Question about all the shit that goes into compilations???

[TheBayIsTheSco]

one of the things i like about this board is the opportunity to learn from artists, ceo's, producers or whoever else knows their shit. this question is more about the money distribution but i'm interested in how people put together comps. with a random group of artists.

i don't understand how people can come up and make money and compilations. to get a good feature it's usually over $1000 right? gettin the beats definitely add up, let's use 17 reasons for example, i.m.o it's one of the best comps to come out and i'm sure they actually did profit from it but just to get tight ass artists with tight ass beats will cost some money. i don't know maybe it's easier than i think but someone with the knowledge lace me up!!!!!!!

 

[MaddDogg]

Ive never put together a comp before, but I assume that a lot of the interaction between artists is "favor for a favor." For example, Yuk got Lynch on UGA, and Lynch got Yuk on Lynch By Inch.

 

[TheBayIsTheSco]

Ive never put together a comp before, but I assume that a lot of the interaction between artists is "favor for a favor." For example, Yuk got Lynch on UGA, and Lynch got Yuk on Lynch By Inch.

wasup dave, ya i figured that part, but how bout something like 17 reasons where it was put on mainly by gold toes who doesn't rap so he must have paid em.

 

[MaddDogg]

Im not real sure how Goldtoes worked that, but I know on the cover it says San Quinn/Black N Brown Presents 17 Reasons, and Im sure Quinn has massive pull in the industry, so maybe it had a lot to do with his influence and his favor for a favor. But 17 Reasons was a great compilation, and Im sure there were people being paid for tracks as well.
One thing I always wondered about that comp, is if the producers and the artists worked together.

 

[Tony Slaps]

you need money to make money. dwell on it.

 

[TheBayIsTheSco]

you need money to make money. dwell on it.

ya true, so someone without money can't put out a tight comp. with some big names>?

 

[TheBayIsTheSco]

so know one knows anything about this, how bout chuck, jt, cellski, illmannered, b-12, tactout and some of the people on here that have done this or know about it.

 

[Mr. Illmannered]

Its true that its very hard to make money off a comp now unless you get recycled tracks and keep your overhead extremely low. Someone mentioned favors for favors - lets say that I would like to get rapper "x" on a track and I dont have the money to offer. I may possibly have a beat, studio time, graphics skills, etc to offer in return, replacing the need to come out of pocket and allowing me to use that money in return to afford studio time, pressing, etc. This way the desired featured rapper still gets some form of payment and everyone is happy. Takes it back to the early days of bartering lol.

Not many consumers trust compilations nowadays ( and rightfully so ) due to the rampant overkill of lackluster efforts that people call "compilations". I have seen in the last 6 months 7 compilations that feature the same songs. SEVEN! To me that is a blatant show of disrespect for the consumer and the music itself.

We just released our newest compilation knowing fully well that it will more than likely break even on what it cost to put it together and I am completely alright with that. We wanted to put out a project that tried to take it back to the old school, a project of music that WE AS A LABEL like to listen to, period. If you want to put out music now, do it because you love to make it. If you want to make money, invest in the opposite of music.