ARE RECORD LABELS EVIL? GETTING SIGNED OR STAYING INDEPENDENT COMPARISON

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In this video, we discus the past, present and the future of music labels and why some artists prefer staying independent while the others prefer getting signed.
We discussed pros and cons of both and tried to dig deeper into the workings of music industry to sort of answer the burning question of Desi Hip Hop about Record Labels Vs Staying independent. This debate has been prominent in the west and about 5 years ago started floating in DHH too. With artists like Emiway Bantai making it staying independent and other artists such as Raftaar and Badshah rising up with the help of a prominent label. Question still remains, is one alternative better than the other?
Watch the video to find out.
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[@dhruvguptaa]

Karma has taken this video very seriously

[@hip-hoplover4346]

😭

[@HIPHOPINMYHOOD]

😂😂

[@SULAIMAN-EM37]

😕

[@krishnagr37]

🤣🤣🤣

[@hritwik_ineffable]

& co-incidentally, Karma left Kalamkaar💔

[@Dakshshh]

Bruh i just got to know by seeing ur comment Apart from krsna only karma was representing kalamkaar + harjas also to some extent😓 But why did he leave any reason??

[@hritwik_ineffable]

@@Dakshshh No official reason is given my him or the label. Only the rumors are being circulated brother.

[@saksham1861]

@@Dakshshh The problem is Ankit Khanna and dnh ekant. They don't give permission for a lot of things because they are businessmen.

[@Dakshshh]

@@saksham1861 ohh btw who is dnh ekant

[@saksham1861]

@@Dakshshh Partner in kalamkaar

[@MRX20]

Labels like kalamkaar, gully gang,bantai records,artistaan,innovura entertainment are helping to grow the scene Sony music, t series , Zee music is only for mainstream and popular artists

[@ashutoshhanbar4626]

Yes bro

[@lol_bruh_xd]

Kalamkaar toh abhi dead hi raha hai , unless they sign any new artist . Ab toh koi bacha hi nahi kalamkaar me

[@humanrapper]

@@ashutoshhanbar4626 Check out fire Spitz Haiman's Hardcore Haiman , as a DHH fan u will be shocked 😲

[@aurakrishna7643]

​@@twitter74839 wait wait wait

[@Aman__Verma397]

Zee music gave hype to raftaar in the initial stage when kalamkaar didn't existed...and labels like spped records, times music and t series also gave boost to rappers like honey singh

[@SultanNation]

An artist can achieve a lot of milestones within some threshold on his own but generally to go massive, invest more in the products and use resources like bigger artist roasters, Radio / TV , Publishing and Sync deals he needs to go to a major one. Almost every top 10 biggest artist we have globally is signed with a major label in any of the ways. But yes things are changing in favour of Artists.

[@prempawar6782]

BTW one question : Is working with music label AS MANAGERS like A&R MANAGERS is good? Or should someone work independently?

[@DHH_RH_YT]

@@prempawar6782 depends on yourself agar tum independently Bahut bade star ban skte aur paise kama sakte ho toh tumhe label ki zarurat nahi hai aur agar tumhe lagta hai ki tum independently fame aur paise nahi kama sakte toh tum label pe sign ho sakte ho

[@prempawar6782]

@@DHH_RH_YT bro! I am TALKING ABOUT A&R MANAGERS types works because yeh star & unke managers mei different challenges hoge na!

[@SultanNation]

@@prempawar6782 I work as A&R Manager for Universal Music India and trust me its completely worth it.

[@galeechlonde]

Chup lawde tera opinion matter ni karta maa chudA

[@presence1]

Independent Artists > Labels

[@familyties5591]

Bad bunny owns 90% of his masters he is most streamed artist last year no 1 artist

[@Arham4786]

Karma left Kalamkar just to promote rohan's video 🐐

[@neilnitinmukesh8149]

Karma in thumbnail 🤣🤣🤣 hara me manus

[@khapedyumit9304]

Dammm karma just revealed about leaving kalamkaar and your timming is dammmm🔥

[@paritoshpandey2330]

bkl thumbnail me karma laga diya😂😂😂

[@googlytricks8101]

Rohan ne thumbnail change kark Karma ko dal diya😆

[@prettywitty1912]

Kya re Pinki 2.0. Jyada cool ban rha social media par aaj kal. xD

[@Ak--cr3ju]

Finally Rohan is back with HipHop Content!

