I saw a interview where Hit-Boy said he didn’t even get paid for Niggas is Paris. That’s wild when you think about who he did that beat for and the success of that song
That fuckin song was rocking arenas around the world for 25 minutes straight in 2011-2012. Fuck making $10M, if I didnt even see $10 grand I dunno if I woulda had the perseverance to keep doing some shit that I love to do, that people just shitted on in front of the whole world
@@holagovito exactly. With the two biggest artist. To see a song you helped create do that well globally and not be eating off it is mental torture. Lupe Fiasco has mad stories like that too
@@darnelldarden9429 and these publishing stories have been cautionary tales since the 90s. TLC, say no more. And people still find themselves in the bullshit. Im not above nobody cause at 21, 22 I prolly woulda took the fuckin too and tried to get right after I produced some dope music but just off IYRTITL alone, yeah I'm in a fucked up publishing deal but bro you KNOW I laced you with some HEAT. You can't slide me 100k under the table?? 50k?? Then you just curve me cause of some bullshit I even tried to get in front of before it got too big and it wasn't even my fault?? OVO did QM dirty and same with WTT and Hit Boy. My morale would have been SHOT. I prolly wouldn't have made a beat or wrote a rhyme for 6-12 months. I just worked my ASS OFF and got FUCKED, but hard work pays off?? The math ain't adding up, bullshit catching up. You wrote RICO then they repo'd your vehicle.... everything was all good just a tweet ago. Ready to start bitching ain't you?? Ready to start snitching ain't you?? I forgive your weak brand, standing up just AINT YOU.
Yeah he didn’t do that same exact beat that the world heard the beat was actually made for pusha t and he said it was different they had people come in and add to it now with that said he still should’ve been paid for his work but the niggas in Paris we heard wasn’t the original track he created at first
As a writer myself, I'm glad to see him getting this interview. It sucks the types of deals that are out there. All artists do you due diligence and don't be afraid to discuss options with anyone offering you anything. Leverage exists!! Best of luck!! -King Capital A
@@alvinm.2230 What does him being a Jew suppose to mean. All Jews ain’t the same. Y’all cry when people generalize y’all. And it’s the black folks using these artist and doing them dirty so.
In this Era, Labels can make anyone sell a record(talented or talentless) , they are just looking for anyone who is willing to sign a messed up deal and be a lifetime slave
Yep the ones smart enough not to do it they pass on. Then u have the ones that say well I’ll get my foot in the door. Sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn’t. In the end you kind of have to get lucky no matter how much talent u have.
@@derald614 the money for artist, is in the shows, that's why it's called show money,for all who don't know, but if you're naive,and they ,the label get into too much of your show money aka concerts, and what not then you are screwed,and if you don't know how to hustle, meaning how to get shows,in some deals, for the ones who know,the label doesn't get none of their show money
As if Quincy Jones, despite ALL his notable work within the recording industry, television and film, had finally made it when he'd done Thriller 🙄🤦♂️ Thriller was merely a part of his *already storied* legacy. Terrible example ✖️
I remember reading an interview with Naughty By Nature back in the 90s. When asked about what they had learned about the music business,Treach pointed out that the main thing was to sign no papers without having a lawyer look them over first. So get an entertainment attorney early and let them review all contracts.
It gets personalized for Quentin, when the industry is built to exploit. Everyone in the industry is getting exploited until they can exploit someone else. The issue I will always have is when these so called Black moguls do the same shit & want the public to honor it because they Black.
All he needs to do is come out with a solid project with a hand full of DOPE songs with replay value . He made hits for drake but he ain’t drake WE NEED MORE WORK Quentin !!
I miss the days when talent mattered more. The problem is the most of us didn't have or know how to access the label A&Rs. With social media making yourself aware to the public came, so did the shift in signing artist. The gift and the curse.
Seems like dude didn’t work on himself at all, helped everyone but himself. Ain’t such things as being a good heart in this game. You gotta put urself first period. Waited to till the beef to drop records
He had leverage when it was industry knowledge that he was a Drake ghostwriter. If he was that much enamored with The Dream, he should’ve worked directly alongside him and his management team. It’s truly unfortunate. He had all the leverage he ever needed being that connected to Drake. He sees now he had options. 🚨
Yeah but the moment he got the 'leverage' could also be seen as the moment he lost it. Once he was on the outs with Drake's team, everyone in the industry understood that working with him meant potentially risking their relationship with Drake.
He was listed as a co-writer on most of the songs he wrote with Drake. Drake even thanks him in the liner notes. He was never a ghostwriter. Even he despises that title. Meek and Drama screwed him over. They threw him under the bus.
