RIAA Gold and Platinum certifications aren’t bestowed. Artists (or their labels) must apply (and pay) for them. T.I.’s new single was eligible, so EMPIRE immediately applied for an audit. Smart marketing decision. Other records are currently eligible, but they submitted first.
Monthly listeners and IG followers don’t measure fandom.
If an artist can sell out 400-cap venues, they have actual, real-world, paying fans.
And if they can achieve hard ticket sales without a large social following, even more impressive.
Tell a friend.
Outside of all the bullsh!t
There’s artists who actually put their life on the line for hip hop ‼️‼️‼️
Produced By:
Brian AllDay
Mark Byrd
#rap#hiphop#art#battlerap
Let’s use this situation to educate instead of casting blame at Summer Walker.
Seriously, read this. Learn something.
Most producers are paid in three ways:
1. Upfront fee (negotiated)
2. Points on the master (negotiated)
3. Publishing
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Ray cool but sometimes he be on some BULLLLLSHIT horrible take…. Iont like yall wayne narratives … man i miss my dawgs? Hustler Muzik, neck of the woods? Don’t die?!?!?! YALL GOTTA STOP THIS
I’m cool with a couple college drop out rappers but I miss when authentic lyrics like Jay Z, Nas, DMX, TI, OutKast etc. were mainstream and not just kids who were just good in Literature class. Ye was the original. Now that’s all the mainstream rappers these days