The Childish Gambino Backlash

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2023
  • Covering a recent controversial story involving Childish Gambino.
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  • @mjvigor1788
    @mjvigor1788 6 месяцев назад +1534

    Always get it in writing. make sure y’all learn to negotiate in legal terms. Have a good day.

    • @BlackySpeakz
      @BlackySpeakz  6 месяцев назад +117

      Pinning this

    • @UrMomsSuperRichEx
      @UrMomsSuperRichEx 6 месяцев назад +17

      FACTS!!

    • @dippedinbutterprogram1132
      @dippedinbutterprogram1132 6 месяцев назад +25

      Exactly. Business is business. Sucks but these things happen

    • @tizodd6
      @tizodd6 6 месяцев назад +35

      @mjvigor1788: Exactly. "We were promised residuals" means nothing without proof. Anyone can claim anything. Without proof, it's just noise.

    • @AKTangelo
      @AKTangelo 6 месяцев назад +10

      Perioddd! Unless your contracts usage terms as talent specifically states residuals then you will get nothing.

  • @hectorrapsda1
    @hectorrapsda1 6 месяцев назад +887

    No matter what industry I’m going in, “Could you put this on paper for me?” is something that I will always keep in mind from now on.

    • @TerioTyrone
      @TerioTyrone 6 месяцев назад +7

      Ye u right so that if they don’t do what they said u can sue

    • @justycet2
      @justycet2 6 месяцев назад +5

      Good mindset but be aware they have exp with people with that same mindset and have manipulated them. Sort of like a casino the house always wins…except i very specific scenarios that being said stay strong in extracting value for your worth and holding people accountable.

    • @nyool503
      @nyool503 6 месяцев назад +1

      😂

    • @mskayla068
      @mskayla068 6 месяцев назад

      No fr they don’t respect nothing but black and white.

    • @uchihaclan77
      @uchihaclan77 6 месяцев назад +11

      Nobody would want to work with you at that point. You’ll come off as "difficult to work with" unfortunately but I agree. Fool me once…

  • @ling0s138
    @ling0s138 6 месяцев назад +344

    “You owe me money”
    Gambino: “this is America”

    • @xbabu142x
      @xbabu142x 6 месяцев назад +5

      Actually money would be owed and have to be paid if there was a contract in place. The US legal system is kinda unforgiving in that sense.

    • @WYKAHYPE
      @WYKAHYPE 6 месяцев назад +2

      Stole that song though from Jase Harley - American Pharaoh

    • @qweschuning
      @qweschuning 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@WYKAHYPE links or it didn't happen

  • @ffgcffg9647
    @ffgcffg9647 6 месяцев назад +1883

    They dont have to pay her. But promising to pay her residuals and not doing it + ignoring her is messed up.

    • @b1slee267
      @b1slee267 6 месяцев назад +158

      Simple as that. Even if Donald himself had no control you’d like to hope he fought for her to get them residuals. That’s the industry for ya I guess

    • @GreyGamesYT
      @GreyGamesYT 6 месяцев назад +68

      Yeah, always a shame when the ol' scummy "It's just business" type of move is done by someone who generally doesn't seem liable to do such a thing. More than anything, I hope it makes models such as her more prone to getting these promises on paper. Think a lot of people outside of the industry would look at Donald Glover as "one of the good ones" but this just proves that even that type of person is still fully capable of making false promises and playing the paper game with those who are maybe less experienced with being screwed over like this. It's just a shame she didn't learn to get it on paper sooner, from a prior experience, as it's probably not every day you get offers to be a part of one of the most iconic album covers of a generation.

    • @sychobones3788
      @sychobones3788 6 месяцев назад +36

      If it';s not on paper then it don't matter what they promised. I'm assuming instead of having a lawyer review the contract before signing, she blindly signed.

    • @stevenswisher4339
      @stevenswisher4339 6 месяцев назад +33

      Why does she even deserve residual. All she did was show up, the designer/ make up artist/ photographers are the ones who did the work.
      Not to mention that if her claims of a "promise" were true, there would be a contract....no contract it didn't happen. Plus she agreed to the rate she got paid. She could've easily said no. It's been 8 years and this is just now coming up.....she's clout chasing

    • @williamwood2913
      @williamwood2913 6 месяцев назад

      nah this isnt always how the business works. I worked as an artist with the Clancy's, Tyler's managers, we never signed a contract just a handshake deal@@sychobones3788

  • @dillonforsythe9012
    @dillonforsythe9012 6 месяцев назад +242

    imma be straight up, i didn’t even know the cover was an actual person, I assumed it was just artwork done by an artist

    • @jenesishunter9674
      @jenesishunter9674 6 месяцев назад +15

      I did too 😄

    • @PaolaCarlos
      @PaolaCarlos 5 месяцев назад +3

      your point being...?

    • @redvixo
      @redvixo 5 месяцев назад +2

      Even if it’s artwork.. the artist should be paid

    • @krazykaye8843
      @krazykaye8843 5 месяцев назад +7

      ​@@PaolaCarlosthat they didn't know that it was a real person.

    • @gothghanistan
      @gothghanistan 5 месяцев назад

      @@PaolaCarlosso sassy yap yap b quiet

  • @GameFreak4Ever
    @GameFreak4Ever 6 месяцев назад +428

    Always remember to get it in writing. I use to break information down to independent artist all the time. The music industry is a tricky game.

    • @BlackySpeakz
      @BlackySpeakz  6 месяцев назад +54

      Most definitely is. No one’s gonna look out for you better than yourself though. It’s a lesson! So it’s always on the person to make sure they get what they want.

    • @GameFreak4Ever
      @GameFreak4Ever 6 месяцев назад +8

      @BlackySpeakz unfortunately in the court of law she would lose her case. Attacking the artist dies no good.