[@Phoenix-._]

Ab kon dek raha hai rohan ko ...

[@Keuthonymus]

It was more than hip-hop and less than all in one

[@Fit_neighborhood6395]

That nobody asked for 🙄🙄

[@humanrapper]

@@Phoenix-._ Check out fire Spitz Haiman's Hardcore Haiman , as a DHH fan u will be shocked 😲

[@manwiththplan14]

here after karma left kalamkaar 😭

[@garryv2714]

Ab karma ka photo laga diya thumbnail mein 🤣😭😭

[@mandhan4065]

Rohan what about labels who focuses on hip hop and music more than there profits like dreamville records ,kalamkar

[@shahanahsan05]

Karma decided to leave Kalamkaar so that he could promote Rohan’s video 🔥 so happy to see Rohaani Wadipatta Jee finally dropping real Hip-Hop content

[@alltimefire545]

#we_want_normies_and_niladri_back!!!!

[@RISHURIXHABH]

👀

[@aashish5923]

🥹😀🎉❤️🥹🥹🥹😎👍🔥🥹😂😘🥹🥹

[@alltimefire545]

@@jaiyaxhkaul bkl Agar tu jaiyaxh ka fan hao to kaul ka fan kaise ho skta Hai?

[@durjoybarua5341]

If you exclude the faces of the big DHH record labels, the other members of those labels are almost non-existent. Let's take Kalamkaar for example. Kr$na is definitely the face of that label and the other members are just there. Karma got some momentum during the beef season, now even his hype is dying. Talented artists are doing much better on their own, Bella is a great example.

[@mtk3755]

Karma part you were right and hence he left it now..

[@durjoybarua5341]

@@mtk3755 Bruh i literally called it hours before he left the label.

[@kiran77342]

Lol kalamkar face is raftaar. People know k$na after the emiway beef and now he's hype is also dying

[@stxfdt1240]

@@kiran77342 sure😂😂😂ab so ja😂😂😂

[@stxfdt1240]

@@kiran77342 gawaar

[@krsnaawaam7796]

Bro in these thing respect for emiway will be always there..🙏❤️

[@emiway_army_37]

@emcee_agni999 Hate Pe Hei Atke Rehna Hai???

[@casanovaking2526]

After watching this karma leave kaamkaar

[@nayabkhan.7715]

Looking forward to these such contents 🤌🏻😭🖤

[@onlyvimal2761]

So happy to see Siyaahi in intro🔥🔥🔥AMD scene on top

[@adarshye1]

mota bhai

[@clauz6641]

4424 lal activa😂

[@pandoraempire1920]

Rohan change his Thumbnail 🤣

[@arshsahay5131]

Huge respect for emiway for being independent.. Or any other independent artist

[@SamKingCraft]

Yea Dax also

[@axshuk0776]

And khudka hi lable bana diya😂

[@_SarveshJoshi]

Rohan changed Divine w Karma 💀💀💀💀💀

[@daddy4u]

Emiway bantai Biggest independent artist in the world 🙇🏻‍♂️🎉

[@ashishgaikwad8646]

Lol!😂

[@jaynai3866]

Thank you rohan for improving our knowledge

[@albertishu9066]

Very informative video...thank your for this ❣️

[@themeniacs7376]

Emiway is not only an independent artist, now he is the owner of a record label where fucking every month his artist are dropping 🔥🔥, that is crazy stuff in itself. Emiway is an entrepreneur man he knows his stuff

[@doubleb5092]

Smart business man 🔥

[@harshkharwar5951]

True

[@humanrapper]

Check out fire Spitz Haiman's Hardcore Haiman , as a DHH fan u will be shocked 😲

[@anshuuu9708]

If they are dropping fire why the views so low, except a handful?

