UpAndComing
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These nikkas talking like that shyt is easy. Even with a 360 deal, hypothetically speaking lets say the label takes a 10% piece of your touring and merchandise.
Ya dumb nikkas, if ya wasnt signed to a major, how would ya even fund your TOUR n PRODUCE merchandise?
You gon buy your own tour bus?, hire your own driver? Book all those hotel spots? And holla at a clothing company to make your shirts and stuff all by yaself on ya own dime? All the while paying for insurance at these large venus?
I used to party promote, insurance at a small club alone is like $10,000 lol
Some of ya need to be realistic with this shyt b lol
But you actually can do that shyt by yourself breh
"You gonna buy your own tour bus?" "Hire your own driver?"
-Obviously starting out you can't buy a 18 wheeler mini-house with a bathroom and plasma tv. But you can buy a 10 seat van with a retractable seat in the back to sleep. Be your own driver, and just tour locally, shows within 100 miles
"Book all those hotel spots?"
-Its not hard to book a hotel on your own breh
. Especially if you're only touring locally"You gonna holla at a clothing company to make shirts for you on your own dime?"
- Having your own clothing merchandise is inexpensive, and in some cases TOTALLY FREE. Plenty of online merchandise companies don't require a fee, just percentage on how much clothing you sell
And before people say "You ain't gonna get alot of money that way
"Cam'ron said himself, that even if you're a huge star, you'll prob get only get highest 10% profits off of a clothing line
ASAP Ferg in an interview said he decided to take his rapping career seriously when he realized pursuing a clothing design career was costing too much for him
This what you do when you starting up. When you get more successful, then you can tour within 1000 miles, then nationwide, etc. Then the 10 seat van would turn into an 18 wheeler. The key is patience IMO