    • @SarahS-zq8ru
      @SarahS-zq8ru 4 месяца назад +2

      Agree and if I had to speculate, I’d guess she had an option to either take pay on the front end for her work she did at the time of the shoot, OR take less on that day and receive money or residuals on the back end at a later date. She probably didn’t expect him to or the album to blow up like it did, and is regretting taking that front end deal, which I’m assuming she signed in writing…

  • @poelogan
    @poelogan 6 месяцев назад +1094

    I'm a photographer and its rare for us to get residuals from an album cover shoot. If you have a massive name, then yea you can demand whatever you want. But most people cant.
    For her to make it a race thing is kinda disingenuous in my opinion.

    • @d.7203
      @d.7203 6 месяцев назад

      That's what BW do

    • @Filmation77
      @Filmation77 6 месяцев назад +59

      Yes it is, it's Weaponizing and Models Don't get "Residuals" ...this is sketchy

    • @kimwhatmatters4085
      @kimwhatmatters4085 6 месяцев назад +21

      Are you American?!?? I’m just asking because if you aren’t that’s the only thing that would make sense because racism is our religion in the USA it literally is a factor in everything in everyday life. Our nation was founded on it

    • @Mellymellucky17
      @Mellymellucky17 6 месяцев назад +83

      @@kimwhatmatters4085that don’t make sense cus the model isn’t American.

    • @PaulSmith-nb6md
      @PaulSmith-nb6md 6 месяцев назад +12

      ​@@Mellymellucky17Gambino is though

  • @TonyBeBlessed
    @TonyBeBlessed 6 месяцев назад +67

    I use to think the cover was a statue never knew it was a person

  • @ELIPHONT
    @ELIPHONT 6 месяцев назад +90

    I've never heard of someone receiving royalty payments for appearing in an album cover. Also the label is the one who deals with the finance side of things for releases, and I can never imagine any label agreeing to something like this.

    • @adeyowodunni5011
      @adeyowodunni5011 6 месяцев назад +11

      7years after and says racism, how disingenuous

    • @eatshit8907
      @eatshit8907 6 месяцев назад +8

      The Nirvana baby is grown up and trying this shit too.

    • @masilomoshesh1475
      @masilomoshesh1475 6 месяцев назад +6

      @@eatshit8907 Remember that😂. honestly I can't blame that guy. That cover is one of the most iconic album covers ever so I would want a piece of that.

  • @LABRADOR904
    @LABRADOR904 6 месяцев назад +752

    I am an entertainment lawyer. 1) I have never, I repeat never, negotiated or worked on any project where the model got residuals from appearing on a album cover or in any art associated with a project. 2) the model would have received a written agreement (ie something to sign) that outlined exactly the terms and what she was getting paid and if she didn't herself or have someone to review it before signing it, 7 years afterwards is pretty ridiculous. 3) her mentioning race is weak sauce, I'm black and I just rolled my eyes at that one. Race has nothing to do with anything here.

    • @kazzykaioken8873
      @kazzykaioken8873 6 месяцев назад +22

      U know minimal about the situation but you know there was no racism? You know nothing about the damn situation but want to assert what is and what is not... foolish imo

    • @Polonium212
      @Polonium212 6 месяцев назад +133

      @@kazzykaioken8873They don’t necessarily need to know every detail about the situation to make an educated assumption.

    • @PerryCali
      @PerryCali 6 месяцев назад +12

      ​@@Polonium212nah dude is right we gotta bad habit of talking in circles... Dude said he never did anything like this so why is he talking 😂

    • @PerryCali
      @PerryCali 6 месяцев назад +18

      ​@@Polonium212I agree with him but still 🤣 like don't say you "know" and as a lawyer you have to prove you're a lawyer.... How you gone say her words mean nothing without proof... But in the same sentence you bring us words with no proof...
      Where's the law degree sir.?
      We not listening to shyt 😂

    • @shadowrealmentertainment666
      @shadowrealmentertainment666 6 месяцев назад +26

      @@PerryCalimaybe that person likes to stay anonymous for privacy reasons. It sounds like the person knows what they’re talking about.

  • @KarbonStar
    @KarbonStar 6 месяцев назад +268

    I think another important part to mention is how we naively trust our ppl in the business. I've seen Puffy, Jay-Z, and other celebrities bring up doing it for "Black Excellence " yet do their own Black artists dirty. I'm sure Gambino gave a similar "spiel" to those Black professionals. We have to be professional in all arenas regardless of race. Its business 🤷🏾‍♀️

    • @rorschachwatchmen4742
      @rorschachwatchmen4742 6 месяцев назад +9

      Kanye

    • @LS-pv4dh
      @LS-pv4dh 6 месяцев назад +1

      U think......

    • @Arahsure
      @Arahsure 6 месяцев назад

      Spiel?

    • @KarbonStar
      @KarbonStar 6 месяцев назад +4

      @imanawfulprick I couldn't remember how to spell it and my phone wouldn't auto correct 😩😭😭

    • @Arahsure
      @Arahsure 6 месяцев назад +5

      @@KarbonStar Its all good I just thought it might have been another coloured "pill" I'd have to learn about!😂 That's the only reason I asked..your point is 100% valid.

  • @allmightboy2575
    @allmightboy2575 6 месяцев назад +299

    She was “promised” Gambino could of never said this and it’s all word of mouth. Yet people are still going to give him hate on social media smh

    • @k00_ma
      @k00_ma 6 месяцев назад +47

      people will believe anything. people like to be on the victim’s side to be on the right side of history rather than being objective. tbh im sorta neutral on it, id need to see a contract or gambino’s statement with proof to really believe her, but i empathize with her cause the album would’ve been way different without her

    • @str8faxx
      @str8faxx 6 месяцев назад +2

      My thing is why would she lie and then on top of it wait this long to say something -

    • @Shockguey
      @Shockguey 6 месяцев назад +40

      ​@k00_ma The model herself said Glover wasn't at the photo shoot. So whomever she heard it from, it wasn't him.
      While I agree that covers set a mood, I don't think they ultimately define the album.

