Record deals tend to suck if you're a dumbass, and they're even worst if you're a lazy dumb ass. You can sign a bad deal (for some reason) but they usually have limitation clauses. We need 4 albums, etc etc. Nigga, make the four fucking albums. The issue is these guys take 20 years to make 4-5 albums. How much money can a label and a rapper make if you produce a tangible product every 3-4 years. The labels do a lot more work than the artist. All the artists has to do is make music, perform and do appearances. The label should of course make more money. The company also has the job of managing these ridiculous characters into a tangible product.
Did Wu management fuck over ODB or did ODB, as a well defined character trait, not cooperate with anything, constantly violate the law, disappear for large periods of time, not show up for his own events, and have minimal to no actual work effort in the recording process? We're on our 3rd Masta Killa album in about 30 years? I think our 4th-5th Deck. When Wu-tang would go on radio etc in the 90s, Methodman did all the freestyling, all the talking. Method man also has the least amount of complaints about Wu-management.
Then when you leave these artists to their own devices, you realize it was the company you're a fan off and the guy is a bit of a moron. Put a camera in front of Ugod or Rae and they'll shit on Wutang (Their only real source of income and success). Put it in front of Meth or Rza, doesn't happen.
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