Does Summer Walker have a bad Contract? Dj Akademiks reacts to Rolling Stone's article!

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[@ShonGoner]

Ak giving out game like EA. This is love. Gives alot of hope to artists out here who feel like lack of a label support system is holding them back.

[@stephonwilliams5232]

Always remember kids. if a business gives you the money upfront . Your gonna be in the red for a long time

[@7aShey]

Summer has always been lit 🔥 and she should have stayed independent until she was able to gain more leverage. Everyone wants to take the elevator when sometimes the stairs is a better option

[@ChiefKene]

Well said

[@bleedwolf5]

Great analogy

[@nuhussl7]

True she was making enough money to have a great management and made it alone for a couple years or signed an one album deal with a major ...doesn't work back to the indy road

[@bleedwolf5]

Great analogy

[@cadeem88]

"I love you sza, unblock me" 😂

[@djyua9157]

😂😂😂😂

[@cadeem88]

@@djyua9157 😂😂😂

[@gummebear1597]

😂

[@Thehitman1099389]

AK needs to start charging young artist to look at there contracts BEFORE they sign cause bro is giving too much free game rn lol

[@bigrap6311]

Yeh finesse them

[@Music64378]

Or the artist can just pay a lawyer lmaoooo

[@Selfbaptized]

Lmao sure or they could start reading the contracts themselves and asking questions instead of trying to sign the most money deal

[@Kyancey12]

@@Music64378 most of them do have lawyers. Most of the time the lawyers work for the label and are 9.5/10 are gonna let you get finnessed

[@Vat6ré]

@@Kyancey12 in that case they don’t actually have lawyers

[@ritzkola2302]

In Boxing it’s illegal to be both manager and promoter for that reason. Promoters in Boxing = Labels.

[@blueballedtech]

You are doing god's work. This is so informative and digestible for the layman.

[@JimmyLaughsalot21]

Nah AK exposing the fuck outta QC P with the car thing 😂

[@nicematerial]

"Got a fucked up deal, and I signed it" -KRS-ONE "We don't make people rich, we make them famous" -a friend who has a lot of juice in the industry It's true, first deals are nearly always bad

[@stressfree27]

People in the industry say “standard” like that makes it ok

[@one8192]

It isn't but ppl choose to sign it. That's why ak mentioned Russ and going independent is the best route

[@citrusjones2104]

There’re just as bad as people who do porn! There in a low place with options and think there carefree #LostInTheSauce

[@cte93]

Lol because it literally does. I’m a realtor and standard commissions on the sale of a property is 6%, split between two agents, that’s 3% to each agent. You base percentage splits on whatever the industry standard is in that particular business. It’s not rocket science bro. Y’all just get on here and say anything 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@Gtbandsomw2Ms]

@@one8192 Russ only worked bc he’s ❄️

[@CyberAscendant]

Exactly. People are more worried about something being "Standard" or "Socially Accepted" then it being right or wrong. We are all victims of peer pressure bruh

[@RodieRo1]

I woke up this morning and all my homies girls was acting crazy#SummerWalkerVibes

[@jifffy999]

All the music industry contracts are bad. Been that way forever. It's amazing artists have never banned together and created a union.

[@B.Piercesports]

Right we been hearing about bad contracts since ice cube left NWA. That was 89, what artist need to do is sign shorter deals at the start cause if they blow they can renegotiate. If they flop then its on them.

[@B.Piercesports]

@@stopabledu he started as part owner of roc a fella with Dame and Burke wym

[@stayswervin554]

because they will take a kid out the hood with a 100k contract and the show wil still go on, they dont even need established artist theres always someone trying to get on

[@Gtbandsomw2Ms]

@@stopabledu 🧢 da Feds stopped Irv Gotti, Suge Knight and Jprince RocAFella wasn’t even hot yet

[@deadstar962]

In hip hop ? With black peoples mindsets? That will never happen unless we change

[@Asapgross]

When he was clowning on summer for not knowing she bought a car is classic content

[@kylestergis6576]

He said all facts

[@zay1521]

She put out 1 album prior to her recent release n only sold 14k

[@babufits1584]

Meanwhile, Meek still ain't put his contract out like he said he would 😗

[@PrinceKay40]

We knew that was never happening 😂😂 cmon now you can’t expose them ppl. They own you

[@jonathanjohnson9611]

Y’all thought he was serious? 🤣🤣🤣

[@jackstarc111]

Meek is hella emotional. He gets on twitter and rant like a female.

