They have been warning us since the days of Motown, TLC, and today. Artists warn people every generation about these predatory contracts, yet people still sign them. How are you going to get into a whole industry and you are not educated about it?
Cash money, Republic records an Universal. He explained durning blue face, that cash money. Itself is under two other label’s. So wayne was signed to 3 labels
Your favorite artists are broke. They're living on a friends couch in la. They spent all their money on jewelry for their image. Do not pursue music, not many are making a living off of it. A million streams = 4k, split half with the producer, thats 1-2k for a million people listening to your song. Pretty much less than a month income on minimum wage. Difference is at a job you get that in less than a month, to get a million streams it could take a few years. 10-20 million streams usually takes a few years 3-4 years or more, thats 40-70k but again producer takes half, so 20-30k over the course of 4 years or more. Again, not a liveable income(less than 10k a year) touring, if you have a 500 venue, 5-6 cities thats $2500-3000 but you gotta split with the manager, venue, tour manager and anyone else, unless you're headlining your own tour with no openers (which is rare). The only other way to get money from music is merch and brand deals, thats probably a good 5-6k if you're Lucky and 200 of your fans buy your merch. So again, around less than 20k a year. Less than what someone working at walmart makes. Again, your favorite artists with the exception of the top 1% travis, drake etc are broke
You can make money selling 50,000 records as an independent than you can selling a million records for a record company. That’s facts. Stay proud stay independent.
SINCE this is in my recommendation LETS MAKE IT CLEAR it’s NOT ALL ABOUT HAVING A BAD DEAL maybe or maybe not but some just wanna be seen on mainstream and was just happy to make it💯🤬
Easy to say.... these artist sign these deals for publicity. That’s why many artist don’t go independent & the ones that do usually takes time to get noticed. If you don’t understand 100% what comes w both choices, it’ll be like a sacrifice. Either time or money lost
Lol it takes money to just start your own label Unless you can just blow up on RUclips like Soulja or have drug money 💵 or something then most people need the label to pay for studio time, beats, promotion, distribution, etc
Actually Blueface owns the Streaming and Publishing rights to all his songs, his deal it much better than most artist. If you went on his Instagram you would see him talk about his deal and how good it is.
Any musician, no matter the genre, shouldn't sign a damn thing until it's been looked over by a competent contract lawyer who has nothing to gain. I can't believe these young rappers haven't learned from Ice Cube's NWA decision not to sign his life away.
they'll just sign the next joe if that happens. Making money in the music business takes content, and the world isn't short of rappers. Hell I bumped into three rappers typing this comment LOL. The labels have the power of marketing an artist by throwing money at any media platform in the world. Travis Scott, Billie Ellish, Chance the Rapper, all these people were created with marketing dollars, and outsourced talent. If an artist has a big following before siginng, then they have more to bargaining power.
Cash Money is under Republic Records and Universal, so yes, ALL artists under CM are under a 3 deal contract except YM artists who are under a 4 DEAL CONTRACT like Lil Wayne himself, Drake and Nicki Minaj.
You guys seemed to forget that Wayne's deal was another one Jayz got involved in and helped out not sure on every aspect but it public knowledge that Jayz got involved and helped little Wayne out.
Montana of 300 gets 100% of his money from everything he does. If I was in a rappers position I’d stay independent I got a couple generations of my family line to feed. We all eating
"What!😲Yo Puffy crazy as hell. Bro for 2 million dollars!!...Aye I would've gave it back, for 10 dollars...because ain't no dam body, listening to Mase anyway!🙄just name somebody...I'll wait"🤷
@@kaiboogie7650 RIP, but Mase ain't dead!🙄Unless you talking about, his music career...fam you must been watching, The revolutionary cuz show, that blogger already told yall...Mase is back from the dead"🤷
Wait how did Mase get a bad deal? He put out 2 multi platinum albums, abandoned his deal after he made a song mocking a Harlem Gangster. Lol, the end result was he fucked himself breaching contract.
I'm making my own label so there's one less lable ran by a racist old money hungry white guy and as sad as it is a black man would have a way harder time making a music label than me a Maliseetnative/ white guy so I feel like I should step up and do something to stop this cycle of racism . at the top of the rap industry or we least help whoever I can caught in that type of situation just thought I'd let yall know that people of all races will step up n support the movement were all family in my eyes and I take care of family
Shut up already this has nothing to do with racism just greed and manipulation, and that is a human condition not a racial flaw and btw i am black🙂, and ur write up has an undertone of pity which wasn’t needed actually
Lol you clearly know very little to nothing about the music industry, this is all gossip and no concrete stuff. Megan had nothing coming in, the label put the work in and when she blew up she wanted more/ to renegotiate her deal, if they would've lost out on the investment they wouldn't get the same opportunity. Tyga's situation, you clearly state that is was dropped so where's your proof that it was a bad deal? Ma$e owed Puff millions and albums which Ma$e ran off with, Puff is in his right to decline, Ma$e owes him more than 7 Million. Mase is a thief lol "How bad is yachty's deal, we're not exactly sure" ... You've mistitled this video Wayne came in the game with nothing and "Cash Money" not Birdman made him 100s of millions and made everyone on cash money millions Also for the blueface situation, the way you explained it is not how the music industry works lol not even close. Maybe you should do more research on the music industry before making crazy videos like this.