    • @trent2kg813
      @trent2kg813 6 месяцев назад +32

      @@Shockguey I felt Blacky gave a little too much credit to her in the video, the cover isn't what made the album lmao. Wild statement from him tbh

    • @happypeople3746
      @happypeople3746 6 месяцев назад +1

      I believe her

  • @Killamatrix243
    @Killamatrix243 6 месяцев назад +404

    Crazy to think this man took a step back from social media years ago and yet people find a new ways to bring negativity to his name smh.

    • @Bruvwavy
      @Bruvwavy 6 месяцев назад

      I'mma be honest black women will always be the first ones on the line to start sh*t that don't make much difference in their lives

    • @casey997
      @casey997 6 месяцев назад +58

      Beginning to understand why

    • @bee3467
      @bee3467 6 месяцев назад +50

      I mean if its true thats on his team

    • @PrettyNerdTingz
      @PrettyNerdTingz 6 месяцев назад +89

      Was that negativity not earned?

    • @dominiquesmith7680
      @dominiquesmith7680 6 месяцев назад +39

      Read the room…

  • @VulcanizedHCF
    @VulcanizedHCF 6 месяцев назад +157

    All your lawyers statements were ignored because Gambinos lawyers are already on the case and clearly know what’s on contract and what’s not. Not only do I highly doubt she was paid a “low fee” I believe she’s exaggerating as many “models” do. I guarantee you she won’t put out the number they paid her because she knows it’ll make her look bad. Not to mention why drag any race into this - not only did she try to make this a race thing but she tried to make Gambino look like an Uncle Tom with that “white woman” statement.

    • @BlkStar99
      @BlkStar99 6 месяцев назад +38

      Also what residuals would she get for being a model for something? I don’t understand what she owns in this situation that she would get residuals for. It would be like a video vixen asking for residuals on a music video they were in.

    • @deadbutworking
      @deadbutworking 6 месяцев назад +10

      ​@@BlkStar99you guys have no idea how any of this works

    • @VulcanizedHCF
      @VulcanizedHCF 6 месяцев назад +16

      @@deadbutworking lol music is a very lucrative and contract associated business. Everything revolving music has been implement through hundreds of years of artist making art, from copy right laws, to public 808’s and samples everything is very straight fowards and almost every project involved contracts, she just fumbled her own bag.

    • @k00_ma
      @k00_ma 6 месяцев назад +18

      @@deadbutworking​​⁠​⁠​⁠in the video, he even says that models usually dont get residuals for album cover work, unless its a famous photo or painting (rage against the machine, led zeppelin 1, the stroke’s new abnormal). it would have to have been in a contractual agreement on if she was gonna get residuals

    • @KingM119
      @KingM119 6 месяцев назад +18

      ​@@deadbutworkingso why not explain the? instead of being useless

  • @alfonzo9289
    @alfonzo9289 6 месяцев назад +91

    Who TF would get album residuals for a picture? 😂😂 BIG 🧢

    • @revearain7692
      @revearain7692 6 месяцев назад

      She's a scammma.

    • @stockmahogany
      @stockmahogany 6 месяцев назад +15

      Reminds me a bit of that guy in the nirvana nevermind cover. tried to sue nirvana's estate for decades but got nowhere lol

    • @thatcrazyass
      @thatcrazyass 6 месяцев назад +13

      Plus “promised” by who? The makeup artist? There are too many holes in her story.

    • @trent2kg813
      @trent2kg813 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@thatcrazyass Gambino's team/manager obviously... use your head bruh😂

    • @mr.j410
      @mr.j410 6 месяцев назад +1

      The white woman according to this story....

  • @SonGoku-vf4qk
    @SonGoku-vf4qk 6 месяцев назад +13

    They feel robbed cuz a cover photo? They gotta talk to the guy who was a baby on the nirvana cover.

  • @wokequil9423
    @wokequil9423 6 месяцев назад +88

    I feel for her but if she agreed to the terms she has to hold the L. No one is going to care about you more than yourself so you have to ensure you get what you want out the deal.

    • @The_Homie_Khaya
      @The_Homie_Khaya 6 месяцев назад +1

      She's just told the world that she took an L 😅 by not signing a contract because she believed in a promise.

    • @TheTiredhermit
      @TheTiredhermit 6 месяцев назад +6

      @@The_Homie_Khayathen made it about race

    • @emixxixx3001
      @emixxixx3001 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@TheTiredhermity’all are ignorant

    • @TheTiredhermit
      @TheTiredhermit 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@emixxixx3001 she’s making us look bad when she tries to scream racism

  • @mag5650
    @mag5650 6 месяцев назад +69

    Side note feel like we haven’t gotten a proper music release from gambino in a minute. I remember redbone going absolutely crazy just a couple years ago but he’s been quiet recently and it’s a bummer bcus he’s so creative compared to these other artists. Hope this issue with the cover gets rectified and he becomes active again at some point

    • @LeJonathan
      @LeJonathan 6 месяцев назад +27

      Last I heard he quit music to work on Atlanta then after Atlanta wrapped he wanted to go back to acting but not as much so he can spend time with his family, he just does w/e he feels like doing at this point

    • @topshelfmike
      @topshelfmike 6 месяцев назад +5

      On his last tour, he said he's retiring Childish Gambino. I'm sure he'll reappear under another alias or as his actual name later, Donald Glover.