[@kaq466]

He is Jay Z in terms of business skills . Jay Z also got rejected by every label when he was coming to the scene. And then he also opened his own record label just like what Emiway is doing now . Emiway learns from Every rapper. He has Em , Nas and Wayne's influence in his rap skills. Learned business from Jay and Russ . And is very humble and harami like 50 cent or those hip hop groups in the early stage of Rap like the Wu-Tang clan or NWA.

[@gururajkoni]

"Kya rappers paise kama pa rahe h?" Karma realised now

[@vineetkumbharjuvekar]

need more of such videos

[@THE_HARD_1]

Planning badiya ja rahe hai Rohan Bhai Keep it up KARMA is rich boy

[@dm_xe]

Karma left kalamkaar 💔

[@nonbckup]

Karma saw this vid

[@sahil5600]

respect for all independent artists and my fav sidhu

[@sarthaksharma3754]

flowbo is pretty underrated

[@kemuzou_kemumaki1872]

Yup!!

[@sarthaksharma3754]

@@twitter74839 fr fr

[@susantscreation4493]

Flow, shez, galib these guys are so unique

[@As05667]

Good thumbnails are inversely proportional to consistent videos ~rohan kadipatta

[@gamingsnake3881]

Wuhan coronappa

[@As05667]

@@gamingsnake3881 nothing better than that

[@agambansal902]

Here after karma left kalamkaar!

[@zuhaibkamal2895]

raohan bhai edit to badiyaa karte aap

[@vivekmaru2557]

Bhai why this annoying black screen for straight 3 sec just give a transition with no sound or Black and white transition

[@vishalgaming9175]

Now dhh is growing up which is good.💖🙌....

[@d-mod5559]

We want videos on hip-hop artist every state wise

[@atulsinghiphop]

Finally this guy remembered his channel password and this guy is uploading hip hop content🥵✊🏼

[@durjoybarua5341]

Staying independent is the better option in this day and age. 95% of the DHH artists who made it big are independent. DHH record labels aren't just going to sign anyone, they're going to sign talented artists who are somewhat established. Then why give the control to a label? If you're consistent enough you can do it on your own. A slow and steady rise is better than a sudden rapid rise with the help of a label. These artists have the option of building a solid position for themselves and with the right team it eventually happens. Also as an independent artist you don’t need the reach the level of Emiway to become successful. If you're somewhere in the middle you are also fine.

[@humanrapper]

Check out fire Spitz Haiman's Hardcore Haiman , as a DHH fan u will be shocked 😲

[@paramrm]

Rohan bhai ye video format style of showing your face during story time was very nice , keep doing such videos ( and todha zoom out karo cuz it feels too close to your face , i also see #myopinion part of the video which ig is inspired by dhruv rathee , pretty good thing to incorporate in your videos)😄👍

[@xavier.8031]

The camera quality is improving

[@iamrahulsingh69]

Need such more content by master rohan cariappa

[@Deepak.Subedi]

5:11 my future 😍

[@maximus_og]

Us bhai , us 😢

[@dkbagdi]

just find a way to reach to audience and impress the audience with your art. these days reaching out to them is very but impressing them with your art is tough. some artist puts ads on their track. some artist chase clouts. some artist diss other artists. some artist get signed to label and label promote them. there is nothing wrong in doing any of these methods. because everyone wants money for food. but only those who attracts audience with their art get famous.

[@temporary9508]

Very educative

[@tanishqarora0019]

Video dekhte hi karma ne resign krdiya🙄

[@meharosama]

Okay my respect for Emiway 📈 📈

[@TheRealRocky143]

Karma ye video dekh ke kalamkaar chodh diya

[@root266]

My bro finally updated his mic and camera !!

[@mdsamrna]

Who thinks like me that, 'new video of rohan means a new talent on his intro & outro'

[@GautamJonwall]

Rohan ki video dekhke karma ne kalamkaar chord diya 😔

[@arnabh_15]

See, KK and BR are top notch record labels but somehow I think BR is more favourable to its artists and Does good stuff for them…But when artists like Karma leave KK it is kinda doubtful. Maybe I’ll stay home and make music till I boom and slowly gather money to improve till then.

