Top Dawg Entertainment is one of the most lucrative labels in the hip-hop world today, with top-tier artists like Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q (who together make up the Black Hippy crew), as well as Isaiah Rashad, SZA, Lance Skiiwalker and more. Notoriously vocal Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith runs a tight ship, and enforces strict rules to maintain the creative workplace vibe in the studio for his artists.
Earlier this week, ScHoolboy Q shared a photo of the behavioral commandments posted in the Top Dawg studio, and they’re pretty incredible. The document is entitled “STUDIO RULES, BITCH!!” and only gets more entertaining from there. You can read the full list of rules below:
1. If you ain’t one of the homies don’t be Instagramming you creepy muthafucka. I don’t wanna look on yo twitter and find a creepy ass pic of me or one of the homies, matter of fact, No Twitter or Instagram in the studio! Act like you been around a bunch of rich niggaz from the bottom before!
2. If the homies just met you and decide to clown yo bitch azz, sit there and deal with it. It’s part of the creative juices.
3. Don’t touch, ask, or reach for Q’s weed, unless he thinks you cool enuff to pass it to you. We only smoke stersonals around here boy.
4. Shut up and look ugly for the homies.
5. Remember these rules and you might get a meal out the food budget!
The rules are clearly working, as Top Dawg Entertainment has steadily grown in size and stature over the last several years. Most recently, Kendrick Lamar’s new album DAMN., was released to critical acclaim earlier this year, quickly jumping to the top spot on the Billboard charts and earning a Platinum RIAA Certification.
You can watch the video for the album’s lead singe “HUMBLE.” below via Kendrick Lamar VEVO:
[h/t – Fader]