Biggie even said " I got a lawyer to watch my lawyer" man took the right steps to make sure ppl werent playing with him. Some rappers need to spend less time finding drip and more time finding a good lawyer
Crazy thing is all the old rappers from the 80s and 90s have clearly warned this new generation of rappers about the label and to have a lawyer help explain everything to you. And they still day short 🤦🏽♂️
The old I'm smarter than the older generation bull shit. We all know every generation thinks they are the smartest so they probably didn't listen to the old school legends.
PROVE IT!!!! DAT ITS LIES.. It's 2020..(DA START OF ONE SEEING LIFE CLEARER W/20/20 VISIONS AT SUCCESS).... SO SHOW dA fACTS... OR IS U ALL ZEROX... WHEN U FROM DA 206 SEA (WE GOTTA"SEA" IT, -B4 WE BELIEVE IT)
It’s much harder actually because u don’t really see all the people who don’t succeed or have one hit and don’t have the structure to put out multiple albums and have a long career but obviously if u make it independent it’s a jackpot
Wow that’s it buddy?! That’s all you have do to become like jay z!!! Wow!!! Amazing!!! How many millions do you have and how many leans do you buy a day?
When youre a young starving artist n a lable offers you a leased car and 20k to sign a piece of paper, i see how they get trapped. Its only later that they find theyre gonna get ripped off
Ahh not exactly, for 1 no 1 I know reads “terms and conditions” and secondly if you haven’t studied contract law then anyone can get got and even then things can be worded a certain way and be dicey
He's pulling a big Red from the Heartbeats movie and Suge Knight from Death row records move on his artist.a bio story from the channel bet that tells the story of Death row records had came at all started out with Suge Knight left the NFL and became a bodyguard and when yhw got involved with alleged are OG that was out in California he borrowed money from that OG took money build a record label and start mass-producing money but when he start marketing and producing the money all up he didn't even pay back the OG they owe money to instead he kept the money for himself and has went on to put all the money together for death row and before death row failed he wanted to have Tupac run death row east coast before Tupac died.
Do you think that: When you deal with people that don’t have Values, you are going to expect faithful and truthful people? Come on, it is their fault. All this system is corrupted with individuals that have no value to others, but themselves. Just like individuals in the Politics.
Tyga like most artists who try to reach their female audience with their dick over an audio track... They have no talent. Case closed. Usher has talent... And herpes.
I got an offer from YMCMB back in 2015.. I was homeless back then.. they thought they were taking some kid off the street and gonna do what they wanted with him.. they got ahold of some footage of me rap'n and got my contact info from the videographer.. I was in LA auditioning for a web series that did cyphers called Team Back Pack.. the held a contest.. that where I met the videographer.. we exchanged number and he said he had connections .. had someone act as my manager and reach out to him about the contacts he was talking about sharing.. couple months later .. I get a text from a rep from the label.. Rafael Hicks.. did a background check on him to make sure he was actually employeed by the label.. he was.. so we began to talk about flying me out to Dallas and having a meeting.. He wanted to pay me to be on a collaboration album .. I decided to bluff them and asked for them to send me paper work .. I said I wanted my lawyer to look over any contracts (I didn't have a lawyer) .. once I brought up having a lawyer look over contracts communication slowed down.. and I had a guy feeling it wasn't where I needed to be so I changed my number ..
@@HITEMWIDIT That's absolutely false lool they all made the most money they ever made with Jay and Rocafella, people love blaming the biggest names but never mention Dame & Biggs were also partners. They all ate, when it was time to break up the Roc even Biggs said it was agreed that that would be the move to cash out and everyone go into their own ventures.
Blunt Beatz it’s true brotha . Why you think some artists blow up so quick and then start declining an go crazy . The ones who didn’t sellout take forever to get famous,but end up happier 🤷🏿♂️
Your so Dumb.. i have quite so many jobs .. non of them ever came after my paycheck or prevented me from getting employment.. you signed contracts with record labels for 2 to 5 albums and if they don't like any of your albums your toast
When you see 10-20 million towards your pocket. You don’t think of the 40-60 million going into labels pockets. Instead be independent and work with folks serious about putting there names out there within their craft. Not those working with or under the label.
notice that all these rappers get swindled when they are young, like when priest molest young alter boys. Its always more profitable to own your own business and rights to your music. They just did not get advice on how to go about it. look at AKON. He designed his own money and own a small country or something, they should have went to him for advice.
That's true, but where the fuck are these dudes family? I know a lot of them are suppose to be from the "hood" so they might not get the best guidance, but my father would never have let me sign some blatantly obvious bullshit, without running it past somebody with knowledge of how these contracts should work.
@@adanreyes1304 the business ventures he's gonna sink the majority of that Billy into are gonna generate 5× that amount by the time that loan is scheduled 2 be repaid
As an artist you have a choice. Go independent, and hope you have a big enough fanbase, and know enough people to make money. Or sign with a label, and get help with advertising, marketing, and label mate features, but give a big percentage to your team. My opinion, you only attempt to go independent, after letting a label create a fan base, introductions to DJ's/Club owners, and relationships with other artists. The most successful independent artists are still tied to a deal, and worked with a major label at some point in their career.
