Bishop Lamont speaks on Grow Up "Mistake"

Bishop Lamont speaks on Grow Up “Mistake”

Written on October 1, 2008 Wood Bishop Lamont, Dr Dre

LA Weekly recently wrote an article about the resurgence of hip hop on the West Coast. It’s a great article and ou should peep the whole thing by clicking here. I’ve been saying it for a while that we’re doing much better and it’s great to see mainstream outlets pick up on the fact. One interesting tidbit came from the Bishop Lamont section of the article. Turns out Interscope was sending out cease-and-desist letters to radio stations playing Grow Up because they were afraid that it would take shine away from Detox. Writer Jeff Weiss has it right when he says:

“During the past decade, the major labels have treated the digital age with the brutish, clumsy idiocy of Lennie pawing a puppy in Of Mice and Men. But few examples are more brazenly buffoonish than Interscope’s recent decision to kill the Dr. Dre–produced “Grow Up,” the debut single from Aftermath-signed Bishop Lamont, from Carson, California, just as the track began to enter heavy rotation at local urban-radio powerhouse Power 106.”

Seems like a waste of a great song, but I guess on the upside it means that Detox is actually going to be dropping soon.

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