Industry Plants That Were Successful

[@mattyballz]

If u didnt hear me say it a million times in the video, idrc for the term industry plant in the general sense. For better or for worse, this is usually how the music industry operates, so imo we should retire the term and instead just support independent artists! And youtubers so buy my t shirts mattyballz.com

[@moddedx1110]

hey i think you should talk about d4vd (prob an indusry plant)

[@zamzero]

@@moddedx1110 ONG I know like 1 of his songs tho he sounds basic asf and like a worse juice but a better, Ian

[@moddedx1110]

@@zamzeroong

[@Prospect_The_Poet]

Don't explain urself Mighty balls my gee...juss do ur thing wii thank God 4 u ...u make youtube brighter ppreciate ur shii

[@RedPill4Lifer]

Yeah no that's dismissing the abuse of being a artist, your trippin

[@nosidezero]

I strongly believe the Industry Plant term should only be applied to artists whose entire public image and musical style is artificially shaped to fit current trends, like Baby Goth.

[@paulw858]

That's what people are claiming Ice Spice to be, exactly for the reason you mentioned.

[@CrackBabyZaches]

No, every fake artist with fake numbers must be added to the list. It's OK to like their music, calm down. Just realize they are not authentic and exist on industry's mercy. If Ice Spice opens her mouth and says something bad about her crew, watch her become a nobody overnight. That's what a plant is.

[@BobbyJoe24.]

@@paulw858that’s exactly what she is 💀

[@alexboismont314]

​@@CrackBabyZachesyou're brain should be studied..

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

@@CrackBabyZaches I'm sorry but who is "authentic" in an age when everyone crafts their bullshit image on social media, including this slob USING these people on KZbin to make half a buck? Gimme a break y'all, a good song is a good song, and good artists come in a lot of shapes and sizes. Whitney Houston didn't sing her own songs. Great pop is often the result of a lot of hands and makers, it's not just some kid writing songs in their bedroom. EVERYONE who has major success is an "industry plant," in that they are making the music industry lots of money and perpetuating its methods.

[@JavonCarterTV]

Ice Spice dad was an underground rapper. Once I found that out, it all made sense. I dont think she a "plant" but she obviously got connections. Nothing wrong with it though. At the end of the day, you either got it or you don't.

[@kaibaskywalker2725]

Got what exactly?

[@zzayuh]

@@kaibaskywalker2725 Good connections

[@melonhead8052]

bro you can get blacklisted for not signing to soul selling deals and u can get the best audio technicians and features with the right connections its litteraly the opposite of you got it or u dont. the music industry and acting industry are legit the most infamous for nepitism and such things. theres plenty of talented people who you will never hear because they dont wish to sell the right to their name or they simply havent been heard yet

[@JavonCarterTV]

@KaibaSkywalker the appeal, talent etc. U can't force ppl to like am artist if they really don't got it. If someone trash idc who their connections is.

[@JavonCarterTV]

@melonhead u not all the way wrong. What I'm saying is, if someone is trash idc who they know, nepotism or whatever, they won't make it big. U can't force ppl to like someone. U either have appeal or u don't. Record labels can't make "anyone" famous like ppl think they can. If people can't sell out venues, then they really ain't got it like that. It's just that simple

[@Riley.-.-]

I think some great video ideas would be “Artists that blew up off tiktok” or “Artists with the most organic growth” those both would be really interesting

[@lordfolter9709]

The word you all are looking for is "independet artists". Tech N9ne would be a perfect example.

[@Riley.-.-]

@@lordfolter9709 yuh, or most underground artists like Lil Darkie, KxllSwtch, Jasiah and others

[@englishblade]

21 savage honestly has my respect for how he grew his fame, it was all organic

[@lordfolter9709]

@@Riley.-.- if its about the "most growth" Tech and Strange Music is unbeatable.

[@lordfolter9709]

The big difference also is, he did it before the internet was in everyones pocket.

[@saveyabreath680]

Ice spice was making music like 2 years before she blew up. Once she made Munch the labels were breaking down her doors. She’s an industry plant but not in the same way as a Jumex or Baby Goth

[@Mikesusendsadasdc]

Do you not know what a industry plant is then? She was making music and nobody was listening and then they groomed her to be a star.

