If you’ve got a massive fanbase as De La Soul, Latasha, and Geto Boys, you may adopt the crowdfunding route. We are currently seeing how crowdfunding can help indie artists as a music release model with what LA-based Latasha for her LyteWrk project. In 2016 for their And the Anonymous Nobody, Geto Boys also followed the same route by starting a Kickstarter campaign that recorded about $600K. They asked for $100K from their fans for their Habeas Corpus album. In 2015, we saw De La Soul exploring the crowdfunding route, and it was a massive success. That’s why at Disctopia, we are interested in shining light on music release models that indie artists can adopt now and in the future 1. We saw what late Nipsey Hussle’s Crenshaw was able to achieve, the same for Roc Marciano’s self-releasing albums. It’s a tough world out there, but indie artists can make a mark with their music release models.
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You have full control over your creativity while also retaining 100% ownership of your masters. However, it’s far better than being tied to the apron strings of record labels.Īs challenging as being independent might be for artists, it’s quite rewarding in the long-term. Of course, being an indue artist comes with challenges. Kanye West has made upcoming artists realize the unfair business practices that have bedeviled the music industry. While Kanye West might have applied the wrong delivery in taking record labels to the court of public opinion, his message is nonetheless relevant. The one commonality that we do share is being in the group.We recently saw Kanye West poured out vitriol on major record labels on the terms of his contracts. We didn’t go to the same schools, didn’t grow up in the same neighborhood.
“I’d like to take credit, but the fans really made it happen,” rapper Willie D told Rolling Stone of the reunion, adding that relations between the members is still “volatile.” “It’s hard to get all of us on the same page, ’cause everybody’s always doing their own thing. To drum up support for their upcoming album, the trio launched a Kickstarter that included perks such as playing a round of golf with Scarface. In June, the trio revealed that they’d begun work on Habeas Corpus, their first album together since 2005’s The Foundation. Geto Boys were in the midst of their Office Space Tour – named after the 1999 cult comedy that made clever use of their song “Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta” – when Scarface was hospitalized. Thanks and say a prayer for my homey!”įlashback: Tina Turner Covers Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson on Debut Solo AlbumĪ representative for the group tells Rolling Stone that the rapper has since been released from the hospital and is home resting. “Although I’m his bandmate, I’m also a Scarface fan, so I know it’s hard for you guys not having details, but I will try to keep you updated as much as I can without invading his privacy. “I am not at liberty to speak on condition, and wouldn’t even if I was, as it is a private matter, but I will say that he is in good spirits, and sends his love to all who have supported him throughout his career, and personal life,” Willie D wrote in a Kickstarter update.
While the rapper’s exact condition has not yet been revealed, fellow Geto Boy Willie D asked fans to “say a prayer” for the ailing Scarface. According to the Geto Boys’ Kickstarter – where the horrorcore trio of Willie D, Scarface and Bushwick Bill are raising money for their new LP Habeas Corpus – Scarface sought medical help following a concert in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 29th he entered a Houston, Texas hospital the next day. Geto Boys member Scarface suffered from an unspecified medical condition that forced the rapper to be hospitalized on June 30th.
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