my dick coome see the real shit down here we do our shit down here foo you foos just talk
we hustle doewn here fooos
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December 7th, 2006
at 4:28 pm
Hermes!!! says:
Dominicanos!!!!!!!!!!Stand up!!!
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December 8th, 2006
at 3:18 pm
Knuckz says:
Yung Tre Says:
October 17th, 2006 at 11:38 pm
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I agree with this 110%. D
2 companies that an artist should not sign to are Aftermath and Bad Boy.
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December 8th, 2006
at 10:40 pm
platano says:
All of y’all stop hatin’, give the man a chance. He got skillz. ONE LOVE DOMINICANS, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, AND MIAMI!
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December 16th, 2006
at 5:24 pm
CHEFBOYIZAR says:
JOELLS PUERTO RICAN HE AINT DOMINICAN AND HE CANT MAKE A SONG HE GOT SKILLS BUT AINT GOT NO IMAGE
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December 17th, 2006
at 7:34 pm
Zion says:
when u got dre on your back , your name in the industry is in the map for good.
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December 18th, 2006
at 2:52 pm
CREEPA says:
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????WHO’S DIS FAT OLD UGLY NIGGA???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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January 1st, 2007
at 10:46 am
Child Support LOL says:
Bra when tha bricks do drop me laihze ortiz will be ballin off that bullshit you and dre and cooper projects 290 Frost st APt 6H Brooklyn NYC 11222 gotcha bitch me and candy is having fun watching this nigga expose his self. By the way your mother called
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January 1st, 2007
at 10:49 am
Child Support LOL says:
FUCK YOU PAY ME BITCH CHILDSUPPORT
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January 1st, 2007
at 10:50 am
Child Support LOL says:
THIS GAY ASS NIGGA STILL STAY WITH HIS MOTHER COOPER SIT THE FUCK DOWN
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January 1st, 2007
at 10:56 am
Child Support LOL says:
TELL THIS FUCK NIGGA WHEN HE COME BACK TO THE ATL TILL HIM TO HOLLA ME WILL SMOKE GOOD OFF THEN LATIN BITCH KEEP PLAYIN WE WILL EXPOSE THIS NIGGA SOMEMORE TAKE CARE OF UR SON BITCH. THATS ALRIGHT HE CALLS ME DADDY
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January 2nd, 2007
at 1:53 pm
Pooda says:
This a special shoutout to my cuz (Joel Ortiz). For all those who hate, yall dont even know that’s addin food towards tha hunger, so yall who doubt. Continue to do so, that’s why Dre discovered him and not YOU. That’s why Live 05 you played, yet his voice is heard in all Live 05’s, YALL STUPID IDIOTS.
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January 4th, 2007
at 12:17 pm
2tone block royal says:
just 4 the record big shot 2 all the haters all u niccas will suck dr dre’s balls just 2 get a meeting with him never mine what u would do 2 get signed. point blank interscope is the best label in the world & aparently joell ended up there, none of these rappers out there coming up can fuck with mr. ortiz & his block royal movement by the way block royal been with akon since the begining and people were saying the same shit 1o million records ago now its block royal like weee weee the moral of the story is let joell prove his self & believe me he will & we got a whole lot of other artists coming so get ready 4 the bum rush. i also want 2 thank all the non haters that really know hip hop. and this goes out 2 sayitonce that left the message thst block royal died when screw passed, hommie block royal waslike 150 deep when screw was alive were like 700 deep now do the math. block royal will never die it will multiply br4life niccasssssssssssss
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January 17th, 2007
at 11:50 am
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February 19th, 2007
at 4:16 pm
Ms.Mia says:
Mr.Ortiz,
Dis Ms.King straight outta the ATL and as a former caregiver to your son Laize I must say that you are missing out on a blessing. Him and my son Justin are very good friends and he is a very handsome, intelligent, gifted little boy. I pray that some day you awake to that fact and decide to spend some time with your son. He’s gonne need you.
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February 20th, 2007
at 10:32 pm
Beckett says:
Congrats ! Told you you would be here you nicer than half them dudes on the radio. Dre finally went to Brooklyn and got a street MC. Bout time. Rep Cooper Projects to the fullest and I see you when I get there. ONE
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March 2nd, 2007
at 9:08 am
rahhhhh says:
Keep doing your thang!!!!
But honestly, you went the wrong route. Think about it hommie, do you really think they are going to put 110% towards your project as opposed to everyone else that’s “on-deck” over there. Feel me?
Just keep pushing!!!
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March 2nd, 2007
at 3:43 pm
ABeatz says:
Joel Ortiz signs to Dre? Corgrats…although I think S.U.N.N.Y is much nicer than he is on the mic. Just my opinion though.
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April 22nd, 2007
at 11:53 pm
arwebste says:
Go Cop Joell Ortiz’s newest album “The Brick (Bodega Chronicles)”!!! out april 24th!!
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November 8th, 2007
at 10:15 pm
E=qazion says:
most of yall marks dun even know what ur talking bout, the dude got skillz,& stop hatin on dre give him the props he deserve, it might take a while 2 release but it worth the wait
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