It's a complex game. If you don't have any connections then you are wasting money and time. That's why there are so many hustlers in the music industry fronting as a connect to a producer, label, rapper, mogul, etc... Then you got the people who really know the connects, but will do slimy shyt like make you sign to they company before they get you meetings so they eat off the back en and the front end of your deal. Finessing finders fees off both sides an all that shyt.
But money can get you on if you spend it right. I know for a fact that you could BUY a deal from Universal/Bungalo back in the mid 2000's. If you know how to hustle, you can turn a major record deal into income. Especially with independent artist who want to work with someone who is already "on" you can at least rack up on feature money for shyt that ain't gonna get cleared anyway ( which is a whole different subject and another dirty game)
And another.
Throw it in the bushes right next to "I'm not a rapper, I'm a hustler"
no matter how hot song or money you have if the people in the industry or the gatekeepers dont like you they will black ball you. if you really check the backgrounds of these popular rappers almost all of the got backing from someone with either money or connections or both when their career started.