[@imto5]

That’s not a industry plant …

[@saveyabreath680]

@@imto5 it is tho. She was an upcoming artist that had a song blow up and the industries snapped her up, changed her look and style to make her more marketable. They also started getting her big features

[@saveyabreath680]

@@Mikesusendsadasdc exactly…

[@saveyabreath680]

@@Mikesusendsadasdc you sound dumb

[@PotatoRed148]

In Billie's case, her brother had already done it before so it was easy for her to create music with his help and then leave everything to her brother/dad/mom. When you have talent and connections, it's an easy ride.

[@arareanddifferenttune3130]

They’re both legitimately incredibly talented too though

[@BakersBakeryTTV]

silver spoon kid

[@Zargabaath]

And the image she puts on of a "normal but quirky girl" is so fucking shallow lmao. "She grew up humbly but blossomed and became her own person uwu"

[@sammclaughlin6748]

​@@Zargabaaththats.. not her vibe tho? She dresses like that so mouthbreathers like you don't consistantly talk about her looks.

[@JinxMarie1985]

Yeah they both are very talented though. I mean she never claimed to be something she's not. I haven't heard her say anything that would even make me think that she was fake. I live her writing and singing and her brothers beats are pretty awesome. I don't think she's a plant at all. They are both very talented.

[@bestproducerofalltime2363]

You forgot to mention Drake , the biggest industry plant

[@mattyballz]

if i talked ab everyone it would be the longest vid on youtube

[@doomdimensiondweller5627]

Travis Scott and Drake are arguably industry plants.

[@DubstepGuru420]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Drake, sheeran, Eilish, Kanye, Kesha, Minaj, MGK, and Scott. All industry plants and *must* be boycotted. Music is for the individual, not to be turned into a dollar sign for the record companies. It happened for rock, metal, soul and pop, and now it’s raps turn. *waits for replies from easily offended mainstream rap simps who can’t stand facts*

[@minjimomoo]

@@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 Nicki is not an industry plant, she started making music in the eyes 2000s and has multiple mixtapes she pitched to labels. The only reason she signed to Wayne is because she was discovered by someone who knew Nicki. She’s definitely not an industry plant and deserves all her fame

[@ethanhinojosa4371]

Ice spice dad being MF Doom the craziest conspiracy of 2023

[@wingedgravity9742]

Poor doom lmao dont put that on the man

[@brycedownpitch]

The hell, dude? All caps when you spell the man name. 😅

[@Ballsackgamin]

remember all caps when you spell the man name

[@Mule-chezedek]

WTF...are you fucking kidding!!!??? That's sad AF if true!!! Geeez, way to burn a true underground legacy to the ground!!!!! That's like, the saddest rap gossip I've ever heard😢🤦‍♂️

[@Mule-chezedek]

🤣🤣🤣OK, not true. He's still alive....can't be DOOM🙏. He must've been really underground though lol...because you can find images of his face, and his full name...but nobody seems to know who he was🤣. I can see why people thought he was DOOM, but I think he just wasn't top tier underground lol

[@Poppa_appa]

I saw Clairo when pretty girl first popped off. She performed at a concert that Tyler put on in pomona (the name escapes me) . She performed with a laptop and no band . It was endearing . I was happy for her success

[@ooga3757]

I found it weird seeing those screenshot in the video "i wont listen to clairo anymore.. :(" lmaoo

[@derpestarzt]

So all her industry connections through his massively rich father are just a coincidence, mkay.

[@matheuscomh7046]

​@@ooga3757Right???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@welikerosafloyd]

​@@derpestarzt you missed the entire point of the vid

[@culturebreath369]

Fitting definition for Industry Plant: someone the corporate music industry grabs, turns into a specific character, for the sole aspect of making said label money. A "fake" artist. By that definition, there are lots of very shady people in a position of being called an "artist" when in reality they are just a bot for the label. Came outta nowhere and suddenly massive. 🤷‍♂️

[@enniopaone]

Yeah, that’s what I always saw as an industry plant. Seems this video is just talking about “nepobabies” who already created their own style but got signed easier due to their connections.

[@TheRealJustHen]

i think people would be surprised just how IMPORTANT connections are. it's almost impossible to get to that high of a level without some help/getting noticed along the way. the term "industry plant" should definitely be retired cause almost every artist would be considered one. it's just how the music industry works.

[@XxSTACKxX]

idk man. chief keef sort of just blew up. hes definitely not an industry plant

[@Rosterized]

its almost like nepotism works in pretty much anything in life, wow who could have guessed.

