Jun 29, 2021
GreedygiddyThis is such an awful take I had to make an account just to tell you dawg lmao
Lmao either you were lurking on ktt2 which is
or you’re someone who got banned and is trying to throw the mods off the scent with your alt 
Jun 29, 2021·2 repliesbloomNah bro
Artists do get extorted which is why they need to be with the s***s or with the goons if they dont wanna pay up
But these calculations are way off
Lil Pump blew up off a soundcloud song and video that cost him 200 dollars total. His career cost him next to nothing til that point
Tons of rappers blew without any criminal background
LMAO f*** no. This is just wrong. I say this factually, it's wrong.
Tons of rappers did not "blow" without a criminal background, and blowing is subjective.
Can you get a lil local buzz without crazy dough? Maybe. But you're not having a real career to live off of without real PR, publicist, management, etc. and that cost a lot of dough
- Jun 29, 2021·1 reply
You definitely don't have to be a criminal or a thug to follow your passion what the hell?
Why people always making excuses for s*** like this?
- Jun 29, 2021
Hedobevibindoe
countless artists broke out with just a mic and good branding. Like Travis... unless they’re talking mainstream mainstream.No they didn't lol
The fact that people think this lets you know how good their people are at conditioning and branding.
Jun 29, 2021
xviiiBro is washed in every aspect
Terrible name, no style, bad sound, bad image all around. Throwing $150,000 to "build" a brand like that legit is just burning money. Especially if he's trying to be a rapper.
You have to sell something people want. Identify your audience, craft your product and start selling. Money opens doors, but you need a decent product to begin with.
Doesn't help when you're pompous and lacking self awareness like him.
Jun 29, 2021·1 replyknockknockwhoitisClairo broke from her bedroom with zero help
isn't she a rich little girl lol?
- Jun 29, 2021
yungcartierYes and no
Their have been rappers that had the machine behind them to blow up and they do but sometimes they don't.
It's all about connections and getting your song out there, but I'm sure their have been unsigned rappers who have gotten lucky off memes and had their song blow up from there.
There are a few! But not many.
Even memes and songs blowing up on social media cost
- Jun 29, 2021
Troy Ave StanThey make you think they independent for that organic feel
I mean some of those guys had distribution deals, but it wasn't like they had a bankroll. Most guys when they start off gotta get money from somewhere or go full DIY aesthetic or get their community to make stuff for them.
- Jun 29, 2021ragedsycokiller
isn't she a rich little girl lol?
Literally the worst example
- Jun 29, 2021knockknockwhoitis
all it takes is a cell phone, a laptop, and talent. a lot of people have the first two. but Clairo has more of the last one in her pinky toe than most people have in their entire body
okat now I know you're trolling
- Jun 29, 2021·1 replyNoir
But 150k doesn't guarantee you s***.
!https://youtu.be/wbpJtarSPpoYou can just end up broke and in astronomical debt.
Yes which is why if you have enough bread to fund your music career you should probably do something else 😂
Jun 29, 2021BrickellBaysideLMAO f*** no. This is just wrong. I say this factually, it's wrong.
Tons of rappers did not "blow" without a criminal background, and blowing is subjective.
Can you get a lil local buzz without crazy dough? Maybe. But you're not having a real career to live off of without real PR, publicist, management, etc. and that cost a lot of dough
This exactly. It's sad, because smaller local musicians used to be able to make a living for themselves but now if you're not one of the top few hundred artists on earth you're fighting for scraps
- Jun 29, 2021
TheoryI think with good music, you can do it for less than that. Probably still need 10-20k though with smart investments
Nope
- Jun 29, 2021BrickellBayside
Yes which is why if you have enough bread to fund your music career you should probably do something else 😂
Invest the s*** and make music if you get bored
Jun 29, 2021·2 repliesi thought there was a ton of ace the creator tapes before that. i dont know much pre-goblin s*** though
- Jun 29, 2021DREAM OF FLY HIGH
i feel like @op is talking about street rappers like NLE, YB etc. You need studio time, advertising, beats, MV shoots etc. to even get your name out there.
tyler had like 10 projects before he had any sort of buzz, but X is a good example of the internet blowing an artist up, its happening with ssgkobe & sofaygo rn
Nope I'm talking about everyone not just street rappers.
Tyler is fortunate. He came from LA, went to a popular HS, friends were talented,
if you are popular in LA that's totally different but even that literally cost. Music videos aren't cheap, wearing the s*** he wore / wears not cheap, management not cheap, etc.
- Jun 29, 2021DREAM OF FLY HIGH
i thought there was a ton of ace the creator tapes before that. i dont know much pre-goblin s*** though
Yeah I think they were loosies/singles I didn't think there were full projects but I don't completely know
- Jun 29, 2021knockknockwhoitis
yeah. I used to be one of those folks who thought you could just drop something and then it takes off organically. it's still possible (very rare) but even after it takes off organically, then you'll have tons of offers to put $ behind it to get it to the next level
I don't want to be absolute about this.
it could happen.
But it's far more likely that the people you see it happening to, are lying about the extent of the organic ness of it all.
From follower count, to memes, you would be better served just assuming that there's some level of inorganicness going on with everything you see.
- Jun 29, 2021Troy Ave Stan
They make you think they independent for that organic feel
Ding ding ding
- Jun 29, 2021·2 replies
Man we really be putting up our own barriers. There are literally hundreds of artist, if not thousands who did not have to put up 150k to become artist hahahaha this s*** is f***ing stupid bro what’s wrong with us?!?!? Niggas really think they gotta ask The Godfather for a favor in an era where niggas are literally dropping one song on Tik tok and blowing up in a week. You can literally live a comfortable life with just 10k dedicated fans like stop this s***. You don’t need to be drake or put up 100k to become an artist.
- Jun 29, 2021·1 replyFlyMx
Man we really be putting up our own barriers. There are literally hundreds of artist, if not thousands who did not have to put up 150k to become artist hahahaha this s*** is f***ing stupid bro what’s wrong with us?!?!? Niggas really think they gotta ask The Godfather for a favor in an era where niggas are literally dropping one song on Tik tok and blowing up in a week. You can literally live a comfortable life with just 10k dedicated fans like stop this s***. You don’t need to be drake or put up 100k to become an artist.
name 5
Jun 29, 2021fiveprestosthis. people can make it if they're just authentically themselves
brent did it
- Jun 29, 2021·1 replyFlyMx
Man we really be putting up our own barriers. There are literally hundreds of artist, if not thousands who did not have to put up 150k to become artist hahahaha this s*** is f***ing stupid bro what’s wrong with us?!?!? Niggas really think they gotta ask The Godfather for a favor in an era where niggas are literally dropping one song on Tik tok and blowing up in a week. You can literally live a comfortable life with just 10k dedicated fans like stop this s***. You don’t need to be drake or put up 100k to become an artist.
The idea that people can just drop a hot record on tik Tok and it just 'blows up' tells you everything you need to know about the business tbh
It don't work like that lol
It is very hard to make a living as a rapper if you don't have money to start your career. It's almost impossible.
- Jun 29, 2021·5 repliesDREAM OF FLY HIGH
name 5
The biggest rapper in the game blew up off of myspace