Since they already know their shit will get bootlegged and they will lose money, why are they still in the game if they can't survive off of it? That's their choice yo, and if all these niggas are hustlers and shit like they claim to be it wouldn't be a fucking problem in the end. Nobody should do art to make money, that's bullshit, and anyone who ever sat down and wrote a song with all of their fucking heart and spilled their fucking soul over a beat should know that. If they're trying to pimp something you and I love JUST to get money out of it, fuck em, I'll bootleg their shit all day long cuz that's me on MY hustle.

just stfu, Socrates. Stop trying to defend some bullshit.
Thats like saying
"Lawyers should defend people just because they like defending people. If they're gonna do it for money then they might aswell let innocent people rot in jail"

Niggas do shit because of 1. they need to feed their fuckin selves and family and 2. because they like it.
Niggas would work someone that they dont like if they was makin $50 - $60 thousand a year.
You'll understand when you grow up and get some responsibilites.

the cops wont do the shit
Im talking about the federal beareu of investigation
you never noticed that seal on the back of cd's?
the most they'll do is probably trace your IP address and supena the hell out of you
:thumbup:

thas a bitch move for real...

live and let live...if you dont want bootleggin to affect your potential sales (thats if you even make it to the front yard let alone through the front door of the industry) then you gotts up your game so enough people are feelin to buy your shit and keep sales consistent...however what makes you think you gonna even be in a position for bootleggin to affect you?

regardless
Im tired of booty rappers going platinum because they have a commercial appeal and rappers that are good and has good lyrical content flopping because the niggas that DO listen to their shit downloads it
smh

I work full time and practically raised my little brothers, I think I know something about responsibility. If you like so-called artists who do the same thing as you just for money, I'll pray for you or something.

just stfu, Socrates. Stop trying to defend some bullshit.
Thats like saying
"Lawyers should defend people just because they like defending people. If they're gonna do it for money then they might aswell let innocent people rot in jail

Being in a profession and being an artist are two completely different things, hopefully you knew that.

but what artist ever in history didnt do shit for a price?

Do you spit for people without them paying you to do it?

No matter what, commercial artists are gonna sell more. Because the people that we feel should go platinum, have no commercial appeal. and that's what sales are about. So it' doesn't really matter.

Your not gonna see a Binary Star, Immortal Technique, Sadat X cd go platinum right now regardless because all the commercial appeal is on Club/Crunk/Snap music. so does it really matter?

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