These days, labels need to know you can market yourself because it’s less risk with they money. I understand signing, but when you sign…it’s a glorified 9-5, but you working 24-7 and it’s becomes your life instead of clocking out…ya don’t clock out. Moral of the story, learn the business side before you make these choices. The Dream got his business right, that’s why he got what he got.
Nah he’s a talented weak one who likes to gossip. Dude is lame. Writer for a reason. He should just focus on that and stay behind the scenes. Fame isn’t cut for a this guy
A label signing other artists has NOTHING to do with you as an artist. That's not your problem. Why should you get screwed because of other people? That's nonsense, Vlad.
Q took so many industry L’s and ain’t bitter at all. He’s definitely bout to get all that he deserves. Maybe not as an artist but he’s gonna make millions. God bless Q
What they are talking about is not unlike startups and VCs. The artists are the startups; the record labels are the VCs.. same dynamic, different situation.
I'm not even the biggest fan of IYRTITL (earlier Drake stuff hits better to me), but I'm for sure a fan of QM. Respect to this man and his talents. Great interview
If Hit Boy signed a mess deal than good for him. I hope it's the worst deal ever cause he deserve it. It comes a time where people have to grow and stop doing silly stuff. We had 1000s of example of black artist getting ripped off for 50 years now than to keep falling for the same bs smh
I feel so bad for him man dudes been thru a lot and he’s stil optimistic. F*** his former label F*** big Sean and weak mills and drake for using this dude and discarding him like he was nothing, you can def see pain in his eyes poor guy hope his life gets better will def check his work out
Bro I don’t get the Vlad slander. I’ve never heard him doing bad business, very fair, asks hard questions but very professional. Man something I’ve heard for years finally clicked for me; no matter what anyone says, just keep going, add value and one day you might be able to overcome non-constructive criticism and bashing. Y’all be good to y’all selves and remember life’s not linear, it’s a zigzag. Just keep running and you’ll make it.
He seems like a good person. It's cool seeing good people in success and I hope he continues to push. I definitely relate! I just make music for the art now. The game's too corrupt.
Quentin should've got with a dope producer and engineer and created a production team. When Bruno Mars couldn't pop that's what he did and he eventually popped as an artist.
@@j.b.225 thats precisely it. they prey on young men while capitalizing off of trends and discouraging older artists who 1)make better music and 2)are more cognizant of the images they portray.
No excuse for ign0rance. Read contracts or get lawyers to do so. BTFW, Quincy Jones was in his mid 40s when "Off The Wall" was released. Which is MJ's magnum opus. Not Thriller. Thriller is merely his most commercially successful album.
Watch other artists he ousted will try to make him look like he doesn't know what he's talkin about and act like he was just dumb to save face. Guarantee it.
Independent is the only way to go and always was. Labels are a joke. And today, if you wanna make music, there is no reason why you can't be Independent.
The President and Congress need to put Laws to protect Artists and stop abuse in the Music industry they are the only Business in America where Exploitation is the Legal Business Model without absolutely no consequences.
Tbh the record label needs leverage because they don’t know the outcome of who they sign.. could be a flop or be a mega star. That’s why it’s always better to just bet on yourself
Anybody who said they signed a ish deal yall wasn't complaining when yall signed the deal..but then they gon talk bout how they ain't have a lawyer or they got forced into it or whatever yeah thats on yall
I saw a interview where Hit-Boy said he didn’t even get paid for Niggas is Paris. That’s wild when you think about who he did that beat for and the success of that song
That fuckin song was rocking arenas around the world for 25 minutes straight in 2011-2012. Fuck making $10M, if I didnt even see $10 grand I dunno if I woulda had the perseverance to keep doing some shit that I love to do, that people just shitted on in front of the whole world
@@holagovito exactly. With the two biggest artist. To see a song you helped create do that well globally and not be eating off it is mental torture. Lupe Fiasco has mad stories like that too
@@darnelldarden9429 and these publishing stories have been cautionary tales since the 90s. TLC, say no more. And people still find themselves in the bullshit. Im not above nobody cause at 21, 22 I prolly woulda took the fuckin too and tried to get right after I produced some dope music but just off IYRTITL alone, yeah I'm in a fucked up publishing deal but bro you KNOW I laced you with some HEAT. You can't slide me 100k under the table?? 50k?? Then you just curve me cause of some bullshit I even tried to get in front of before it got too big and it wasn't even my fault?? OVO did QM dirty and same with WTT and Hit Boy. My morale would have been SHOT. I prolly wouldn't have made a beat or wrote a rhyme for 6-12 months. I just worked my ASS OFF and got FUCKED, but hard work pays off?? The math ain't adding up, bullshit catching up. You wrote RICO then they repo'd your vehicle.... everything was all good just a tweet ago. Ready to start bitching ain't you?? Ready to start snitching ain't you?? I forgive your weak brand, standing up just AINT YOU.
