Comments on: A Hip-Hop Round Table pt.3: Record Labels (Video) http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/a-hip-hop-round-table-pt3-record-labels-video/ in the middle we stay calm, we just drop bombs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:51:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A Hip-Hop Round Table pt.4: New Artists (Video) « 2dopeboyz http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/a-hip-hop-round-table-pt3-record-labels-video/#comment-70196 A Hip-Hop Round Table pt.4: New Artists (Video) « 2dopeboyz Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:40:46 +0000 http://2dopeboyz.com/?p=26002#comment-70196 [...] pt.3: Record Labels | pt.2: Hip Hop’s Past & Present | pt.1: The Internet & Hip [...] [...] pt.3: Record Labels | pt.2: Hip Hop’s Past & Present | pt.1: The Internet & Hip [...]

]]> By: Daddy Lion Chandell http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/a-hip-hop-round-table-pt3-record-labels-video/#comment-70202 Daddy Lion Chandell Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:39:49 +0000 http://2dopeboyz.com/?p=26002#comment-70202 Let me break it down like this, people. The so-called "digital" music industry is bullshit, because the only ones TRULY guaranteed any "financial" gains (we're talking about INVISIBLE MONEY here) are either: A) the record company (major OR minor) B) the major recording artist (most specifically those who have negotiated sweet digital deals) c) the independent artist. That's all. Even still, because we're talking about invisible money, NO ONE really benefits from all of this. What can anyone really do with an MP3 aside from what technology has provided us with? You can't pick up an MP3 -- you can only listen to it. You can't read liner notes from an MP3, nor can you see any intricate artwork on an MP3. You can't look at a label on an MP3. Hell, when you enter information about the MP3 file on your computer, you will notice there is NO SLOT that describes "record label". On your portable media player (Zune [Microsoft], Zen [Creative], the highly-underrated Gigabeat [Toshiba], iPod [do I really have to mention the daggone company?]), the closest you'll ever get to seeing any vital artwork is a small- to medium-sized square image of the front album cover. But what else is there? A few things to remember: -Anything physically unreleased is pretty much that: unreleased. -Just like the means of money transfer for purchasing digital music online, an MP3 file is also INVISIBLE, and CANNOT LIVE without a medium, be it the computer, the portable media device, or (most importantly, the CD! The best solution is to recognize that you get more value out of a CD for your real CASH money than you will ever get from purchasing a mere invisible file through invisible money (Do you see where I'm going with this, people?) Don't get me wrong -- MP3s are great indeed and can be very helpful just like ALMOST any new invention. However, as we approach the dawn of destruction, we must realize that we cannot afford to allow ourselves to be destroyed mentally and spiritually before we are destroyed physically. Let me put it another way: MP3s are like oranges. MP3s, when blended with nonsense and propaganda (i.e., "CD sales are suffering because of the rise in the digital market") is like orange juice concentrate mixed with high fructose corn syrup. Not such a good mix... is it? The music industry is destroying itself, and purposely. We, the true musicians, are all we have left. (Big up, Brooklyn Radio, for the shout.) Always Watching, DADDY LION CHANDELL DLC IndustryWatch/Roots Dynamic Soundsystem Subatomic Sound System The Meditations 17 North Parade Let me break it down like this, people.
The so-called “digital” music industry is bullshit, because the only ones TRULY guaranteed any “financial” gains (we’re talking about INVISIBLE MONEY here) are either:
A) the record company (major OR minor)
B) the major recording artist (most specifically those who have negotiated sweet digital deals)
c) the independent artist.

That’s all. Even still, because we’re talking about invisible money, NO ONE really benefits from all of this. What can anyone really do with an MP3 aside from what technology has provided us with? You can’t pick up an MP3 — you can only listen to it. You can’t read liner notes from an MP3, nor can you see any intricate artwork on an MP3. You can’t look at a label on an MP3. Hell, when you enter information about the MP3 file on your computer, you will notice there is NO SLOT that describes “record label”. On your portable media player (Zune [Microsoft], Zen [Creative], the highly-underrated Gigabeat [Toshiba], iPod [do I really have to mention the daggone company?]), the closest you’ll ever get to seeing any vital artwork is a small- to medium-sized square image of the front album cover. But what else is there?

A few things to remember:
-Anything physically unreleased is pretty much that: unreleased.
-Just like the means of money transfer for purchasing digital music online, an MP3 file is also INVISIBLE, and CANNOT LIVE without a medium, be it the computer, the portable media device, or (most importantly, the CD!

