Why Scarface WARNS Indie Rappers To QUIT MUSIC STREAMING!

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[@CurtissKingTV]

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[@captjohnson5452]

Rap songs are here today gone tomorrow. These so called artists make these songs in a day or less. They have no replay value Half the time and it's gotten worse over the years. Music used to take awhile to create with real instruments not this throw a bunch of words together and say the same shit the last 50 rappers have already said.

[@ScottBradley-gn2rd]

@@captjohnson5452 I'm gonna make a rap song about this

[@CSDonohue11]

The Irony Always been down with some Face muzik But man…. The irony in his ridiculous statement

[@vonmychael]

They should do music like they do movies. Movies play in theaters first and then they go to streaming platforms. Y’all should sell your music at whole price then put it on streaming platforms a few months later.

[@Sozgn1111]

Been thinking the same thing bro! But I won't be putting on streaming lol I wanna put on KZbin membership page and my website that's all

[@gamefantasticcuz]

I feel like people would do what they do to knx which is buy then upload and rake in the streams, unless they upload it to streaming and set the date but that might be too much faith in the dsps

[@DreadHouseTV]

Wow!!!! This could work for my new book too.

[@Btvstudio]

Yup that's how I'm doing my new album.

[@GIMMIETHEBALLMEDIA]

Best idea I've ever heard in my life!

[@HOODLIFENV770]

Back in 2006. I was making money selling $15.00 CDs and $10.00 cassette tapes. I never liked streaming.

[@officialdoctv]

Same

[@hollywoodseanhendrix]

Do you feel artist had a better chance before streaming

[@thisisrareform]

@@hollywoodseanhendrix no

[@vmslnx]

@kvngseanhendrix ofc u . It's all on you. If your a good sales man u sell more

[@Greenlightdayglodist]

The same for me.

[@2ndprezbeats]

Face knows!! Rap A lot was making millions indie in the 90's....they know streaming is a scam. Physical product will always reign supreme!

[@skoolhitdabutton]

Got them CDs for 5 bucks Columbus Ohio ......Mixtapes still sell CDs and USB drives

[@who_is_dis]

Could still sell digital. Doesn’t have to be physical.

[@GriffinPoole]

@@who_is_dis are u sellin digital? are u sellin any music at all? of course we can still sell digital, who doesn't already know that? but show us exactly what ur talkin about, letz see ur numbers...

[@Greenlightdayglodist]

Facts

[@Ah-ed6ie]

Streaming done wrong is like a a games console with no disks but allowing you to download for free or from someone else platform.

[@FNSMusicGroup]

You know how this is bigger then all of us and they had this in the plans because they removed the CD player and the tape player from the vehicles we drive to prevent you from purchasing a CD or tape so the only choice you have is to stream they could've integrated those in the vehicles in hidden compartments or something they all investors of each other they work together.

[@kewan2045]

I think the car not having players is more of an unintended consequence. The real issue are those who distribute CDs, and the various platforms that you can stream and download for free. It’s multiple industries, taking a piece of the pie now with very little oversight and controlling of the finances.

[@Marvin-ut4xs]

I'll forever have a cd player in my car

[@rbz1]

it's just greed. Going digital is far more convenient for consumers, as I remember having to take that 50CD case in the car so I'd have access to a variety of jams. Skimming through the case, switching in and out, risking scratches & theft, folks wanting to borrow one lol

[@shan5445]

@@kewan2045 no they did it on purpose the rich want to stay rich the will do anything. You cannot monitor streaming you have to trust companies. Companies that make money of your product free money that's distributed to all the elites.

[@bloomingbeats1318]

….what? 100% of cars have CD players lol.

[@GhettoMotherTeresa]

That part! They are even trying to control all aspects of content creation and social media. We can’t say anything remotely truthful without being censored, demonetized, removed, tethered, labeled a conspiracy theorist, labeled crazy, amongst a whole slew of weird things. There used to be a time where we were allowed to express ourselves. It’s wild.