    • @samir_rod
      @samir_rod 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@topshelfmike When did he said that? He said in an interview that he's still not quitting Gambino.

    • @obsidianbeau4087
      @obsidianbeau4087 6 месяцев назад

      That's because he's busy doing his Interracial fetish version of "Mr and Mrs Smith."

    • @topshelfmike
      @topshelfmike 6 месяцев назад

      @@samir_rodhis last tour he said it during thr show. Complex has a video out about him mentioning it

  • @nisscee.social_
    @nisscee.social_ 6 месяцев назад +12

    I doubt she was promised residuals. If an artist pays residuals to literally everyone who's involved in making the cover, there would be no money left over for themself

  • @thewinterwoods
    @thewinterwoods 6 месяцев назад +22

    You don't get in life what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

    • @RVNGxC7
      @RVNGxC7 6 месяцев назад +2

      Spoken like a swindler

  • @whiitepee
    @whiitepee 6 месяцев назад +12

    Bruh why your videos now just repeating the same info points 3-5 times then adding an opinion and maybe a little extra new info point?
    Normally I can watch your content on and on and on but this intense repeating in the more recent videos is hard to sit through.
    Not tryna bring you down none at all just saying for me personally it’s painful. ❤❤❤❤

    • @malcolmhodnett8874
      @malcolmhodnett8874 6 месяцев назад +2

      Damn I’m reading this right as he starts looping the same point

    • @b1slee267
      @b1slee267 6 месяцев назад +1

      Trying to reach that 10 min mark 🤦🏽‍♂️ ugh

    • @BlackySpeakz
      @BlackySpeakz  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for the feedback, I’ll keep this in mind going forward

  • @zachlance6301
    @zachlance6301 6 месяцев назад +11

    Man i feel this, the higher ups are always making empty promises. This literally happened to me, i was promised i would get my 40 hours when transferred to a different store in my company by the supervisor, but when the gm asked him about this he denied it, so i didn't get my hours and got screwed over...

    • @AmandaabnamA
      @AmandaabnamA 6 месяцев назад +2

      Those with power got that way stepping on everyone else

  • @sunnydays405
    @sunnydays405 6 месяцев назад +49

    Do models typically get residuals for just being in a photo? Figure they get a flat fee and that's usually it

    • @PhillipCummingsUSA
      @PhillipCummingsUSA 6 месяцев назад +6

      it depends

    • @obsidianbeau4087
      @obsidianbeau4087 6 месяцев назад +1

      He didn't give her anything.

    • @minimal2224
      @minimal2224 6 месяцев назад +4

      You can get whatever want. If it's agreed upon prior and in writing. Usually, models or design artist are Work for Hire. Do the job and you're done. Paid for the work and able to say you modeled for Donald Glover within your portfolio, which should carry enough weight to get you more work.

    • @patrickzamier9960
      @patrickzamier9960 6 месяцев назад

      @@obsidianbeau4087proof?

    • @patrickzamier9960
      @patrickzamier9960 6 месяцев назад +16

      @@obsidianbeau4087or are you just spreading misinformation without context?

  • @raregoldmusicgroup
    @raregoldmusicgroup 6 месяцев назад +18

    As a record label owner, we 100% give residuals to models or artists that help create art work especially when the project is expected to do major numbers. Research the lawsuit Michael Jackson faced from the model/lead actress after the Thriller video was released. Many artists, labels provide residual agreements especially if the budget doesn't allow a major upfront payment.

    • @EmperorDxD
      @EmperorDxD 6 месяцев назад +4

      No they don't in fact it's extremely rare

    • @andrewveeable
      @andrewveeable 6 месяцев назад +2

      Super rare. Must be an independent label.

    • @RVNGxC7
      @RVNGxC7 6 месяцев назад +3

      So rare means impossible or just that it’s not the norm… rare isn’t impossible

    • @nighthawk2548
      @nighthawk2548 5 месяцев назад +1

      I feel like an actress in a music video is a completely different case compared to a model and makeup artists that worked on a fotoshoot for an album cover lmao.

  • @idkmang203
    @idkmang203 6 месяцев назад +4

    It’s always so interesting that people always come out years later after something happened

  • @breezysk8boarder
    @breezysk8boarder 6 месяцев назад +10

    well she should have known THIS IS AMERICA!

  • @rossgibb996
    @rossgibb996 6 месяцев назад +55

    do you reckon he’s unaware of the situation? i think if he knew he would go out of his way to pay them. just a shame the industry are so selfish

    • @thomasledwidge8538
      @thomasledwidge8538 6 месяцев назад +21

      He has artistic control over all his ventures. Of course he knows

    • @obsidianbeau4087
      @obsidianbeau4087 6 месяцев назад +14

      I would agree with this, but he took time to pay the white woman on his team. So no.

    • @BlackySpeakz
      @BlackySpeakz  6 месяцев назад +27

      I’m sure he knows. I don’t think he cares if he does though. It’s been 7 years after all.

    • @that_deadeyegamer7920
      @that_deadeyegamer7920 6 месяцев назад +2

      He definitely knows and if he didn't know, he knows now and could've paid her already. He simply doesn't care

    • @itsmegiles
      @itsmegiles 6 месяцев назад +7

      ​@obsidianbeau4087 we literally don't even know if that's true. So many details we don't have.

  • @aren3113
    @aren3113 6 месяцев назад +1

    I like your analysis of things. You see things in ways I wouldn’t but in a way I totally understand. It’s not often I change my mind but you’re always able to give me perspective

  • @topdon.goldist
    @topdon.goldist 6 месяцев назад +6

    In my opinion, people are seeing the legal side of this as objective which removes a lot of context. While yes, she should've asked for residuals in paper, it's also a breach of trust to say youll do something then contradict. If we're basing this on who is in the right morally, then it would be the lady, but on legality, it would be the people who didnt pay her.
    At the end of the day, we don't know if she's telling the truth, but we need to stop this "perfect victim" mentality.

