Joey Bada$$ says he wants the Majors to cough up 3mill

[Awesome Wells]

Joey is my dude but he's out of his fukkin' mind.

 

[up in here]

So y'all think a 360 would be a good option instead? Or an advance taken out of an album budget? Or a car and a chain?

Seriously, I can't believe y'all really think its a bad idea that he would demand an upfront paycheck for signing. More artists should do this. And if the labels don't wanna pay just keep on that independant grind and build your following. If he can move 50,000 independently, that's half a million right there. This is exactly what Nelly and Master P was talking about in them interviews, in this day artist who can build a following don't need a label.

 

[Rominati]

So y'all think a 360 would be a good option instead? Or an advance taken out of an album budget? Or a car and a chain?

Seriously, I can't believe y'all really think its a bad idea that he would demand an upfront paycheck for signing. More artists should do this. And if the labels don't wanna pay just keep on that independant grind and build your following. If he can move 50,000 independently, that's half a million right there. This is exactly what Nelly and Master P was talking about in them interviews, in this day artist who can build a following don't need a label.

Ya armchair A&Rs have no fukking clue wat ya'll are talking about :Obeezy:

 

[L&HH]

So y'all think a 360 would be a good option instead? Or an advance taken out of an album budget? Or a car and a chain?

Seriously, I can't believe y'all really think its a bad idea that he would demand an upfront paycheck for signing. More artists should do this. And if the labels don't wanna pay just keep on that independant grind and build your following. If he can move 50,000 independently, that's half a million right there. This is exactly what Nelly and Master P was talking about in them interviews, in this day artist who can build a following don't need a label.

That's half a mill minus the cost to make the album, marketing/promotion, plus splitting it with the distributor, retailer and the label

 

[Umi]

That's half a mill minus the cost to make the album, marketing/promotion, plus splitting it with the distributor, retailer and the label

Yea, because when you don't have a label, that is when you have to pay the label.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Lil b ruined his chances

 

[L&HH]

Yea, because when you don't have a label, that is when you have to pay the label.

JB is currently signed to an indie (Cinematic Music Group)

 

[YouMadd?]

CAC support is the most important thing in hip-hop in terms of record sales, so to act like he isn't marketable or can't sell is silly.

He won't sell... He is Curren$y status.... Diehard fanbase, sells out shows(I am assuming he sells out shows, I don't really know), but album won't move...

The race of the listeners is irrelevant...

Pointing out that your white friends in Kentucky know who Joey Badass is is irrelevant... Anecdotal. I have some white friends in CALI, who don't even know who the fukk he is and they've been listening to hip hop their entire lives

He'll always be a fringe rapper, just like Curren$y, KRIT, and pretty much all of the rappers that are managed by that same guy...

 

[AMcV'88]

he'll be staring at his beeper for a long time waiting for that to come in.

 

[gluvnast]

i hope y'all realize that it's his statement that he refuses to fucck with majors and prefer to remain independent. he's definitely making MORE as an indie artist than he would had he got signed to a major... so it HAS to be something extreme just to even get him interested.

not to be taken literally.

 

[Votti]

I've never even heard a joey badass song before

 

[RajWatts]

every label is looking to find the next Kendrick

if he keeps his buzz up I wouldn't be surprised if a major offered 3 mil. Roc Nation didn't .. but Diddy might swoop in and write that check

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Lol @ cats sayin Trinidad didnt get signed for 2 mil.

Well Cash Money didnt get 30 mill then.

 

[Piff Perkins]

He's not worth less than a third of that...

I like a lot of his music but he has no mainstream appeal, and seems to be regressing in terms of music quality. Very lazy shyt...

 

[Yung Yogurt]

How would a label recoup 3 mill from someone like him? Serious question.

he has sex symbol qualities and looks like he has huge meat. maybe they could make him do porn or a naked video like deangelo.