[@chattow]

Salute to scarface .... just made me SMILE

[@maxether2333]

I caught the reference

[@DaFreakyBastard]

saw what u did there

[@jjeter1]

"Have a Exit Plan" and that's with everything.. Life is hard out here. Nothing is easy. It's alway trials and tribulations but got to "Keep Grinding and Shining" through it all..

[@hardworkplayerzincPGE777]

That Device is the record store but they act like it's not. You could not get a hard Copy album from a actual record store for a Penny. Imagine being able to walk out of a record store with 12 full album hard copies in your bag for less than a dollar. That's the equivalent to streaming royalties today. It's so obvious what's going down.

[@jimlight1627]

I made my first (and only demo) in 1987 with the producers of Queen Latifah's people. I felt that the industry was going to chew me up and spit me out so--I quit. So I always kept an eye on the industry. It's never been worse, and the acts have never been more phony. So be honest, they've been bad for decades now.

[@user-lk4rv2qh1s]

Hi man! Can we listen to it or find it maybe? I love Mark 45 King. Also Lakim Shabazz

[@bopdhc5964]

my father also had a deal around that time with easy street records

[@jiggerman3676]

It's an alien base system that they created which is for the enrichment of them not the original beings of this realm!

[@ginoblackofficial]

S/O The 45 👑 King!

[@izdirty9117]

💯 there’s a new industry coming up bro that wants music like your album bro . People want real authentic & and vintage music 🔥🔥🔥✊🏾🖤

[@junie502]

Direct to the consumer is the only way to go. We really need to start pushing this to the forefront again. "Don't stream my music....buy my music" !!!!!!!

[@ScottBradley-gn2rd]

We need both.... I don't think most of us can rely totally on having a bunch of cds laying around... cds however need to be UP to PAR with streaming services as far as listeners listening to new music.

[@junie502]

@@ScottBradley-gn2rd not cds...I'm selling my digital album foreal. Amazon is giving me the best payout. I'm sending traffic to buy my album from Amazon. I agree we need both. But I'm pushing buy my album. If they rock with the artist support and buy the digital album.

[@Loetofficial]

@@junie502facts love this comment

[@dimanatti]

Spotify from my understanding is not a place where people have legit people playing yo ur music. Their songs get added to a playlist and their plays go up. Spotify wants to remove these accounts and bots. I see KZbin being the only source to get people to go and listen to music.

[@exileisland2675]

imagine if every painter had go through a giant corporation to sell prints of their paintings and some dude with a business degree who never doodled in his life decided prints are only worth $0.003 on this planet. imagine if you needed to sell a million tee shirts to make a grand. and everyones like shit i guess so.

[@RobertJeffers-ms6uz]

That's just it though. You don't have to sell at all because the music is free. Selling 1000 singles on iTunes to make 700 dollars was just as hard for a not well known artist as getting 200000 people to listen fof free

[@exileisland2675]

@RobertJeffers-ms6uz you're missing the point. Would you rather make ten dollars and get to keep all of it or make a grand and get to keep 10 dollars of it? Sure it's the same payout but it's about the principle. You getting bent over and you're saying thank you sir.

[@TheTroyTv]

Damn you got me thinking bout pulling my music .. I got screenshots of 12 million streams for about $400 🤯

[@mrbennett]

12M streams should be worth $39,600. Did you have a record label stealing your earnings?

[@jpair205]

​@@mrbennettthat's crazy

[@KetcherGirls]

Sometimes I'll have thousands of streams/downloads/content id for one song and that shii will read $0.00000 SMH

[@Visuallifemusicgroup]

@@KetcherGirls did you pay for the beats or lease them?

[@KetcherGirls]

@@Visuallifemusicgroup i make my own beats

[@keezykeese]

I agree with this, but be real. Who’s gonna buy our music if EVERYONE listens on those streaming platforms. I’ve asked people and they like why would I buy CDs when I have access to everyone

[@djuancoleon]

Scarface makes a great point. I used to listen to music in the car from CDs 💿 now they changed everything to how I can listen to music. Everything is streaming. CD players have disappeared from the car.

