Why Now?

Yes, yall know I have to tell the truth about this independence talk. Once again this was in Diddy’s backyard, and I find it funny that someone who has made millions off of the back of struggling artist. Would want people to come out against that same industry or is it that the same industry is also fucking you over as well? Is Karma playing her part? Did the mean old white man take your money? I think it is best to say that Diddy has found out the hard way that one, they don’t love your black ass and two you reap what you have sown is truer now than ever. Also, I have found out from very reliable sources that the entertainment industry is not doing too well too. The writer strike is not just for the movie and television writers, it is also for songwriters as well. Yes, last night I was watching Destin Troyce, and he showed a video of songwriters carrying posters and protesting as well. Record labels are not booming anymore because 4of platforms like Tic Tok who making their own stars through the stars. Independent artists are becoming a thing more and more. There’s nothing the record labels can do about it, but the downfall of labels didn’t just start in 2020. The downfall of labels started in 2009. In 2009 labels like Jive, J and Arista Records met their untimely demise due to social media platforms like Myspace and Facebook was promoting and developing artist faster and better than the record labels. A good example of this is Jeffree Starr. Jeffree Starr became famous off of Myspace during the early 2000’s and has become a juggernaut in the makeup industry since then. The late 2000’s and early 2010’s was the transition period of people getting famous off of their own merit without the label. Now in the 2020’s we are looking at every label falling and the independent artist themselves thriving. Every artist that had a hard time during the golden era of the record labels are now thriving. A good example of that is Muni Long and Victoria Monet. Both of these artists had a hard time during the big record label era. Now they are thriving and surviving independently. What we are learning now is how to build our own empire without owing someone else their money back. I love where the music industry is going but there is always somebody out there who will find a way to rip people off. Let every lesson be a blessing and know your value.