  • @user-ww7vt8se1m
    @user-ww7vt8se1m 6 месяцев назад +3

    This video is very informative ngl and I feel like a lot of people in the industry get promised something yet nothing pops up in their head saying “ I need to have something in writing saying I’m getting this amount of money” a lot of people who go into the industry NEED to have this mindset u always gotta have a contract

    • @StreetfighterU
      @StreetfighterU 6 месяцев назад

      Yeah agreed. I think artists (of any kind from music to painting) can have a very idealistic expectation of working with other people, which screws them over in the long run. At the end of the day, it is someone’s business and there are only a handful (as in maybe up to 5 people) in your music or artist career that don’t care about money you bring and just enjoy the craft for craft’s sake. Nav is a great example, his features are free, they don’t ask him to pay because they’re friends or whatever.
      So valuing your craft is also valuing your money because as the old saying goes, time is money.

  • @MyNameIsNotCraig
    @MyNameIsNotCraig 6 месяцев назад +121

    So the claim is that Gambino's team/production finessed a model and 2 other artists who didn't do their own due diligence before agreeing to work together and who now refuse to accept accountability for their own mistake. This is barely a head line because this type of thing takes place on a daily basis in most artistic domains.

    • @peripheralhandshaker
      @peripheralhandshaker 6 месяцев назад +28

      ​@smoothduck7151 She is the performer of the shoot, so she should get paid. Should she be more savvy with her business...yes. But regardless she worked and she should get paid.

    • @trent2kg813
      @trent2kg813 6 месяцев назад +15

      @@peripheralhandshaker Except she did get paid, definitely over 1k.

    • @chriscarter4563
      @chriscarter4563 6 месяцев назад +4

      Sure that doesn’t make it okay lol if he did promise that then he should have done it. Period. How is gambino gonna critique capitalism and critique America, when clearly he’s part of the issue?

    • @MyNameIsNotCraig
      @MyNameIsNotCraig 6 месяцев назад

      Not even, if you're not aware in the arts it is very common to not get paid for work in exchange for exposure/build your portfolio/reputation.
      The industry is flooded with models and artists. It's highly competitive and everyone working in the arts is trying to stand out so it's not unheard of to be compensated in other means besides cash.
      If you're at the point where you are able to make a living and provide for yourself solely off your artistic outlet then you've essentially made it because the majority of those in the arts work 1-3 other jobs to financially support themselves.
      @@peripheralhandshaker

    • @happypeople3746
      @happypeople3746 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@trent2kg813 but she was promised residuals.....future payments

  • @eficzek007
    @eficzek007 6 месяцев назад +7

    I believe her contribution to the album is notable, perhaps equal to that of the headpiece designer. There honestly aren't many album covers that I remember as vividly as 'Awaken, My Love.' That being said, I feel the backlash on Glover is undeserved. An artist should be allowed to focus solely on their art without having to go through every single contract of all contributors to ensure everyone is fairly compensated.
    As far as Gambino is concerned, he possibly didn't even know what her contract looked like. Even if he were to personally check if the label delivered on her promised payment, he might not have been privy to the exact details of the deal, only that they paid her what she signed up for. One possible scenario where she is right for calling him out is if he told her himself that she'd get residuals, which indeed would be scummy to promise if he didn't plan on doing so.

  • @whatsaaappthesequel
    @whatsaaappthesequel 6 месяцев назад +5

    Well thats not on childish gambino, thats on his management team

  • @zacharyberry2534
    @zacharyberry2534 6 месяцев назад +5

    She signed the contract, that's it.

    • @deejaycxre
      @deejaycxre 6 месяцев назад

      still strange to not give her the residuals, but at the same time i doubt any of this is true.

    • @carboy101
      @carboy101 6 месяцев назад +4

      @@deejaycxreThat’s not strange at all. Models don’t get residuals because they get a flat fee for the photo. She’s made sure that she won’t get this type of work again

    • @deejaycxre
      @deejaycxre 6 месяцев назад

      @@carboy101 if you say so. i'm not an expert on how that kind of stuff works.

    • @retronerds6884
      @retronerds6884 6 месяцев назад

      @@deejaycxre Spencer elden tried suing nirvana it didn't work out for him

  • @Anthonycheesman33
    @Anthonycheesman33 6 месяцев назад +4

    I heard Donald glover response was : this is America.

  • @georgehasleftthebuilding6621
    @georgehasleftthebuilding6621 6 месяцев назад +6

    Donald's not worried about any of this stuff.

  • @wiztheking001
    @wiztheking001 6 месяцев назад +17

    Finally Kenyans we on Blacky speakz🇰🇪😂😂😂

    • @ryankimani5329
      @ryankimani5329 6 месяцев назад +1

      Let's go

    • @BlackySpeakz
      @BlackySpeakz  6 месяцев назад +3

      Lool, shoutout to all my Kenyans 🇰🇪💪🏾

    • @The_Homie_Khaya
      @The_Homie_Khaya 6 месяцев назад +1

      But she's making us look bad, why she ain't sign the contract like the white woman.