[@Randolo10]

Change of heart meeky bi polar

[@10alyx17]

@@Randolo10 called his ass meeky 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@danielalemu3029]

Summer Walker very talented artist…but she couldn’t just wait independent until she pops up big time. I can definitely tell with her music, she could have made it without label.

[@MrVaDelux]

Yea but she probably wasnt making money at all from her music at that time, probably working another job then doing music on the side if she would have waited she probably wouldnt have made money from her songs for a few more years maybe by that time she would have been tired of music and moved on since she wasnt making income

[@jayclearmen411]

Seize the opportunity, an believe an take control of it, Then get on your marathon and grind it ’til it’s over with. cuz Look, marathon life it’s all about the pace an A lot of niggas running sprints but they’ll never win the race. Rip King Nipsey hu$$le I seen the vision, I’m in it, and now I’m after greatness I know that God got me so I practice patience Most the time I look inside and find the answers waitin’!!

[@bblwarrantydepartment981]

“We built your brand now pay us” Every body wants to be the chief. Nobody wants to be the Indian.

[@MASSIVEGAMING609]

ctfu yo im in tears he said the car imma buy that n man. lol

[@caprisunpapiiiiiiiii8296]

I’m not gonna lie, Justice did seem like he really didn’t fuck with you on everyday struggle lol.

[@scottfreeman5301]

You think? 🤔

[@justanotherguywhocomments9689]

Cps needs to investigate that family

[@stillup444T]

Honestly this is actually free game asf!! Once again AK thank you for the insight fr fr🐐💯

[@bigflee4190]

“N*gga take a G Wagon” 😂😂😂

[@labelmeposh]

This a good video.

[@soundwave803]

For every Kendrick there are six Coo Coo Cals. The label takes the risk and are rolling the dice that the artist will be successful.

[@WestboundPromo416]

Ak got in the got got rich & gives us free game/exposes nasty tactics #salute to ak

[@LiahB]

This was really helpful as an independent rnb artist 💙

[@spiritualoutlet]

41:25 bout f**king time akademiks lol

[@vids5374]

Yeah I just listened to some of her stuff for the first time her slower stuff is real good

[@rontaviussnipes3021]

No justice no peace pun intended

[@williamtimmons4405]

Ewwwa summer makes middle class money.. Felllas dont settle

[@claytonbrown9816]

Ak sza gets 70% of her royalties look it up and she owns her masters. Stop this lying

[@derrickmusedm]

The car ima get the next artist I sign 🤣🤣🤣

[@bleedwolf5]

SMFH 👀👀 London on da Track chuckling somewhere

[@Idiotsbabble23]

Take the G wagon which we got from your money and is 100% tax write off, so it doesn't cost us anything but it's going to cost you in a long run

[@MrVaDelux]

Yup thats how they do it

[@unreleasedcontent9316]

$85k is very bad for someone famous lol

[@michaeljackson8390]

@@caliershotlikekobe 💚I help expose our evil government (the Illuminati) i have 2,145,212+Total views💜[The about section will blow your mind]😞:( + 🥇!

[@Apxllothagod]

Why can you not be happy with 85k tho?? Lmao at that point you’re damn near rich

[@unreleasedcontent9316]

@@Apxllothagod ive made 42k so far this year so i would be happy it just doesnt seem like a lot of money when you compare to there youtube views income alone

[@jackstarc111]

Clout dont equal dollars mane

[@jashardwallington]

You aint lying

[@raybp7512]

Just a promo article to get her name up and fans on her side /feeling sorry for her as shes drropping an album

[@MartyMar908]

at the end of the day, if you wanna be successful in this industry, forget about the industry. place all bets on yourself and go crazy !

[@MALIK-fk1rz]

then when everything fails you can make me a mcdouble with no pickles 😌

[@MartyMar908]

@@damage678 it’s been done and still being done. a lot of independent rappers are well off than most in the industry

[@anthonyt425]

Russ is a great example

[@MartyMar908]

@@anthonyt425 thank you

[@krish5526]

@@anthonyt425 its a million artists and a few successful independents

[@MrWingoTube]

It doesn’t matter if it’s a book or record deal, that advance is going to be paid back.

