I actually think that hearing his unvarnished truth is good.

Exactly...

Yall just don't get it do you it don't matter if you go independent or not you will still get that phone call or unexpected visit from the powers that be especially if you have any type of impact over your community or any other community is it best to not just do music at all if you plan on doing music just do it for yourself and your family simple

I hate that y’all say things like this lol y’all try to single out a single person “PRINCE TRIES TO TELL YALL” like if everyone hasn’t been telling y’all about record deals from the beginning of time

Yup & nobody listened. Even to this day

99% of independent artists go nowhere.

@@andyleo8418 Not true. Independent artists may not have the same visibility as label artists, but they are able to build a small audience through social media and sustain a modest living by doing what they love. 99% of label artists music remain shelved while they are stuck with that label and owe a massive debt.

Hundo

Not russes he finessed that shit

@@ElStanleysMusic-pb9jm yeah but he had to finesse it. I notice every rapper or singer that actually understands their contract has to finesse their way out of it like you said.

That’s because they all are

@@TizzTv nah he didn't finesse his way out, he finessed his way in. The deal with Russ was a partnership deal, not a signed under the label deal. So he retains rights to everything hes already done and will do in the future, they only have access to what he does with them during their contracted period. Most these rappers aren't financially literate so they get a big advance, and blow it on material ish... then when the music doesn't recoup they complain about how they're trapped by the label.

hush

@@dirtysprite6312😂

Bro what are you saying? Ne-Yo blew up in the mid 2000s, everyone already knows he was huge, he's still one of the greatest singer song writers of the last 20 years.

@@StochasticWolf I’m saying I’m a Pro musician and my experience tells me that Ne-Yo was very famous. Not talking about the time period of his fame. Trust me.

Why don't they try to spend the artists money responsibly?!

@@BobbyGeneric145 Because the strategy is to keep the artist indebted to them, especially if they’re successful. The more and longer an artist is successful and keeps re-upping on ‘advances’ (new contracts) the longer they’ll be getting paid back plus all of the other money the artist is bringing in. The purpose of a 360

@@BobbyGeneric145because they don’t care lol. well the people in charge do but everyone else could care less. a&rs will go on trips with people’s budgets

It ain’t just a loan. You have 360 deals where they take everything

Don't forget the most important thing.... interest

Yes and a good singer, but his love life is permanently in shambles.

@@carpediem4512That ain’t got shit yo do with us lol

It’s goes hand to hand with being a good writer lmao

Tribe 👏🏾😂

They're not. Just because you are hip to the methods from 20 years ago doesn't mean they didn't come up with new methods of sucking you dry

Nope. They will continue to make the same mistakes, even though there are 100s of artists who had warned them.

I’ve got some friends that are basically unknown artists. They can produce like crazy. Lots of their shit was stolen and further stolen. It’s a game of crooks .

Definitely did. That Girl was that shit

Talented guy smooth I miss when negro did rnb

it’s not desperation. Think about being told you would get every help and every support for your music. That’s an opportunity I think every independent artist will jump on

She signed a bad contract, went to court an won.. but she spent all her money too soon

Uninformed opinions at that lol

@@dangerman-vq9xr said it better than me, thank you

They weren’t even paying attention. A bunch of talking heads.

These guys needa learn to podcast, views only cuz of the guest. Quality below mid.

What was your biggest song?

@@AiAkademiks Wish there was one. Recorded the album, toured to promote, came home on cloud nine, shot two videos and then nothing. No promo. Management was going crazy trying to get results and the label went ghost. Mind you this was 1989-93. BMG before they were acquired by Sony. I always chalked it up to the acquisition. It was for the best I always say. I thought it went well, but I guess they had other plans. Touring was fun; there is nothing like being on stage and feeling respected for the work you put in, but I guess God had other plans. I am doing well for myself now, so no harm no foul. Life is good.

Factz

They too young for that ..they dnt knw wat u talkin bout lol

@bronxriverchinobrown2856 I know. They got computers at their fingertips and yet choose to be dumb as f***.

@@bronxriverchinobrown2856even some of us youngings have watched interviews and documentaries

Why?

@@ginaclame20 because it was from a street beef, and they thought they wouldv've been in danger if they kept him on roster

That’s crazy

Big l got dropped to and then nas

#SignMeUp 💪🏾💪🏾

I mean he was on the shelf for 2 years. So, he had to work regular jobs to survive.

He was the label wasn’t paying him what money you think he had?🤨

U know how hard it is to make a million dollars? You see the highlights on KZfaq and ig all day and think that luxury life is a given. So realizing u were almost there and not knowing if u will ever get an opportunity again going to a minimal wage job interview can break u.

@@bronxriverchinobrown2856 You're right. That's a really good point

Big man dat don’t matter u gotta keep it 100 nowadays

@@lukeejordan5954 I don't think u get what i meant but its cool.

True

That girl Neyo version is on KZfaq and some of those leaks

Because almost no independent artist can really afford to put up the funds to get a project off the ground

@Metro6am You're obviously not in the same attitude or era of independent artists that I and many others are apart of. This era is about 15 years deep now where indie artists don't need record labels, record deals, or high end distribution. Tell Mac Miller from 15 yrs ago that same comment and he'd prove your comment wrong then or in his last yrs as an artist. Tell Cassie Ventura back 18 yrs ago when she blew up hard enough off of 1 album that she blew up even more as a model, and transitioning into modeling from music STILL isn't trendy for female music artists to venture into. She broke all the rules independently back then. There's so many independent approaches that require little to no cash, a mic, a phone, and some time. Doesn't cost money to craft Ur own marketing approach or just copy and steal somebody else's model that's already working in independent artists. British rock, psychedelic indie rock, Hip Hop, Hip Pop, New Wave, and so many genres are blowing up in spite of Ur assumption that ALMOST ALL indie artists are too broke to be artists. I think maybe your heart for making music is broken. Try having fun 1st, then figure out the business minus your baseless assumptions. I just bet you've not heard of today's indie artists killing it in Web3 because you sound like you're still stuck in the lazy era of Web2. And if you've never heard of web3 or no clue of whut Web2 is....then U really need to do Ur homework before U make replied comments like U just did

​@@WhoIsRevolution Are you making significant money from your music? As in living from it? My distribution advanced me 20K for a 5 track EP last year and it was just about enough to get things moving. I bet Cassie and Mac Miller had A LOT of money pumped into them lol.

Hhmm… Interesting 🤨

And to be frank in my opinion some of Neyo best songs were produced when he was under Columbia. Sometimes these guys are really talented at singing but not at creating and producing. I don’t know if this is the case for neyo, but I also feel we haven’t had anything memorable from him in a long time.