Nobody makes money off cds.. not even the big names.. they make they money off ringtones, downloads,etc. and most important shows.. they go on tours and get paid each show.. thas what im sayin.. i mean if youre breakin even then thats not a good business move... but we all learn that as we go i aint faultin you in that im jus sayin that money u could possibly invest in somethin else that will further u to the point to where ur getting paid for shows... i aint knockin what u doin but i feel that its a waste if i were to do it tho.. especially if im not getting paid..
Dave, i beg to differ. Maybe as a whole or only being on the artist level, u dont make much off ur CD's. But if you have a solid business plan, good musik, and hustle, and u own ur shit... You'll do okay. Now I'm not gonna say I'm ballin outta kontrol and doin this and doin this that, kuz nighas that kno me kno I get money multiple wayz but I WILL say this. For me to get a regular 9 to 5 even payin 15/hr would be a pay kut to my CD sales. Even if I did both.....
Now the show scene in Daygo is hella fucked up. Chrymes, getcha money, but me personally kan't fathom paying for an opening act. I dont kare if Jay-Z, E-40, and whoeva the fuck is opening. I jumped into rapping off of the LOVE of being on stage. And thats where the money is. Daygo is azz backwards charging for slots and selling tickets and shit...
But that is particularly the artist fault. After speaking with E Low and Network about pursuing showcases in the city I was warned about the Daygo artist mindframe. No hustle, so naturally for a promoter to make doe he gotta charge... I say fuck all that..... I fux wit tha huslerz.... I wont book u if I neva seen u Hustlin in the streetz, period.
Jimmy Powers, do ya thing. I would love to see Urban Underground kome back and have Gi Gi email me, we must
[email protected].... but the only problem I had with UU was they let ANYBODY perform which fucked up the quality of the event. PLEEAASE dont make that same mistake, make m/f's audition....
So for the San Diego artist tryna make it in this game I leave this advice:
Invest in yourself
Invest in your product
Market your product yourself
and most importantly.....
MAKE MONEY OFF YOUR PRODUCT....FUCK THE FAME.....
I know a lot of BROKE famous people. I also kno some m/f's thats paid and u've NEVER heard of em. If your gonna do this musik shit STOP FUCKIN HALF STEPPIN. That is the cities problem, we half step with everything but dope dealing and gangbangin. Everything else muthafuckas be playin wit, this Musik shit, and a whole bunch of un-related things. You got muthafuckas like me, Dave, and a bunch of other muthafuckas that do this shit EVERYDAY for a living. Not as a hobby. Real Spit, everybody aint makin it but everybody kan make money, if u do it right.....
Good Lookin to CityBeat and the Reader for showin a nigha all that love. It is true what they say, hard work does pay off.....