Nah you thinking backwards it's the hottest artist who never show money and tied to 5 albums drake nicki tyga lil wayne check they books...drake wouldn't be tryin to go Independent he would be doing what cole kendrick and meek....and pushing deals forward
If your independent why waste your time getting record deals I get but at least start your own label and keep pushing everything is controlled so yeah y'all know how that go✌🔥💯
If somebody came from the hood and been struggling from nothing, a few thousand seems like a million dollars to them. Also some people can’t/don’t think they can keep progressing without getting that financial backing and exposure without a label. You’d think every single person would say no to a label, but if I were to put myself in an artist shoes and I have 10k followers for years but it isn’t growing at all, I would be contemplating signing too. Seems like a real tough spot to be in. Do you do it on your own so you get all the profits and all the control, but risk losing the momentum you have and coming to a stand still not getting any further, and not knowing if you eventually will get further, or do you sign to increase your chances of getting bigger, get some money instantly, but risk losing more money in the long run and losing control of when you drop.
Keep pushing videos like this calling labels out on these TERRIBLE moves. After everyone knows who and what to watch out for more labels will work harder to keep artist and artist who aren’t knowledgeable of things like this will learn 💯 🙏🏾
What are you saying??? I hate her personality but her music is good music, every tract she has ever produce or featured was hot, She has probably the worst of em all, the last 4 deals on here nearly gave me a heart attack, but it’s no wonder why she isn’t as big as she should be yet.
Birdman must've got him on that dope because that's how birdman moves especially if he know your secrets and addiction....Just asked any of the Hot Boys..Facts
@@dtaylor224 he was put in prison for years by the same cop that saved Lil Wayne's life, that was before he got involved in music. but there is no info on why he was put in prison on the net wonder if someone knows
50/50 joint venture with 100% control on my end. NO 360 Deals!! However, if the label help me get the job/bag then yes they can get a cut, but not if I secured something myself. I would probably want to sign with a parent company too instead of 2 and 3 labels under the parent company. Also, I need all of my publishing or most of it such as 85/15 or 90/10. It’s still a business on both our ends and honestly as an artist gotta make sure things go our way.
I understand why lil Wayne would be pissed, but have you heard blueface’s lyrics😂? He really should just be glad he’s walking around with 200k in jury and not a pizza boy
A lot, if not all, of these guys and gals signed record deals when they were very young. They don't really know what they are signing and as long as the checks are coming in the mail they don't question it. A record exec throws them a very small fraction of what they are actually entitled to out of his own pocket while keeping any and all money that the music actually generates. The record label then repays the exec with interest from the money that the artist is generating. Everyone is making money.....except for the artist
Lil pump was the only one that played it smart cause when his first album dropped he got his lawyers and got his record deal voided. Probably the only smart move in his career but still pretty good
@@deathwishpurp7530 there's an interview that designer did he said helmet Kanye fella over creative differences and Kanye never even wanted to try to talk to him or have a moment with him about designer doing his own music to whom it was frustrating people got to understand wait before you get into this music thing you do not give your masters. Best thing to do is always Read your Contracts and have a Lawyer.
marcus hardy I agree. New English was great. Caliber, over night, zombie walk, jet, . I fw desiigner 🔥🔥🔥it’s just panda was too big of an hit to keep up with.
@@deathwishpurp7530 it's the same thing with KYLE, people heard iSpy and expect him to keep up with those numbers??? Imo a lot of his songs are better and people just expect him to pump out hits like it's nothing. Reducing a great artist to a one-hit-wonder
*Anything related to Birdman is a bad record deal.* And Lupe Fiasco is another example, Atlantic Records tried to ruin Lupe for years. Until he was finally free from the label
Actually, Lupe explained himself that Atlantic wanted him to sign a 360 deal for his next album but he refused. Then they suspended lupe's activity until the lawsuit. He was actually in a distribution deal.
You said that yaughty had the 3 way venture deal then spoke about cash money lol Wayne ordeal and when you went on to the last one for blue face you recapped on what you were talking about but you said “if you think lol Wayne’s 3 way venture deal was bad” when it wasn’t lol Wayne it was yachty
Nah she really can't rap. Making words rhyme is one thing but she doesn't provoke thought she only boasts about what she has. 8 billion people in the fuckin world, I aint gonna ever throw money to a boastful act that really just wants the attention to feed their own insecurities
This is what happens when you try to sign a deal to make yourself look big for clout before you understand the business side. Hire a quality lawyer to explain to you what you are signing.
People fail to realize it cost $250k plus in promotion to blow up as a rapper. People sign deals because they don't have that kind of money to invest in themselves. Basically you have to already be rich on your own to blow up as an independent rapper
Record Label: Blueface here’s your $100 record deal, sign it
Blueface: ooooweeee
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Aigght
Shit his ass can't rap anyway!
Prolly was like sign this deal for these 6 chains lol jk
Megan only saw $15,000 of $7 million? Damn the rap game is worse than driving UBER
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Should've tried to be smarter rather than savage but I guess being ratchet over reading pays off lol
No, she simply didn’t read her contract. That’s it and that’s all.
DJ HoodlumHoneyB exactly you said it best.
Worse than working with walmart
Moral of the story : Never ever sign a deal with Cash Money Records
Don't chase the money ... Let the money chase you.
They have been warning us since the days of Motown, TLC, and today. Artists warn people every generation about these predatory contracts, yet people still sign them. How are you going to get into a whole industry and you are not educated about it?
“If you think Lil Wayne’s three way split was bad...”
You said Lil Yachty had the three way split and not Wayne so I’m confused now
Wayne also had a 3 way split. Drake was even worse with 5.
I think he meant Yachty too.
