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comment by ButterflyEffect
ButterflyEffect  ·  2662 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: This is What Making a Movie with Lil Yachty is Like

Sooooooo like Jay Z, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, etc etc etc?

edit: regarding the college argument





nowaypablo  ·  2660 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sure, being a successful artist means not owing anyone anything before achieving success. It's like winning the lottery. All the work you put in is immediately part of your career product. It's only afterwards that labels, streaming services, and the record company that took you on start mooching off your brand, generally speaking.

I can't speak for Beyonce, but Jay and Lil Wayne used their power in pop culture to build business empires bigger than a lot of people who worked through their MBAs.