[@mchammer157]

But you can still get a CD player installed in your car

[@Laze-Mz]

and how is having a cd player in a modern car going to make a car company money ?

[@MichaelEllegard-dz1yd]

Do you still use a house phone and VCR?

[@djuancoleon]

@@MichaelEllegard-dz1yd I still use an Obama phone 📞

[@thegreatraw9704]

There is still usb aux Bluetooth as well

[@djrobgrob8637]

I respect everything Scarface says about the biz.

[@unusualnoise]

Idealism on both sides is the mistake. Use major streaming for bookmark placeholder visibility in catalogs like Spotify but hustle on your own website and direct sales with merch and physical drops, concerts, etc. Nice video!

[@bamnjphoto]

Facts, this is the way. Real fans will show some support. The technology is not going away learn to evolve with it and profit instead of fighting it because its a losing battle.

[@beefy45]

That’s how it should be done, sell collector prints of records or a cd. Sell merch, tour. Diversify your income streams

[@7Eightyone]

Or you can stick to youtube and direct sales. Both pay much better.

[@amazanstudios]

We should only use them for dropping singles, EPs or Mixtapes. Use them like an advertising platform and releasing “samples”. They shouldn’t get the full releases.

[@jaypriddi]

I miss Tapes and Cd's , just for the fact you may have a song or album nobody had heard before. So that made it special to have, now anybody can search a song for free without having to purchase it and know nothing about the artist.

[@dreskee8422]

Gotta go back to CD's.😎

[@Phyclone]

Hell a lot of folks need to have your own website regardless with the way social media like to move the goal post wit their rules. You don't have to be complex about your startup site, make a simple one then build it up over time. That is exactly how I'm going about it.

[@jpair205]

We need to link bro

[@NeeseeEl]

Ur 100 correct,I got a strike against my instagram because I reposted something on my instagram story which they say wasn’t true,all I did was repost it to my story,i wasn’t even the one who uploaded said post smh they wouldn’t even allow me to delete it from my story they just wanted to find a reason to strike my account…social media is a joke!

[@Phyclone]

@@jpair205 ask away what you need help with and I'll do my best to assist.

[@Phyclone]

@@NeeseeEl It truly is and as I wind down that last few classes in my degree I am making time to take back control from this weird ass space. I'm watching folks really watch their mouth, jokes are getting watered down, everyone looking the same, etc. As someone who grew up watching the dystopian movies where this time period looks like those films, it trips me out. I am glad I am very tech savvy to not have to depend on social media to make it and I can speak to people in person just as well so I'm good. If yall need tools on simple website building tech, check out w3 schools, download a software called VS Code and start teaching yourself how to code ;)

[@yujiriko6060]

in the early 2000s I made more money selling my mixtape on Times Square then I did on streaming smh

[@jakd2840]

I have had that same or similar experience, seems like I was able to eat off of physicals hand to hand sales much better than sending links and posting my shit on the webby webs, plus the cheese off of shows, merch, ect was extra cool I enjoyed the daily grind then much more too, it was hard at times but the human to human connections made in the 3rd dimension made the whole thing worth pursuing There were always gate keepers but wasnt sooo monolithic. great topic

[@yujiriko6060]

@@jakd2840 respect ,ima start going around nyc with a speaker and a mic and rap off my own music

[@WayneStcroix]

Man y'all now just hearing this from face he been saying this for years before streaming hit he been said this back in the mid 2000's

[@P.K1804]

True, when i got a chance to work with ysl, you learn that everything is controlled and its not the right place for spiritual people. The people rely on other people to see if they like something. When you see all of it, it rea;;y wakes you up.

