TDE has a MAJOR problem!!!!!
- Thread starter Chip Skylark
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That's true too. They're not huge artists so they're not making thousands and thousands for a show and they're not releasing projects like currency to tour new material buuuuut they if i was in they're position and able to clock 100,000 or more a year then I'll be straight which is a possibility.
So yeah I see what you're saying
TrapHouse Rock
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i used to care how the music was being put out and reaching the masses, etc.
as i've gotten older i give less and less of a fukk, if TDE can handle putting out the releases and keeping them on the roster to collaborate and put out future music then I don't care at all anymore
as i've gotten older i give less and less of a fukk, if TDE can handle putting out the releases and keeping them on the roster to collaborate and put out future music then I don't care at all anymore
BodeineBrazy
hehehehehehehehehe
They making at least 15 grand a show. SpaceghostPurpp was making 3000 a show, and he has nowhere near the fan fare they do.
They aight man, they making a lawyer Doctor money easy...
Hood Critic
The Power Circle
TDE is fine.
Whats a concious artist?
Anyone who isn't an ignorant bum just gets lumped into concious
These people talk about regular average life nothing else. Have you heard Isaiah's lyrics fam? He isn't a damn concious artist c'mon
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It's a different climate. Kendrick has the modern day NWA/Ice Cube west coast black power lane, but the rest don't really have their own lane. Schoolboy and Jay Rock are "gangster" rappers, but the south has taken over that lane and you need melodies and good hooks to make street music these days. Street music is all hooks and memes these days. You need smart dumb nikka quotes to post on Facebook and Instagram. Ab is trying to be this weido arty conscious guy but he lacks the charisma and good looks to really pull it off.
Learning this the hard way listening to this new album
Production is fantastic. Dude is mumbling all over it though
MusicConsulting
All Star
They are going to be fine with their career. You don't need that much money as an artist who has a collective that is functioning properly. The other thing you are missing big time is the incremental level of success all of these artists are getting to.
Like a stand up comedian can travel anywhere in the world & make a living, the same with a music artist who establishes a connection & a fanbase that is loyal & longterm. Doug Stanhope isn't a Louis CK but he still commands lots of venues & that's $$ that is his FOR L-I-F-E. SZA is going to be able to keep touring 10 years from now. She probably could do it for Life as well. That's so much money, you have no idea, my man. Especially if you have a good manager, you can nestegg crazy amounts.
Most of these artists aren't touring with bands, that saves BIG money as well.
Just remember, with a operation like TDE it isn't just one source of revenue stream, they have it set up in a way where the non superstars can make a good living. There are so many streams of income for music, believe me, you don't KNOW & a lot of artists won't tell you. I know, t's ridiculous how much money is on the table for artists with a brand. TDE is a extremely successful label.
The silent endorsements that aren't known to the public? It is endless what you can do now. Then you can host parties, it's crazy how much you can earn as a artist as opposed to 20 years ago. You dont even need 100K to live, there are people who dont have homes and do quite well in the artist community.
The biggest thing that no one pays attention to is the Digital side of the business, which is just amazing in so many ways if you are a "songwriter" If you are just a entertainer, nothing is yours, you are just going to be running on fumes.
There is one trick to it all that makes it all come together, a salary cap will change many a artist.They could all be millionaires in 5 years or less. Record sales are overrated quite a bit in the music industry. Short term sales you will be scrambling every single minute of the day to make it work, long term record selling, you could be on a label for +20 years if you wanted to.
Reebok Jones
Pro
what would you define as good lyricism then
Isaiah talked a lot about alcoholism and how it related to his entire family, never really heard a rapper tackle it so heavily, closest thing to it was Swimming Pools I feel like it.