[@Clinchandstrike]

Every signed artist *

[@itsmefm]

i clicked on this video because I was confused since, like you said, most artists today could easily be considered industry plants

[@earlpipe9713]

The term fits as a way to denote ✌artists✌with no creativity, originality or potential to innovate. They're literally out there to just ca$h in on prior trends set by those with talent and passion

[@FactOne]

I like how everyone wants to hate on industry plants, but won’t support independent artists😂

[@mattyballz]

fr just bought an independent artists mixtape 💯💯

[@FactOne]

@@mattyballz man that’s baller! It really does help! If you get a chance, I just posted a music video… shameless plug I know.😂 but you miss every chance you don’t take! Good video, been loving the content :))

[@FactOne]

@@mattyballz the video was all done by my girlfriend in our living room. It’s her first one

[@nfdhje38743m]

I do support Independent artists Idk what bubble you're living in🤣🤣

[@tokyoyoongi5538]

Being a plant isn't about whether or not you have a label. To most people, the definition is about whether or not the artist lied about having humble beginngs/getting scouted, but they really made it via connections.

[@ryuucano]

iann dior is actually brilliant, had the chance to see him around a year ago when he was an opening act and he honestly had more hype than the main show

[@DylanGriffith-ek4zo]

I always jump on the videos i see that involve him. Unequivically not a plant. He wad paying HUNDREDS a day to adam22 before nojumper blew up when they used to still do pay for plays. He grinded to his spot regardless of style or outcome

[@FayoThinks]

Kid Laroi First mixtape on SoundCloud when he was like 13/14 was super impressive & it’s been fun to see how much he’s evolved and blown up since.

[@wonder0076]

Ha he comes from a wealthy family from Australia he’s definitely a plant

[@XxSTACKxX]

@@wonder0076 yea. He tried to claim his dad was dead or not in his life. But you can find pictures of him with the man. That and him completely cutting ties from his old dj just makes me not like him.

[@luke8404]

@@XxSTACKxX I don’t understand why people are mad that he left his old manager/DJ. That dude wasn’t big in the industry, I’m not saying he wasn’t talented, I’m just saying laroi grew bigger and bigger so he obviously wasn’t gonna do work with someone who wasn’t on the same level as him. You really think that LAROI would be releasing songs with Juice wrld and Justin Bieber, while working with some random dude from Australia at the same time? Not trying to hate on him in just saying it’s preyyy obvious why laroi left him

[@FederalBureau_OfInvestigations]

How can you listen to the kid Leroy and not feel the corniness pulse through your veins

[@s1ckboirari]

@@wonder0076 theres an old adam22 video of him showing off the aussie "hood" he was in like south sydney with a bunch of teenagers clearly lying trying to act tough on camera, apart from the drug problem Sydney and Melbourne are literally in the top 5 best cities to live in, Australia is bless even if you're broke broke, the government welfare system is 10x better than the US or even the UK

[@arthurdurham]

I always found a lot of artist back stories suspicious. They'll claim how they did it all themselves and were so poor they couldn't even afford food yet somehow put out studio quality records before they even have a career. Having done some production and worked with studios a bit I can tell you that is very expensive to have the equipment and the know how to make any track polished. Usually at most an "organic" come up is from someone who had the tools or connects to record or were doing live shows and got enough buzz for a label to sign them. And that's ok to have needed help from those who have the resources to help you, I don't know why we need to pretend that it's not a necessity of the industry. You can still be great and used it, some of the biggest artists were open about it; Biggie had Diddy, Eminem had Dr Dre, etc.

[@PetersPan24]

Ah yes, a fellow lil Dicky doubter. Guy releases absolute fire music videos that he "self produced", then gets signed and doesn't do shit for years aside from shilling before magically having a primo show made around his "story"...FAF!

[@logancota4325]

The thing with ice spice is I see genuine love for her music on the internet a lot. There’s other artists that are huge but don’t seem to have a big following or anyone obsessed with their music

[@Pengd]

Hahaha where bro 😂 like no shade but even on her most popular tracks the comments were originally flooded with hate til like 2 weeks after the comments were all a bunch of 9 yr old girls praising her music ☠️

[@logancota4325]

@@Pengd was watching a podcast calling her genuinely talented. People like her music bro it’s not that crazy lmao 🤣

[@Pengd]

@@logancota4325 Dang dude I mean shit all the love but a whole lot of us ain't seeing the talent nowheree

[@shanejive6292]

Internet/social media isn’t real life but i’m not discrediting

[@mrmimefan99]

Munchkin 4 life

[@FrenkTheJoy]

I feel like "Industry plant" is one of those things where one person said it and everyone else was just like "oh it's a bad thing" without knowing what it actually means or without considering how literally every industry works. Having connections is useful in all walks of life, including in the music industry. Being marketable is also useful for the industry because generally the people who are paying to make your records then want your records to sell so they can get their money back. Shocking.

