While promoting the upcoming Robert De Niro/Sylvester Stallone-starring film, Grudge Match (a film about boxing in which both stars are returning to their roots for: Raging Bull / Rocky), Kevin Hart spoke on artists dropping albums out of nowhere (read: Beyonce’s latest self-titled which has sold 828,773 copies worldwide and Jay Z’s MCHG). [via: HipHopWired]
Look. You’re in a day and age where social media runs the world. The internet is a powerful thing. The world of the studios throwing tons of money at these artists to promote and then taking that money back are almost over. These artists are building up their own fan base.