[@xcitebyte]

I’m a software engineer and I’m passionate not only about the craft, but about music and as such I have compassion for the artists that have to deal with these crooked streaming platforms. I have a solution to this problem you speak of. I wrote the business plan during my time in Colombia and began writing the architecture document. I put a short pause on the project due to the red tape I have to get through since I started a new role as software developer beginning of this year. I look forward to resuming this project because I wrote the business plan to allow for everyone to profit.

[@Fashionhustler]

Sounds like don’t believe in your concept enough. If you were 100% sure it would work then getting a job would be a bad decision. Having a job stops the idea from being released. All you need is funding/venture capital. Then you can pay yourself, and you wouldn’t need to work for anyone else. The longer you take working for someone else, the greater the chance that someone else will develop a similar idea to yours and you’ll be assed out. Don’t waste time. You don’t have forever to release a great idea. And make sure you patent and trademark your concept asap.

[@xcitebyte]

@@Fashionhustler Hey, I really appreciate you taking your time to share your thoughts with me. I really do wholeheartedly believe in my concept/idea and if I had enough money saved I would totally not work for anyone else and just focus on bringing the idea to life and sharing it with the world. It's actually my dream to do this. I've tried the whole venture capital/third party funding route, but it's treacherous as a young black male. I am in fear that my idea could be taken from me and utilized by the same organizations that I'm putting my trust in. Furthermore, let's say I were to get funding and I end up completing the project, deploying it to production for the world to consume and then it takes off. The potential problem that could occur is that the shareholders may want me to do things with the app that aren't in the best interest of the target audience and we would find ourselves back at square one with the whole corporate greed situation. I want to maintain as much control over the decisions made as possible. I really want to take the independent route--where I fund the project myself. I make pretty good money and can accomplish this. It's been done before. The owner of telegram created telegram with his brother and released it without any outside funding. I know I can accomplish the same. He didn't even spend any money on advertising/promotion and telegram is wildly successful. The founder had the same interests as I do. Not giving in to government and corporate interests. All I really need to do is put in a request for outside employment to my manager and department director. Once it gets approved I can then resume work on the project.

[@Fashionhustler]

Filing a trademark is easy. But most importantly you’ll need a patent. That will protect your concept from anyone stealing it. Including investors. You can KZbin the patent process. Neither one is too costly. But they do take about a year to fully register. So get on that as soon as possible. Also, look into super voting shares. When you incorporate your business you’ll need super voting shares so that the investors can’t fire you or overrule your vision for the brand. I’m Puerto Rican from the hood. I’ve done all my businesses on my own. And I’ve designed for major corporations since 1998. It’s very difficult and very time consuming to fund your vision with your own money. But, my new business will require funding. So it’s imperative that I protect it as much as possible. Because I already had to sue adidas, and I’m currently suing JayZ Roc Nation. Don’t let fear stop you. The world needs your ideas.

[@GriffinPoole]

@@Fashionhustler how much did it cost for u to sue adidas & roc nation?

[@Fashionhustler]

@@GriffinPoole It costs $400 to file a suit, in the southern district of NY. That’s it. I have no law firm representing me. The technical term is called a Pro Se plaintiff.

[@CDMESD]

It’s crazy because Ryan Leslie spoke about this too. How do we make money from this music?

[@eliezeror813]

Thank you for this. I'm making proper decisions to ensure my music goes to the people who want it.

[@oharold]

Not Gonna Lie, I Loved The Idea Of Being On Spotify & Apple Music At First. Just The Overall Look That It Gives You In The Eyes Of Casual Fans. HOWEVER, Recently… That Shit Has Been Ass. Especially To Those Who Have Been On These Platforms For Years, There’s Nothing Really That Is In Our Benefit. And As Time Goes On, It Seems Like They Want To Take Even More Rights Away From Us. They Can Take Down Your Work Whenever They Feel Like It. It Would Be Better To Pay For Your Own Website & Send All Your Traffic To One Place As An Independent Artist.