[@MAFIA_PS719]

Gaush , xtacy ne br choda pr haa kk ka record thoda jyada khrab h aur muje lgta h ki raftaar sch me kewl buisness perspective se sochta h shyd that's why emi dissed him . Bs opinion h Mera aur dusri trf emi ke saare friends uske saath h flamboy ko chodke

[@arnabh_15]

@@MAFIA_PS719 flamboy was a snitch but yeah your pov is kinda cool too

[@shivam.shawarma]

He knew it

[@maks9053]

Awesome video bhai 💥💥

[@Md_Raiyaanabdi]

Stanyyy🔥❤🔥

[@YounG_InK]

Karma watched this and left kalamkaar 🥲

[@Nope_prince]

bhai tune karma ko bhadka dia

[@prathamfr]

Bro this intro is damnn sickk

[@No.Desire]

Kidshot left,Harjas left,Rashmeet Kaur left,Karma left😢. Our krtna sir is only loyal doberman #proud. Bhoo 🐶

[@Ichigoat794]

Krsna signed nhi hai bhai partner hai

[@Dakshshh]

Because he was one of the 3 pillars of kalamkaar(raftaar,krsna,ankit) They together came with the idea of kalamkaar Raftaar told in samay's luve stream that krsna was one of the pioneer of Kalamkaar

[@vishesh896]

Tere buntai ki doggy mei li thi kya jo doberman bol ra hai ...🗿🙊

[@AB80008]

@@Ichigoat794 Ya they called it that way.

[@Dakshshh]

@Haq Se $ lol

[@another_aditya]

This debate is just like business v/s job debate

[@SIDDHESHBHURKEMUSIC]

AND KARMA TOOK IT PERSONALLY

[@photonical3724]

I think independent is way better than labels but what about the labels started by independent artists like bantai records , kalamkaar, gully gang

[@whoisabhiram]

Got boards coming..but this is more important😌

[@petergriffin6575]

So good to hear siyahi in the intro and outro🔥

[@nathananderson07]

My problem is that most of the emiway fans said in the comments that they support him just because he's independent and not signed to any label, like wtf, you should support a rapper/any public figure because of his content. For example, you subscribe a KZbinr because of his content regardless of how he looks, which mic he uses etc.

[@shahrukhansa580]

Nobody said that buddy 😂 It's just he is Proud of being Independent nd so are his fans! His fans became his fans because of his 🎵 Just fans bcoz he is independent that's the most stupidest thing I have ever heard 😂😂

[@kunalmalkani18]

Yeh beech mein 10 sec ka gap kya dala hai bhai I thought airpods nahi chal rha 💀

[@paramrm]

1:20 there's no pic here of prince , maybe u can edit this part out 🤔

[@NikhilKumar-ns6zw]

Bro editing bohot achi hai is video pe.

[@nonbckup]

9:58 No minta is harmed 10:02 no famboy is harmed

[@satoruhatake8086]

Bro, the timing of this video and Karma posting on Instagram that he has quit Kalamkaar... Damn.. Don't draw any conclusions as of yet but still what a coincidence 🤯

[@ayusmanarya3796]

Good content ❤️

[@HimanshuChowdhary094]

Karma bhai yahi video dekh liye kya 😄

[@prathamraut]

One video on how to sign label for small artist

[@dev8870]

What kr$na had said about independent vs signed in samay's stream is enough to end this debate. Emiway's allegations on labels were plausible some years ago but now he has started sounding like a broken record and much of his claims have already been debunked

[@Sunny-dj9ne]

Eniway talked about artistic freedom and rights, Karma leaving due to one of these says the concern still remains.

