After nearly a yr of indicators that issues with TDE weren’t nice, rapper Motive has introduced his departure from the label in the present day.
In a proper assertion issued in the present day (June 18), Motive stated that he has break up with TDE however has the upmost appreciation and respect for the label and its high executives. Learn the complete assertion under.
Again in August, Motive appeared on an episode of BACKONFIGG the place he aired out his frustrations with the rollout for his upcoming album Porches. “We had sure options lined up that might’ve went by means of,” he stated. “We had the funds, we had the characteristic lined up, takes too lengthy to get pushed by means of, characteristic value ended up going up or one thing goes away. Content material concepts lined up, not executed. Rollout concepts lined up, not executed.
TDE co-president Anthony “Moosa” Tiffith Jr., the son of label founder Anthony “Prime Dawg” Tiffith Sr, referred to as into the stream to deal with Motive’s complaints and the two ended up having a heated dialogue.
Motive’s assertion:
THE LAST 7 YEARS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE, AND I’VE APPRECIATED ALL THE TIME AND EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE COME WITHIN THAT SPAN OF TIME. I CAN’T EVEN PUT INTO WORDS THE SURREAL FEELING I’VE HAD OF BEING ABLE TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS, EXPRESSIONS, EMOTIONS, STORIES, AND EXPERIENCES WITH YOU ALL THROUGH THE PLATFORM PROVIDED TO ME BY TOP DAWG ENTERTAINMENT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT COMES WITH GREAT APPRECIATION AND EXCITEMENT THAT I WANT TO ANNOUNCE MY SPLIT WITH TDE. I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO TOP HIMSELF, NOT ONLY FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE TO LIVE OUT MY DREAM BUT ALSO FOR HEARING ME AND UNDERSTANDING MY DECISION TO TRAVEL A DIFFERENT PATH AFTER THE YEARS. THERE’S TRULY NO WORDS FOR THE AMOUNT OF RESPECT I HAVE FOR YOU, AND THAT’LL NEVER CHANGE, NO MATTER WHAT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERY SINGLE TDE FAN WHO EMBRACED ME AND ALLOWED ME TO SHARE MY MUSIC WITH THEM. THERE’S NO WORLD IN WHICH YOU DONT MEAN THE ABSOLUTE MOST TO ME. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, A THANK YOU TO ALL THE ARTISTS WHO EMBRACED ME.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A CONSTANT INSPIRATION AND EAR WHILE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS INDUSTRY AND MUSIC. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE TIME AND A HUGE THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR THIS EXPERIENCE.
EXCITED FOR WHAT COMES NEXT!
