Complex Shadow
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Well tbh. It is in down town Toronto. Like right near a major university. But yes that is a couple millions to high.
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yorkville is a super rich neighbourhood. for 3600 sqft, id say thats in line with the market up there.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
biz do you live in Canada?
you just figured this out?
PhoenixDark
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Lol Jay Elec. Big Sean in August, Drake and JT in September. If he doesn't make it into October it ain't coming out, and I bet he won't make it. Record labels get pretty stingy about end of year releases.
I still don't understand why Hov signed him; Elec seems too smart to sign some bad 360 deal, so I'm not even sure how Roc Nation will make money off him.
I still don't understand why Hov signed him; Elec seems too smart to sign some bad 360 deal, so I'm not even sure how Roc Nation will make money off him.
MuddyDonut
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thabiz is way too aggressive to be Canadian
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
i don't go around creeping peoples profile for info on where they live. I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR THAT SON.
just having fun.
must be that english heritage seeping through.
transplant, clearly
born and raised. didnt spend any time on the playground though.
both of them and mike dean.
MuddyDonut
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Tech Nine
Lmao
Did anyone see that new Kevin Heart
Lmao
Did anyone see that new Kevin Heart
i should bring back the avatar.
rofl
of course it went platinum way faster than GKMC. LOL. too funny. i wonder what mega corporation bought up all those lamar copies?
like it
i said this yesterday. this is the end of smaller major label artists.
PhoenixDark
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Yea but are you really excited for more albums sponsored by corporations? Can't wait for that next Beyonce Pepsi album.
please explain how this is GOOD for the industry. how will this benefit smaller artists?
lol. you have no idea what your talking about.
Smaller artist could get smaller sponsors. Musicians haven't been eating from record sales in a while. Any way to extract revenue from that aspect of the art should be embraced. It staves off the "singles only, no albums" future that digital music consumption is pushing. It's up to smaller artists and smaller companies to figure out how to maximize the market potential on their end.
Crafting albums has a lot less incentive than it use to.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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Car test done. God damn the production on this album. People shitting on the lyrics, they aint that fucking bad. Typical internet overreaction garbage. The album is great. Who else from the 90s can still drop commercial hits that aren't bullshit either.
Nas stans, sit down.
Nas stans, sit down.
Jay won
Who cares about whether it was good or not for the industry. All the dudes you like on bandcamp and releasing free shit will be fine, this is totally irrelevant to their careers.The only people that can afford to do shit like this are dudes like Hov anyway. And they're a dying/retiring breed.
I like this European feller here.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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The god IrishNinja was on one last night god damn. Dying reading this shit.
And yes, Rakims music still holds up today. His solo greatest hits is excellent if your not familiar with his solo work.
And yes, Rakims music still holds up today. His solo greatest hits is excellent if your not familiar with his solo work.
The Return of
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To be quite honest, it's not like this stuff isn't done on a much smaller scale anyway. I mean look at those Scion tapes(EP from Danny Brown and Harry Fraud IIRC). It's another way to make money for artists for sure. What Scion does is just like the same as what Jay-z did if you think about it.
why would a label front money in a changing landscape for a unknown return. they just wont bother. only the big artists that are all ready marketable will get these deals, which means only they will get albums produced. as time goes on, the pie gets smaller and smaller. a corporation who could give two shits about artist growth and nurturing will not give these artists a second glance.
how can an independent label compete on a marketing level with samsung, pepsi, microsoft, etc. we have already seen this with merging labels and mega corporations. only the richest will win.
the kendrick lamars of the world will not exist. i'm a direct casualty of the mp3 market and major labels going out of business or being bought up.
look at the movie industry. independent movies still exist, but guys like lynch and tarantino, just dont want to bother anymore. it just not worth the effort to get the funding. investors will not want the risk, when samsung can pick up the tab and you have a guaranteed return upfront.
Good post biz also as an example take Wayne or Ye for instance their last album isn't selling as well as their other ones. If they had sponsored it which they could easily secure off their reputation then we will be talking about how they went double platinum. These artists would get entrenched at the top through corporate sponsorship.
for now. they are simply pushing artists to further the brand. i wonder what return they see for all that marketing, considering joey badass, etc. sell like dog shit.
will they continue to take those risks as other, bigger corporations get involved.
PhoenixDark
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I'm more worried about the continued corporate influence on radio drowning out smaller acts, at least when it comes to urban music; there will always be indie rock and pop bands/artists that break out every year. Ebro and others can talk all they want about metrics deciding what's played, but let's face it: if Reks had released Mercy instead of Kanye it would have received far less play. Labels largely dictate radio taste. If you play a song enough times you'll create demand for it. Adding Samsung, Pepsi, and whoever else into that equation will only further saturate the market with product placement and vapid shit.
Why sell a ringtone when you can sell a phone? I can see many companies jumping on this. Not only do the sales create hype, they can easily ensure radio plays the singles they want. It's a marketer's dream.
Why sell a ringtone when you can sell a phone? I can see many companies jumping on this. Not only do the sales create hype, they can easily ensure radio plays the singles they want. It's a marketer's dream.
Sorry bro.
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How many rappers would corporations really be willing to spend 5 mil though on nowadays? Honest question
Sorry man. Try to make the best of it. Keep pushing and drink today (if you're American). =/
that sucks man. chin up.
MorisUkunRasik
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MCGH is well produced but really forgettable. Jay is flabby and sick.
Yeezus won.
Yeezus won.
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