Pretty good short documentary on hip-hop & the money deals behind it

ONE big reaason is lifestyle, alot waste the money, also if ure tracks are based in samples you spend more paying for that than making money. VIDEOS are a huge waste, every rap video well most, feature women cars jewelry locations etc...all rented, and alot of these women now on videos demand alot of cash because they know that THEY are a bigger part of people watching the VIDEOS and nothing to do with the painting by numbers rapper

SUBTITLE: Why Jay-Z, Sean "Puff Dandy/P. Ditty" Combs, Baby The Birdman, & Lil'Wayne are THE only mainsteam rap artists with money?!?

TonyVanDam said:

SUBTITLE: Why Jay-Z, Sean "Puff Dandy/P. Ditty" Combs, Baby The Birdman, & Lil'Wayne are THE only mainsteam rap artists with money?!?

And yeezy

If you don't produce or own a clothing line/perfurme/cologon...

Better get ready to eat ramen everyday

Gunsnhalen said:

TonyVanDam said:

SUBTITLE: Why Jay-Z, Sean "Puff Dandy/P. Ditty" Combs, Baby The Birdman, & Lil'Wayne are THE only mainsteam rap artists with money?!?

And yeezy

If you don't produce or own a clothing line/perfurme/cologon...

Better get ready to eat ramen everyday

Not really. There are plenty of true independent rap artists out there that are "getting by" just fine within subgenres like alternative rap or spoken words.

my family is very good friends with a lead singer of a rock band that was very famous during the 80's and 90's mostly. during the early 00's he ended up working as a DJ in local strip clubs in order to make money. that was a low period of time for him, because all he ever did was sing, and he didn't have any other skills or education to fall back on for a career or job. now days he is doing very well again, because the band got back together and they tour off and on. and he has invested his money into some good things that will give him money into his retirement.

but i've seen first hand how cold the music industry can be. and if you're young, naive, and grew up poor, you're just clueless once you become famous and start signing deals.

I think this arguement can be made for ANY artists: rap, rock, r&b, etc.

If your not doing other ventures such as clothing line, perfume, business moves, etc then you are not going to make a whole lot of money just specifically in the music business.

The only two things associated with music that artists generate the most money are in songwriting and touring. So if your not touring, songwriting or lying about songwriting credits than you are not going to have no money.

TonyVanDam said:

Gunsnhalen said:

And yeezy

If you don't produce or own a clothing line/perfurme/cologon...

Better get ready to eat ramen everyday

Not really. There are plenty of true independent rap artists out there that are "getting by" just fine within subgenres like alternative rap or spoken words.

I hate to mention her name to folks here but Khia has been independent and owns everything she put out. She got that house she got because of that...song. Epic doesn't own it.

TonyVanDam said:

Gunsnhalen said:

And yeezy

If you don't produce or own a clothing line/perfurme/cologon...

Better get ready to eat ramen everyday

Not really. There are plenty of true independent rap artists out there that are "getting by" just fine within subgenres like alternative rap or spoken words.

Tec9 is one of them.

Oh and making it rain doesn't help.

Regular cats like me have a hard time goin to strip club cuz strippers expect everyone to throw wads of money at them ...

Bitch please! You gettin' this $20 and three 3 one dollar bills.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Oh and making it rain doesn't help.

Regular cats like me have a hard time goin to strip club cuz strippers expect everyone to throw wads of money at them ...

Bitch please! You gettin' this $20 and three 3 one dollar bills.

ikr? I be like the old school strip club attendees and just slip a dollar in her thong.

Timmy84 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Oh and making it rain doesn't help.

Regular cats like me have a hard time goin to strip club cuz strippers expect everyone to throw wads of money at them ...

Bitch please! You gettin' this $20 and three 3 one dollar bills.

ikr? I be like the old school strip club attendees and just slip a dollar in her thong.

It's funny when they look back at you like "That's it?"

Bitch, I'll take my $2 dollars back!

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Timmy84 said:

ikr? I be like the old school strip club attendees and just slip a dollar in her thong.

It's funny when they look back at you like "That's it?"

Bitch, I'll take my $2 dollars back!

Exactly. Hos want too much.

"Making it rain" exactly started out in Africa (Nigeria) where they would "spray" people with money while they danced in weddings, festivals and special events or just in general. If your dancing good they "spray you" with money. I will NEVER forget this as long as I live, my friend invited me to her families African party..(I think it was like a afterparty from a African wedding) and I almost made 100 dollars that night they were just throwing 2 dollar bills at me like it wasnt nothing . And at that time I had never heard of a two dollar bill Just a little bio of where the whole "making it rain" came from. Its exactly consider a tradition in certain cultures and they damn sure not stingy with the money.

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mjscarousal said:

"Making it rain" exactly started out in Africa (Nigeria) where they would "spray" people with money while they danced in weddings, festivals and special events or just in general. If your dancing good they "spray you" with money. I will NEVER forget this as long as I live, my friend invited me to her families African party..(I think it was like a afterparty from a African wedding) and I almost made 100 dollars that night they were just throwing 2 dollar bills at me like it wasnt nothing . And at that time I had never heard of a two dollar bill Just a little bio of where the whole "making it rain" came from. Its exactly consider a tradition in certain cultures and they damn sure not stingy with the money.

[Edited 12/3/12 18:05pm]

Bands Make Her Dance!!

Guess I'll be more conservative. I ain't making it rain. That's MY money.

Timmy84 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

It's funny when they look back at you like "That's it?"

Bitch, I'll take my $2 dollars back!

Exactly. Hos want too much.

YA'LL GOT ME ROLLIN' and cryin'

PSSSSSH

Rapper sneed to start saving up!, they need to start throwing those george washingtons at girls... and i don't mean dollas

Gunsnhalen said:

PSSSSSH

Rapper sneed to start saving up!, they need to start throwing those george washingtons at girls... and i don't mean dollas

I tried to make it hail at the club once and the bounce wasn't having it.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Gunsnhalen said:

PSSSSSH

Rapper sneed to start saving up!, they need to start throwing those george washingtons at girls... and i don't mean dollas

I tried to make it hail at the club once and the bounce wasn't having it.

I'm dead

mske it ''hail'' at the club could be a kick ass new slogan though... better use it quick in a song blue!

mjscarousal said:

I think this arguement can be made for ANY artists: rap, rock, r&b, etc.

If your not doing other ventures such as clothing line, perfume, business moves, etc then you are not going to make a whole lot of money just specifically in the music business.

The only two things associated with music that artists generate the most money are in songwriting and touring. So if your not touring, songwriting or lying about songwriting credits than you are not going to have no money.

While this is not about music but sports, this video should be required viewing for anyone who aspires to get into professional sports, the movie industry, or the music industry.