1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000......i mean, i dont really know, as far as a label stand point, how many records do u sell before u start to see a healthy return on your money that u invested in your making of the album...i remember KVE saying they hardly made shit on the YGD albums, and hes one of the most recognizable arstists in the cali underground scene...so how many records does it take? how many of these underground artists are making there projected #s?
WHATS CONSIDERED MOVING ALOT OF UNITS IN THE INDEPENDENT SCENE?
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true i have an interview with san quinn saying he moving 20 - 25 thousand an album! so that must be good if he still in the game doing what he do ya know? otherwise he wouldn't continue to do it if he wasn't making any $. plus they can make a lot of $ of they shows too! there is just hella competition plus with all the bootleggin going on it's hella hard. that's why i'm hella suprise even artists like 50 cent & game moving the #'s they move with all the bootleggin. 50 did 10 mill with "get rich" that's krazy $. especially for rap/ hip hop #'s!
question for any nigga in the game:
whats the incentive(s) of being in the independent game as opposed to major labels?
from a personal stand point i can name a few but im not in the game and i dont know how the numbers work etc so i just wanted to get some feedbacc from a ceo, artist, or whateva..
p.s. this is a good thread
whats the incentive(s) of being in the independent game as opposed to major labels?
from a personal stand point i can name a few but im not in the game and i dont know how the numbers work etc so i just wanted to get some feedbacc from a ceo, artist, or whateva..
p.s. this is a good thread
^^^ if you do good independently you can build a solid fan base and negotiate a much better deal with major labels..
OR..
if you sell well independently, you can make good cash (ex: if you sell 10,000 units, that's $100,000 dollars generated right there).. you can set your own release dates, tours and concepts of your album without 1 person saying a word
also some artists that sell well independently can't get major deals cuz record labels don't see potential growth out of that rapper's city or area, so they make that independent money (and let me tell you, people doin' it right are getting real nice checks)
OR..
if you sell well independently, you can make good cash (ex: if you sell 10,000 units, that's $100,000 dollars generated right there).. you can set your own release dates, tours and concepts of your album without 1 person saying a word
also some artists that sell well independently can't get major deals cuz record labels don't see potential growth out of that rapper's city or area, so they make that independent money (and let me tell you, people doin' it right are getting real nice checks)