[@kushagrachauhan8070]

dev8870, I'm the biggest artist in your mom and sister and even in your grandmother no cap

[@musicalbadshah5595]

There more labels then kaalamkaar

[@kaq466]

What Kr$na said is his opinion. But again what kind of claim is debunked bro ? I have no disrespect for signed artists but anybody who is able to make his name independently has a special influence. Emphasis on the word 'indluence' . I'll give you an example. Eminem or Tu Pac are rappers with one of the biggest influences in hip hop . But artists like Nas , Mf doom , etc are also in terms of skills are on the same level. But they don't have that influence. In the same vain , if you know Jay Z got rejected by every label when he was coming to the scene. And today he is one of the most successful rappers in hip hop and has the influence on the culture and he built that independently by making his own record label just like what Emiway is doing in dhh. Emiway has the influence on masses and no matter how much you people hate him , you need to understand that Emiway vs Raftaar beef was one of the reasons for the blow up of hip hop tracks in dhh. Emiway has a huge contribution to the dhh scene. Bohemia and Mafia mundeer laid the foundation of hip hop and Artists like Divine, Emiway and Raftaar made people understand the underground scene. So Emiway has a very big influence, all independently which is a big deal . What Kr$na said was about management teams. But when Emiway started he had no management. After his success, he opened his label and had a management team. He has made all this independently and his influence is special.

[@kushagrachauhan8070]

@@kaq466 Cannot agree more

[@darkshadw6816]

Relevant

[@i_inocent_1931]

Postar me bss karma h video me to karma pe bat hi nhi ki bhai Karma ko dekh kr hi aaya th broo ✨✨

[@SasukeUchiha-uy9lf]

Is label only for music artists? (or also some drawing, dancing, etc etc etc artists)

[@yash_calisthenics_]

No idea

[@familyties5591]

They do hier producers and other workers for thier company

[@belikesahil]

Big F, Ye Video Karma Bhai Ne Dekh Liya ab wo Kalamkaar chorrr rhe hn🥲

[@aryabhatt007]

Top 10 Albums 2022 pe video kab?

[@udm8552]

Who's here after karma's post

[@aashutoshsathe8078]

cool video ...!!!!

[@prempawar6782]

Thanks a lot Rohan sir for this extremely informative video on the music labels 🔥💯🙌 BTW one question : Is working with music label AS MANAGERS like A&R MANAGERS is good? Or should someone work independently? 0:01 this song name?

[@devanshchaudhary7246]

Heavyweight by siyaahi

[@aryabhatt007]

Bro, 2022 best DHH albums pe video bna

[@Neobhaiya]

what are those blank pauses in the video for?

[@alonemusk9201]

1:20 kya matlab usne slave likhwa liya toh tu bas black screen daal dega? Racism na kar Rohan.

[@jaggubandar2735]

Bhai mai sony music mai kaam karta hu, Aur Napster still chal raha hai, bus Kuch kuch Countries mai available nahi hai

[@jeeaspirant9724]

Karma left kalamkaar after watching this video.🥲

[@gamingwithzahim4153]

Nice ☺️👍

[@temporary9508]

Bro Where did the AB17 documentary go..???

[@ckshenoy]

Me watching the whole video without being an artist 😂

[@sohail7834]

You feel me bro😂😂

[@trenchkid6983]

EMI ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@HH12YT]

Who’s here after karma left Kalamkaar 😜

[@realparthh]

DHH is at its prime right now. Real Rappers like KR$NA, MC Stan, Karma, Gaush and others who are underrated and have been working hard for years are getting recognition. IHH Audience is finally getting matured and they have now realized the difference between REAL rap (especially LYRICAL RAP) and just Slangs with a beat in the background. The craze is beyond words, MC STAN won Big Boss and that shows the power of our audience. I hope this scene keeps growing and I hope every underrated rapper gets recognition. 🇮🇳🏆❤️

[@okcool9523]

No cap 👑

[@Anonymous-ci5do]

Aawam till the end 🏆💯

[@detectiveramesh10]

DHH ON TOP❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@sign1time760]

krsna on top ✨🇮🇳❤️‍🔥💯👑

[@shivamrai2097]

Remove MC Stan mf

[@aryangupttaa]

old carry is back 🥰

[@mohsinmansoori2575]

Bhai kya panauti hai tu karma left kalamkaar