[@NightVisionz457]

Parrots 🦜

[@cowl6867]

I don't think you know what an industry plan actually is

[@leesmith5265]

What makes the most sense to me is that an "industry plant" would be someone whose whole image and musical career was created by the label e.g. Cardi B or that Whoopty idiot. Not people that are talented and have connections, that's just the way life works IMO

[@apollo-jq2wt]

I also really like Iann Dior for a while. I have stopped listening to him so much now but it is a relief to know that other people like him to so hopefully I don’t have a completely bad music taste

[@mattyballz]

his first two projects were amazing IMO

[@sword9497]

Emotions, and Strings are actually amazing, along with Sick and Tired, Prospect and Let you.

[@JohnDarksoul69]

just enjoy what you want, no need to worry about whether people think your music taste is bad or not. the enjoyment of music is 100% subjective so yeah

[@jens262]

He's my favourite artist by a long shot and even tho he's done less rap and into different genres his latest albums still compete with industry plant and NEGE

[@CococoMagnolia4k]

I didn’t fully knew who he was but i LOVE a song called “ego” and he’s featured. A love his part. Kinda surprised I recognized him here. I thought he was more of a rock style of rap.

[@a1juni]

imo, its weird how people will make being an industry plant seem like its a lot more worse than what it actually it is. e.g like clairo, she just happened to have connections to the music industry through one of her family members and used that to her advantage, plus she was talented too and appealed to a lot of people. people be making it seem worse than it actually is, if an opportunity which enabled you to get to where you wanted to get to quicker in life (if it was a career you were passionate about) got presented to you, wouldn't you take that opportunity? i kinda compare this to e.g your mom or dad knowing people in the healthcare industry that could get you a job in that industry a lot more quicker. a bag is a bag, we all gotta sustain an income, and also, artists like jumex had the same treatment and completley flopped and became irrelevant. so it rly isn't just the industry, its also about the artist (their music, brand, image, likability etc...)

[@XxSTACKxX]

the only plant i dont care for are ones that lie about their past and pretend to be something they werent. when i first listened to clairo, i dont remember reading anything about her. so it never really bothered me that she had connections.

[@englishblade]

clairo was horrendous one though, somehow faking this unknown image to try blow up, you dont see willow acting like she comes from nobody its disingenuous and taking and profiting off of artists who genuinely come from no connections

[@jeffreymagnum4484]

This just shows how silly the idea of an "industry plant" is. Ice Spice, Ian Diorr and Icy Narco were literally "planted" by the same exact person with wildly different results. You can't force something on the audience if they don't like it.

[@DimakatsoNonkululeko]

Its the fact other artist are out there without pay,No limelight,No Investors...Grinding and making music out of love...sacrificing their time in hopes they blow

[@cjaquilino]

You and the people who agree with your comment here are justifying everything from cheating in sports to people dodging taxes, because why not? "You'd do it too" excuses all of it. No wonder lying, cheating, and corruption run rampant. A better society would do stuff to make the world more fair, not justify the problem. I don't think becoming an artist should be mainly someone nepo babies get to do. There's so many other talented folks out there.

[@DioBrando-ln1to]

Awesome video matty! I agree that the term "Industry plant" is a little too broad to hold weight. I think the correct definition of IP is someone who has little or no latent talent being picked up by a label and then "made" into a revenue generator. Like all the Lil Pump clones who for the most part are just kids who are told to dye their hair, get some face tats and some wasted designer thrown on them to generate clicks and spotify listens. If the talent is there, you can't truly be considered an IP, you were just given the connections that you needed!

[@BLVCKSEA]

Bro..Ice Spice been rappin for like a year and got signed...there are ppl out there that dedicate their whole lives to their craft and dont get their shine. Shits crazy.

[@Prodby-Omghaii.Loyall]

marketing, and promotion plays a big part.

[@ayewhatup9088]

If she didn’t look like how she did, guarantee you she wouldn’t of made it

[@Prodby-Omghaii.Loyall]

@@ayewhatup9088 I doubt. Provided she has the talent and atleast has a music + aesthetic that can make a vibe that she can promote and sell, she could look completely different and blow up still.

