Mayne people got it all twisted if you ask me. This is an art form like Kev. said. So you should be doing your best to be you and draw yourself in the music. It's to many people drawing other peoples life in their music. Which is kool if are given permission.(peep Damon Dashls joint with Cam and Jimmy).
Now being that it's an art form it should be something that comes pretty easy to you, something you really enjoy doing. Now don't get it twisted and think rapping/hip hop "should come easy" to you, because for most people who "don't make it" it comes hard. The people that seem to "Make It" have an extraordinary amount of talent which means it will come much easier to them. Compare subject matter of Pac(very diversified) and with subject matter of Khia(hella limited) or Eminem's wordplay to New No Limits roster.
In order to "Make It" you have some special sparkle that appeals to a gang of people. Pac & Biggie appealed to the streets so they was HOOD RICH along time ago. Eminem appealed to middle class and lower class white folk. Nelly appealed to all club goers. Besides that you gotta work your azz off. I know yall scene the Micheal Jackson special..where he talked about seeing the kids playing baseball outside the studio he recorded..and wishing he could go out and play..........you have to be so dedicated to this ish to really "MAKE IT". I"m considering "making it " is making millions.
But that's what's wrong with us black folks man. We don't like to work. I totally understand, right, our ancestors were slaves so just getting all 400 years worth of work back huh??????
Mayne hell naw. Bill Gates is a billionaire because he worked his azz off day and night, shower or no shower, sleep or no sleep writing code.....assembly code i believe which is hella tedious... to get all that paper he getting.
But you see we go wrong in this rap game with the idea that "Hey I think i got some really great music, I believe i should be superstar". Negros don't take into account that truthfully it should only cost you $20,000/year to live on...saying you don't have any dependents. Naw that's to live on....I'm more interested in living than riding on chrome...even though i do ride on chrome,but i worked my azz off for it so it's all gravy. N-E-Ways, I don't ever hear negros talking about making only let's say $50,000 a year from this music ish.
Now imagine making $50,000 a year, working for yourself. It's hella hard work but your not under someones direct supervision, like a regular job out there in the world. I would take $50,000 year making that on my own, than making $150,000 working for a corporation or working for the government. I can take a day off when i want to, i can take as many sick days as i need, i can work and do things my way rather than following a manual that was written by some big wigs at some corporation. Man, my first line supervisor told me that her friend works for Verizon making $65,000 but they are hella strict. Like you can't roll ya chair across the floor, gotta sign out to goto the bathroom, can't hang ya jacket on the back of ya chair, you sit in a qubicle and you can't just turn around to tell someone something. Man bump that job that sh*t sounds hella wackdafied.
Man besides doing rap songs, negros don't even think to look past the neighborhood behind their window seals. you don't have to just do hip albums.....did you know you could do music for businesses that advertise on the radio or t.v......like doing jingles. I know some of yall might be like man that's GAY, but to me that PAY, and i know if i had a daughter she would rather have my GAY PAY, than my BROKE RAP NOTES.
The other day i sold this guy some background music to go on his answering machine. One of my girls' mother had me listen to this guy singing on his answering machine for his business. It was a raggedy azz acapella jingle he made up, so i left him a message and told him it would sound more professional if he had some actual music behind it. He agreed, and that was my lead. I put it down, him and his wife liked it and paid be $100 for it. In the contract if he puts his ad on the radio stations he'll pay me a balloon payment for $1000. Now what do you think that did for me. When people ask him who did the music, he's going to of course say I did, and refer other business to me.
So yall shouldn't be doing music and looking at the situation like "Man I gots to make some millions with this". Do you think Nora Jones was thinking that when she was doing the music....hell no...the label was though. Do you think M. Jackson was thinking that when he did his songs...nope don't think so....Because they truly love making music...now of course if you think you can be paid for doing the music then i understand your thinking, but initial people get into hip hop for the millions....not getting into hip hop because of the music magic that takes over them.
That Texas Fella rantin on
yall gots to feel that
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