Public Enemy faced this with Def Jam. Once cds became the standard in the industry, their contract was basically in writing for tapes and vinyl. Once something else come along, those in this streaming era will be screwed too(more than they already are)
His back catalog gets streamed he has 3.1M monthly on Spotify. He’s supposed to be getting paid.
He has a full project with Havoc. IDK what the hold up is, but that could be his King's Disease.
He would have to pay a forensic accountant or someone like Gongu Roach, an expert in tracking down label money. Meth has sold millions of albums solo and with the Clan, he probably should. He is likely in the black unless the deals were trash. Even if he does owe, the streaming money will chip away at it and potentially get him in the black.
HE STILL HAS TO PAY
THAT ADVANCE MONEY OFF
BEFORE HE SEES ANY STREAMING REVENUE...
THEY FRONT THESE ARTISTS
ON THE PROJECTS THEN THE
ARTIST HAS TO RETURN THAT FRONT
ON THE BACKEND....
NOW IF THE ARTIST WAS GETTING
$1 PER CD ITS GOING TO
TAKE HIM A WHILE TO PAY
THOSE ADVANCES OFF IF HES NOT A SUPERSTAR
I'm fully aware. Most artists, especially those not hurting for money like Meth, don't bother to go and check to see where the money is.
HE HAS A COUPLE OF PLATINUM
ALBUMS AS A SOLO ARTIST....
THATS JUST ALBUMS SHIPPED
NOT SOLD.
NOT ONLY DOES HE OWE THE ADVANCE MONEY, HE HAS TO PAY BACK
THE MONEY IT COST TO MAKE THE VIDEOS AND THE MONEY SPENT ON STUDIO TIME ASWELL....
OH YEA DONT FORGET THE
MONEY FOR THE PRODUCTION.
THE LABEL FRONTS ALL OF THIS
AND YOU HAVE TO PAY IT BACK
FROM YOUR SHARE OF ROYALTIES.
ITS A DIRTY GAME.
HES DEFINITELY NOT GETTING MUCH
FROM THE WU ALBUMS WITH
THAT SPLIT 9 WAYS.
NOW WHEN IT COMES TO STREAMING...
1 MILLION STREAMS EQUALS $3,000
AND METH STREAMS 3 MILLION A MONTH
SO THATS 9K GOING TO HIS LABEL
AND HIS SHARE FROM THAT 9K
IS PROBABLY $900 WHICH GOES
TOWARDS THE LABEL RECOUP.
ONCE AGAIN ITS A DIRTY GAME.
You are guessing at best. Until there's an accounting, who knows. Old nikkas like me stream in the car for convenience, there's no telling how much has "sold" in 25 years without a count. I would bet money Tical is double by now.
THOSE JOINTS AINT MULTI.
METH HAD NO CLASSIC ALBUMS
THAT PPL KEPT BUMPING
OR BUYING AFTER THE FACT.
HES SPLITTING BLACKOUT ROYALTIES
WITH REDMAN...
HE AINT SAYING NOTHING
BECAUSE HE KNOWS
HES IN THE RED.
You sound like you just don't want to be wrong. There are so many missing variables, your math is almost assuredly wrong. Let's just agree to disagree and hope Meth gets any money owed to him.
I ALREADY BROKE DOWN
THE STREAMING NUMBERS.
THAT $900-1800 PER MONTH
AINT GETTING HIM OUT OF THE RED
NO TIME SOON
WHICH IS WHY HE HASNT RECEIVED A CHECK YET.
METH IS A BUSINESS MAN
Unless you have his Wu-Tang Productions and Def Jam contracts (with access to their books), accurate up to date Soundscan numbers and a law degree you forgot to tell us about, there is no way for you to know where he stands.
MY MATH ISNT WRONG ...
1 MILLION STREAMS EQUALS $3K.
IF HE FELT HE WAS OWED MONEY
HE WOULDN'T SIT BACK AND
GET ROBBED.
I don’t know his deal seems like he doesn’t own his publishing. That’s not bad money though.
THAT AINT shyt BUT $9,000
BEFORE THE SPLITS ...