[@shae1414]

Nah I like her but let’s not act like her looks wasn’t a big part in her blow up. Her having a shit ton of simps has made her more known

[@michuumichowski]

@@Prodby-Omghaii.Loyall You are delusional.

[@arizonawildcat3821]

If I remember correctly, I and many people I knew, only discovered Clairo because a huge aggressive marketing campaign where we were all tagged in a video of her song 'Pretty Girl'. I feel like this really kinda supports the Industry Plant theory because if she was truly a 'DIY in it for the music not the fame' artist then I don't see the point in performing such a stunt. Now I'm not sure it was her that did the tagging or posted the video, I think it was a separate account. This makes you ask why someone would perform such a large scale marketing campaign for someone they are not affiliated with?

[@hues848]

This!! I remember seeing a bot dm with the link of Pretty girl

[@carlzombie6722]

Tbh idc if an artist is an ' industry plant ' as long as the music is great and coming from a real genuine place. Awesome video, appreciate ya Matty ✌️🖤💯💯💯♠️

[@cjaquilino]

I hope you or someone you care about get fired from their job and replaced by your boss' son. See why it's a problem now?

[@PSOpwnage]

And ppl thought the soundcloud era was bad. This era of rap abysmal

[@CougarMacDowall]

Banger video bro!

[@GarnetIsAPunkRocker]

Wait? What da..... WHAT ARE U DOING HERE

[@petestreople7731]

For me, it rarely matters what a musician came from, what they do, or who they are. Art doesn't need to be representative of the person generating it to be relatable or enjoyable. Especially in terms of music, writing is predominately fictional and plenty enjoyable even if that individual didn't live that or do it. Sure, it sucks that some really brilliant artists don't get the opportunities that they deserve. That doesn't devalue the music created by those who did.

[@specialman6004]

I don’t see a problem with most of them, especially the ones with dads involved. I just see it as parents wanting their child to be successful, it’s truly upsetting that people don’t like that.

[@cloudspigtails8076]

in most regular jobs they call that shit NEPOTISM. Ofcourse parents want their child to be successful, but most normal people let their children forge their own paths.

[@Will-bn9km]

@@cloudspigtails8076true but that ain’t the child fault. They didn’t ask to be in a rich family. Plus if the music is genuinely good then I say that’s a win. Nepotism or industry plants only becomes a problem when the plant is making shitty music

[@Wuqz]

Ice Spice was just poppin in NY which is a huge influence on the industry. Pretty natural progression imo.

[@abyssmp3]

They just say she a plant because they lowkey hate her idc she funny asf

[@Allswagyep]

You go from making a hit song to being at the met gala in the span of a few months, definitely an industry plant.

[@abyssmp3]

@@Allswagyep nah she got sponsored to go there . But u hating

[@Allswagyep]

@@abyssmp3 I hope Ice Spice sees this with how much you're 🥩🚴

[@abyssmp3]

@@Allswagyep trash ass beats

[@MrGrombie]

TBF, most artists are industry plants. Hardly any are made from only their music and no help from major record labels. At least at the time of them blowing up.

[@hugoimthorn]

1:29 wow she looked better in that photo than in any other photo I've seen of her

[@sooryboutdat]

I think an amazing example of artists being against the industry is El-P and Killer Mike. Both with careers going nowhere and then they came together and boomed. Huge RTJ fan any underground rap fans in the comments give them a listen. If you want a good article about them Complex just did an anniversary article about them.

[@StockPartyOfficial]

Make a list of artists you DONT think are industry plants and why. It seem like when the label do their job of utilizing their connections and assist with turning an artist to a “star” people hate it and call the artist industry plants. Regardless of how long the artist been grinding beforehand. I blame it on the recent glorification of being independent.

[@zachperkins688]

I think that most of the time calling people "industry plants" is pretty stupid unless they have no talent. For basically any industry/job, people leverage their connections to get ahead. Sure, it's not fair to everyone else, but using your family/friend connections in the job world is incredibly common, not just in the music industry. And if they happen to have rich parents but are still talented, I really could care less tbh.

[@Hillbillabeast]

Ice Spice is staring through my soul in the thumbnail. Also, why is she gate keeping her old man? "underground rapper?" damn he's gonna stay underground bc of her. 😭

[@melody_antihero]

Keep grinding bro, you'll get 200k in no time!

