Any artist able to make $40K a year is a success

[newworldafro]

All valid points....... Goal should be to find a nice middle ground, and to have have a side business or joint venture, that allows you to make money too.

 

[stealthbomber]

everyone wants to get rich but as long as you can support yourself that's the goal

and like the other guy said there's definitely perks so 40-60k as an artist is a different life than that same money working at vons

 

[MK25toLife]

I mean success is hard to define, average salary in the US is 50k and with an advanced degree average salary in the US is 90k. So basically, if you enjoy leaving pretty poorly (in a large city), then go ahead and enjoy it. If you want a car, a nice crib, clothes, visit other countries, have kids, watch some ball games, eat good food and on.. You'll have a problem.

Even if it was 90k a year, you've got to make that for the rest of your life. If 90k is your peak years and your career is as long as the average career, then 90k is nothing. Unless you can venture into something that pays the same.

You've got to think about income over 40-50 years. Something a lot of rappers and ballers seem to forget about.

The average salary is NOT $50k. That's way too high. The average HOUSEHOLD income is like $54k.

 

[MJ Truth]

Maybe in some states $40k is enough to support yourself but in NY that's not going to cut it especially if you have kids.

Then move breh.

 

[Tom Foolery]

Yeah, but how long will your career last?

If you're not a making that for 40 years, you lost.

 

[Mac Casper]

It depends what you set as your standard for success but making a living doing what you love is a factor of happiness

Making a living doing what you love and being great at it . . that's success . . that's happiness

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

but you doing neither

 

[ZEB WALTON]

If 40k is what i got to lookforward too ikl stay at my job make more and do music for fun wit my boys. 40k lol

 

[mr. smoke weed]

I make more than that , I'm pretty sure a lot of people here do

I do too. But I'd be about saying a lot of people here (the booth) do

 

[General Mills]

but you doing neither

 

[Ohene]

Artists don't go into the game thinking "I want to make 40,000 a year".

They want to be millionaires

thats the problem. if they went in with a mindset that they could make a 100K or something instead and set realistic goals to get them there theyd be less bitter and the product wouldnt suffer either i bet.

 

[TransJenner]

I do too. But I'd be about saying a lot of people here (the booth) do

They still rocking fubu gear from 2002

 

[larryshogunz]

I don't necessarily think it's about how much you make. It's about how you spend it. And that goes for every single one of us.

 

[King Poetic]

Make 2 solid mixtapes a year

And tour overseas and a few spots in America in places people are buying/listening to your music then you should be good....

 

[Just Jimmy]

Rappers don't go into the game thinking "I want to make 40,000 a year".

They want to be millionaires

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