Odd Future & Tech N9ne
- Thread starter casperog
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I 100% agree with this. People don't understand what it means to be independent. You have to be willing to operate in the RED for a while to build your brand, and I don't get the vibe that they are willing to do that for too much longer. As many moving parts as there are to that group, greed will creep in soon enough. They will sign somewhere.
Well they just signed a publishing/distribution deal through Sony to start their own label, Odd Future Records, so unlikely they need to latch onto anyone at this point. Although their singer was in the studio with Nas recently. I'm sure they'll just be a flash in the pan tho, right? 
I guess I should have been clearer, they have a distribution deal with RED Music which is a subsidiary of Sony. This kind of deal is standard practice for most regular indie labels, not these "labels" most rappers get, like Game's Black Wallstreet which never drop shit and aren't much more than a logo/pendant on a chain. So it's not like they signed a slave contract. No, this is a label deal that a majority of indie labels get and while they don't usually make a huge amount of money like the Def Jams of the world, they seem to be able to pay their bills just fine. RED Music has 60 labels under them, I doubt if they were robbing and raping their clients that they would have so many under them.
Check their site for more info:
http://www.redmusic.com/?page_id=275
Yes, everyone involved in it gets a cut, that is how a business works, but they have full creative control and 100% ownership of their masters. Although just because 1 person releases an album, that doesn't mean that revenue is getting split between the 9 members evenly. They're getting paid for what they bring to the table not just sitting around getting paychecks for no reason, come on now. Plus, everyone knows from the biggest mainstream stars to the most obscure indie artists, the real money is in performing shows. Here is their current tour schedule right now. Big pics for some so I'll link.
East Coast Tour
Europe Tour
If they keep even half of this steam they got right now, I'm sure they'll be breaking even at the very least and not broke. Also a big part of what will help them is their fans aren't the typical hip hop fans, they are people that listen to rock and indie music, people who will more than likely buy albums and merch.
TL;DR - The likelihood for success is bigger than them becoming failures, you're just looking at it from a pessimistic angle.
Check their site for more info:
http://www.redmusic.com/?page_id=275
Yes, everyone involved in it gets a cut, that is how a business works, but they have full creative control and 100% ownership of their masters. Although just because 1 person releases an album, that doesn't mean that revenue is getting split between the 9 members evenly. They're getting paid for what they bring to the table not just sitting around getting paychecks for no reason, come on now. Plus, everyone knows from the biggest mainstream stars to the most obscure indie artists, the real money is in performing shows. Here is their current tour schedule right now. Big pics for some so I'll link.
East Coast Tour
Europe Tour
If they keep even half of this steam they got right now, I'm sure they'll be breaking even at the very least and not broke. Also a big part of what will help them is their fans aren't the typical hip hop fans, they are people that listen to rock and indie music, people who will more than likely buy albums and merch.
TL;DR - The likelihood for success is bigger than them becoming failures, you're just looking at it from a pessimistic angle.