[@mylhouse0887]

matty these industry plant videos have been blowing up the youtube algorithm... you got some connections we need to know about? 👀

[@mattyballz]

i wish lmao

[@stanbwildin4749]

Love how laroi is on the thumbnail 😂

[@violetlunna]

I think many people are calling everyone an "industry plant" when in fact what they really mean is nepotism.

[@zuglymonster]

It's interesting to me to watch the evolution of music and what angers people, I'm in my late 30s, as a kid/teen "selling out" was the worst thing you could do, allow your music to be used commercially but I'd never even HEARD of an industry plant, that just how the industry worked, they find someone with talent, then promote them. Now the concept of selling out is completely gone and people are obsessed with industry plants. Very rarely does a completely unknown unsigned artist just blow up, and if they do a label signs them then they become "an industry plant" so basically like you said by this stupid idea almost everyone is

[@edchavez4710]

I don’t like how the kid la roi is obviously trying to cover up his past

[@sirgemini5743]

wonder where would jax and gayle be placed since both (as i'm writing this right now) are one hit wonders and are arguably industry plants. would they be on the successful plants or the failed plants category?

[@ericlovett7217]

The kid Laroi isn't an industry plant, he had his come up on Australian indie radio and then was opening for juice wrld. He had a quick come up but he isn't an industry plant.

[@lvrq]

You fye, been fw u for a minute now since hyperpop reactions, but i never comment. W

[@mattyballz]

thank u 🙏

[@AdrianGado]

The kid laroi makes some fire music

[@meelsky]

I really think there needs to be a distinction between industry plants and people who just have a lot of connections. Industry plants have their entire image cultivated by their label in order to appeal to a certain demographic, like the tramp stamps for example.

[@ttvdarling]

The way i found Clairo was a weird way tbfh 😂😂 Edit: Also I believe Clairo had a jump from 2017 or 2018, I cant rememeber which year, because of Instagram

[@htcheeto420]

Man you gotta admit the name clairo seems a little planty who would ever tell someone that’s not their daughter that it’s cute

[@Whodnl]

Gotta love Marty balls, you never miss

[@julioberumen6850]

Billie is the ultimate definition of industry plant, but damn, her music is SO GOOD. But I hate that industry tries to fool us

[@MayorMcheese12]

I think it sucks

[@ynpavo]

name me one good song she has

[@LoveAfterPookie]

Her whisper singing is trash

[@michelec5224]

I feel soo old, I only knew who 2 people on this list were 🤦🏾‍♀️. Other than ice spice & Billie eilish I had no clue who the others were. But I still love this channels content enough to watch it. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@SIR_7200]

Keep up the good work, man! You’re up next!

[@Rhylek]

i absolutely DESPISE the idea of industry plants existing at all. takes all of the authenticity out of music and makes it all about the money and clout.

[@GiovanniDeluxxe]

You thinking of making a video on Lil Mabu anytime soon? That would be interesting.

[@jeidenlovell5558]

Dunno if you’re tapped into the metal scene at all, but look into HARPER. One of the biggest industry plants I’ve seen. Got her start on americas got talent or something like that, and only has 2 songs out. 1 of which is a double feature with brand of sacrifice and we came as romans

[@deanrubin3639]

I think that being an industry plant doesn't really involve you having friends who have a connection to music or some big company liking your music before it goes viral. I would say that being an industry plant is being born in a family with connections in music. a good example would be taylor swift

[@bugsbugsbugsbugsbugsbugsbugs]

im learning that 10k just floats industry plants. but also what ive already learned is its okay to use your connections to expand your career, thats kind of how it works. everyone thinks that its easy, until they do it, and see how much it actually sucks to be an artist (until it works out, or you change perspective)

[@stephaintdeadyet]

tf you did to the thumbnail????

[@Iratepandabear]

Honestly my problem with the term "industry plant" is that it kind of covers everyone. The type of artist who came from the ground up and worked their way into stardom doesn't rlly exist. At least not frequently enough where there should be a name for their opposite. Literally almost every famous person you know is famous because one of their relatives or family friends is. It's not that they're all untalented or that they don't work hard at all either, a lot of these people haul ass cause there are still a lot of famous people that they have to compete with, but like to compete you have to be in the same room, and to be in the same room, you have to know the address for the building 😭

[@Hayzul]

I didn't know who Kid Laroi was until he released his song with Corbin.

