Nov 27, 2015 So I see a lotta animosity going around towards his dad. Which makes me wonder, how much actual power does Paul have over Em ? What are his areas of activities ? Does he influence him on musical or editorial directions ? I've read some contradictional statements from Paul about this, like: "I realized a long time ago that I don't belong in the studio, I just let him do. My place is outside". "If somebody sends me a beat without drums, I don't even make an effort to suggest it to Em" "At this point, I can't get fired". I know he's the president of Shady Records. Further more, Do you think Paul is positive or negative for Em ? We all know, Em has trust issues, so it prolly would be hard for him to adapt to another manager. Also : How much artistical freedom do you think Em has on Interscope ? Considering his status, his relationship wih Dre and Jimmy and him proving that he's a selling machine, you would think a lot but is that really correct ? Or is he forced ( or advised ) to get that Rihanna hook ? I've heard that Em likes to get hooks and write to them nowadays. Offtopic : Paul's net worth seems to be like 90 millions, Em's is 200 mill. How did Paul do that just by being a manager ? He made more dough than sb like Lil Wayne. And Em's record sales mostly go to Interscope, he doesn't do many business ventures like other Rappers.
Nov 27, 2015 Em has all the freedom he wants simply because it'd sell more than other Interscope artists no matter what he releases under the name of Eminem with a proper promotion. As for Paul, I don't think any negatives of it for Em. He can actually say something sucks when he thinks that way simply because he can't be fired and he is Eminem's friend. Of course, Interscope etc. give advices to him but I really believe he is completely free to take it or not. he is the biggest company guy and actually Shady Records doesn't need Interscope nor Aftermath in order to make music. Shady has always been bigger than Aftermath I guess.
Nov 27, 2015 You do know that Paul manages more than Eminem don't you? He also manages blink-182, Three 6 Mafia, Action Bronson, and Danny Brown just to name a few
Nov 27, 2015 Nah, not blaming Paul for anything, just would like to know how their camp works @JohnnyDrama True, I forgot about that
Nov 27, 2015 I dont think we should take this seriously and i also dont think we should take everything paul says seriously Eminem does what he wants tbh Paul doesnt have that much control over him. Hes just a friend who may suggest a few things here or their. IDK WHY people think Paul is the cause of the more poppy sound? Like.. Paul grew up in the Hip Hop Shop tooo.. so Im sure he loves that kind of sound/music as well.
Nov 27, 2015 I agree, you're probalby right. Em had albums that weren't poppy at all and Paul was around that time. Just wondered about the general dynamics at a label like that
Nov 27, 2015 I don't think Paul is to blame for the drop off in Em's music, at the same time he's just one of the many yes men that Em surrounds himself with. With that being said, Eminem is the highest selling rapper of all time and one of the most successful artists in music period. I highly doubt Paul, Jimmy or anyone at interscope is pushing Em to collab with certain people or not work with others, he's going to sell regardless. That's all they care about. He's just their cash cow at this point.
Nov 27, 2015 Long story short, Em can do whatever the f--- he wants. As annoying as his marketing strategies are, he really isnt as big of a problem as we say he is.
Nov 27, 2015 The most I beleive Paul controls is the Marketing and promotions and his social media. Other than that he is just a yes man.
Nov 28, 2015 Paul probably screws Eminem with money. How is a manager worth 90 million? The other artists he manages aren't nearly as big so i don't see that as a reason. EM must let his team take care and manage everything for him. I remember that 60 minutes interview where he said he called his manager to see if he could buy a 100$ watch.
