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Pornwolf · 03-13-2005, 01:10 AM

Look, no one is debating the lack of artistic integrity in 50 Cent. He won't even argue it himself. It's all about the paper chase for most rappers. You guys are taking it way too seriously and judging it all by a standard that does not apply. Most rap music is for the moment, shake your ass stuff. That's what it is MEANT to be. Nothing more. If a rappers body of work stands the test of time it's an added bonus.

There are a few that do stand out. Arguably just as many as there are rock classics over the past 20 years starting from Run DMC and The Beastie's License To Ill. That's another conversation though as the overall quality of all genres took one helluva dive in the 90's.

Kane, those numbers that Everclear stated are completely wrong. I have never seen the first single budget for radio ever top $300k. Never. It costs a lot but never $700k. I've been in the biz since 91 so I've seen my share. Albini's numbers are correct but remember that the financial picure is very different for rock and hip hop. Budgets are broken down differently and advances are very different. Plus at the end of the day the artist profit comes from two different places. Rock=Tour money. Rap = endorsement money.

50 Cent is making a killing. Sure, he's not making as much from his record sales as anyone would hope but his Reebok deal and his Vita-Water deals more than make up for it. Clothing sales will make him more money than his album sales ever could and so will the Vita Water if done right. He's making more than any successful new rock band ever could. He's even more than Norah Jones who sells just as many records as he does. Love em or hate em, you have to appreciate the financial spoils that come with being on the top of the hip hop pile.

03-13-2005, 01:10 AM
Pornwolf Drunk and Unruly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hollywood Posts: 22,712	Look, no one is debating the lack of artistic integrity in 50 Cent. He won't even argue it himself. It's all about the paper chase for most rappers. You guys are taking it way too seriously and judging it all by a standard that does not apply. Most rap music is for the moment, shake your ass stuff. That's what it is MEANT to be. Nothing more. If a rappers body of work stands the test of time it's an added bonus. There are a few that do stand out. Arguably just as many as there are rock classics over the past 20 years starting from Run DMC and The Beastie's License To Ill. That's another conversation though as the overall quality of all genres took one helluva dive in the 90's. Kane, those numbers that Everclear stated are completely wrong. I have never seen the first single budget for radio ever top $300k. Never. It costs a lot but never $700k. I've been in the biz since 91 so I've seen my share. Albini's numbers are correct but remember that the financial picure is very different for rock and hip hop. Budgets are broken down differently and advances are very different. Plus at the end of the day the artist profit comes from two different places. Rock=Tour money. Rap = endorsement money. 50 Cent is making a killing. Sure, he's not making as much from his record sales as anyone would hope but his Reebok deal and his Vita-Water deals more than make up for it. Clothing sales will make him more money than his album sales ever could and so will the Vita Water if done right. He's making more than any successful new rock band ever could. He's even more than Norah Jones who sells just as many records as he does. Love em or hate em, you have to appreciate the financial spoils that come with being on the top of the hip hop pile. __________________ I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade... Webair, bitches. Last edited by Pornwolf; 03-13-2005 at 01:13 AM..