The best solution is to recognize that you get more value out of a CD for your real CASH money than you will ever get from purchasing a mere invisible file through invisible money (Do you see where I’m going with this, people?)

Don’t get me wrong — MP3s are great indeed and can be very helpful just like ALMOST any new invention. However, as we approach the dawn of destruction, we must realize that we cannot afford to allow ourselves to be destroyed mentally and spiritually before we are destroyed physically.

Let me put it another way: MP3s are like oranges.
MP3s, when blended with nonsense and propaganda (i.e., “CD sales are suffering because of the rise in the digital market”) is like orange juice concentrate mixed with high fructose corn syrup.
Not such a good mix… is it?

The music industry is destroying itself, and purposely.
We, the true musicians, are all we have left.

(Big up, Brooklyn Radio, for the shout.)

Always Watching,
DADDY LION CHANDELL
DLC IndustryWatch/Roots Dynamic Soundsystem
Subatomic Sound System
The Meditations
17 North Parade

]]> By: 'Lo http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/a-hip-hop-round-table-pt3-record-labels-video/#comment-70195 'Lo Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:45:17 +0000 http://2dopeboyz.com/?p=26002#comment-70195 Can't artist already independently sell their shit on iTunes and get like a 70 cent cut off that 99 cent song shit? Correct me if I'm wrong. Can’t artist already independently sell their shit on iTunes and get like a 70 cent cut off that 99 cent song shit?
Correct me if I’m wrong.

]]> By: Yohance http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/a-hip-hop-round-table-pt3-record-labels-video/#comment-70201 Yohance Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:15:34 +0000 http://2dopeboyz.com/?p=26002#comment-70201 "I would be hiring the brightest minds at MIT to protect what's on the internet."- Guru...YES! Man I BEEN saying that. This industry just got so damn narrow minded. It'll come at some point though I'm sure. Rich people ain't down with losin gany kind of money lol “I would be hiring the brightest minds at MIT to protect what’s on the internet.”- Guru…YES!
Man I BEEN saying that.
This industry just got so damn narrow minded.
It’ll come at some point though I’m sure. Rich people ain’t down with losin gany kind of money lol

]]> By: B.R. http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/a-hip-hop-round-table-pt3-record-labels-video/#comment-70200 B.R. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:59:54 +0000 http://2dopeboyz.com/?p=26002#comment-70200 I've never even considered that we've been giving MUSIC to apple. I remember going to Studio BPM on Brooklyn to see Subatomic Soundsystem and Daddy Lion Chandell questioning the integrity of itunes. I just thought it was like just like one of them old head dudes shitting on technology but i guess he was right. Def not getting that touch now. I’ve never even considered that we’ve been giving MUSIC to apple. I remember going to Studio BPM on Brooklyn to see Subatomic Soundsystem and Daddy Lion Chandell questioning the integrity of itunes. I just thought it was like just like one of them old head dudes shitting on technology but i guess he was right. Def not getting that touch now.

]]> By: cru jones http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/a-hip-hop-round-table-pt3-record-labels-video/#comment-70199 cru jones Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:49:00 +0000 http://2dopeboyz.com/?p=26002#comment-70199 Everything he is saying is true. When he says record labels are only out for the money, that is true. But he ends the whole argument by then saying he's hoping they discover a new format that stays protected on the internet. Why? Because artists are all about the money too, and a good majority of them don't like giving away their music for free either. The fact is, the only reason you should sign to a major record label is if you want to be played on the radio and go pop. Everything he is saying is true. When he says record labels are only out for the money, that is true. But he ends the whole argument by then saying he’s hoping they discover a new format that stays protected on the internet. Why?

Because artists are all about the money too, and a good majority of them don’t like giving away their music for free either. The fact is, the only reason you should sign to a major record label is if you want to be played on the radio and go pop.

]]> By: Steph http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/a-hip-hop-round-table-pt3-record-labels-video/#comment-70198 Steph Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:29:13 +0000 http://2dopeboyz.com/?p=26002#comment-70198 Yo, Guru is the man! I watched all three parts of this and he by far, is one of the smartest guys out these involved in the music business. He may not have all the answeres to the problems music faces but at least he has a kick ass direction to make it better. Yo, Guru is the man! I watched all three parts of this and he by far, is one of the smartest guys out these involved in the music business. He may not have all the answeres to the problems music faces but at least he has a kick ass direction to make it better.

]]> By: Uche http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/a-hip-hop-round-table-pt3-record-labels-video/#comment-70197 Uche Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:01:07 +0000 http://2dopeboyz.com/?p=26002#comment-70197 young guru speaks the truth! young guru speaks the truth!

]]>