[@chrisr9581]

Blue's clues slaps NGL

[@TsunamiMunchie]

Ay Ak, do you know anything about distribution label called Amuse?

[@eruss4373]

I'll tell any artist go to school and learn the business!!!

[@mirandam5746]

The singer jewel just read a book about the business and learned about it. She turned down a million dollar contract cause she knew it was a bad contract. She talked about it on JRE

[@KAWASAKlBLAZIN]

At the end of the mf day SUMMER signed that deal! They did not force her. I’m not playing a single record of hers she’s basically like “wasted talent” to me. So sad but can’t feel bad

[@heyah1447]

The smartest rappers: Central Cee (Still independent) 21 Savage (negotiated his contract well) Sheff G & Sleepy Hallow (created their own record label, before they partnered with RCA) Julio Foolio (still independent)

[@yajsirrah2239]

Julio Foolio is not independent... Facts

[@heyah1447]

@@yajsirrah2239 who he signed to?

[@MrVaDelux]

Central cee smart as hell he literally said hes not signing until he multiple songs on the top 10

[@jayclearmen411]

R.i.p Nipsey Hu$$le he was one of them ones.. he was truly Prolific he said it early “I ain’t got a boss, I am not a slave, Turnin’ up my hustle is how I give myself a raise. It’s strictly business in this game, still they faking friendly Don’t let em take advantage of you and it make em hate an envy Learn the rules to the game that ya playing Get everything you want then go back and get some mo An i Play the game like I’ve never won once Do your thing, just remember it’s a fact All them niggas ain’t your bros, all the cell phones tapped You in the game, and the game is just that. Every step is like chess, the wrong move gets you clapped.

[@LuisLopez-jm7xs]

I mean yeah the label is scummy for taking most of her and giving nothing back, BUT blame still goes on to her for not reading it and having a lawyers with her in that moment of getting the contract, she agreed to this and that's kinda fucked up

[@landovangogh5021]

All the lawyers do is breakdown the contract to their client. She would still need to hire a negotiator. Then a manager. Then an accountant. The list goes on. People think it’s so easy to be independent but it costs a lot of bread to start your fire

[@jayclearmen411]

f*ck the middle man get on your grind and save Or are you more the type that have your mind enslaved. - Nip Hu$$le Niggas better get up and go make that shit happen, my nigga. Feel me? cuz You can’t cover up the pain with fake progress - Bullets ain’t got no names. the game is out there you just gotta be aware

[@mohammadnawab8983]

Shit 80% that’s crazy high why are people signing that bad of a deal damn

[@ZiGGi03]

The labels use the failed artists as tax write offs so their playin the game too

[@Visionarymindstudios]

She had a drake feature before she really blew up and was always hot

[@IshyGz]

She got the Jim Crow deal

[@djyua9157]

Summer Walker is a Generational talent There might not have ever been better R&B made by a woman and she only 2 albums in

[@graciashermano725]

Wow never listened to her. Is she that good

[@jashardwallington]

@@graciashermano725 she basically the female partynextdoor

[@MrWingoTube]

I wouldn’t go that far. Now if you say H.E.R., I would agree

[@westcoastfrank]

She’s fire af no cap

[@westcoastfrank]

@@MrWingoTube hers last album was pretty underwhelming

[@siueva4000degrees]

Damn 16 cents for every dollar, LVRN straight extorting summer walker

[@wuture]

@@erickespinoza9155 wow that’s a dumb comment

[@TieGameMichaelNGBTG]

@@wuture It wasn't a dumb comment people need to take accountability for the contracts they decide to sign #StopTheMadness

[@mayanking339]

No one is extorting her

[@williamtimmons4405]

@@wuture no summer is dumb she didnt do her homework lol

[@siueva4000degrees]

@@mayanking339 LVRN is a black owned label, doing what the white owned labels do, its sad that a "black owned" label would do summer walker like that

[@Thedeltababy]

😂😂😂😂😂💯

[@wise1beats]

Bro, watch the Cadillac Records & Straight Outta Compton - then rewatch the part where they "gift" her a G-wagon, smh

[@dark_child8766]

How can you morally fuck someone over like that!? It's a win for LVRN still with a good contract no need for the shady shit smh.

[@009fly]

youd be suprised… lol

[@lukadoncic3760]

I think Ak got a bag for this one

[@michaeljackson8390]

💚I help expose our evil government (the Illuminati) i have 2,145,212+Total views💜[The about section will blow your mind]😞:( + 🥇!

