Streamers are the new rappers

Bruh he works at lids

Method acting

Only if they have a "regular job" while they talk about them literally having money and balling out, and especially if they're s*** talking about it

Otherwise no

Just saw this tweet today

no lol pretty sure most of the vaporwave albums from the 2010s that I love dearly were all made by people with day jobs

I think it depends on the scene and how much the artist's image or music is related to their success, I guess

cause vaporwave is pretty much anonymous (or at least was) so it didn't matter who you were just if ur music (or whatever u were sampling) was good

but like yeah if a rapper whose best songs were about like luxury brands and then it turns out they are working a 9-5 I guess I'd find it a little odd but honestly just buy whatever makes u happy

Why would I wanna listen to a broke ass nigga

that's crazy. met him at a TIDAL event once. cool guy makes good music too

What if bro had a 250k salary

This right here is why I think it’s harder to make it in music than film/TV

F*** this is beautiful

People tried to embarrass him now look at him

Nah who gives a f*** I’m here for the music

lex luger still works warehouse job last i checked

Each have their own financial constraints, to be fair.

But If you've ever seriously tried to, or have been around someone that's seriously pursuing a music career (I have, seen it first hand on the management side, interned at a record label, etc.) you know just how much it cost to be a rapper.

Sure, you can download software to your laptop, download an app in your app on your phone, record into it, upload it onto twitter or YouTube or whatever, but that's not doing it for real. Making music vs having a career making music in the music business and industry is not the same.

A real studio? Cost money. Engineer? Cost money. The beat? Cost money. Finding a real distributor? Cost money. Artwork? Money. Music video? Money. Wardrobe for music video? Money.

Social Media Campaign centered around your focus record? Money. Ads? Money. Do you have a manager? Money. Do you have a booking agent? Money.

The rappers you listen to, the reason they even got to your ear is because they very likely have a ton of money invested into their product.

This is why almost no rapper has an honest job, because there's no honest job that can support a true rap career. You need capital.

Lmao hell naw some of my favorite artists work day jobs

U can do all that with a job

U fw telepath?

I seen first hand a rapper at a label try and buy a beat, and the beat already had a rough idea on it already.

35K was the rate for it.

There's no way anyone should be judgmental of rappers having a day job, hell multiple day jobs, while pursuing a career in the music business.

Nah. Method Man a whole NFL photographer these days and that's really cool.

Holy s*** thats crazy

Gets flicks for his favorite team the Jets.

Jets are hot f***in garbage, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to be their photographer as a fan. Bro living the dream lol

but of course, I'd say Beyond Reality (the girl in the elevator album cover) is easily one of my top albums of vw / all time

I respect them infinitely more

Its so hard to pick but one of these two

Telepath might be my all time favorite musician