[@KetcherGirls]

I been on Songtradr for years. I've seen my songs push thousands and thousands of units over time and only made under $10 so far.😑

[@theenatashasheree]

7:19 why didn’t artists unionize like everyone else did recently? As long as they can pay less for the POWER we have over the masses, they will. This is THEEE fight✊🏿✨✨✨

[@Mista808]

As an artist that releases my music to Spotify, Apple Music etc. through the use of Tunecore, I don't even know how to fucking update my artist image on Apple Music and Spotify! Let alone all the other stores that it's releasing my music too! How the hell do we update our BIO or our artist pages if we can't even log into them?

[@TonyAFX]

You ain't never lied. We had to redo artwork because it woudln't pass the DSPs. Luckily for us, we build in extra time just in case. But, things like that will change the entire vibe of a release because the artwork needs to be changed. We've learned a lot by being indie for 22 years!

[@DanielleLynette]

If someone doesn’t have a fanbase yet, should they do streaming services before creating a site?

[@KetcherGirls]

I was thinking that too. I guess maybe communicate with our fans more and send them to our website once we feel comfortable enough.

[@dmillionaire7]

Hey yall, Remember a couple years ago curtis was trying to charge yall to teach you how to put your sh!t on spot😂😂😂 This guy is funny

[@asole100]

Other people charge for teaching all the time, no one owes us a thing for free.

[@LS-pv4dh]

​@asole2847 nah, it's the irony bro. That part

[@dmillionaire7]

@@asole100 you in the deep end of the pool. get out b4 its too late.

[@asole100]

@@LS-pv4dh He said "this guy is funny" as if he was supposed to do what exactly? Keep promoting a shady company via continuing to try, and sell us stuff for that company? Out of fear that it may seem ironic? You all want to judge people for all the wrong reasons.

[@LS-pv4dh]

@asole2847 we jus called it ironic. Chill bro. He's also heroic for backtracking and sharing this info. Still....the irony bro. That's what time does. You live. You learn. So be cool.

[@FleXxTheFuture]

just repaired my dodge charger using all music money streaming music is no longer just a hobby for me

[@ThaMuzikMediaMan]

Folks play us like str8 idiots... Every time!

[@honeebeeleehoneebeelee9476]

Scareface is cooking with this one.🎯🎯🎯💯 I really enjoy Scareface music and logic ❤❤

[@chrischris8230]

I respect ✊🏾 Scarface every since my pops put me down #nodiddy with him and rap a lot in the late 90s

[@franknoneofya9585]

With the right people you can build out a cloud platform and have a custom application built for you, to either stream your music. Have to remember, years ago this would have been hard to do, nowadays not so hard to do as Microsoft, Aws, Google cloud have made it easy to upstart. Why distributors are still going to spotify and these other services is beyond me. The services themselves have automated much of the processes and reaping the most out of it.

[@planetearthsoul]

Your track was volcanic bro.

[@IMAKEMOVIES1]

I hear you my guy and you are really out here for the people and I respect it.... I must find a better way to get around this system... I appreciate you.

[@nepps617]

I only consume music on vinyl records and have never streamed or downloaded any music. I haven’t found many modern artist who’s music I’d consider taking a trip to the record store for, if the music isn’t good enough to make me want to commit to having to get up and flip it to the B side it’s not worth listening to. There are many of us that will support true artistry with our dollars if given a product we want and labels dumb down the art

[@LastNameGalePodcast]

We're overdue for an artist strike...you have too many scabs crossing the picket line willing to do something strange for a piece of change

[@amsm2022]

I pay a monthly subscription for Apple Music. I didn't know DSPs were doing artists dirty. I heard about it. But watching this video explained it more in depth for me.

[@toddweat7742]

I canceled my subscription with Spotify after watching this 💯

[@flyytv6011]

There's no money in music nowadays, unless you wanna get stucked n sucked by someone like Diddy, scrambling and scraping your back passage with no vaseline NO THANKS. I do music for the love, creating music is my own therapy, couldn't give af if anyone else likes it. IYKYK

[@ThaPimpminista]

My last physical album I sold around 10,000 independently, and made around $60,000 in profit. My last check from streaming was nearly 1mil streams and I made roughly $800. I f'n hate this streaming era.