[@imjustyler]

“They had some connections to the music industry but we don’t know if tha-“ dude cmon..

[@Elycz]

i dont think hes a fan of the term industry plant.. idk tho

[@mattyballz]

What makes you say that?

[@JohnDoe-hj9fh]

I think most people define an industry plant as someone who had connections to the music industry before they even started making music

[@_maxputmeon_]

Can’t wait to watch this keep up the work never stop the grinding and remember there is always good in a bad situation you can find

[@JivoDraws]

no one on the same grind as mattyballz

[@creekandseminole]

Lana Del Ray is a prime example of Industry Plant. So are others that failed like Ashley Simpson, Mili Vanili, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Aaron Carter.

[@Slice2099]

Aaron Carter was not an industry plant. What are you on his brother was part of the Backstreet Boys one of the biggest bands of that era Of course you be able to get some spotlight from that.

[@realer2748]

@@Slice2099While I don’t necessarily agree I think they may be referring to his success in Japan and him being marketed there but again I wouldn’t say he’s a plant. Industry made groups such as the Backstreet Boys are technically plants though, so I guess he’s a plant by association.

[@BeersAndBeatsPDX]

Every pop star is an industry plant. Their image, attitude, music, lifestyle, everything, is carefully crafted by a music industry think tank.

[@BVRNERMVSIC]

Milli Vanilli weren't plants, they were full blown actors lmao

[@cherryteatea8073]

Lana is definitely not an industry plant.. shes been making music for a v long time, and she has been popular. She just didn't get very big until she got some light on tiktok. She has 9 studio albums, and has been on tumblr for awhile too. Lana just has a unique melody people like, and she didnt come out of nowhere either.

[@TrinidadCardonaOfficial]

That definition of industry plant is literally MAJORITY of artist in history lol. You Garner some buzz, and then you get picked up by a major

[@bunkiey]

Iann Dior is a really good artist, but his music after Mood came out is completely different than before.

[@RA1NOYT]

Great vid man, Love it when you post.

[@astargmoneynevaendz999]

All these people are failures

[@tomatosoldier5]

Iann Dior and Kid Laroi are my favorites, i just like the music sounds they use, its just relaxing

[@ephraimwinslow6616]

Thank you for your videos, they're so good!

[@AlexaOleksa]

17:14 Billie and Finneas were invited to Jared Leto party before they "blew" up, and this party was with a lot of music peeps, he loved them a lot, so i am sure he helped with connections

[@mgofficial5470]

Also should have added Jennifer Lopez

[@tayloreh]

An important metric along with someone being a plant is how much money they had. In music you need to waste a lot of money to have a chance at mainstream success.

[@dinoo4790]

my day just got better

[@GGutium]

Honesty, a lot of these artists have talent and worked hard. Someone in the industry came across them and helped with resources. Trend data is available and seen everywhere. Going viral takes followers, likes, plays, shows, and views. No one's an industry plant. They planted their own seed and their leafs sprouted with a mix of influences.

[@Eleven_11]

20 minutes of fire 🔥

[@s1lentmusicx]

I love u dude for covering this for us❤❤❤❤

[@NurullahIsik-hz1ye]

Just hooked my friend on 4ra, he can’t stop raving about the easy setup 🙌👏

[@saurabhsharma9985]

Lmao, Whole K-Pop Industry is Planted it's not a bad thing it's called business 😂😂

[@xym07]

Well they don’t pretend their success is organic, so who cares.

[@Tellaz]

*Bibbys record label 15:15. Dont disrespect the people actually from chicago that made it out and put juice world on.

[@mattyballz]

i meant it like the label juice wrld was on

[@Him69962]

Can we get more music conspiracy theories

[@DanoFSmith-yc9tg]

I think ice spice is Cormega's daughter, no facts to back that up, they just look similar, and mega always mentioned his daughter on tracks, and the age gap makes sense.

[@ohthatsaj8293]

Ian being from corpus was this city’s biggest crutch for a year, dude was more talked about than Selena at one point, and even more at the high school the dude once attended. He was a vets celebrity

[@domeatown]

I was telling my bro the other day... pretty much all artists are industry plants or nepo babies at this point. Every now and then, someone legit trickles through. But it's important not to be bitter about it, tbh. Because the public is absolutely ruthless towards the ones with no real talent and drive. And some of them are really quite unique and talented and insightful in spite of where they came from. Yum! Foods owns every restaurant. Mars and Johnson and Johnson own all household consumables. Everything is a monopoly now. You just have to take what resonates, and leave the rest Bc there are some gems out there anyway

[@Pizzaeater893]

Iann Dior has an authentic and amazing career 🔥🔥🔥

[@CC-ns2ds]

Let’s face it ice spice is popular because she empowers her female audience with her music and has male audience drooling over her 🎂

[@ijneb1248]

Criticising rappers for being industry plants is like criticising people for using indeed to find a job, how else are they gonna grow their following without making connections with the people who have the ability to do so?

