Trinidad James Broke and Dropped From Def Jam

[Darealtwo1]

It's funny tho. Cuz when people hear artist like ASAP ands Kreyshawn getting Million Dollar deals they really think they pocketing a Mil

well thats people that are fans that are not educated about the industry...they just see a post on hnhh or 2dopeboyz with the headline "blank artist signs to epic records for 2.5 Million Dollars"
When really they got a 60k advance for an album that will never come out.

 

[FeloniousMonk]

You dont get 2 million..he prob got a 60-80k advance off that. That 2million is to pay for features, beats, studio time, and radio spins for the album. In return they take all ya sales and take 15% of ya tour money, 15% of ya merch, 100% of ya album sales and so on and so on hence where they got the term 360 deal from

it dont matter to def jam they recouped that 80k advance just off the all gold everything single. That went gold (no pun intended) thats around 350k after itunes takes their cut(no samples on that record either) all the show money, dont be safe ep sales, and merch money they got was just a bonus

So are you speaking on a joint venture or 360 deal?


Are these specific deal points you read in a interview or he mentioned these percentages himself?

Just saying..never heard of Trinidad James signing a 360 deal.

Regardless of sales, Trinidad CAN survive off shows and a indie hustle....well he could have...

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

There's a shyt load of rappers who built their buzz off Youtube though

Mac Miller, Chance the Rapper,

ummmm Soulja Boy he got his fame through Myspace

Asap Rocky, Gambino, Odd Future, Tinashe(an R&B singer but got her come up was on Youtube)



Lil B
Kid Ink

shyt Drake was Youtube grinding at one point

Out of all of this i only consider Mac Miller the true youtube success..and i guess Soulja Boy but that was mostly myspace

Gambino does tv and comedy so his chances are significantly increased to succeed in music

Lil B doesn't exist outside of internet

Kid Ink is just now getting his footing, with that Chris Brown joint..

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

It's funny tho. Cuz when people hear artist like ASAP ands Kreyshawn getting Million Dollar deals they really think they pocketing a Mil

I think Kreyshawn could've possibly went somewhere if you she would've waited to start showing off the White Girl Mob...

never try to put everyone on when your debuting. V Nasty fukked up any potential Krey could've had...and now...Lil Debbie the one who didn't even wanna rap, is the most relevant

 

[KEEPITTRILLA]

honestly trinidad wasnt all that bad his first project was dope. 10 pc mild was kinda eh though, but hate it had to be him

 

[Music Fiend]

It hurts to watch them do this to our brehs man. Nowadays it's nearly impossible to come up in the game without immense talent, a crew, and joint ventures/labelmates.

 

[SHAQAVELLI]

You really gotta be fukking up for the label to drop you even after the album is finished.

All Gold Everything and Females Welcomed are my shyt tho so thanks for the two hits TJ

 

[Ronnie Lott]

 

[FeloniousMonk]

If Trinidad couldn't make it, it looks really bleak for all these future rappers who got their rise up off internet fame.

Thing is. Trinidad was just hype. He wasn't really a artist who wanted to grow with his craft.

Nicca was a manager at the underground in ATL, right person heard his music, gave him a deal.

Its his own fault he couldn't parlay that success...

 

[FeloniousMonk]

I think Kreyshawn could've possibly went somewhere if you she would've waited to start showing off the White Girl Mob...

She didn't want to, she was in school for media, rap shyt just happen to fall into her lap.

 

[cook]

is he still considered a plant now?

 

[NotaPAWG]

None of the internet signees have really worked out have they?

imo it all started with Kreyshawn

Asap Rocky did

 

[SpacelySprockets]

All Gold Everything and Females Welcomed are my shyt tho so thanks for the two hits TJ

 

[YaBishh]

dropped from def jam im sweating woooo


sucks for him, he should have hit the booth and dropped his album as soon as the song was on fire

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

It hurts to watch them do this to our brehs man. Nowadays it's nearly impossible to come up in the game without immense talent, a crew, and joint ventures/labelmates.

I'll admit, I was rooting for this guy...that tweet was depressing really. The industry just uses people and throws them out.

Then again, Def Jam is and has been struggling for years...they have no money to waste on non-priority artists and the list of them is getting very few. I'd be surprised if that label is here at the end of the decade.