Dude says that rappers are just glorified employees in the culture that they created |
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the there is no getting away is evidence of stockholm ... so you are just complacent with your own conditioning...not me. tho it may not be me, or my gen who makes the change happen, if the problem isnt recognized..of course it will never be solved, as with complacency, if anything being complacent signifies your destruction, and willingness to allow them to continue to r*pe our culture.. but hey do you | |
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In most other countries, there is no choice. You’re poor until you die whether you’re talented or not. Your chances of increasing your wealth in a capitalist system (or escaping poverty) is so possible that’s why everyone I ever taught how to increase their income (and followed the principles) were successful at it.
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and if those who arent, are tryin to sign their life away... then YES he's right... care about awards, but never selected so hate on awards shows, but once nominated state how this is all they've ever wanted, but once they lose the award to those the awards was made for, start hating again a*s n*ggas! Yeah he's absolutely right! and the most evidence is, if we do not make the most money out our culture then yeah he's RIGHT.... Hov nor Diddy combined dont make more than Lucian Grange off hiphop! | |
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![]() Never the less, y'all n*ggas need to check this if you haven't: [pic - click to view] | |
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This was the case when hip hop started with Sugar Hill Records founded by Sylvia Robinson (a black woman). If you own your product, you see profit and you're in control of how to manage your product. Example: Your album is finished. Your capital to create 100 vinyl records is $5,000. Producing these 100 vinyl records is $15 each including cover art and liner notes. You have $3,500 to use for other purposes. With 100 copies of your album on vinyl, you sell them for $25 a head and gross $2,500. You've made a $1,000 profit (2,500 + 3,500 = 6,000; 6,000 - 5,000 = 1,000). You still have $6,000 to put towards more vinyl if there is more demand. Rinse and repeat. Once you crack $10,000 you can start investing your revenue in other areas to generate more income toward financing your business. If it were easy, everyone would be doing it. You've got to hustle on your own. Problem is most artists don't have the business sense or the machine behind them to promote them. They, themselves, aren't taking the long trek to the oasis, they're paying a fee to ride someone else's horse to get there and once they get there they need to bring enough water back for everyone who's thirsty. And once that's done the oasis could dry up, but suppose there isn't enough water for you to bring back to everyone who needs it. The record business works the same way. If you own the horse and only ten other people are thirsty, there's enough water to go around. If you rent the horse and have to satiate a whole village you've got a problem. Realistically, owning the horse is better than renting. You start finding other oases on your own and buying more horses, you can build an empire based on the utility of the horse and diversify, eventually building an empire that can become far removed from its original purpose. You own that empire and determine how much everyone gets. Let's say there's still eleven of you, that's a lot of water to go around. If you want to partner and consolidate, even better, but leave enough space and allies around who are not partnered just in case your empire begins to crumble. Apply the Art of War to business and you got it.
For the situation at the time, with increasing demand he had to be a part of a machine for distribution. Starting the label wasn't the issue back then, distribution was. How do you get your product to your key/target markets? The business game is much like the streets in the sense of you being muscled out of opportunities. If I remember right, Sam Cooke was k*lled behind wanting to start distribution. Then you have to take masters into account.
I own the pie I made and sell it, I see more profit. Owning my masters serves me better in the long run than just making the master. If I make the pie for the owner, I'm just a worker not a controller. If I'm a controller of what I made then I can determine the worth of my product and have negotiating power in any further business dealings. Black made + Black owned = Black development Last edited by ABlackCosmos; 02-12-2019 at 01:53 PM.. | |||
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You wanna day they’re making the least money is one thing but there are people who are full control and trying to push the culture forward. | |
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the company car lease get cut, the mansion that they sold u, and u now pay the mortgage but oh yeah, no financing... then what? put your song out sure, but how come ppl aint seeing it like the last time, oh your promo has no distro now, either you do it yourself or hire another company to do it for you, but again no more financing.. so that 2-5k a month might starting being a problem if you trying to tour off those songs. plus paying for your own tour... gotta put up the mansion just to tour, alright take a 2nd mortgage right? but because u were such a boss and had to ball, your mansion is 7 figures, but with that 2nd mortgage it up to 8 figures now that u owe. oh but you a boss, so just take out a loan right? until the bank see that 8 figure debt you have you prolly not gonna get approved for anything more that 4 figures since they gonna wonder how u gonna pay all this debt on a continuous, sustainable basis. thats not even taking your life style of flossing into account. thats just off the top, when i think of BLATENT success in hiphop (not excluding health, wealth, having loyal fans, having hit songs and all that good stuff) i think millions, you're a millionaire of rap, no? and i dont mean u generate or revenue millions, i mean ur actually worth a few million, in the public eye your deemed successful, if u happen to own 10's of millions of dollars then youre basically an elitist in this sh*t, god damn! im kinda ranting, heading to work u get the point! | |
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Killer Mike just said recently everyone not tryna be rich they just wanna be financially comfortable. Evryone not living luxury raps. I think you still looking a rappers singed I look at people who are able to tour and do what they want for the culture and not have to tap dance to the labels. That’s literally the employee comment is expressing which is false. Artist today have more freedom and even if they don’t they stop making music or doing in mixtape form so labels can’t make profit. Like I said I’m just take the comment as if rapper don’t control the culture when it’s white girls out here with Yolo tattooed on them. Rick Ross is credited that. I just don’t agree with the idea the artist aren’t the pulse of the culture. The labels aren’t even important outside marketing. They just leeches at this point. | |
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