[@dannidazzle]

Not the same ... The labels have made it so that people don't feel like they can make it without them or or they cant be independent artists and thrive. the rise of this trend, and the meme culture...where unless there's a tiktok dance associated to your song you don't go viral.... is just a way to diminish individuality and strip away rights, money, effort from naturally talented artists.

[@jayrmelvin]

Success in any business is based on your team. You can have the best product in the world, but if no one knows about it, who will you sell it to?

[@crazycoolcelebcompilations3250]

I agree with you about the term ‘industry plant." I don’t think it is very useful, and I honestly find it to be very confusing because it’s hard to know what is and isn’t organic within the music industry. There are so many musicians that, from the outside looking in, it looks like they just blew up out of nowhere, but there’s more to the story than what people see and hear. Even though from the outside looking in it looks like they just blew up out of nowhere, there’s more to the story than what people see and hear from the media and other sources, so I feel like every successful and new to the limelight musician must be an industry plant if that’s the case. I love that you asked viewers to stop talking so confidently about Ice Spice being an industry plant because you are very right about the fact that they could be wrong and they don’t truly have much evidence to back up those claims, so they can’t really know for sure exactly what they’re talking about. Also, it’s Pink Pantheress; it’s pronounced with an -ess at the end of the word Panther. It’s kind of like how the words ‘duchess’, ‘baroness," and ‘essence’ all have an exaggeration on the -ess part.

[@xyizzx]

kid laroi a industry plant? Idk man ive been following him since 2018 and watched him slowly grow

[@omarbriseno4584]

Mattybalz is the biggest Industry Plant, For him everyone is just a “Probably” and the most obvious ones are “It doesn’t matter i love his music” So that we can forget the fact that they are Industry Plant.

[@ItsJam3z]

Honestly industry plant or not some Iann Dior songs go 🔥

[@Fortnite87463]

Actually before laroi was famous he had a song with onefour which is a massive drill rap group in Australia that was leaked. That helped him blow up

[@aldoumene6201]

Whats sad is that real talent will rarely/never get discovered. Because there are people 10 times more talented than most industry plants.

[@lukeslayer]

Difference between Billie and everyone else on this list is she is actually incredibly talented. She has a phenomenal voice, she can sit on a stage with nothing but her voice and entertain, something the others couldn't exactly say.

[@DeliciousDetail]

I think a lot of people are getting nepotism confused with being a plant. The fact that they know people doesn't necessarily mean they're plants. People need to learn what an industry plant actually is 😬

[@slashingjw1251]

tbh people calling artists industry plants are just jalous.. if they make good music and ppl listen its not their fault if they have some uncle or shit who knows a guy at a records label

[@celabwilliams]

Is what it is, kids don’t care anymore. They enjoy their pop idols and there’s nothing wrong with it. The industry is getting younger and younger, of course there all plants. I don’t believe at 25, these 16-18 year old kids are so uniquely talented within their own right to have the entire package at that age. Their having to raise their hand to piss and I’m supposed to believe the person singing/rapping about “heartbreak”, their “come up” (what come up from algebra 1 to pre calculus) idk is able to go to school, hangout with friends family, make the music make it well, have the image, make the connections cultivate the consistent success without outside input. Some most definitely could; not the majority that are just popping up left and right with full albums with features by 17-18

[@ImAPsycopath]

I ain't reading all dat

[@celabwilliams]

@@ImAPsycopath then don’t tf? It wasn’t a reply to u 💀. Mans just letting people know hes not smart enough to read more than a sentence for no reason.

[@htcheeto420]

Rich people are weird as hell, they put their kids into modeling jobs and labels by 16 as high school jobs it’s low key sad bc damn let them be kids

[@ImAPsycopath]

Thank you for being the first person to have common sense enough to notice I have the mental copasity of a goldfish.

[@htcheeto420]

@@ImAPsycopath same bestie

[@SithStudy]

Juice Wrld and Chance the Rapper were also industry plants