its crazy! Regardless of his contract, i would think Jay and Ye would have broke him off
Yeah he didn’t do that same exact beat that the world heard the beat was actually made for pusha t and he said it was different they had people come in and add to it now with that said he still should’ve been paid for his work but the niggas in Paris we heard wasn’t the original track he created at first
We love you Quentin just know the real ones still here ❤
So support his music
@@disispeter what about you what are you doing besides commenting
You a fairy
@@disispeter I do
This is probably the best Vlad tale I’ve ever heard from him. Love the positivity and hopefully QM finds success soon.
He’s got success…that’s why he’s on this channel…
Yes because it’s his DNA to throw shade. Surprised he didn’t bring up Hitboy & NaS last 4 albums as weaker than 4:44
@@tonyb3083 u think that ? 😂😂cause KD1 won a Grammy
QM interview is the best, most solid and humble I’ve seen on Vlad since 2years. Salute QM, best wishes King.
He is so a humble talent, you only want the best for him and his time is definitely coming ❤
As a writer myself, I'm glad to see him getting this interview. It sucks the types of deals that are out there. All artists do you due diligence and don't be afraid to discuss options with anyone offering you anything. Leverage exists!! Best of luck!!
-King Capital A
Lol 😆 get off that free base
@@joeljuarezrip 🤣😂🤣😂
If you’re reading this I wish nothing but wealth and health all 2024
Thanks and back at you.☺️
Thank you
2023*
Wtf
Nigga what about this year 😂😂
Drake should have signed this dude instead of hiding him. Dude is mad cool and genuine. Crazy the good get done up dirty. Keep pushing Quentin
Vlad really thinking there is no such thing as a bad deal is crazy. But ironically it really is perspective
He’s a Jew
@@alvinm.2230 What does him being a Jew suppose to mean. All Jews ain’t the same. Y’all cry when people generalize y’all. And it’s the black folks using these artist and doing them dirty so.
@@queenofnyc5584 who’s in control of all the labels 🧐
In this Era, Labels can make anyone sell a record(talented or talentless) , they are just looking for anyone who is willing to sign a messed up deal and be a lifetime slave
Yep the ones smart enough not to do it they pass on. Then u have the ones that say well I’ll get my foot in the door. Sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn’t. In the end you kind of have to get lucky no matter how much talent u have.
@@derald614 spot on. Industry is full of complete jokers
@@derald614 the money for artist, is in the shows, that's why it's called show money,for all who don't know, but if you're naive,and they ,the label get into too much of your show money aka concerts, and what not then you are screwed,and if you don't know how to hustle, meaning how to get shows,in some deals, for the ones who know,the label doesn't get none of their show money
@@neworleans7166 not true at all
but Saweetie sold 2000 first week lol
That’s really nice of you Vlad! Thanks for giving this man game! Will come back around🙏🏾
Lil Kickbox😂😂
Hit boy actually got out of that deal lol he already told the story !
Wish somebody was guiding Quint because he’s written gems
If you're listening to this, it's too late.
We got you QM, gon support forever
As if Quincy Jones, despite ALL his notable work within the recording industry, television and film, had finally made it when he'd done Thriller 🙄🤦♂️ Thriller was merely a part of his *already storied* legacy. Terrible example ✖️
I remember reading an interview with Naughty By Nature back in the 90s. When asked about what they had learned about the music business,Treach pointed out that the main thing was to sign no papers without having a lawyer look them over first.
So get an entertainment attorney early and let them review all contracts.
Vlad bout to fuck up the last industry relationship Q have left. He briefly mentioned Hitboy's deal
When will you ever hold the artist accountable ? He chose to spoke on it.
Hitboy publicly talked about his bad deal on Joe Budden Podcast about a year ago.
@@PSICK1234ikillallracistrolls exactly
He proved Vlads point … Quentin got signed on Potential… potential isn’t tangible leverage … it wasn’t a bad deal you just didn’t survive it
This doesn’t even make sense.
Damn take notes kids, this is what it looks like to be so fan’d out that you get worked in business!
