xxxkiraxxx

4y

I‘m curious what the "real numbers" of these artists are

STILLSUNNY

4y

barbershop economy really booming out there

Classique

4y

Imagine you’re an upcoming artist that doesn’t have big backing from anyone and your own city doesnt fw you that much and you really wanna get on. Paying a few hundred bucks for hundreds of thousands of streams can make it easier to have conversations with record labels to get signed so you have some kind of machine behind you. Now imagine you’re an artist that has a name in hip hop but not big in the mainstream. Buying a lot of streams is the difference between opening act and featured act, difference between award show consideration and nothing at all. Things that can if you just are in certain rooms can change your life forever. The purist in me hates it but if i’m an artist trying to blow i wouldn’t think twice about doing it

Deezed

4y

Glendive just tapped in

Aint no need to hate

DirtyTrees

4y

labels don't give a f***

this industry is so f***ed up at this point idk how it could bounce back

youngtubesteak2

4y

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I’d rather be a nurse and rap on the side than do full time. These niggas living a lie out here

Zero

4y

Always thought it was insane this song and life is good got more streams than WAP, now we know why

(Life is good was spammed by youtube ads)

youngtubesteak2

4y

I’d rather be a nurse and rap on the side than do full time. These niggas living a lie out here

DirtyTrees

4y

they on KTT too btw

xxxkiraxxx

4y

This music industry is just pathetic lmao

Z 326

4y

Stop it, Life Is Good hype was as genuine as it gets. It’s just a huge song lol

gnarlynasty

4y

It won’t,streaming was put in place to make sure there would never be another Master P/No Limit or even Cash Money again having a singular audience getting them rich without ever needing a labels help to crossover. Now every label controls everything an artist does and now these artist have to use billion dollar establishment platforms to distribute their music.

There’s no work around anymore to be truly an independent artist

yungcartier

4y

I wouldn't say that, theirs always something than can exploited or finessed in the system for an artist to get on.

gnarlynasty

4y

Doesn’t mean it’ll work in this day & age. Labels & corporations teamed up to make it almost impossible to independent in music these days. Eliminating the CD,musical success being determined by views/streams instead of actual money and a heavier emphasis on signing super naive young talent to 360 deals is how labels have finally got the one up on artist.