R. KELLY been signed to RCA for 27 YEARS!!.."I signed my PUBLISHING away..I didnt read the CONTRACT"

[KENNY DA COOKER]

In 1991, Kelly signed with Jive Records/RCA[26] and teamed with a new group from Chicago called Public Announcement.



I admit it, however since the first day (First day)
That without knowin', I signed my publishin' away (Away)
I admit it, I was young and caught up and so blind, yeah (So blind)
Said I had dyslexia, couldn't read all them contracts, yeah
And now the truth in this message (Message)
Is I'm a broke ass legend (Legend)

 

[radio rahiem]

RCA the original rapin u records?

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

RCA the original rapin u records?

to be honest...

i dont think RCA is the one to solely blame in this affair....

for example Chris Brown just renogatiated his contract with RCA and came out with a lovely deal which gives him the rights to a plethora of his Master recordings

the obvious culprit here is his MANAGEMENT at the time

a GOOD MANAGER is suppose to look out for the artists best intrests at all time and excercise all options avaiblable or create opportunities and not just snag what "appears" to be the best thing offered out of desperation...

alot of times these MANAGERS and LAWYERS don't give a fukk as long as they got thier 15% OR 20% CUT they could care less....you're just another "client" in thier stable......

and they sleep well at night knowing YOU have to deal with that burden of the bad deal

 

[MJ Truth]

I mean obviously it is but I can’t even imagine this shyt to even be legal. This breh literally MORTGAGED away a LEGENDARY career.

Who was his management? How the hell could he not renegotiate in DECADES after all of the hits he released? Of course, they were likely in on the scam too.

I assume him being in this situation is some light karma from the universe for his fukkery.

 

[BK The Great]

controversy sells, the record labels really eating off this

R. Kelly music sales increase substantially after ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ airs

 

[How Sway?]

I know he cant read and all but why didn't his lawyer or management negotiate for a better deal?
They did him a disservice

 

[King Poetic]

I know he cant read and all but why didn't his lawyer or management negotiate for a better deal?
They did him a disservice

Because they about their own pockets

And they hit a gold mine when they got a great talent who can’t read

 

[DarkmanX]

Unless yall missed it, havent yall figured out yet that 95% of the artists
that really pops, new school or old school, really got/get raped.

The more u own & are in control the less the machine is behind u..and the less popularity u get..which means
none of ya nikkas like or listen to them cuz it aint poppin enough.

Thats been the game.

 

[Ol’Otis]

if he can't read how can he write



who really wrote all those hits?

 

[360dagod]

I know he cant read and all but why didn't his lawyer or management negotiate for a better deal?
They did him a disservice

Sometimes the lawyers run in the same circles as the people they suppose to be "protecting" you against...

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Pit Bull]

The Pied Pipa took took one hell of a beating on the coli this weekend

 

[3rdWorld]

Then the contract is null and void as the signee didnt know what they were signing..

 

[Real N Quotes]

Unless yall missed it, havent yall figured out yet that 95% of the artists
that really pops, new school or old school, really got/get raped.

The more u own & are in control the less the machine is behind u..and the less popularity u get..which means
none of ya nikkas like or listen to them cuz it aint poppin enough.

Thats been the game.

Exactly

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

if he can't read how can he write



who really wrote all those hits?

He does it out loud, he doesn’t “write” in the technical sense