  • @siegepsycho
    @siegepsycho 6 месяцев назад +6

    This is the earliest I’ve ever been

  • @OliverThrone
    @OliverThrone 6 месяцев назад +2

    As a musician myself I make it a point to ensure that for photos of album and song cover art, I definitely do it all myself.
    But the lesson of ‘can you put that on paper’ is even beyond art. It’s a day to day business thing that I learned the hard way. I implore you take this as a lesson and fight for yourself

  • @dyonneroby
    @dyonneroby 6 месяцев назад +2

    I remember looking at the story when it first came out and my first question was what is a low fee to her because just a couple months ago we were also dealing with another person who said that 10k a month is not enough money to survive off of I’m just trying to put into perspectivewhat a low fee is to this specific person

  • @obsidianbeau4087
    @obsidianbeau4087 6 месяцев назад +4

    Now yall know damn well Childish Gambino always look out for becky.😂

    • @d.7203
      @d.7203 6 месяцев назад

      Get some therapy for your inferiority complex

    • @asapanime1875
      @asapanime1875 6 месяцев назад

      So you didn't watch the video

  • @lorddpablo9651
    @lorddpablo9651 6 месяцев назад +3

    You have to get these things on legal paperwork. Fuck a promise

  • @NoaManic
    @NoaManic 6 месяцев назад +2

    Glover’s into raceplay - this doesn’t surprise me at all💀

  • @isaacs.9383
    @isaacs.9383 6 месяцев назад +2

    My mom always told me about getting confirmation in writing, I hope she gets what she deserves and needs for her iconic role in one of the defining albums of this century

  • @crystalkerstal
    @crystalkerstal 6 месяцев назад +28

    I’m tryna understand in what way would residuals be applied here. The album is made. The album cover is put on the album. The album is released. In what way would an album cover be continuously getting revenue from, especially many years later?!?!? Wouldn’t it be the album itself getting the money?!?!? It’s not like the cover is being used in other ways. Like shirts, posters, in museums, etc? Someone make it make some sense for me please.

    • @sauuuussseeee2280
      @sauuuussseeee2280 6 месяцев назад +4

      Leaving this here, to see if anyone knows.

    • @upscaleriotsofficial2166
      @upscaleriotsofficial2166 6 месяцев назад +3

      If I can take a educated guess it would be almost like royalties. Since the album is going so well with streams they probably wanted to do a percent of the income since the stream shows the cover art (kinda like an exhibit of her photo) that’s what they implied

    • @Quest1luv
      @Quest1luv 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@upscaleriotsofficial2166 exactly this. I've offered a model this for a book cover (once, and one time only). It's extremely rare for anyone to do this, because the value is usually the content/body of work, and not necessarily the art cover. Models usually end up getting a huge recognition boost when being on covers, and a one time fee. The boost in recognition is the added benefit, hence the reason people don't offer residuals.

  • @andreicutar9959
    @andreicutar9959 6 месяцев назад +42

    Gambino really creates art and he’s not dropping 20 projects a year to overload this already declining genre with crap music. He should be appreciated and cherished. The album came out in like 2016 or something, why are you speaking after 7 years. It’s a shame if she did not get the money but ask for more money from the start, sign something so people can respect the payment deadlines. And yes, people are not usually getting residuals after appearing on the cover. Anyway, this industry is a monster for the most people if you are in it. Respect for this videos, Blacky! Can’t wait for your song!

    • @Kevinschart
      @Kevinschart 6 месяцев назад +5

      She's clout chasing. Smeared this man instead of smearing her management

  • @jaxxgotit643
    @jaxxgotit643 6 месяцев назад +2

    thank you blacky, bro reading my mind or sum wth

  • @Sir_corn
    @Sir_corn 6 месяцев назад

    I got a question, I don't think an artist will directly pay someone who would work on whatever part of the album. Cause wouldn't be like the creator pays whoever their working with and then they'd pay the specific ppl who worked on it? So it wouldn't be glovers fault but who ever he was working with. Cause it wouldn't make sense he would pay her directly but the ppl Glover was working with would pay them directly. But idk how that stuff works so if someone could explain.

  • @gh0stm0nst3r6
    @gh0stm0nst3r6 6 месяцев назад +8

    You've got to bill it very specifically or you don't get paid.

  • @mikael557
    @mikael557 6 месяцев назад +11

    Don't get mad when someone you put on a pedestal disappoints you, we're all human.

  • @burrito4
    @burrito4 6 месяцев назад +2

    This dude is real good at going in circles

  • @Antwannnn
    @Antwannnn 6 месяцев назад +3

    You get what you negotiate.

  • @DorkLord69
    @DorkLord69 6 месяцев назад +3

    That's crazy. At least he's not texting 15 year olds.

  • @WhatsTheBizness
    @WhatsTheBizness 6 месяцев назад +5

    I always thought it was CGI!

  • @sauuuussseeee2280
    @sauuuussseeee2280 6 месяцев назад +1

    Why did it say Snoop Dogg Vs. Spotify???? 🤔🤔🤔

  • @masilomoshesh1475
    @masilomoshesh1475 6 месяцев назад +1

    I bought the album on vinyl just a couple of months ago. Still slaps🔥

  • @briguy6931
    @briguy6931 6 месяцев назад +19

    She signed the contract

    • @ulyssesharpe7487
      @ulyssesharpe7487 6 месяцев назад +12

      So what it's still immoral to promise someone residuals and then not follow through. She may have made a mistake but that doesn't make Donald less of a bad guy in this situation

    • @Jackrabbit7
      @Jackrabbit7 6 месяцев назад +6

      @@ulyssesharpe7487 “Immoral” holds no value when a contract is signed

    • @samir_rod
      @samir_rod 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@ulyssesharpe7487 And the problem with relying on "promises" is that you have no proof of nothing. We don't know if there was really a promise to give her residuals

    • @ulyssesharpe7487
      @ulyssesharpe7487 6 месяцев назад

      @Captainobvious611 So what bruh not everything is about the law. If someone cheats on you will you just go "oh well its not illegal so they're not a bad person." ? I know legally she's not entitled to anything, but my point is that if shes saying the truth, Donald Glover is not a good guy because he promises people that worked on his albums residuals and then doesnt follow through.

