"PRINCE would have not being able to get a RECORD DEAL in this era" -OWEN HUSNEY

[KENNY DA COOKER]

"To convince Warner Brothers that a 17 year old kid should be able to get signed and write and produce his own album with no sales track record ..no shows performed ..is a feat that wouldn't be seen in today's market...."


"In today's market....the record labels want you to bring everything to them on a silver platter...hit records....a healthy fanbase and touring schedule and merchandising to match....and then want you to payback the "advance" they gave you and even after you pay them back...they (the labels) still own your ART (masters)"...

Prince’s first manager reflects on the music icon’s early days

 

[NoChillJones]

That can be said for most artist these days...but some artist get deals today because execs think they could be the next Prince...so there is that

 

[spliz]

Record deal ain't shyt but a business loan with fukked up interests at this point. Major label is like the worst bank you ever been to.

 

[spliz]

That can be said for most artist these days...but some artist get deals today because execs think they could be the next Prince...so there is that

But Prince already had his success to create the barometer. If there was no such thing as Prince. Prince wouldn't get signed under the same conditions he did in the past.

 

[NoChillJones]

But Prince already had his success to create the barometer. If there was no such thing as Prince. Prince wouldn't get signed under the same conditions he did in the past.

Theoretically I get what he is saying...but he is not stating anything that is unnecessarily mind blowing.....as if Prince was the end all be all to the music business.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

well thank Allah he came out in that era..
but the point of it all is that there could be other prince's out there right now who can't become great..

 

[TheRtist]

then how did Big KRIT get signed

 

[spliz]

then how did Big KRIT get signed

Big KRIT had mixtapes and a following before he got signed.

 

[spliz]

Theoretically I get what he is saying...but he is not stating anything that is unnecessarily mind blowing.....as if Prince was the end all be all to the music business.

Fam. What he's saying is Prince is one of the greatest entertainers to ever step into the music business and wouldn't even get signed in this era. That's a testament to how bad and different the business is right now. Furthermore. He's also saying there could be another Prince out there right now who wouldn't get signed under the same circumstance Prince did.

 

[TheRtist]

Big KRIT had mixtapes and a following before he got signed.

mixtapes and a following are not sales.

Didnt Papoose have that too?

 

[010101]

prince would basically be the real deal prodigy they make those lil youtube cover artist like bieber mendes puth out as
they'd break the bank to have him on the label

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[010101]

they know they can manufacture sales
they push who they wanna
young prince is a easy push because he does all the heavy work

& in reality young prince would hustle it independent with all the tools available currently

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[NoChillJones]

Fam. What he's saying is Prince is one of the greatest entertainers to ever step into the music business and wouldn't even get signed in this era. That's a testament to how bad and different the business is right now. Furthermore. He's also saying there could be another Prince out there right now who wouldn't get signed under the same circumstance Prince did.

And no lies were spoken...I got that from the jump

 

[dh86]

Prince would have been an Independent superstar in 2017 and drew crowds everywhere bringing the labels to him

 

[tremonthustler1]

they know they can manufacture sales
they push who they wanna
young prince is a easy push because he does all the heavy work

& in reality young prince would hustle it independent with all the tools available currently

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Except Prince woulda still did shyt like not put his music on YouTube or stream it. He wasn't fond of much of the technological shyt that made music more accessible for a long time.