{"id":1958,"date":"2018-10-01T06:24:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T06:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2018-10-01T06:24:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T06:24:17","slug":"the-future-of-the-music-business-or-a-flash-in-the-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/?p=1958","title":{"rendered":"The future of the music business or a flash in the plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1958 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/?attachment_id=1987'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fetty-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1987\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1987'>\n\t\t\t\tFetty Wap\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/?attachment_id=1979'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/young-thug-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1979\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1979'>\n\t\t\t\tYoung Thug\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/?attachment_id=1978'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tee-grizzley-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1978\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1978'>\n\t\t\t\tTee Grizzley\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/?attachment_id=1977'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rich-The-Kid-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1977\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1977'>\n\t\t\t\tRich the Kid\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/?attachment_id=1976'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/migos-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1976\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1976'>\n\t\t\t\tMigos\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/?attachment_id=1974'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Famous-Dex-Highsnobiety-feature-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1974\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1974'>\n\t\t\t\tFamous Dex\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Starting with a name inspired by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/biz\/articles\/news\/record-labels\/5778094\/lyor-cohen-unveils-300- new-content-company-with-atlantic.\">Greek history of 300 Spartans<\/a> that fought against thousands or Persian soldiers (Adegoke, 2013), 300 Entertainment was founded in 2013 by a powerhouse trio with decades of experience in the hip-hop music industry. Kevin Liles, Lyor Cohen, and Todd Moscowitz have experience between them from companies such as Def Jam Records, Warner Music Group, and KWL Management. The group was brought together after they collectively decided to leave Warner Music and received a five million dollar investment capital from Google. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1984\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1984 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Highly-Suspect-Kevin-Liles-Fetty-Wap-300-ENT-2016-billboard-1548-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Highly-Suspect-Kevin-Liles-Fetty-Wap-300-ENT-2016-billboard-1548-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Highly-Suspect-Kevin-Liles-Fetty-Wap-300-ENT-2016-billboard-1548-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Highly-Suspect-Kevin-Liles-Fetty-Wap-300-ENT-2016-billboard-1548-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Highly-Suspect-Kevin-Liles-Fetty-Wap-300-ENT-2016-billboard-1548-830x549.jpg 830w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Highly-Suspect-Kevin-Liles-Fetty-Wap-300-ENT-2016-billboard-1548-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Highly-Suspect-Kevin-Liles-Fetty-Wap-300-ENT-2016-billboard-1548-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Highly-Suspect-Kevin-Liles-Fetty-Wap-300-ENT-2016-billboard-1548-480x318.jpg 480w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Highly-Suspect-Kevin-Liles-Fetty-Wap-300-ENT-2016-billboard-1548.jpg 1548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Highly Suspect, Kevin Liles and Fetty Wap at 300 Entertainment&#8217;s 2 year anniversary party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/ 7751460\/kevin-liles-300-entertainment-interview-lyor-cohen.