This man is the definition of a male groupie.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Or he’s a fan of music and got fuxked. Take notes kids
Every time Quentin speaks on his deal it sounds worse and worse
It gets personalized for Quentin, when the industry is built to exploit. Everyone in the industry is getting exploited until they can exploit someone else. The issue I will always have is when these so called Black moguls do the same shit & want the public to honor it because they Black.
I like hearing Quentin pop his shit😂😂😂word if you don't say it they might not ever hear it!
It's sad to see a man write his soul out and not get credited for it 😢
This QM interview is an archivable teachable moment.
The Dream had the sound that the Weeknd got famous for using later on...Dream wasnt very marketable cuz he was chubby but he could write hits
Stop, The Weeknd has way more edgy and lifestyle content and way better actual vocals than the dream
A bad deal is when you dont kow what you are signing away. Educate yourself in the business before you sign these deals.
I appreciate Vlad for leaving this man with some inspiring words.
Great words of encouragement Vlad. 👏🏿
him seeing the dream make fancy sounds like such a dope moment. hopefully he talks about that in the future
All he needs to do is come out with a solid project with a hand full of DOPE songs with replay value . He made hits for drake but he ain’t drake WE NEED MORE WORK Quentin !!
I kinda see why ppl don’t mess with him he talks to much
VLAD cutting this one up like Nicky Barnes in American Gangster
Quincy Jones was already well established before Thriller.
I miss the days when talent mattered more. The problem is the most of us didn't have or know how to access the label A&Rs. With social media making yourself aware to the public came, so did the shift in signing artist. The gift and the curse.
Imagine making bad decision after bad decision and then the only way you are getting paid now is talking about it.
Sounds like easy money
@@hollywoodheevez145 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Homies a real one. Definitely sounds like he got a raw deal just in general with his career in regards to the industry.
Hahahahah"...lil kickbox " 😂😂
Vlad your room cold as hell mane
I'm routing for Quentin !!!!!!
Seems like dude didn’t work on himself at all, helped everyone but himself. Ain’t such things as being a good heart in this game. You gotta put urself first period. Waited to till the beef to drop records
He had leverage when it was industry knowledge that he was a Drake ghostwriter. If he was that much enamored with The Dream, he should’ve worked directly alongside him and his management team. It’s truly unfortunate. He had all the leverage he ever needed being that connected to Drake. He sees now he had options. 🚨
Yeah but the moment he got the 'leverage' could also be seen as the moment he lost it. Once he was on the outs with Drake's team, everyone in the industry understood that working with him meant potentially risking their relationship with Drake.
All meek mills fault
Shut the fuck up; he literally got the floor pulled from underneath him, especially when he just got in the game with no connections or mentors.
It's easy to say what someone else should have done
He was listed as a co-writer on most of the songs he wrote with Drake. Drake even thanks him in the liner notes. He was never a ghostwriter. Even he despises that title. Meek and Drama screwed him over. They threw him under the bus.
It’s crazy how vlad say that now but he also said he didn’t sign vlad tv to a deal because it was a bad deal lol
Future reference higher an attorney before signing a contract
"Hire" but yes, the statement still stands.
Shout out to Quentin and hitboy for not crashing on those who signed em to those deals, niggas have died for less
Shoutout to Vlad for the encouraging words he gave Quentin at the end.
Part 19 is crazy lol
Just keep grinding til the wheels fall off
These days, labels need to know you can market yourself because it’s less risk with they money. I understand signing, but when you sign…it’s a glorified 9-5, but you working 24-7 and it’s becomes your life instead of clocking out…ya don’t clock out. Moral of the story, learn the business side before you make these choices. The Dream got his business right, that’s why he got what he got.
i really hope someone helps this guy he is such a talent
Vlad finds a way to make the interview about him smh vlad should really interview himself lmao
Somebody get this man a lawyer. Geez
If you make your own music, this is the best era to be in as long as you know how to do business
It’s not if you don’t and you want to get rich quick
It's not the artist fault that the label signed some other folks who didn't pan out
Quentin youre one of the greats man. the industry is tough but i still look at you as inspiration
Q is a perfect example of nice guys finish last
Young joc explained this well
Literally nobody ever said Vlad should start a record label for knowing so many artist.
Quincy really got on when he was 50 years old! Never give up if you really love what you do
Can’t hold back a real one eventually he will get his respect and every body gonna be calling
Nah he’s a talented weak one who likes to gossip. Dude is lame. Writer for a reason. He should just focus on that and stay behind the scenes. Fame isn’t cut for a this guy
Signing a bad deal w a guy named "tricky" is almost perfect.