    • @briguy6931
      @briguy6931 6 месяцев назад

      @@ulyssesharpe7487 actually everything in music comes down exactly to contracts and the law

  • @taer7097
    @taer7097 6 месяцев назад +4

    African women are so beautiful

  • @baddragonite
    @baddragonite 6 месяцев назад

    I don't know what state they were operating out of but Depending on the state verbal contracts (aka agreeing to something through talking rather than signing) are actually considered binding in some

  • @jojowalker6560
    @jojowalker6560 6 месяцев назад

    I thought the same thing and I heard about this recently but my boy summed everything up it's true if every business move you make is in paper work forms you get further in this world.💯👊🏼BIG FACTS Let this be a life lesson for her and everyone that is still learning the game of business.

  • @rationalsportsfanatic7416
    @rationalsportsfanatic7416 6 месяцев назад +6

    Masterfully and beautifully explained bro. Thank you!

    • @rationalsportsfanatic7416
      @rationalsportsfanatic7416 6 месяцев назад

      @@xgouchxstrangler_yttv451 Well I appreciate him creating this, because without it, I likely would have been looking at DG sideways like, "pay that woman." But that would have been due to my own ignorance in regards to situations like this. And I'm okay with admitting that. My appreciation is for the schooling I received - the knowledge I gained from watching the video. Now, going forward, I will be able to analyze situations similar to this much better. I will use my rational thought, instead of being swayed by my emotions. So I think at the end of the day, we all would want people out there knowledgeable enough to se the record straight and clear things up on our behalf, when darts are being thrown at us erroneously.

  • @og_mante5138
    @og_mante5138 6 месяцев назад +5

    It’s no one’s business to teach you business.

  • @curiouscrutiny
    @curiouscrutiny 6 месяцев назад +2

    you dont get residuals for print modeling

  • @lusandantintili8668
    @lusandantintili8668 6 месяцев назад +2

    I don't think we can entirely disregard race as part of the issue here - yes negotiating skills are the best way to protect yourself but I've experienced it numerous times (along with friends having similar experiences) that when I negotiate for my worth, request everything is in writing before we begin, stipulate what's expected from me and what they are paying me for it etc, people still don't take me seriously. i.e. I and other black women have to fight for that constantly compared to my friends and cohorts who are white, other POC, or men. You can have all of your ducks in a row but employers will still take forever to sign off contracts, gaslight you, pretend your 'dealbreakers' are irrelevant or keep changing the priority in ways that show you they aren't threatened by whatever legal action you enforce. So I can believe the white woman who made the headdress was a stronger negotiator, BUT I also believe there is a racial bias that could have helped her be taken more seriously by the production team, but that's just my opinion.

  • @beforeilay
    @beforeilay 6 месяцев назад +3

    Damn they tried to take advantage of them not asking about contracts. Pay her

  • @Nicky2times11
    @Nicky2times11 6 месяцев назад +3

    Prime example of making up crap and bitting the hand that feeds you smh

  • @tvfvrix
    @tvfvrix 6 месяцев назад

    How much a picture cost

  • @MrJmdamian89
    @MrJmdamian89 6 месяцев назад +1

    You're not lying.
    After being burned so many times, asking for things on paper returned so much push back.

  • @shoelacebelt
    @shoelacebelt 6 месяцев назад +6

    I think the success of the album was mostly due to redbone, the album was very weird and different from his past work. As a long time gambino fan it’s probably my least favorite of his projects and most people who are familiar with the project probably listened because redbone was an inescapable smash hit. So to say she was the reason for the albums success is a bit of a reach plus I’ve seen many projects with great covers have terrible music (especially in the underground) and they’re not catapulted to success by an album cover much less the person in the image on it. I still think she should get payed if that’s what she was promised but you’re framing it like she made the album and did the marketing/promo for it

  • @DedikateSSB
    @DedikateSSB 6 месяцев назад +3

    im sure this is on the label and not gambino tbh, but she kind of did it to herself considering there was no contract

  • @lisette773
    @lisette773 6 месяцев назад

    after hearing your analysis i definitely agree. Like it’s sad but i never knew that’s how things worked. But i think someone on twitter mentioned that he’s always had a history with black woman. But great video, i want to be in the entertainment business and my go to phrase will be “can you put ir on paper “😂😂

  • @Mattwest1985
    @Mattwest1985 6 месяцев назад +1

    Without a doubt this is very iconic. Such a great cover photo.

  • @carboy101
    @carboy101 6 месяцев назад +3

    How “low” was this so called low fee actually though? Before you can get to the other shit that doesn’t matter we need to know what pay they got.

  • @chris_of_earth1750
    @chris_of_earth1750 6 месяцев назад +3

    What bothers me is that she says she got paid a really low fee, but why would you not settle with a good flat fee before doing the work, unless thats why she accepted to be paid in residuals, but then that would be in the contract if that was the case otherwise she was incredibly naive to agree off of word of mouth from whoever in his team dealt with the payment, sucks but its kind of a live and learn moment I guess

  • @kclifton1490
    @kclifton1490 6 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks bro

  • @howlin.wolf.murphy
    @howlin.wolf.murphy 6 месяцев назад +1

    She most likely meant royalties which are separate agreements between production and employer

  • @seanism2011
    @seanism2011 6 месяцев назад +4

    Is the artist responsible for paying her. Don’t he have a team to take care of that sort of stuff. Accounts payable.

  • @profficialgaming
    @profficialgaming 6 месяцев назад +4

    Promised and getting it in writing is 2 different things .bad business practice is nobody’s fault but your own. Further to the point that cover had 0 part in the album success. He got that on his own.