[@kandlewood1]

Wow, I’m so glad I seen this. I’ve been saying this stuff for years and I’m just glad I don’t feel crazy anymore. I always looked up the uncle face. He always brought wisdom. He’s one of my favorite behind 2Pac.

[@keylyme8368]

Bruh I literally cancelled my Spotify account because of your channel. You definitely made me think about this streaming shit totally different. As a former artist and a father of a son who is following in my footsteps I'm showing him a different way. D2C. Keep educating and motivating. And you got a new supporter. Your music is 🔥🔥🔥

[@larrygiles8556]

Where can you go to get your cd's made on demand?

[@phillipcain4118]

I e been saying this for years. I did a song for a well know artist and looked at the stream earnings and I was floored. Streaming platforms rob us. If you cut them out of the picture(s), the artist can actually see more income. Stop the corporate takeover. ALL rappers/emcees should remove their works from streaming platforms. And hit them with the ticket if they want to license it! And you shouldn’t have to have 100 songs in their pipelines to make money.

[@denequia]

I’m taking a chance with my new single to see who is really my fans . I won’t be using streaming services for this one🤞🙏

[@splmafia9690]

💯

[@atraktmillyonzmusic]

Hopefully we all go back to buying vinyl, cassettes and CD's Because it's nothing like buying vinyl and going home to play it!...I miss those days!

[@CCrawford3971]

Yo Curtiss! How do I cop that black "Just Do It Yourself" shirt that you were wearing in the vid?

[@brian_b_music]

The “Home Movies” packaging is real slick bro. I have an idea for a themed album release, but I don’t know where to go for something that’s not standard. All I’m seeing is the cd duplication services, with generic packaging.

[@buschg7106]

I've had physical copies up for sale a while, but they don't move online like they do at the local store. Buying digital is strange as they can take it away whenever.

[@bigdmla2663]

still boils down to us running after their platform instead finally creating and "supporting" one of our own lets stop totally "looking out" like there's no inner problem

[@calvindickerson139]

Face speaking the truth, but nobody wants to speaking on this

[@mobfadelicdjundadirt4164]

King you the King on music info 👍and what’s upper from Las Vegas and utube/ Vitaman T, We Miss You Tupac✌️

[@woahdaniel]

Artists, the upfront costs of starting your own website is worth it!! Stop paying these huge companies the money that should be going to your own company!!

[@KetcherGirls]

I remember signing up with bandzoogle back in 2018 but seemed kinda wac. What website do you suggest to upload your own music?

[@ClevaDon]

Am I tripn or is the EASY solution to all this madness, is to drop your own music (or content) via your own personal website?! Does that not solve the streaming problem?

[@Loetofficial]

Dude it’s so simple but we brain washed 😅 here spotify take my music oh and my money too, some musicians can’t even afford spotify subscription but they still paying it tho

[@kayetroniczentertaimentmus7048]

Look how many people of other cultures…doing they research or spreading rumors about rappers … When did we become the hot topic to them … Somebody doing a documentary about the streets named Paul or Tom 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@economicsofentertainment]

Curtis big up! Love the content. Firstly, The Joe Rogan thing was a marketing spend in an attempt to bring a different type of listener to the Spotify Platform, so it is an unfair point of comparison. Secondly, Spotify needs to make money because it is a profit seeking business. If we want an artist friendly platform, then we almost need someone to create a platform for artists by artists, that does not aim to be profitable, but rather self sustainable. Like a charity or government org. The question is however, who would run this? And also who would actually work there?

[@vegsbeats]

What about people who are upcoming with no tight fanbase

[@KetcherGirls]

If u got a distro.. trust me.. somebody listening to yo shii

[@vegsbeats]

@@KetcherGirls what's that?