Poetic to be honest with you
2015 really was a time to be alive
N 2016
If you're reading this I hope you find broke talent and can get them to sign their publishing away to you. Stay blessed 🙏🏾
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
A label signing other artists has NOTHING to do with you as an artist. That's not your problem. Why should you get screwed because of other people? That's nonsense, Vlad.
Q took so many industry L’s and ain’t bitter at all. He’s definitely bout to get all that he deserves. Maybe not as an artist but he’s gonna make millions. God bless Q
QM out here soiling all the tea and we here for it
handle your business right, stop blindly trusting everybody, and the world is yours. you're clearly talented!!!
I like the way Vlad ended that interview. Very classy.
The music industry is done👊🏽🔥
Imagine being signed to a major & can’t make a banger to save your life 😂😂😂
What they are talking about is not unlike startups and VCs. The artists are the startups; the record labels are the VCs.. same dynamic, different situation.
TALKKK VLADD 🔥
Quenti don’t care what anyone says. Quentin Miller is extremely talented artist he is fucking dope.
Nice reflection
I'm not even the biggest fan of IYRTITL (earlier Drake stuff hits better to me), but I'm for sure a fan of QM. Respect to this man and his talents. Great interview
Super nice guy almost to genuine to be in that industry
If Hit Boy signed a mess deal than good for him. I hope it's the worst deal ever cause he deserve it. It comes a time where people have to grow and stop doing silly stuff. We had 1000s of example of black artist getting ripped off for 50 years now than to keep falling for the same bs smh
I can’t wait for my day lol I’m putting everybody on
I feel so bad for him man dudes been thru a lot and he’s stil optimistic. F*** his former label F*** big Sean and weak mills and drake for using this dude and discarding him like he was nothing, you can def see pain in his eyes poor guy hope his life gets better will def check his work out
Anyone who signs a deal without knowing what there signing deserves what comes their way.
The game us savage and will swallow rhe nieve.
Bro I don’t get the Vlad slander. I’ve never heard him doing bad business, very fair, asks hard questions but very professional. Man something I’ve heard for years finally clicked for me; no matter what anyone says, just keep going, add value and one day you might be able to overcome non-constructive criticism and bashing. Y’all be good to y’all selves and remember life’s not linear, it’s a zigzag. Just keep running and you’ll make it.
From the outside looking in my perspective went from “being a rapper must be great” to “being a rapper must be grueling”
Great interview
It’s not over . Get a new lawyer, Get a new deal,and keep writing.
Talking on another man business is crazy
Ol boy got 2 blicks in his pockets
He seems like a good person. It's cool seeing good people in success and I hope he continues to push. I definitely relate! I just make music for the art now. The game's too corrupt.
Great interview!
Dude needs to stop putting himself down and move on from the past. The world has no time to feel sorry for a man. A black man at that.
Quentin should've got with a dope producer and engineer and created a production team. When Bruno Mars couldn't pop that's what he did and he eventually popped as an artist.
That's how he started out..... checkout WDNG CRSHRS.
TELL QUENTIN WE WANNA SHOOT A VIDEO W EM
I say it again, when they tell you "hip hop is a young mans game" ITS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY CAN FUCK OVER YOUNG ARTISTS
exactly. cuz a young man is ignorant to the business and inexperienced.
@@j.b.225 thats precisely it. they prey on young men while capitalizing off of trends and discouraging older artists who 1)make better music and 2)are more cognizant of the images they portray.
The real new year 🎊 is at the first seasonal bloom right ??
No excuse for ign0rance. Read contracts or get lawyers to do so. BTFW, Quincy Jones was in his mid 40s when "Off The Wall" was released. Which is MJ's magnum opus. Not Thriller. Thriller is merely his most commercially successful album.
Watch other artists he ousted will try to make him look like he doesn't know what he's talkin about and act like he was just dumb to save face. Guarantee it.
Independent is the only way to go and always was. Labels are a joke. And today, if you wanna make music, there is no reason why you can't be Independent.
Qmiller is the definition of chatty patty
But why is it the successful artist fault that the others didn’t succeed?
The President and Congress need to put Laws to protect Artists and stop abuse in the Music industry they are the only Business in America where Exploitation is the Legal Business Model without absolutely no consequences.
Tbh the record label needs leverage because they don’t know the outcome of who they sign.. could be a flop or be a mega star. That’s why it’s always better to just bet on yourself
Jews own the music biz the government ain’t go do nothing
@@Road2Riches__ so does every other business
Anybody who said they signed a ish deal yall wasn't complaining when yall signed the deal..but then they gon talk bout how they ain't have a lawyer or they got forced into it or whatever yeah thats on yall