(Photos) TDE’s CEO Blasts RIAA’s New Certification Rules: “No Cheat Codes To Platinum”

Monday (February 1) was a huge day for the music industry. RIAA CEO Cary Sherman announced that they will now be factoring in streaming numbers when tracking album sales. Under the new system,  RIAA will count every 1,500 audio or video streams as 10 equivalent sales.This came as great news for artists like Big Sean and TDE’s own Kendrick Lamar who with this new system, received new certifications. Not everyone was happy with the new system however, not even TDE’s CEO Anthony Tiffith despite his artist finally going platinum. Tiffith took to Twitter to blasts the new regulations. He wrote,

we don’t stand behind this @RIAA bs. ole skool rules apply, 1 million albums sold is platinum.until we reach that #, save all the congrats.

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After Beefing With His Label, Ab-Soul Reveals The Title Of His Debut Album

Top Dawg Entertainment (bka TDE) has been on fire the last few years, spawning projects from Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q and even newbies SZA and Isaiah Rashad…but nothing yet from day-one artist, Ab-Soul. Getting visibly frustrated, the California MC took to his Twitter account over the weekend, threatening to leak the project, to which Top Dawg’s CEO Anthony Tiffith quickly shot back with a tweet of his own, “I DARE A N*GGA ON MY TEAM LEAK HIS ALBUM…..#TDE.” Yikes! It seemed like things could get messy at that point, but instead, they worked it out like grown men and it appears that the issues are resolved! Anthony first tweeted that they spoke, which was followed by Ab revealing the album’s title. Check out what they said in the gallery!


TDE’s Anthony Tiffith, Kendrick Lamar And ScHoolboy Q Talk The Rise Of ‘Top Dawg Ent.’

The climbing West Coast label that is Top Dawg Entertainment, has been capturing the eyes of the world, with their acclaimed lyricists, incredible marketing, and quality. But the true force behind the power house lies behind it’s curator, Anthony ‘Top Dawg’ Tiffith.


GQ Responds And Defends Their Kendrick Lamar Interview!

The GQ editor and chief has responded to the criticism given by Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment CEO, Anthony Tiffith, for the lyricist’s beliefs of negative misrepresentation, hit the jump for more!


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