[@ES-cl5hi]

Anybody doing real numbers can eat off their stream check. Countless indie artists making 50-80k a year. generally nobody cares that much about you to buy your CD or whatever DSP are good if you don't sign your a**hole away to the labels which people do everyday

[@CaptHiltz]

Not as many artists are making decent money from streaming as we think in the overall picture. I would be surprised if it was even 20%. Most likely between 5 & 10% and that's a mix between Indies and signed artists. A stat came out a couple of years ago and it's probably still true. Eighty percent of artists with music on Spotify make $200 or less per year from royalties.

[@charlestunez]

Not even up to %10 indie artists make that brah. Think before you post

[@ES-cl5hi]

@@charlestunez Are you ret*rded? I said anyone doing real numbers will be making that.Read before you post just because your music isn't making revenue doesn't mean people aren't profiting it takes 10mil Spotify streams to make 40k and then there's other platforms

[@PurpleMusicProductions]

Exactly no way are those numbers that high. Even the industry professionals who are veterans will tell you that only around 5% are making a sustainable living doing music and it's even far less as the artist.

[@ES-cl5hi]

@@charlestunez Can you read at all? I said anyone who is getting good streams or traffic is making a good living off it, and who also owns their music. Stop talking about think before you post like you're some genius and you said something.

[@marcelmarshall4240]

We let them use us. This is our fault. PERIOD. We let anyone in. We invite them in…we celebrate them and support them. Look at Vlad…or Timberlake when he was doing ‘Black music”. There are countless examples. We sell ourselves out. It is our fault.

[@CurtissKingTV]

You’re right. And it’s also on us to reroute ourselves and get right 💪🏽

[@LS-pv4dh]

Tbh, i grew up a hustler. Jmo....u never needed the runner or middle man unless you where enjoying time off. Maybe partying and drinking or smuttin. So basically thats the problem. U hafta cut out the middleman. If ppl want your drugs or product....appeal to them and provide a direct lane to said product. With the likes of KZbin n such....help u find your customers. Diresct should have always been an option. No streams. No labels. They jus selling your good ole crack for u. At thier rate....not yours.

[@Loetofficial]

Sweet analogy

[@saltofthaearth]

Someone has probably said this before but Streaming is the new labels. If artist do what you and others have done and take their music off or not really make streaming a priority you labeled as Noah until it starts raining. Thx for posting this stuff ma boi.

[@TinoBreh]

Polynesian music artists finesse this by branding (clothing, weed, merch, etc.) and doing more live shows. Streaming was never the end all way to make money off music.

[@godscience7821]

Big fax brother listen!!!!!

[@DanielIhechi-c9w]

American is fake with dem fake stream

[@justinhenryrebel]

10:11 🔥🔥🔥fuego

[@killza7]

I like wht you did with this video you explained this topic very well on how they are getting over on artist that song wit you rapping was tuff to flow on point keep going Curtis 🔥🔥

[@migaczone]

I've been collecting CDs for years now, thease days barly anything appears on shelf of my local stores. If you want to buy album on platforms it'll cost you about $15 (last time I checked) with no physical CD, no paper covers, no production, no transportation, distribution. So basically big tech have took this huge share of the industry and still greedy for artist's share as well. First they trained dumb consumers (oh yes, convinience!) then they milk us all. Like with bank cards, accomodation booking, plane tickets. Middle man everywhere, don't produce shit but thaking share from everything.

[@BobbyWashingtonvlog]

Hey Curtiss, your music is still on Spotify, why?

[@Beatslager]

as long as all the well known artist dont take that first step: Take they music of these platforms, it's going to stay as it is. Fact is indeed, artist are getting scammed for real for real.

[@Loetofficial]

This is Exactly why the system is working for streaming, the top artist see millions from streaming so they don’t have that much reason to complain

[@TBKVlogs]

Aye man say mane …that track you played 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LastNameGalePodcast]

How do you separate people from the idea of "get rich quick"...if the possibility of FAME exists from exposure even if there is a 0 dollar average...people will continue to subject themselves to the theft...

