Would u rather be a rapper with a good catalog or a 1 hit wonder?

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Lemme be a 1 hit wonder. fukk it. Hip Hop go from 1 nikka to the next in a matter of minute. I'd rather have success with 1 HUGE hit single that I can eat off forever. :ehh:

I'd let my hit single be in commercials, remixed in different ways, sampled by new artists and all that for more dollars. :banderas:
 
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Give me the catalog. It ain't a guarantee your hit song is gone be on commercials etc. and how do you know you won't catch a #1 through that good catalog? Also what's stopping the person with the good catalog from getting their songs in commercials?

Nothing, I was just making a general assumption. Really it ain't no guarantee
 

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Good catalog, breh

unlike you stomach, id be in it for the music and the love of the fans. i know youd rather have your quick fame so you can fukk some old washed up celebrity like some old 106 and park host, but nah b.
 

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Lemme be a 1 hit wonder. fukk it. Hip Hop go from 1 nikka to the next in a matter of minute. I'd rather have success with 1 HUGE hit single that I can eat off forever. :ehh:

I'd let my hit single be in commercials, remixed in different ways, sampled by new artists and all that for more dollars. :banderas:

Rapper with good catalog cause you can tour off that. Don't get me wrong, you can tour being a 1 hit wonder but with a string of hits, it gives you more to work with.
 

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a good catalog maybe more beneficial these days with all the streaming , a hit record is all good but lets not make it seem like you cant tour forever or license your music without one. Theres underground acts with no mainstream success who never have to work a regular job again ...
 

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oh you right. Baby got back has commericals plus Nikki paid him. Plus he has his publishing I don't know what the amounts are though. which one pays more? your music in a commerical or tour money

it all comes down to how big was your one hit.

He lived for 30 years off that song.. and got lucky ...
Don't touch this still making Hammer Money.
Ice Ice Baby is starting to die out.

but the catalogue will give you money long into the future...
 
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