Tommy Gibbs
Superstar
they put all of their eggs into the music basket. Reading the biographies and learning about rappers from the past, I'm amazed at how many of them didn't want to get into movies. Eve didn't want to do XXX(which led to Barbershop and her own show). Ice T didn't want to do New Jack City(that led to his full acting career despite his cameos in Breakin films), Cube didn't really want to do Boyz in the Hood. MC Ren missed out on 2 opportunities. NWA were supposed to be Cube's homeboys on Boyz in the Hood and Ren was also supposed to play A Wax in Menace. A lot of them didn't want to do that shyt and thought that hip hop money would last forever. Even today, there are so many avenues of making money and a lot of people just want to be a rapper getting robbed by labels. You can make more money putting on and promoting local shows for rappers. Start a recording studio for bands and musicians(not just rappers) with the high quality acoustics, preamps, and compressors. Start a construction company that builds homes. The possibilities are endless. This rap shyt aint it for everyone. Especially when you're doing fad music.I'm trying to understand what the fukk happens to so many people from the 90s/2000s?
Like damn NO ONE could get a job? A career? Hit a community college? Learn a fukking trade?
Like everyone is hitting their late 40s/early 50s just BROKE? It's not making sense man.