[@THINGpromotions]

But dude music has on Spotify, lol. Some old guys whining about streaming. Music consuming has changed, streaming will never go away. Start producing better music, everyone has chance. 20 years ago not so much.....Soundcloud plays even less + you need to play for subscription to them. KZbin plays even less but it's free for users... There are loads of different places to moan about. Every new artist can go viral if you make content and intersting music. Don't be a average joe and to the mooon! Times are changed and loads of Producers can't cope with that.

[@Juezdelarte]

I applaud this type of content because my students are from the generation that understood that without Spotify there is no future...pff BIG MISTAKE, continue with this material and I will follow you to hell buddy!💣🔥🇦🇷

[@kSwissh007]

i've been saying this for the longest and dats why dropbox, having ur own website, bandcamp and/or patreon are the mvps for ur music!!!!!! i want all the profits for myself!!! and ya'll should want that for urself too

[@jpair205]

Chamillionaire was ahead of everyone he had his website back in 2000 /2004

[@KetcherGirls]

Same thought

[@thekingsmatter5845]

👏 👏 👏 Gratitude!

[@blakpopepope2863]

Real Talk y'all we need to start our own streaming service

[@4TFInfamous]

Ck always got the info nice song by the way salute king

[@LastNameGalePodcast]

We need to boycott all platforms...or pick up the pieces of foundation Nipsey Hussle laid down RIP he stood fast on his independency until his terms were met as a partner and not as an employee...Nipsey went direct to consumer ...he went the correct route...the Marathon Store had the tech for the direct to consumer pipeline

[@iamdamore]

Your channels a goldmine. I worked with Scarface on a record I produced called “iceman” by Lloyd Banks What he is saying here is so true. Valuable information for those who have ears to hear. Salute bro 🔥

[@ginoblackofficial]

While Spotify has many, many issues, it does NOT take a percentage of my Shopify merchandise; which is linked.

[@Pa841]

Curtiss you are inspirational man and your channel is very informative. You make me want to pick up the pen and mic again 💯

[@Ds1GsK]

Bro, do it. Picking up that pen and mic might be what you need in these times of hate and pain. Who knows what gems you sleeping on. 🍻

[@Pa841]

@@Ds1GsK Preciate it fam 💯

[@sleepysleepy9913]

How is listening convenient after purchase. If no one has iPods?

[@mrbennett]

Phones can do what iPods did.

[@sleepysleepy9913]

@@mrbennett like you putting the wave files in a app that will automatically play the next song

[@cjjorge6636]

here's the reality is it's your art you can do whatever you want with it I give it away for free I expect people to pay to see me live and buy merchant stuff don't let pos co make $$$ off your art make them pay but don't get F**K over !!!!!

[@MarvillousBeats]

Lol ima let you finish Curt BUT your take on non pirated FL Studio was criticized way more than this streaming pull 😅

[@510TREEZY]

All people gotta do is buy the music instead of streaming it

[@derekgoodejr8788]

Bingo!

[@EricBradley-x7d]

You do all the work but they get all the money and give you crumbs

[@Loetofficial]

Typical capitalism twisted sh*t

[@frankcoronabeats]

I Quit Distorkid . I Can’t Support anyone who pays Musicians in Pennies ☠️

[@Welcome2theCrib]

What equipment do you use for your podcast!! Dope visuals and audio💯💯

[@joosetheconqueror845]

TAKE YOUR MUSIC OFF STREAMING… only works if everyone does it. … Threatening to take your music off streaming services is like threatening to quit a job.. that just going to hire someone else

[@Th3Melan8dGawd_]

Great content as usual. I'm about to drop my 1st project exclusively on my website post removing my music from Spotify. Thanks for the inspiration Curtiss.

[@Cattrez]

SCARFACE ANT NEVER HELP NO ONE OUT IN THE MUSIC GAME

[@itsTheTruthTeller]

I'm sure he has but even if he hasn't it's not his job to help anyone in the music game tbh

[@spiritualgangstallc]

AY YO! lololol