  • @Bruvwavy
    @Bruvwavy 6 месяцев назад +2

    Do a video on recent the apology of Kanye i don't think its been covered much

  • @apathy11303
    @apathy11303 6 месяцев назад +2

    IDK... My ex is a singer and got into a bad deal with a label. She had a couple of viral songs that she made nothing off of... Now she is stuck in a bad lease for a home that she was allegedly told was going to be 1 price, but turned out to be double... After all of her mishaps, I just now realize that she signs contracts without reading them and after reading her record contract and her lease, I realize that its all her fault. When I tried to tell her that she messed herself up by signing all of this stuff without reading it, her only excuse was "well they told me the contract said other stuff"--that didnt vibe for me. Nevertheless, there is a reason she is my ex... Everything is everyone else's fault but her own and that same mentality trickled down into other aspects of the relationship that made her impossible to deal with. Zero accountability for anything.

  • @jbrax425
    @jbrax425 6 месяцев назад +5

    You should have got it in writing before doing the work

  • @ryanhill9407
    @ryanhill9407 6 месяцев назад +3

    All legal binding business is best done in writing. Even emails and text are more legally binding than word of mouth promises.

  • @eastendmade
    @eastendmade 6 месяцев назад +2

    Good morning blacky

  • @Darksagan
    @Darksagan 6 месяцев назад +2

    Holding judgement until I hear both sides of the story.

  • @madmushro0m417
    @madmushro0m417 6 месяцев назад +3

    It’s clear this person (the model) is farming engagement online. She’s a model not a creative director or artist. The artist uses a model to create art. It’s pretty we’ll understand in the industry

  • @DJParamore
    @DJParamore 6 месяцев назад +53

    Thank you for speaking up about this, huge respect ❤

    • @BlackySpeakz
      @BlackySpeakz  6 месяцев назад +9

      For sure, thank you for watching! 🙏🏾

    • @777memory_
      @777memory_ 6 месяцев назад

      @@thc-thehiddenclout2263bro ur name is the hidden clout, stfu

  • @darkskull8938
    @darkskull8938 6 месяцев назад

    It feels like summer...

  • @z0phi3l
    @z0phi3l 6 месяцев назад +1

    What is "low pay"? Also where'e the contract?
    She's supposedly a model, that means she has an agent, what happened, this would have all been sorted out before she signed any contract or got paid.

    • @REDSOX-1
      @REDSOX-1 6 месяцев назад +1

      I agree....whatz up with her agent....😮

  • @diaquitaquita8984
    @diaquitaquita8984 6 месяцев назад +3

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS 💐😮🎉

  • @mikael557
    @mikael557 6 месяцев назад +36

    This situation is giving me big MeToo vibes. Not the beginning of MeToo with the true revelations, the end of MeToo when any women could lie about being sexuaIIy assaulted to try and ruin a man's career.
    I'm also getting big vibes of when that one lady tried to leave Target with a whole cart of items without paying, saying that they were her "reparations".

    • @misanthr0pic
      @misanthr0pic 6 месяцев назад +2

      that’s a hilarious cop out😂

    • @AmandaabnamA
      @AmandaabnamA 6 месяцев назад

      You aren't psychic, but you make blanket statements. These industries are foul and the more $ and power you have the easier it is to cover things up. Whoever was MeToo is just a small percentage of the real monsters back there. Any false targeting is ballooned to take away the little credit women may have

    • @emixxixx3001
      @emixxixx3001 6 месяцев назад +2

      You people are weird

  • @ShootItALBY
    @ShootItALBY 6 месяцев назад +1

    Always read the small print before signing that piece of paper 🔍🔍

  • @azmadkazzy3481
    @azmadkazzy3481 6 месяцев назад +1

    I believe It’s an homage to “Maggot Brain” the album cover that is.

  • @bobbywalker2980
    @bobbywalker2980 6 месяцев назад +3

    How are they acting like its a race thing.

  • @trilltaco
    @trilltaco 6 месяцев назад +3

    this happens all the time in the entertainment business, morally wrong but legal okay, learn from this mistake, and now she’s is more popular so she will get more opportunities now from this “scandal”

  • @de_anubis
    @de_anubis 6 месяцев назад +1

    Never work without a written and signed contract.

  • @LindM-yj9wt
    @LindM-yj9wt 6 месяцев назад +2

    Residuals for being an album cover is ridiculous. Like you just posed for a pic and you’re supposed to continue getting paid for that?

  • @quinxilence3047
    @quinxilence3047 6 месяцев назад +17

    I would hope to see gambino smoothen this situation out. It’s not unlike him to downplay black women

    • @issaread5937
      @issaread5937 6 месяцев назад +4

      Glad someone said it

    • @eatassonthefirstdate
      @eatassonthefirstdate 6 месяцев назад

      That's cuz it's easy..... cuz they ain't sh1t.
      all u gotta do is tell em they'll get a bag and they do anything😅literally anything.

    • @that_deadeyegamer7920
      @that_deadeyegamer7920 6 месяцев назад

      To be fair, if you're black you understand the stereotype that's usually portrayed because darkskin women for some reason love to unironically fit perfectly into the stereotypes. Also no one talks about how darkskin *men* are portrayed, because we all agree it's kinda accurate, every dark nigga in media you see is in prison, abusing some woman, in a gang or is bald and successful, there's never an in-between.

    • @retronerds6884
      @retronerds6884 6 месяцев назад +1

      unless this was in writing he doesn't have to do anything she was paid simple as that models don't get residuals usually

  • @azure8696
    @azure8696 6 месяцев назад +25

    Surprised we didn't get another one of these trendy assault allegations that's been going around lately tbh😂. People will do anything for a little bit of money and attention I swear 🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @SereneAttraction
    @SereneAttraction 6 месяцев назад

    Who should be the proper recipient of this backlash? Gambino or the Machine behind Gambino?

  • @TheSuirad
    @TheSuirad 6 месяцев назад

    "It takes some finesse."