The SHYT These Record Labels Do

[⠝⠕⠏⠑]

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

But where does integrity play into it? Or am I trying to plant flowers in an active warzone.

I guess business is fuk you pay me 100%

 

[King Poetic]

Ray Charles told nikkas

and only a few listen

 

[⠝⠕⠏⠑]

There’s gotta be alternatives? How can we as consumers help?

How much power do we have?!

 

[mortuus est]

meh i dont care, alot of people are eating from being signed

brehs flipping 5k, 10k, 100k, 3million into bigger things

stop being shook of the music industry, not everyne has the same outcome

i'd honestly sign to rich the kid right now for 30 racks, fuk u talkin bout b, streets gotta eat

 

[⠝⠕⠏⠑]

Ray Charles told nikkas

and only a few listen

I also wonder how grueling the schedule for artists is to get paid peanuts behind the scene.

Also what the breakdown? What do these contracts actually pay for vs. what’s coming out of artists pockets?

 

[King Poetic]

Watch this @Booksnrain

this is Wendy day who got Master P and Baby of cash money control of their music

 

[⠝⠕⠏⠑]

meh i dont care, alot of people are eating from being signed

brehs flipping 5k, 10k, 100k, 3million into bigger things

stop being shook of the music industry, not everyne has the same outcome

i'd honestly sign to rich the kid right now for 30 racks, fuk u talkin bout b, streets gotta eat

Okay now we getting somewhere. So what’s stopping the rest of these artists if the opportunity is there? Are they just not business savvy enough?

 

[Stir Fry]

There’s gotta be alternatives? How can we as consumers help?

How much power do we have?!

Gotta support independent artists. People hate on the bay music scene, but at least no one can say that we don't support our own. Not being tied to labels is a big reason our style has always stayed so unorthodoxed

 

[⠝⠕⠏⠑]

Watch this @Booksnrain

this is Wendy day who got Master P and Baby of cash money control of their music

So do independent artists actually potentially make more than some mainstream artists b/c they get all of their profits. I’m just in the first couple of minutes and chick said artists on typical contracts only get like 12.5% of their album sale profits. That’s like pennies off every unit sold?! Or am I trippin?

 

[mortuus est]

Music business is a dark business. Coli nikkas love to make it seem like this “streaming era” makes everything easier but there’s a reason they on here posting with us and not making hits

i mean , if you're really about creating than streaming is good , you can still get paid with no affiliation, just depends how hard youre willing to work and timing

 

[Mastamimd]

Gotta support independent artists. People hate on the bay music scene, but at least no one can say that we don't support our own. Not being tied to labels is a big reason our style has always stayed so unorthodoxed

The same can be said about the South, but P learned a lot of his methods from the bay.

 

[TEH]

They can’t kill creativity no matter what

YouTube is still breaking new artists


People hear what they like and listen to it ... then record companies swoop in like vultures

 

[King Poetic]

So do independent artists actually potentially make more than some mainstream artists b/c they get all of their profits. I’m just in the first couple of minutes and chick said artists on typical contracts only get like 12.5% of their album sale profits. That’s like pennies off every unit sold?! Or am I trippin?

Yes...

 

[King Poetic]

So do independent artists actually potentially make more than some mainstream artists b/c they get all of their profits. I’m just in the first couple of minutes and chick said artists on typical contracts only get like 12.5% of their album sale profits. That’s like pennies off every unit sold?! Or am I trippin?

Check this one as well

 

[Iceson Beckford]

Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) Tweeted: Irv Gotti reveals the reason he rejected 50 Cent’s demo. He also says that, if he could do it again, he would control his whole career. BET on Twitter


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