You made this this thread looking for certain answers and posters weren't giving you what you were looking for. What about 50 cent fall off? You don't think his is worse?
How do rappers who once filled arenas manage when their star quality depletes?
- Thread starter CoCKy GeNiuS
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This isn't false but brehs gave you answers for how an artist gets by once they aren't on top. By "manage" did you mean financially or emotionally?
Devil Plisken…CMS
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Perhaps one of the more interesting questions in rap. Another good one is at what point does management, the label, the leeches and most importantly the artist realize this? I imagine it doesn’t happen in unison so that leads to some frustrating times.
Great thread
Devil Plisken…CMS
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I went to see Run-DMC at the Hampton Coliseum during the Tougher Than Leather tour in ‘89 when I like 8-9 years old.
shyt was crazy.
nikkas had explosions, crazy light show, crowd going ape, the whole 9.
Every time Run said “Who’s House?!” the whole building erupted “Run’s House!!!!”
One of the best shows I ever saw in my life.
Fast forward 8 years..
These nikkas get booked for a show at the Hampton University convocation center.
I’m 17 now and think I’m too cool for everything at this point.
I’m blunted, playing the back wall of the shyt, but still lowkey geeked to see Run and D.
They come on and it was like being at prom watching some local band nobody gave a fukk about.
I’m waaaay in the back and I can see the whole stage clear as day because most people left before they came on, and the people that hung around wasn’t paying any attention to them.
nikkas is smoking, trying to bag somethin, talkin shyt, while Run is up there sweating his ass off running around the stage.
That shyt depressed me and I felt embarrassed for them.
Not even 10 years ago they was on top of the world, now look at them.
Run tried that “Who’s House?!” shyt one time and nobody said a muthafukkin thing.
By the time they got to My Adidas, I looked down at my Timbs and broke out.
Couldn’t even finish the show.
This was great...You should be a writer
nikkas fall off. It happens. T.I. has other hustles that could potentially pay better than rap would anyway. TV Shows, movie credits, etc. Why you so pressed?
CoCKy GeNiuS
Superstar
There’s so much context missing from this post
You’re wrong
Wrong bout what? I'm looking for honest responses and niggs in here acting like TIP's yes men.
T.I. is one of the most pompous, arrogant, braggadocios rappers ever.
So yeah I wonder how a drastic falloff effects his egotistical mental state.
bourgeoisie tall freak
Superstar
hate it or love it TIP still that nikka in Atlanta. had the whole park rockin at onemusic fest a few weeks ago...way more so than some of todays "stars" that were there like 2 chainz
but to answer your question maybe some of them didnt like that level of stardom to begin with so they dont mind when it dwindles. mike epps was saying something about that on his recent breakfast club interview, how all you can do when you get so big is stack more money than you can use so its not really all that. a lot of times personal relationships get worse off and you are bound to get caught up in controversy
but to answer your question maybe some of them didnt like that level of stardom to begin with so they dont mind when it dwindles. mike epps was saying something about that on his recent breakfast club interview, how all you can do when you get so big is stack more money than you can use so its not really all that. a lot of times personal relationships get worse off and you are bound to get caught up in controversy
Victorious Secret
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I imagine sleeping on piles of money helps them cope quite a bit.
They can start doing other things - producing, acting, etc.
They can start doing other things - producing, acting, etc.
He probably still getting between 20 - 50 a show. Got endorsements, investments, businesses. Why you worried about a millionaire who got tv shows and movie money though? He'll be a'ight. shyt he'll be better then that.
Thanks, g
A couple people have told me that over all these years I’ve been wasting words on message boards.
I need to find some freelance sites for some side paper.
Devil Plisken…CMS
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Thanks, g
A couple people have told me that over all these years I’ve been wasting words on message boards.
I need to find some freelance sites for some side paper.
It was how you ended that really encapsulated your personal experience. Hot in 89 confused in 96. You looked down in shame when nikkax got into My Adidas. You referenced your shame as the reason you looked down yet you mentioning your timbs as an after thought really brought it home like “Old nikka We Don’t Even Dress Like Y’all Much Less Feel Your Music”
If you normally write on different wave lengths like that then you’ll do great.
I have no problem showing love because we’re quick to shyt on something when it’s wack
Few people are the man to they die, rappers are like normal people.. So I guess they handle it like normal people.
Dude has like a football team of kids, businesses and does what he loves and makes a lot of money doing it. In his first single he was rapping about having cars that lasted for 30 days, so I do not feel sorry for him.
Dude has like a football team of kids, businesses and does what he loves and makes a lot of money doing it. In his first single he was rapping about having cars that lasted for 30 days, so I do not feel sorry for him.
Half the time I think nikkas barely be reading other folks words on here, let alone actually comprehending them.
You broke it down exactly how I intended it to come across.
I really appreciate that, breh.
Rembrandt
the artist
Tour overseas or diversify out into other forms of media.
T.I. had multiple reality shows, I think he's a movie producer, and he owns grand hustle.
He had different avenues. As all rappers should.
T.I. had multiple reality shows, I think he's a movie producer, and he owns grand hustle.
He had different avenues. As all rappers should.