Lol
360 dealz
Cash money, Republic records an Universal. He explained durning blue face, that cash money. Itself is under two other label’s. So wayne was signed to 3 labels
When I heard Blueface signed with Birdman. I was was like why. After all that stuff that happened with Wayne.
Your favorite artists are broke. They're living on a friends couch in la. They spent all their money on jewelry for their image. Do not pursue music, not many are making a living off of it. A million streams = 4k, split half with the producer, thats 1-2k for a million people listening to your song. Pretty much less than a month income on minimum wage. Difference is at a job you get that in less than a month, to get a million streams it could take a few years. 10-20 million streams usually takes a few years 3-4 years or more, thats 40-70k but again producer takes half, so 20-30k over the course of 4 years or more. Again, not a liveable income(less than 10k a year) touring, if you have a 500 venue, 5-6 cities thats $2500-3000 but you gotta split with the manager, venue, tour manager and anyone else, unless you're headlining your own tour with no openers (which is rare). The only other way to get money from music is merch and brand deals, thats probably a good 5-6k if you're Lucky and 200 of your fans buy your merch. So again, around less than 20k a year. Less than what someone working at walmart makes. Again, your favorite artists with the exception of the top 1% travis, drake etc are broke
Everyone so quick to sign stay independent it’s well worth it
You can make money selling 50,000 records as an independent than you can selling a million records for a record company. That’s facts. Stay proud stay independent.
SINCE this is in my recommendation LETS MAKE IT CLEAR it’s NOT ALL ABOUT HAVING A BAD DEAL maybe or maybe not but some just wanna be seen on mainstream and was just happy to make it💯🤬
And hell No if I was an artist I wasn’t signing no deal or signing to no label,I would of made my owe label and start from scratch come up
Easy to say.... these artist sign these deals for publicity. That’s why many artist don’t go independent & the ones that do usually takes time to get noticed. If you don’t understand 100% what comes w both choices, it’ll be like a sacrifice. Either time or money lost
Lol it takes money to just start your own label
Unless you can just blow up on RUclips like Soulja or have drug money 💵 or something then most people need the label to pay for studio time, beats, promotion, distribution, etc
Actually Blueface owns the Streaming and Publishing rights to all his songs, his deal it much better than most artist. If you went on his Instagram you would see him talk about his deal and how good it is.
Any musician, no matter the genre, shouldn't sign a damn thing until it's been looked over by a competent contract lawyer who has nothing to gain. I can't believe these young rappers haven't learned from Ice Cube's NWA decision not to sign his life away.
they'll just sign the next joe if that happens. Making money in the music business takes content, and the world isn't short of rappers. Hell I bumped into three rappers typing this comment LOL. The labels have the power of marketing an artist by throwing money at any media platform in the world. Travis Scott, Billie Ellish, Chance the Rapper, all these people were created with marketing dollars, and outsourced talent. If an artist has a big following before siginng, then they have more to bargaining power.
The labels give you layers & managers so they make sure they double fck you
Hannibal Tate ariana grande and lady gaga too
Never sell your soul✨
“If you thought lil Wayne’s three way joint venture was bad” it was lil yachty my good sir who is in a joint venture.
everyone that’s cash money is a 3 way joint deal
Cash Money is under Republic Records and Universal, so yes, ALL artists under CM are under a 3 deal contract except YM artists who are under a 4 DEAL CONTRACT like Lil Wayne himself, Drake and Nicki Minaj.
Rember a time when back in the day you didn't know what deal musicians had. All you knew is what music they put out that's it.
That’s cos these days all they talk about in their music is money cars and drugs
Most of these dudes could've just hustled independent and kept 100% of their money
Lmao “Panda” launched my boy MERKULES higher than it did for desiigner
You guys seemed to forget that Wayne's deal was another one Jayz got involved in and helped out not sure on every aspect but it public knowledge that Jayz got involved and helped little Wayne out.
Birdman looking the leprechaun from the hood
Look at the thumbnail 🤣🤣🤣
Blueface is crying😂😂
the people who disliked this video are all the people who are in these record labels
If you sign a deal with Birdman you get what you get. Dude ripped of Wayne for forever, can't just forget about that shit 💯
The thumbnail tho 😂😂😂
Montana of 300 gets 100% of his money from everything he does. If I was in a rappers position I’d stay independent I got a couple generations of my family line to feed. We all eating
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"What!😲Yo Puffy crazy as hell. Bro for 2 million dollars!!...Aye I would've gave it back, for 10 dollars...because ain't no dam body, listening to Mase anyway!🙄just name somebody...I'll wait"🤷
I hella love Mase. Rip
@@kaiboogie7650 RIP, but Mase ain't dead!🙄Unless you talking about, his music career...fam you must been watching, The revolutionary cuz show, that blogger already told yall...Mase is back from the dead"🤷
Wait how did Mase get a bad deal? He put out 2 multi platinum albums, abandoned his deal after he made a song mocking a Harlem Gangster. Lol, the end result was he fucked himself breaching contract.
I'm making my own label so there's one less lable ran by a racist old money hungry white guy and as sad as it is a black man would have a way harder time making a music label than me a Maliseetnative/ white guy so I feel like I should step up and do something to stop this cycle of racism . at the top of the rap industry or we least help whoever I can caught in that type of situation just thought I'd let yall know that people of all races will step up n support the movement were all family in my eyes and I take care of family
Shut up already this has nothing to do with racism just greed and manipulation, and that is a human condition not a racial flaw and btw i am black🙂, and ur write up has an undertone of pity which wasn’t needed actually
Nicki been said if you sign a 360 deal you dont really believe in your craft or music
I remember seeing a video of blueface getting a so called free Porsche....Yeah right
Lol you clearly know very little to nothing about the music industry, this is all gossip and no concrete stuff.
