Yep we all laugh at the artists for flopping and going tinfoil but it’s really the label we should laugh at for not doing they job properlyYa’ll gotta help a sister out on this Saturday. I’m sipping some tea, taking a break from some writing and saw an article talking about Normani. Then I saw this link.
There’s a lot of very VERY uber smart dudes on this shyt who know so much about music, so I just be lurking and learning.
They probably been knew about this shyt but it’s new to my slow ass.
This some new new shyt to me. It makes me look at all these artists and their struggles differently. How I’m gon make only $20 from the shyt that has my entire essence in it. My look, my sound, my voice, my tone...and u gon pay em pennies for THEIR shyt.
How you gon offer an artist a record deal just to get them out of the way and have fans clowning them calling them a flop not even realizing the game?
That’s why a lot of these artists be snapping and looking crazy as hell.
The SHYT These Record Labels Do
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Iceson Beckford
Rich In Spirit.
Da fukk?! U pay somebody just to fukk up their career and keep them out of the game so they won’t do damage to another artist signed to your label?!
I learnt this when Irv said he’d retrospectively sign 50 just to Blackball him properly
self-publishing FTW
You got my wordy ass speechless dude.From a business point of view it makes sense because you protect your investment and eradicate potential competition but on a human level its all super scummy. If you ever see inside the industry you'd realize how its all just pimps and hoes, 98% business, 2% show.
There is a reason the pimp would buy his hoes fur coats, keep them dressed nice and seemingly content because that makes the trick happier to partake and buy into the illusion which just keeps the pimp laced. Entertainment is entertainment except now they have contracts instead of a backhand.
Most people would be surprised to see their heroes getting screamed on talking about "I put you here, don't think I can't take it all away if you don't do what I say, you are mine and if you decide to leave I'll make you radioactive for eternity" and then have the same dudes flossing on social media talking about how "bossed up" they are.
In reality they're all just puppets, playing a role in a reality show. Remember, the people in front of the camera change with the times but those behind always remain the same.
Rhyming about being dope dealers when in reality they're hope dealers selling dreams to fiends about lives they don't lead because they're hemmed up all round and barely staying above ground. Its all so disgusting on so many levels because they shovel fools gold day and night in exchange for real value. Like mileage on hoe turning tricks takes a strain which is why so many of them lose what little brain remains as they flip out and "go crazy" when in reality its the only sane reaction to the situation they're in but there is so much content missing from what the people know plus the narrative is controlled to make it seem so.
Very few in the entertainment field are actually happy, no mater how it may seem, and none of them - not one - wields any actual power beyond a token role they are given to play for the moment in exchange for cooperation.
Counter Racist Male
Retired poster and occasional lurker
Music marketing and business for independent musicians
Cliffs....so of course a lot of you music professors probably knew all of this shyt...but seriously WTF?!?!!!
- So apparently, record labels do all kinds of dirty shyt like offering somebody contracts JUST to put them on the shelf so that they don’t compete with other artists they were grooming!!!
- They also take all creative license away from artists to generate a generic sound for mass appeal and maximized profits.
- Music artists may only make like $24 for every $1000 in profit they generate from their music
Of course we all suspect shyt can go down like this but...SERIOUSLY?!
- The contracts are awful and don’t help artists market themselves...
- Dumb archaic rules make creating a record hella expensive artists while lining the companies pockets.
Why am I even shocked?
You're just not realizing this stuff?
Its been like this for almost 25 years now.WHAT?!I learnt this when Irv said he’d retrospectively sign 50 just to Blackball him properly
That seems like it would wreak havoc on the quality of music we have access to—it all makes so much sense.
I feel like everybody has a sneaking suspicion but I didn’t have enough knowledge of the process to understand the hidden inner workings of the fukkery.You're just not realizing this stuff?
It’s one thing for me to be like “I bet those music industry are dirty” and another thing to see exactly how this shyt plays out like a well oiled machine.
I have a shallow knowledge of the music industry at best. Old music heads be knowing the history and intrigue.
You could create an entire history curriculum just off this fukkery alone.
Fukk King Henry and his wives. This the real Game of Thrones.
Teach me.
Mastamimd
Ain't shyt
A good portion of those multimillionaire musicians are contracted to the big three I would assume. And even if they could, the big three are just too powerful.
Imma learn today!
lone_druid
Pro
A lot of these "multimillionaire musicians" will and have given out contracts that would make even a normal shytty record label seem like it was printed in gold ink. Souljaboy used to give 10 racks for 5 ALBUMS.
Btw reps for everybody dropping knowledge. I just be mmmbopping not really thinking about the shyt that goes into producing that bop.
So many questions!
How far is the reach of these music companies? Like do they control even YouTube views and shyt like that?
What’s the worst shyt about contracts?
Does it get even darker? Are artists who rival other companies coming up missing b/c of record deals?!
How do independent artist fair? Why don’t we hear more from them on the radio?
Who controls what gets played on the radio? Do companies pay to block other artists airtime?!
Are all these artists outchea really broke?!
So many questions!
How far is the reach of these music companies? Like do they control even YouTube views and shyt like that?
What’s the worst shyt about contracts?
Does it get even darker? Are artists who rival other companies coming up missing b/c of record deals?!
How do independent artist fair? Why don’t we hear more from them on the radio?
Who controls what gets played on the radio? Do companies pay to block other artists airtime?!
Are all these artists outchea really broke?!
UpAndComing
Veteran
In a General sense, I agree with the Record Labels
If an artist has absolutely no buzz, the artist has zero leverage. Plus the record label has to invest millions just to get you popping and manage your career
One thing I would do is have this type of contract end on the 3rd album. Because in theory, the artist should have built a big enough buzz to have a contract more favorable to the artist
I know it's fun to attack the record labels, but they have a point in doing it
If an artist has absolutely no buzz, the artist has zero leverage. Plus the record label has to invest millions just to get you popping and manage your career
One thing I would do is have this type of contract end on the 3rd album. Because in theory, the artist should have built a big enough buzz to have a contract more favorable to the artist
I know it's fun to attack the record labels, but they have a point in doing it
If they’re gonna complain about parasite Jews exploiting them and then turn around and do the same to their own people then I have no sympathy for them.