[@Kimberly-fm4ls]

She needs to audit the record label

[@113Confirmed_Kills]

Damn damn damn…. Every freaking video u singing on 69”’s nuts - every convo same content

[@cosmicembrace3464]

Liv maybe you should sign her 🤔

[@IFWTC]

It’s better to be behind the scenes than to just be a figurehead🌚

[@enjoy-ly7zw]

Ak sign Lil Ak & get him so sign a ten million scam deal

[@louiskings4918]

Ak speaking all facts

[@drumkin5707]

How do I join the chat

[@nonenone9493]

Any body for the timeline stamps ???

[@Kingnikque]

I’m not signed n I moved 10k albums by my self ..

[@chuckk2fuego76]

Dude who signed her dont got to speak on shit lhfh she signed that bullshit to get a 100k advance

[@maridibossbryc]

My question is at what point a Artis can ask for they mastered back etc

[@meenballa999]

Anita Baker JUST got hers back last month, think about it

[@blackonyxtv823]

@@meenballa999 Exactly. And Anita Baker has albums that are almost 40 years old

[@solxgamingx]

@@meenballa999 Woww, thank god she got it back though. I love Anita, I’m bout to stream her shit so she can get more bank 💀

[@TrickNPlay]

I checked google trends she wasn’t popping until 2019

[@greyfox733]

Summer Walker does no wrong!!!!

[@jashardwallington]

She had last days of summer a ep with girls need love which was pretty big

[@meenballa999]

her label paid over a mil each for that Drake n Rozay feat which is the reason she's big rn

[@ranii7895]

That was under her label she didn’t have anything truly big before she signed

[@mohammadnawab8983]

they probably had low risk because she could’ve been popping in her home town like locally it could’ve been low risk because of that; and we might’ve not heard of her but bc she was maybe the hottest in her hometown & increasing in popularity in cities near her hometown, they decided to sign her

[@lepolionrose6744]

Whooooo

[@nonenone9493]

@20:00

[@nonenone9493]

@23:00

[@nonenone9493]

@28:00

[@steverl22]

What record contract and deal has he signed someone too🤔

[@jackstarc111]

Lil Ak is signed to a label. He mentioned that based on that deal he can sign other people but didn't wanna deal with rappers. He was refering to his deal.

[@Mossman4reel]

Let's not sit here and act like labels don't spend millions on artists like her

[@InterstateJ]

You got negative at the end but mostly knowledge

[@claytonbrown9816]

70/30 deal ak

[@fluminesesoc]

Sounds like a pyramid scheme

[@wavydavybeats]

See about Billie Eilish record deal

[@DjIronClaw]

I like ak, keep real ...real West Indian Bwoy.... but every 100,000 units is $1.6 million so if you go platinum the label already made $10. Million every million you sell and they make their money back on the 1st 500k records sold... and your also signed to a 85% ratio deal not a 100% ... 15 percent is for free promotions to public promotions to get your name out at least this how it was with cd’s

[@MrVaDelux]

Streams numbers and cd (physical) numbers arent the same. On Spotify if u get 1000 plays thats like 80 cents i think or something like that

[@mohammadnawab8983]

What is a “Masters” what does that mean? “owning your Masters”

[@009fly]

The master recording of said songs…. Basically the source code to whatever music is made/put out. If you dont have the source code, you cant alter/edit/remix or claim ownership of said music.

[@ObnoxiousTrey]

the price of fame

[@mazitek7598]

Drake don’t go his masters too but Chris brown does

[@ranii7895]

Lil Wayne sold them lol

[@Daviddosi]

Summer Walker is dope! made a Cover/remix on her a whill back on my channel

[@somebodycomegether770]

so if you’re an independent artist with the means to get a 10-25k low interest loan do it vs sign a deal? id imagine the labels interest fee is dumb high

[@backwoodsshawty]

But if u don’t pan out the labels not gonna go after u for it and it won’t effect your credit. It’s a lot of pros and cons either way

[@Gtbandsomw2Ms]

Yea but da Major labels have all da radio and steaming pluga

[@brandonb72]

It’s not just about money, it’s about connections. You won’t ever be the top song on rap caviar just bc you have money and your song is good