Megan had nothing coming in, the label put the work in and when she blew up she wanted more/ to renegotiate her deal, if they would've lost out on the investment they wouldn't get the same opportunity.
Tyga's situation, you clearly state that is was dropped so where's your proof that it was a bad deal?
Ma$e owed Puff millions and albums which Ma$e ran off with, Puff is in his right to decline, Ma$e owes him more than 7 Million. Mase is a thief lol
"How bad is yachty's deal, we're not exactly sure" ... You've mistitled this video
Wayne came in the game with nothing and "Cash Money" not Birdman made him 100s of millions and made everyone on cash money millions
Also for the blueface situation, the way you explained it is not how the music industry works lol not even close. Maybe you should do more research on the music industry before making crazy videos like this.
Sure management is this and that.. But with all these available sources.... Getting labels might not even be needed anymore.
Worst record deals: all of birdmans artists
@Opp The ap That Would be anyone signed to Puffy lol
David Deandre you are not wrong my good sir, Diddy and birdamn laughing to the bank together
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@Opp The ap Brooo 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀
Drake?
Desiigner isn't wrong about his album promotion cos I didn't even know he drop two albums 😂
i was looking like he dropped twice ? i thought he quit or sum 💀
@madmax 71 what's with the disrespect?
Same here
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Bruh fr I thought he dipped after he dropped Timmy Turner
How are you gonna trust someone named “Birdman” 😭😭
hehe BadMan
Thing is mase had a independent lawyer and still signed the bad deal lol
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BIBE
Tory Lanez did say there’s people out here with 9-5 jobs making more than your favorite rappers/ artists
I heard the same thing about some players that play professional sports. It's crazy
@@reggieartemusjr Those dudes fucked thier money up. The rappers never get it to begin with.
If its someone like lil pump I think its justified
Fuck man that’s crazy
but the rappers are also Given alot. so they might be making more but they still obviously have less.
Nobody is ever looking out for your best interest. Best idea is to get a lawyer.
Just gotta get your own lawyer who only works for you and not them
Best thing to do is stay independent
Ur giving bad info quite ur job
Biggie even said " I got a lawyer to watch my lawyer" man took the right steps to make sure ppl werent playing with him. Some rappers need to spend less time finding drip and more time finding a good lawyer
Mskrae The problem is people want the fame so bad that they will take whatever offer is thrown to them.
These artists are not as rich as you think it’s the record execs and the faces you don’t see that get the money.
freezecupp he is to regular niggas but he been getting screwed for year’s over his money.
Congovegan _ pictures tells lies
Facts
that’s y uzi has a Bugatti ig
Cash money fuced everyone they had
Crazy thing is all the old rappers from the 80s and 90s have clearly warned this new generation of rappers about the label and to have a lawyer help explain everything to you. And they still day short 🤦🏽♂️
most artists just want a chain, foreign, and a thick yella bone....
Industry rule number four thousand and eighty
record company people are shadyyyyy
The old I'm smarter than the older generation bull shit. We all know every generation thinks they are the smartest so they probably didn't listen to the old school legends.
@@bobanderson9715 very true
If blue face got a Menthol Loosie & a 40 oz for his "Rap" he'd still be grossly OVERPAID...
FACTSSSSSS
Yea ight
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Preach
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This is why I gotta hand it to guys like Young Dolph staying independent is better
Been exposed he ain’t independent
Staying independent is not better. If your not going to make it.
@@brigadiergeneral2399 exactly half these rappers garbage anyway atleast with the label you generate a buzz quicker & which leads to more $.
Something like boosie
Dolph isn't independant...lol, looking for success in independence look at Tech N9ne
“Don’t go where the money is”-ICE CUBE
sooooo
@@rollbeats7342 stfu
Ugh no
So what's that mean
Anybody surprised that out of 8 people 3 of them are/were Cash Money artists?
These are false...I asked and sent a mail they said it’s false
Chukwuedum Obi bruh
PROVE IT!!!! DAT ITS LIES..
It's 2020..(DA START OF ONE SEEING LIFE CLEARER W/20/20 VISIONS AT SUCCESS)....
SO SHOW dA fACTS...
OR IS U ALL ZEROX...
WHEN U FROM DA 206 SEA
(WE GOTTA"SEA" IT,
-B4 WE BELIEVE IT)
🐦 is speaking
Rick Ross diss to bird man explains it all in the song idols become rivals
Trust No1 When Money Is Involved 💯✊🏼
Get a lawyer and get a lawyer to watch your lawyer. Also get a lawyer to watch that lawyer without them knowing.
don't forget about the lawyer that has to watch the other lawyer watching the first lawyer
@FBI you forgot about the lawyer who watches the lawyer watching the other lawyers
@@AlanGabrielLopez and the lawyer that watches the lawyer that watches the lawyer who watches the lawyer that watches you
Biggie smalls told them already bro
All the lawyers already know each other from law school and are in on it
In today's age you don't need labels, plenty of rich RUclips rappers who are self made and independent.
Yeah but that's the harder road and people don't look for that.
@@GuadalupeF.Arredondo well that's there problem, the possibility is still there.
