cd's used to cost 17.99 for cheap at retail.
before the industry cut was moved back to eight dollars wholesale.
right now who know what the industry cut is wholesale.
also,...plenty of groups made close to twenty mil.
shyt the original cashmoney generated.
the entire advance of thirty mill.
back off of their major label debut with just the 4m seller juvenile release.
on top of their other higher sales reachin records.
shyt master p was even better!
by shipping twenty acts platinum and making over eighty percent, then ninety percent wholesale via distribution, i believe as well.
so this current incarnation of cashmoney really is not that impressive to me, artistically or sales wise.
plus they have the most money and still really do not sell that well.
regardless, of their market saturation and payola to appear great.
i still would take the few past juvenile's non-payola based grassroots hits.
over all the current cashmoney roster payola pay to get play fake hits.
if juvenile was actually paid in full.
with no financial bullshyt to upset the draw and work of mannie fresh as well.
cashmoney would have been more popular.
plus, made way more money with juvenile as the flaghsip artist, as well.
art barr
Hence....the bolded