[@10alyx17]

you can invest your personal loan wrong n now your in debt & credit fucked up just sign a deal a loan is a loan dont matter if its $1 or $1million dollars this money shit fake anyway

[@jashardwallington]

@@10alyx17 tech9 bones Russ curren$y tory lanez an others literally have the blueprint to being a successful indie artist

[@V_Menace]

That doesn't make sense because they label hires people to do the marketing and design and all that other stuff and they get paid so essentially that's on the label for losing all that money, as he said they sign 10 artists so it's not like they are catering only to you, there are people behind the scenes doing the other shii for other people in which they have to get paid for...for which the artist shouldn't pay them because it's not their company. What am saying to is that the label is acting like they just hired all those other specific people the designer to your album and other stuff just for you when that's not the case but rather they using you(the artist) as a cover up to cover all the costs of the other people cause your the one thats lit and your the one with the money, it's like getting haircut and but then you have to pay for the machine he was using, the lil towel the wrap around your neck and the other products they was using.

[@Blacksoljah]

Not going to lie, this sounds like Roc Nation is behind this

[@nick_nervies]

. . .roc nation has nothing to do with her situation wtf you talkin bout

[@traplord6655]

@@nick_nervies I think he meant roc nation is finna snatch Summer Walker from her label

[@nuhussl7]

Roc Nation wouldn't be able to she signed her masters away don't matter where she go... its own by them smh

[@robindbeau]

idk if he bothered to talk about her on purpose but she actually just dropped something today nov 5th

[@iamseth]

🎤🌏MY music will Definitely have a place in the Music Industry

[@Homelespov]

SO YOU NOT finna talk FETTY WAP?

[@vids5374]

Drake's a great Entertainer but he's not hopping around on stage break dancing While he's doing that. And so he's not the greatest entertainer.

[@yurrryurrr1463]

AK thinks he’s the new age Russell Simons

[@Mrgomodefr]

💀? You do realize this is his profession right? Ak has been in the industry and involved with labels for the past decade and counting. Russ is simply just a regular rapper that spits game on labels from his perspective as an artist.🤦‍♂️😑

[@Ellivation]

@@Mrgomodefr 🤦🏾‍♂️ Russell Simmons is no rapper, my guy... He's a big wig for def jam. Run DMC

[@donmacmilly]

@@Mrgomodefr what? No lol. He has been a person exploited Chicago violence then got the opportunity to be popular for beefing with industry people. Ak is basically a youtuber who been entertaining to watch with drunk rants, but the industry dont respect him they tolerate him.

[@swishdipper4362]

Exploited? Did you listen and enjoy the Chicago drill music? If so you are just as guilty of exploitation as you claim he is.

[@markeatinnguud5469]

Its our own faults tho we see dem 0's n get excited fuk errything else

[@isaac80745]

Most articles are copied and pasted unfortunately just to get revenue for clout.

[@dead162]

Ak sounds so aggravated lmaoo bro probably tired of the bullshit 😂

[@claytonbrown9816]

Ak go look up drake first contract in 2009. Drake retain 100% of his publishing and masters,and only gave up 25% of his music royalties as a distribution.

[@ritzkola2302]

That’s fire

[@vids5374]

As long as Beyonce is still hopping around on stage she is going to be the greatest entertainer

[@jayclearmen411]

yup as long as breezy an beyoncé out everybody don’t compare an this is facts

[@TimeTravellingToaster]

This is Summer Walker promotion. She just dropped an album.

[@TimeTravellingToaster]

@@REALTRUEJOURNEY Unfortunately, the conversation could definitely bring more content awareness.

[@thelorde7530]

*IF WE BEING HONEST; TRAP LORE ROSS WILL BE MORE RELEVANT THAN AKADEMIKS IN ABOUT 2 YEARS FROM NOW...HE FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO IT BETTER THAN AK WITHOUT ALL DA HATIN FOR CLOUT*

[@2010Failbrids]

Big 🧢

[@williamtimmons4405]

Who

[@NoseBleed666]

not at all traploreross is a KZbinr and ak been stamped in the culture for a minute

[@ritzkola2302]

Who is that and why would we care what a white boy thinks about our culture lol. Take a hike pal

[@Ellivation]

You're BUGGING. And I rock with Ross, but you're bugging

[@travaughnwatson869]

She def had jams but she didn’t put out a lot of music songs were like 1 minute long so lol