Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Debut High On Charts
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Truth!!! They really don't get it, do they?
NIP just responded to your post for me essentially. Indie artists retain more of a percentage if they're NOT signed to an indie label. Independent artists not signed to ANY label still have some sort of investor or money man behind them that put up the money for them to start and maintain their careers. And those people have to be paid back with interest.
So yeah, indie artists may see more revenue. But they also have just as much overhead. And let's face it, very few rappers are motivated enough to keep it going on their own... they'll be running to a label after a while to do the work for them.
Exactly... cats really think Independent means sitting at home spamming Twitter, YouTube & peoples Email all day then performing at Open Mics & Karaoke Nights while selling blank CD-R's out the back of their trunks for $2 a piece...
***REAL*** Independent Labels & Artists have at least a good $25,000-$100,000 behind them...
It takes money to make money in this world... that's in *ANY* industry...
Truth!!! They really don't get it, do they?
NIP just responded to your post for me essentially. Indie artists retain more of a percentage if they're NOT signed to an indie label. Independent artists not signed to ANY label still have some sort of investor or money man behind them that put up the money for them to start and maintain their careers. And those people have to be paid back with interest.
So yeah, indie artists may see more revenue. But they also have just as much overhead. And let's face it, very few rappers are motivated enough to keep it going on their own... they'll be running to a label after a while to do the work for them.
You commented on the difference between a completely independent artist and an artist signed to a major label. I talked about a a major label artist and an artist signed to an indie label. I agree with what you're saying because it aligns with the point I was trying to make. Every deal is different, but the more control you give up to a label the smaller your percentage of the revenue will be (that doesn't mean its always the wrong move). I also would agree that an Indie label could low key rape an artist with no business skills more than an independent or major label and not provide them with any value for what the artist gives up. That's a risk you take dealing more with people than through lawyers.
Jack Don the G
What am I? A farmer?
Yea, but thats the way he approach a subject in his raps. When he speaks on drugs, sexism or poverty he knows he comes from a good white middle class home so it will come of as corny at times. But he dont care. He still does it because he have the power to do it without selling out. Its just the new album is more "hispter" and hard core hiphop fans wont look past it.
Oh sh1t.
I might have to fvck with him off of this.
Yeah, im not saying hes for every ones cup of tea. But he should not be written of as a new Mac miller thats destroying/stealing hip hop.
Anyone that has listened to his old stuff knows this.
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Friend of mine came through yesterday and played some of his shyt.
[ame=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9RwW6ERgpvo&feature=plpp]Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Jimmy Iovine (feat. Ab-Soul) - YouTube[/ame]
People should check that track out. Especially his last verse.
People should check that track out. Especially his last verse.
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Imma about to go and hit a thrift shop today
Didnt buy shyt everything smelled like piss also it gave me sneezing fukking allergy.
Exactafukkinmundo!!!!!
I've been saying the same exact thing about independent labels for over the last ten years.
He's not on a independent label, he's on his OWN label.Exactafukkinmundo!!!!!
I've been saying the same exact thing about independent labels for over the last ten years.
I think people understand the difference between signing to Rostrum and owning your own company, or at least I hope they do.
Pink Slime
known to go ham
wow it's incredible how much he sounds like slug from atmosphere on this track! slug shoulda rapped more about used clothing and homosexuality and he might be a millionaire like macklemore
I know that Macklemore owns his own label.