Sunday, February 8, 2015

Jive Records CEO Barry Weiss on Spice 1's Success (1993, Rap City)


Jive Records CEO Barry Weiss on Spice 1's Success 

West coast gangsta rap veteran Robert L. Green, Jr., better known by his stage name Spice 1 quickly established himself in the early ‘90s with hits like “187 Proof ” and “Welcome to the Ghetto” and his self-titled debut album which sold over 500,000 copies.

With the help of Too Short, Spice 1 was quickly signed to Jive Records only two years out of high school.

Here is a video of Jive Records CEO Barry Weiss talking about the success of Spice 1. This aired on Rap City in 1993.

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