Real Rad Magazine : Spring Quarterly 2015
A 100% independant magazine featuring articles about music, art and culture. Visit www.RealRadRecords.com for more.
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J-COLE - KEVIN DURANT<br />
These guys are the underdogs that prove to<br />
be consistent winners only to be one upped by<br />
flashier names. J-Cole has released 3 albums.<br />
They all went number one with two of them<br />
bringing in gold plaques with over 700,000<br />
records sold each and his latest garnering him a<br />
platinum plaque. Kevin Durant has been the NBA<br />
Scoring Champion four times and would of won<br />
an NBA Championship if it weren’t for King James.<br />
The storylines of the James being the high banner<br />
champion vs. under the radar Durant has the Drake vs. J. Cole saga written all over it.<br />
DR. DRE - PHIL JACKSON<br />
Dr. Dre has really only released two solo albums<br />
to date with The Chronic and The Chronic 2001 but<br />
both have been monumental to hip-hop culture<br />
and have both went platinum. Phil Jackson played<br />
for a New York Knicks team during the 1970’s<br />
and won two championship as a player with<br />
them. Now, that we have those initial accolades<br />
accounted for, let’s examine what Dr. Dre has<br />
done in comparison to Phil Jackson in terms<br />
of production and development to Jackson’s<br />
coaching titles. It’s no secret that Jackson won 6 NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls as the<br />
head coach and five as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers for a total of 11 NBA<br />
Championships. How does Dr. Dre compare in that regard. Well, consider every artist<br />
Dr. Dre produced or mentored over his illustrious career. There is N.W.A which includes<br />
Eazy-E and Ice Cube, then there’s 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Eminem, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, and<br />
recently Kendrick Lamar. Each collaboration landing multiple platinum plaques for<br />
each respective project. I guess we could also mention Beats Audio headphones and<br />
the multi-billion, yes, billion with a “b” deal to Apple Computers. Dr. Dre is certainly the<br />
Zen Master counterpart to Phil Jackson, no doubt.<br />
TIMBALAND - PAT RILEY<br />
This man has laid down the sound bed for a ton<br />
of massive hits and has accumulated platinum<br />
plaques from mainstream juggernauts such as<br />
Nelly Furtado as well as Justin Timberlake. This<br />
man has constructed signature sounds for stars<br />
such as Aaliyah, Ginuwine, and Missy Elliot. This<br />
man is Timbaland! Pat Riley is known for his<br />
slick back hair and fashionable Armani suits.<br />
Timbaland is known for his slick sounds and stylish<br />
approach. Pat Riley won a Championship as a player with the Los Angeles Lakers and<br />
with the very same organization won one as an assistant coach, then four more as the<br />
head coach. Pat Riley went on to win another NBA title as the head coach of the Miami<br />
Heat and two more championships as an executive within the Heat organization for<br />
a total of nine NBA titles. After review on Timbaland’s number of platinum singles, his<br />
impact on the rap game, and his impact on popular western music in general, it is a no<br />
brainer to declare Timbaland as the musical embodiment of Pat Riley.<br />
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