Just a lil somethin for yall to think about & realize how fucked the industry is

[LazyLatino]

Cmon yall dont make this a mothafuckin Nino VS Damon thread again..back to the topic..yeah i had my suspicions that the industry was shady but the more ill have found out, shits really fucked up..fo real..but like someone said..the artists have some responsability for their own actions also..u should think that some of these well established artists should have learned through the years...





Peace


LazyL

[o g s u e s o n e]

wheres damons last post?  

[Don Seer]

ohh yeah.. where it go... nevermind.. prob for the best


remember this.. its the MUSIC BUSINESS.. forget the BUSINESS part at your peril!

[Don Seer]

jome split it off into a seperate thread...  here http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?board=7;action=display;threadid=52742

pls leave a note next time supermod

[ExZit]

does any got the first cover of the eiht & spice album?  

btw.. i think the cover in this thread is allright.. kinda tight

[T-Dogg]

Well, artists may or may not be the last ones to give an OK on an album cover or things like that, it depends on their contract. I don't know if any of y'all know of him, (most likely don't), but this Finnish rapper Redrama said in an interview once that he paid special attention to what it says on his contract, 'cause the labels sometimes put some shady shit in there or exploit the loopholes in it. He said that among other things, he put a special clause in his contract that the record company has no right to decide what he (Redrama) can and can't wear. He mentioned in the interview that sometimes artists are made to wear certain clothes by the record company 'cause they have some sort of promotion deal with that clothing label. They don't ask the artist "Could you wear this Karl Kani stuff?", they make them wear it. So since things in this industry get into specifics like this - that an artist has to have a clause in his contract that says what he wears is entirely up the artist himself - it wouldn't be a wonder that an album cover isn't OK'd by the artist or that the album name is changed just like that.

[Nima - Dubcnn.com]

YUP looks like these artists aint on point.. thats what u need Entertainment Lawyers for..

ANYBODY who wants to get in the music biz should read:

"All You Need To Know About The Music Business" by Donald. S. Passman

amazing book

[ZILLA THA GOODFELLA]

"All You Need To Know About The Music Business" by Donald. S. Passman

HELL YEA.......dats been like my bible for the past couple of years.

[Nima - Dubcnn.com]

"All You Need To Know About The Music Business" by Donald. S. Passman

HELL YEA.......dats been like my bible for the past couple of years.

yeah that cat knows his shit hes been a music lawyer years and years and has witness all the change and man the way he wrote his book just soaks you right in..

[TOOTHBRUSH]

warren never asked why snoop didn't pick any of his beats? WTF!!!! are u kidding me is the dude scared to ask or what, i mean doesn't have to get all crazy about it but fuck youd think hed at least see why

is warren ever gonna ask? nima?

[hector]

aight here is what I think about warren g and the whole 213 situation.  I think snoop, warren, and nate all talked about it.  I think they probably talked about it with some record exec too.  I mean c'mon, these guys are supposed to be childhood friends, and they made a group album together, and you don't think they talk about whether or not warren's beats should go on the album?  Do you seriously think that conversation has never come up between all them?  Just think about yourselves and your friends.  I'm sure everyone has arguments all the time with their friends.  Seriously, is there anyone on this forum that if they were in the same situation as warren g, that they would not ask snoop why your beats didn't get put on?

I think that warren g doesn't want to get other people (such as nima and net fans) involved in the situation.  and plus maybe snoop listened to warren's beats, and decided that they wouldn't do well for the album.  so snoop tells warren that.  do you think warren really wants to admit to that?