\">Their goal<\/a> was to form a foward thinking, &#8220;data-driven&#8221; (Rys, 2017) American record label with a mission statement that promises to create<a href=\"http:\/\/300ent.com\/\"> \u201chigh quality, risk taking, enduring music based content\u201d<\/a> (300 Entertainment, 2018) 300 Entertainment took off as the new independent creative hub in the industry. Since its conception, 300 Entertainment has continued to attract industry forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The executive team expanded to include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/300- entertainment-promotes-selim-bouab-svp-ar\/.\">Selim Bouab<\/a>, with previous experience at Asylum Records, Def Jam Records, and Sony. Bouab was vital to the signing deals with artists Fetty Wap, Dae Dae, and Tee Grizzly and Bouab\u2019s own label, Unauthorized Entertainment will continue to operate from within 300 Entertainment, which has received their investment in return (Music Business Entertainment, 2017).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">300 Entertainment started off strong signing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/2018\/02\/migos-on-why-they-left-300-entertainment.\">up and coming rap group from Atlanta, Migos<\/a> in 2014 (Ortiz, 2018). In that same year, they also signed Young Thug and plenty of others like Hopsin, Famous Dex and Rich the Kid through 2018. With the signing of many up and coming, independent artists and focusing on slowly molding their artists and the recent success of streaming in the digital age, Forbes saw 300 Entertainment as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dannyross1\/2018\/09\/27\/this- record-label-is-what-the-future-of-music-business-looks-like\/#721803aa7cca.\">the future of music business<\/a> (Ross, 2018). According to Forbes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ zackomalleygreenburg\/2014\/02\/28\/lyor-cohens-300-and-the-dawn-of-the-moneyball- record-label\/#4c068a2a77b3.\">Cohen explained at a panel discussion<\/a> that 300 Entertainment \u201csimply represents a period of time where, if you\u2019re well coordinated and synchronized, and you have a deep common bond\u2014and our common bond is music\u2014that we could, with a very small force, actually do an extremely competent job\u201d (Greenburg, 2014). The idea with 300 Entertainment was\u00a0to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/2016\/08\/ lyor-cohen-300-entertainment-interview.\"> create a boutique \u201cindependent\u201d music collective<\/a>, a gang of enduring content creators (Sheffield, 2016).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1964\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1475108461_031eb21226e7770375ba5cc8b57447c2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1964 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1475108461_031eb21226e7770375ba5cc8b57447c2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1475108461_031eb21226e7770375ba5cc8b57447c2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1475108461_031eb21226e7770375ba5cc8b57447c2-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1475108461_031eb21226e7770375ba5cc8b57447c2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1475108461_031eb21226e7770375ba5cc8b57447c2-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/uoesterl.expressions.syr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1475108461_031eb21226e7770375ba5cc8b57447c2.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lyor Cohen, founder of 300 Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Even with the early success, Cohen, the former CEO of Warner Music Group and one of the founders of 300 Entertainment left the company in 2016 for a position as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/2016\/09\/lyor-cohen-youtube-global- head-music.\">YouTube\u2019s Global Head of Music<\/a> (Klinkenberg, 2016). Cohen joined YouTube in an effort to negotiate with record labels over streaming rights, a move YouTube is hoping will place them along side of companies like Spotify and Apple Music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Six weeks after the departure of Cohen, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/news\/2016\/11\/todd-moscowitz-leaving-300- entertainment-start-new-label\/.\">Moscowitz also left the record label<\/a> he started less than five years ago (Ivey, 2016). Moscowitz left 300 Entertainment to start his own new record label, Cold Heat Records and later renamed it to Alamo Records where <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/news\/2017\/03\/smokepurpp-signs- record-deal\/.\">he signed the artist Smokepurpp<\/a> (Hunter, 2017).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While 300 Entertainment\u2019s strategy of signing independent artists and slowly molding them worked at first, it came spiraling down very quickly. In an interview with Complex, Offset of Migos stated &#8220;300 was the biggest\u00a0<\/span>hurdle. They tried to hold us against our will. It wasn&#8217;t never no in-house hurdles we ever had,\u00a0like where it had been a problem. With 300, that was the biggest thing, going through times and situations with them\u201d (Ortiz, 2018).