ZEB WALTON
ayo! - BEZ
damn... i been tryna get at some of these dudes for features myself cause im trying to start off my business (no huge names, decent sized ones tho) and its a pain in the ass for real now i wont bother with some of em
Some GOOD INFO about PAYING for FEATURES AND CLEARNCES....... (Article)
- Thread starter KENNY DA COOKER
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MenacingMonk
War & Peace
Like I'ma pay to be on a Ross joint, or pay to be on any other joint for that matter.
Like I'ma pay to be on a Ross joint, or pay to be on any other joint for that matter.
What you quoted is saying pay for them to be on YOUR song.
Loud Still Coolin
Suppose be a IT cert like you coli nikkaz
Major props for this
MBwithadream
All Star
I need to some find some producers.
OGJOHNNY5
Sober Poster
Great read, thank you.
Gr8 thread
3 stacks livin off features now... bet he charges 100k plus each
exactly, Wayne, Beyonce, Ocean, Ross, that's 400k easy from them
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
Who's gonna be paying who in this situation? Therein lies the reason why major labels, for all the corruption and shady shyt they're on, exist.
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The artists and management can get paid directly. I know it seems like a stretch, but its not far off.
Theres too many "consultants" and middle-men leeching off the system. These major labels really arent needed anymore, and the more that people start discovering alternative avenues to hearing music, the less relevance they will have
mortuus est
Veteran
This is abit fishy tbh, so how come some artists finish albums in like 2 weeks (waka flocka, curren$y) still have features and still release on time
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
There's not even as many middle men now because so many labels are downsizing and laying off people. Now what happens is that there's a middle man representing a bunch of people which leads to people feeling overlooked and ignored. Look at Frank Ocean for example. He got signed and when Nostalgia Ultra blew up Def Jam was looking to sign him not realizing they had already done so 2 years prior.
It's nothing to actually hear music or to provide alternative outlets for it. It's convincing the artist to abandon the notion of being compensated from that album or song just for putting it out that's the tough sell.
Right. It is a tough sell, but ultimately, artists will have a career that they actually OWN and can control.
The only way a "label" can be justified at this point is as a "bank account". Where, they put up the money, and get a share of the returns. The concept of coaching, branding, ARing etc, is a waste of time and resources because artists are smarter and more knowledgable than ever
We are not quite at the stage where a truly "independant" artist can penetrate the masses, but I love seeing these labels and execs crash and burn for what they did to talented, creative people over the years