dre has put people out, but their shit wasn't on MTV first, then every pop station, shit was on pop stations not just rap. even rock stations, why??????/cause he's white working with dre. yeah it's a guess but i think it is a safe guess. i forgot about having to put money into the next project out of my last profits, but anyhow, you can talk to the store owner and say, this is what i want out of it, but the store can charge whatever. i do know about it, but it varies store to store. like at backdoor in cotati, i think they will work with you like that. damn near every new cd they have is 17 bucks. they are gettin 5 bucks a cd for nothing more than having it there, they will work with you, you deserve the other 12 since it is your product. but that profit doesn't include all the ones you sell "out the trunk" too. you get all that money whatever you charge, i know there is taxes and shit especially if it's soundscan, but someone sellin 1000 records ain't gonna be on soundscan most likely. i have seen alot of the buisness side from my homeboy in oklahoma. he is a studio owner and he puts out mix tapes so he always taught me that shit cause he knew i might want to get into it one day.
and if you think i am a fool for not wanting millions off of pop music, then its whatever. the MOST IMPORTANT thing to me, is God, my family and homeboys. all i really want to do is raise a Christian family like i know the Lord wants me to. if i didn't feel that way, i wouldn't have joined the military and i would have put tapes out already, and i bet you that!!! i have confidence that the Lord will provide for me and mine and he will show me the way. He has not put it on my heart to pursue rappin so i have taken a step back from writing at this point even. but homie, don't say i am a fool for not wanting millions, cause everyone knows that money clouds your vision of what's really important and i have confidence that the Lord would never give my family and i more pain and anguish than we can handle, all we have to do is keep him first. so that's why i am COMFORTABLE with the 40000, which isn't alot especially damn near anywhere in cali, especially watsonville and santa rosa which is where i will live when i leave the military, but i have been blessed and i have confidence there is still plenty more out there for me. i may not be ballin, but i have saved over 5000 cash this year and will have at least 10000 by april in my bank account. i have plenty of faith and that's why i could live on however much the Lord provides for me, i don't need millions, all i need is him, trust that