I say people should do it like DaBaby get big on yo own to the point wear you don’t NEED a record label but you use it to push your music more
It’s much harder actually because u don’t really see all the people who don’t succeed or have one hit and don’t have the structure to put out multiple albums and have a long career but obviously if u make it independent it’s a jackpot
Not all of them are RUclipsrs and rich like me
These guys always get suckered in by that “up front money”
Iceberg Ac yep and they blow it on sum dumb shit
It’s hard to pass up 1 million cash when you’ve never seen it before
We all do, why do u think most Americans got mortgages??
And have no clue how to spend it, goes fast..
@Nghtly 2 if he changes his pfp to a spacerocket does that mean that he owns it?
If people knew exactly how easy it is to create a corporation or an LLC, most musicians probably wouldn't want to sign with record labels
Wow that’s it buddy?! That’s all you have do to become like jay z!!! Wow!!! Amazing!!! How many millions do you have and how many leans do you buy a day?
Ok so what do you do once you have your LLC?
Let me guess, you're a grindset guy?
@@WhayYay I have no idea what that is but what I am saying is just facts
some people want fast money handed to them , others will work hard for it and it’ll show .
My life don’t look as bad now.
When youre a young starving artist n a lable offers you a leased car and 20k to sign a piece of paper, i see how they get trapped. Its only later that they find theyre gonna get ripped off
tyga won the 10m$ law suit
He deserved it..
@@mrp8231 for sure
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No
It wasn’t such a hot girl summer for meg the stallion after all huh?😂😂
Haha a broke hot girl summer
she just need to pay attention what she signs, what good is a college education if you cant read and comprehend your contract
😭😭😭😭😭
Mariah&WhitneyLamb she’s in her senior year i think
EazyTheRecon don’t just depend on an education and make sure a qualified lawyer reads that contract.
These musicians are being played by record labels because they are naive.
Musician is a strong word for these rappers more like entertainers
They are kids when they sign
I'm always wondering do these artists actually pay attention before signing these deals...!!
@@GangstaStan010 yes , these executives thinking they young and hungry ,we just throw fortune an fame n there face we got em, it works
Ahh not exactly, for 1 no 1 I know reads “terms and conditions” and secondly if you haven’t studied contract law then anyone can get got and even then things can be worded a certain way and be dicey
Birdman always has problems with rappers who sign record deals with Cash Money.
He's pulling a big Red from the Heartbeats movie and Suge Knight from Death row records move on his artist.a bio story from the channel bet that tells the story of Death row records had came at all started out with Suge Knight left the NFL and became a bodyguard and when yhw got involved with alleged are OG that was out in California he borrowed money from that OG took money build a record label and start mass-producing money but when he start marketing and producing the money all up he didn't even pay back the OG they owe money to instead he kept the money for himself and has went on to put all the money together for death row and before death row failed he wanted to have Tupac run death row east coast before Tupac died.
@dboyBR225 are you really sure of that? Don't be fooled by all his videos where they live lavish. Those dudes ain't that rich the way you think.
@dboyBR225 and u believe so much in Forbes??😂😂😂
@dboyBR225 and do u ask why those people are sued and by who? Let ur love for Birdman not make you know his ugly sides too
Back when drake was looking like a schoolboy
Roc Nation been helping rappers like a MFer.
signodatimez Exactly, you said ot best. Roc Nation and Rap-A-Lot are the best labels to sign to.
@@barrydaryle7817 Bullshit
@@jermainem4340 How so?
@@c.a.m9677 because of all the rappers jay z has done dirty before
Roc nation with the feds so they threatened labels & the labels know it’s not worth a federal case to hold on to a artist
Do you think that: When you deal with people that don’t have Values, you are going to expect faithful and truthful people? Come on, it is their fault. All this system is corrupted with individuals that have no value to others, but themselves. Just like individuals in the Politics.
That is so true, speaking in general!
They’re dumb
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If they took 5 minutes to research anything they wouldn't be in the mess
That’s so true
anyways 90% of these guys are garbage rappers, being marketed to a dumbed down audience..so no surprise
Lol and you watching them in this video..that's what keeps them up
Ong
Birdman loves to rob my son tyga shoulda ate heavy off rack city
Text me
he bought a gold toilet with that money. true story.
Did not know you was his mom and he was your son 😑
Tyga like most artists who try to reach their female audience with their dick over an audio track... They have no talent. Case closed. Usher has talent... And herpes.
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Instrumental used in the video is "Freestyle"-Lil Baby
Produced by: Joseph DaVinci 💪
Captain obvious
The instrumental is not by lil baby
@@rainerwinkler6140 it is
The whole vid i was tryna find it thx
Russ, Young Dolph and all these independant artists are 10x richer than all of these over-mediatized dudes you see everywhere
I got an offer from YMCMB back in 2015.. I was homeless back then.. they thought they were taking some kid off the street and gonna do what they wanted with him.. they got ahold of some footage of me rap'n and got my contact info from the videographer.. I was in LA auditioning for a web series that did cyphers called Team Back Pack.. the held a contest.. that where I met the videographer.. we exchanged number and he said he had connections .. had someone act as my manager and reach out to him about the contacts he was talking about sharing.. couple months later .. I get a text from a rep from the label.. Rafael Hicks.. did a background check on him to make sure he was actually employeed by the label.. he was.. so we began to talk about flying me out to Dallas and having a meeting.. He wanted to pay me to be on a collaboration album .. I decided to bluff them and asked for them to send me paper work .. I said I wanted my lawyer to look over any contracts (I didn't have a lawyer) .. once I brought up having a lawyer look over contracts communication slowed down.. and I had a guy feeling it wasn't where I needed to be so I changed my number ..