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_78363\"  width=\"1170\" height=\"658\"  data-origwidth=\"1170\" data-origheight=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qYKzcv44WC4?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On the tail end of releasing a hit song called \u201cLook at My Dab,\u201d a song the group feels started the dance craze of the same name, Migos executive Pierre \u201cPee\u201d Thomas &#8220;It was one of the biggest songs of that year,&#8221; he says. &#8220;We had the athletes doing it. You had the kids, everybody was doing it. But you ain&#8217;t see it on iTunes, you see what I&#8217;m saying? We couldn&#8217;t sell it. We couldn&#8217;t stream it.\u201d Pee went into it further claiming that 300 Entertainment wanted to limit how often and when they could release new music.\u00a0&#8220;For 18 months, we couldn&#8217;t sell no product. Whatever that was already out, that was already on iTunes or whatever, that was cool, but anything that we was putting out, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/2018\/02\/migos-on-why-they-left-300-entertainment.\">it was like we was shackled down<\/a>\u201d (Ortiz, 2018).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Migos isn&#8217;t the only artists that are unhappy with their deals at 300 Entertainment. Early this year, Rich the Kid claimed that 300 Entertainment is \u201cthe worst, worst label ever\u201d in an Instagram video. Along with other explicit complaints about the label, Rich the Kid urged young independent artists to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2018\/07\/31\/rich- the-kid-300-entertainment-worst\/.\">\u201cnot sign with 300 Entertainment\u201d<\/a> (Resnikoff, 2018)<\/span><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_42268\"  width=\"1170\" height=\"658\"  data-origwidth=\"1170\" data-origheight=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L-u08o8bhV8?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">300 Entertainment fired back at Rich the Kid though with Lyon Cohen telling The Breakfast Club &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what his problem is. He should call me. He has my number. You see if he calls me.\u201d Cohen lated stated <a href=\"http:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/lyor-cohen- slams-rich-the-kid-for-dissing-300-entertainment-label-Jf1slyqUK0a9b1EzSe5Qlg\/.\">\u201cHe\u2019s gonna have a hard time because we don\u2019t play that\u201d<\/a> (Kyles, 2018). 300 Entertainment lost the battle though and quickly lost both Migos and Rich the Kid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With the lose of multiple high-profile artists and hits to its public image still seems to be pushing through. In an interview with Billboard, Liles, the only remaining founder of the company, talked about expanding the label into pop and country music. \u201cWe want to be the great American record label, not just the great American rap or country or pop label,\u201d referring back to the companies mission statement. \u201cWe want to be a house for artists that want to have a voice and tell a great story with an edge.\u201d Talking about how 300 Entertainment adapts to the changing industry, Lyles stated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/ 7751460\/kevin-liles-300-entertainment-interview-lyor-cohen.\">&#8220;Get the artists and then\u00a0build the pipes.&#8221; Because once you have art, \u00adeverything else will come.\u201d<\/a> (Rys, 2017).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Work Cited<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c300 Entertainment.\u201d\u00a0300 Entertainment, <a href=\"http:\/\/300ent.com\/\"><span class=\"s2\">300ent.com\/<\/span><\/a> 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Adegoke, Yinka. \u201cLyor Cohen Unveils 300, New &#8216;Content Company&#8217; with Atlantic Deal, Google <i>Backing and Ex-Warner Brass (From the Magazine).\u201d\u00a0Billboard, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2013, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/biz\/articles\/news\/record-labels\/5778094\/lyor-cohen-unveils-300-new-content-company-with-atlantic\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>www.billboard.com\/biz\/articles\/news\/record-labels\/5778094\/lyor-cohen-unveils-300-<\/i><\/span><i> new-content-company-with-atlantic.