another thing though, the label recoups their advance fromo the album sale. The limo's the hotels, the cars, the videos the house. I would have paid for that shit anyway so I don't really see a negative. The starving artist really doesn't have a choice. What would you do, wait and see if MAYBE there might be a better deal, or get ready for the ride of your life. I mean, they don't specify the non-monetary pay offs; The bitches, yeah, 3 years ago Vivica Fox wouldn't have gave 50 a second look, now they sittin next to each other at the awards, and I bet'chu he hit that! Just from rhymin, same shit we do on this site! Other than that you get a certain "you tha man"-erisms. Signin autographs, gettin free shit...and did I mention tha Bitches?