You can never hate on Jay-Z he always tried to help other artist with their labels and get back on their feet
But he also did that to other artist back in the the until there numbers did better than his
Didnt even know that ,!!
@@kingsleywoji8310 facts, damn near almost the whole roc fam. Beanie, Memphis Bleek, Amil...list goes on
He’s the first rap billionaire 💯
@@HITEMWIDIT That's absolutely false lool they all made the most money they ever made with Jay and Rocafella, people love blaming the biggest names but never mention Dame & Biggs were also partners. They all ate, when it was time to break up the Roc even Biggs said it was agreed that that would be the move to cash out and everyone go into their own ventures.
They all sold their souls for a small pot of gold
Right!!
You belive in all that soul selling stuff?
Lol 😂 no such thing
Blunt Beatz it’s true brotha . Why you think some artists blow up so quick and then start declining an go crazy . The ones who didn’t sellout take forever to get famous,but end up happier 🤷🏿♂️
Blunt Beatz artists are only allowed a certain amount of success 🤷🏽♂️
Record deal is a job not partnership
That depends on your negotiation and status is
It all depends on the contract of the deal and what been negotiated.
Your so Dumb.. i have quite so many jobs .. non of them ever came after my paycheck or prevented me from getting employment.. you signed contracts with record labels for 2 to 5 albums and if they don't like any of your albums your toast
Business*
@@barrydaryle7817 l
Guess this is why Tom Mcdonald is independent. Just him and his girl
When you see 10-20 million towards your pocket. You don’t think of the 40-60 million going into labels pockets.
Instead be independent and work with folks serious about putting there names out there within their craft. Not those working with or under the label.
notice that all these rappers get swindled when they are young, like when priest molest young alter boys. Its always more profitable to own your own business and rights to your music. They just did not get advice on how to go about it. look at AKON. He designed his own money and own a small country or something, they should have went to him for advice.
That's true, but where the fuck are these dudes family? I know a lot of them are suppose to be from the "hood" so they might not get the best guidance, but my father would never have let me sign some blatantly obvious bullshit, without running it past somebody with knowledge of how these contracts should work.
true
he doesn’t own it, he got a billion dollar credit line from China. he owes all that money.
@@adanreyes1304 the business ventures he's gonna sink the majority of that Billy into are gonna generate 5× that amount by the time that loan is scheduled 2 be repaid
imkaos1 i sure hope so man, he’s doing something great. and i think he deserves a lot more credit
"Birdman should change 'Cash Money'...to 'Crash Dummy! Since he's good in finding them"🤫
U from Stockton?
@@bundleupchris3420 Chicago....64th Cottage Grove
When you sell your soul for a hot pocket was ever a person. Smh
... what?
but hotpockets tho...
As an artist you have a choice. Go independent, and hope you have a big enough fanbase, and know enough people to make money. Or sign with a label, and get help with advertising, marketing, and label mate features, but give a big percentage to your team. My opinion, you only attempt to go independent, after letting a label create a fan base, introductions to DJ's/Club owners, and relationships with other artists. The most successful independent artists are still tied to a deal, and worked with a major label at some point in their career.
It's hard to get big independent
If a rapper has to show his money 9/10 it’s not theirs to spend
Nah you thinking backwards it's the hottest artist who never show money and tied to 5 albums drake nicki tyga lil wayne check they books...drake wouldn't be tryin to go Independent he would be doing what cole kendrick and meek....and pushing deals forward
@@donclay4928 idk wat you implying but ite cool
If your independent why waste your time getting record deals I get but at least start your own label and keep pushing everything is controlled so yeah y'all know how that go✌🔥💯
If somebody came from the hood and been struggling from nothing, a few thousand seems like a million dollars to them. Also some people can’t/don’t think they can keep progressing without getting that financial backing and exposure without a label.
You’d think every single person would say no to a label, but if I were to put myself in an artist shoes and I have 10k followers for years but it isn’t growing at all, I would be contemplating signing too. Seems like a real tough spot to be in.
Do you do it on your own so you get all the profits and all the control, but risk losing the momentum you have and coming to a stand still not getting any further, and not knowing if you eventually will get further, or do you sign to increase your chances of getting bigger, get some money instantly, but risk losing more money in the long run and losing control of when you drop.
Get a lawyer and go independent and study the record business and the law!
Mac Joseph Indeed👏👆
I agree and I would say do this for film too!
Record deals are basically loans that you have to repay to the label (aka the bank). Every artist should know by know, smh
It's worse than a loan from a bank
They don't labels aren't banks
Keep pushing videos like this calling labels out on these TERRIBLE moves. After everyone knows who and what to watch out for more labels will work harder to keep artist and artist who aren’t knowledgeable of things like this will learn 💯 🙏🏾
1 million is way more than Bhad bhabie ever deserved so it’s a good deal for her
😂😂
What are you saying??? I hate her personality but her music is good music, every tract she has ever produce or featured was hot,
She has probably the worst of em all, the last 4 deals on here nearly gave me a heart attack, but it’s no wonder why she isn’t as big as she should be yet.