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Greenburg, Zack O&#8217;Malley. \u201cLyor Cohen&#8217;s 300 And The Dawn Of The Moneyball Record <i> Label.\u201d\u00a0Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 28 Feb. 2014, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zackomalleygreenburg\/2014\/02\/28\/lyor-cohens-300-and-the-dawn-of-the-moneyball-record-label\/#59d4e25777b3\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>www.forbes.com\/sites\/<\/i><\/span><i> zackomalleygreenburg\/2014\/02\/28\/lyor-cohens-300-and-the-dawn-of-the-moneyball- record-label\/#4c068a2a77b3.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Hunter, Christopherhunter. \u201cSmokepurpp Signs to Todd Moscowitz&#8217;s Alamo Records &#8211; <i>XXL.\u201d\u00a0XXL Mag, 9 Mar. 2017, <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/news\/2017\/03\/smokepurpp-signs-record-deal\/\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>www.xxlmag.com\/news\/2017\/03\/smokepurpp-signs-<\/i><\/span><i> record-deal\/.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Ivey, Justin. \u201cTodd Moscowitz Leaves 300 Entertainment to Start New Label &#8211; XXL.\u201d\u00a0XXL Mag, <i>10 Nov. 2016, <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/news\/2016\/11\/todd-moscowitz-leaving-300-entertainment-start-new-label\/\"><span class=\"s3\"><i>www.xxlmag.com\/news\/2016\/11\/todd-moscowitz-leaving-300-<\/i><\/span><i> entertainment-start-new-label\/.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Klinkenberg, Brendan. \u201cLyor Cohen Leaves 300 Entertainment To Join YouTube.\u201d\u00a0Complex, <i>Complex, 1 June 2016, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/2016\/09\/lyor-cohen-youtube-global-head-music\"><span class=\"s3\"><i>www.complex.com\/music\/2016\/09\/lyor-cohen-youtube-global-<\/i><\/span><i> head-music.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Kyles, Yohance. \u201cLyor Cohen Slams Rich The Kid For Dissing 300 Entertainment <i>Label.\u201d\u00a0AllHipHop.com, AllHipHop, 1 Aug. 2018, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/lyor-cohen-slams-rich-the-kid-for-dissing-300-entertainment-label-Jf1slyqUK0a9b1EzSe5Qlg\/\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>allhiphop.com\/news\/lyor-cohen-<\/i><\/span><i> slams-rich-the-kid-for-dissing-300-entertainment-label-Jf1slyqUK0a9b1EzSe5Qlg\/.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Music Business Worldwide. \u201c300 Entertainment Promotes Selim Bouab to SVP, A&amp;R.\u201d\u00a0Music <i> Business Worldwide, 6 Feb. 2017, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/300-entertainment-promotes-selim-bouab-svp-ar\/\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/300-<\/i><\/span><i> entertainment-promotes-selim-bouab-svp-ar\/.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Ortiz, Edwin. \u201cWhy Migos Left 300 Entertainment.\u201d\u00a0Complex, Complex, 1 June 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/2018\/02\/migos-on-why-they-left-300-entertainment\"><span class=\"s3\"><i>www.complex.com\/music\/2018\/02\/migos-on-why-they-left-300-entertainment<\/i><\/span><i>.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Resnikoff, Paul. \u201cRich the Kid Calls 300 Entertainment &#8216;The Worst, Worst Label <i>Ever&#8217;.\u201d\u00a0Digital Music News, 7 Aug. 2018, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2018\/07\/31\/rich-the-kid-300-entertainment-worst\/\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2018\/07\/31\/rich-<\/i><\/span><i> the-kid-300-entertainment-worst\/.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Ross, Danny. \u201cThis Record Label Is What The Future Of Music Business Looks Like.\u201d\u00a0Forbes, <i>Forbes Magazine, 27 Sept. 2018, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dannyross1\/2018\/09\/27\/this-record-label-is-what-the-future-of-music-business-looks-like\/#37b27c957cca\"><span class=\"s3\"><i>www.forbes.com\/sites\/dannyross1\/2018\/09\/27\/this-<\/i><\/span><i> record-label-is-what-the-future-of-music-business-looks-like\/#721803aa7cca.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Rys, Dan. \u201cKevin Liles Talks the Past, Present and Future of 300 Entertainment: <i>Exclusive.\u201d\u00a0Billboard, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2017, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/7751460\/kevin-liles-300-entertainment-interview-lyor-cohen\"><span class=\"s3\"><i>www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/<\/i><\/span><i> 7751460\/kevin-liles-300-entertainment-interview-lyor-cohen.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Sheffield, Mike. \u201cLyor Cohen Predicted the Rise of Young Thug. 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