@@carrolhardy3599 shes trash
@a pimp named Mdot nah. she bites flows
a pimp named Mdot she does not have talent . She is an Internet personality
Birdman must've got him on that dope because that's how birdman moves especially if he know your secrets and addiction....Just asked any of the Hot Boys..Facts
Oh Turk must have told you that himself huh? Foh
@@whomee8907 ...I'm from N.O we all know how he get down
@@dtaylor224 Is it true Birdman went to jail for dealing heroin? I remember reading about it 10 years ago but now there is no info on it.
@@Louisianimal ...I never heard about that...
@@dtaylor224 he was put in prison for years by the same cop that saved Lil Wayne's life, that was before he got involved in music. but there is no info on why he was put in prison on the net wonder if someone knows
50/50 joint venture with 100% control on my end. NO 360 Deals!! However, if the label help me get the job/bag then yes they can get a cut, but not if I secured something myself. I would probably want to sign with a parent company too instead of 2 and 3 labels under the parent company. Also, I need all of my publishing or most of it such as 85/15 or 90/10. It’s still a business on both our ends and honestly as an artist gotta make sure things go our way.
Tee Bo 😂
More like a 60/40 joint venture with 100% control in my opinion.👆
Looking at Meg’s social media, it looks like she’s spending 15k a day. Must be those endorsements
She signed to Roc Nation
Birdman been do people dirty for years
Pleyboi lol
Literally
That moment when narwaur busted uzi for being a deathcore music fan was great
Meghan u little princess
I understand why lil Wayne would be pissed, but have you heard blueface’s lyrics😂?
He really should just be glad he’s walking around with 200k in jury and not a pizza boy
A lot, if not all, of these guys and gals signed record deals when they were very young. They don't really know what they are signing and as long as the checks are coming in the mail they don't question it. A record exec throws them a very small fraction of what they are actually entitled to out of his own pocket while keeping any and all money that the music actually generates. The record label then repays the exec with interest from the money that the artist is generating. Everyone is making money.....except for the artist
Lil pump was the only one that played it smart cause when his first album dropped he got his lawyers and got his record deal voided. Probably the only smart move in his career but still pretty good
The thumbnail had me laughing.
Fr 😂😂
Designer just trash lol he actually tried to blame promo
Desiigner is a great artist. Has potential
@@deathwishpurp7530 there's an interview that designer did he said helmet Kanye fella over creative differences and Kanye never even wanted to try to talk to him or have a moment with him about designer doing his own music to whom it was frustrating people got to understand wait before you get into this music thing you do not give your masters. Best thing to do is always Read your Contracts and have a Lawyer.
marcus hardy I agree. New English was great. Caliber, over night, zombie walk, jet, . I fw desiigner 🔥🔥🔥it’s just panda was too big of an hit to keep up with.
@@deathwishpurp7530 it's the same thing with KYLE, people heard iSpy and expect him to keep up with those numbers??? Imo a lot of his songs are better and people just expect him to pump out hits like it's nothing. Reducing a great artist to a one-hit-wonder
marcus hardy best thing to do is to just go independent
Tyler the Creator is the best example of an independent rapper that we have in this modern era
Or Chance the Rapper
Tyler is under Columbia
Blueface’s deal is So so bad that I’m getting a percentage of his money just because I was passing by when He signed his deal !! 😂
Tech nine to me was the smartest and did it all on his own
E-40 too
KC!!!
Master p
Gucci Mane too
Young Jeezy also
Internet Money is the most underrated label
*Anything related to Birdman is a bad record deal.*
And Lupe Fiasco is another example, Atlantic Records tried to ruin Lupe for years. Until he was finally free from the label
Actually, Lupe explained himself that Atlantic wanted him to sign a 360 deal for his next album but he refused. Then they suspended lupe's activity until the lawsuit. He was actually in a distribution deal.
We should all know enough by now. If you sign to the Roc Nation and Bad Boy you deserve what you get.
You said that yaughty had the 3 way venture deal then spoke about cash money lol Wayne ordeal and when you went on to the last one for blue face you recapped on what you were talking about but you said “if you think lol Wayne’s 3 way venture deal was bad” when it wasn’t lol Wayne it was yachty
Dammmmn! That was some big ass tears Blueface was dropping in the thumbnail.
lol
And a big ole smile from Birdman!😂😂
Megan'$ deal is the worst‼️
But you listen to it though 🤣
Jimmy Strudel you mad huh
Nah she really can't rap. Making words rhyme is one thing but she doesn't provoke thought she only boasts about what she has. 8 billion people in the fuckin world, I aint gonna ever throw money to a boastful act that really just wants the attention to feed their own insecurities
Tyga saw Zero money from the label!
@@RobertoHernandez-xh1hl it doesn’t matter if she can rap or not. If she made money, she made money and deserves a fair share of the money she made.
This is what happens when you try to sign a deal to make yourself look big for clout before you understand the business side. Hire a quality lawyer to explain to you what you are signing.
People fail to realize it cost $250k plus in promotion to blow up as a rapper. People sign deals because they don't have that kind of money to invest in themselves. Basically you have to already be rich on your own to blow up as an independent rapper
Honestly if I get a record deal i’m gonna need my lawyer there idk how these people figure they can read that shit on their own 😂😭
Why would I feel bad for em? Bad deal or not, they still have their lifes all settled bra.
unless is was 70k a year when it could be 150 or 300
That's what it looks like!
That’s how I c it brah💯🤦🏽♂️
SETTLED MY ASS
Your average person makes less than 30k a year, even while getting fucked by multiple labels. Their lives are very well made.