Russ

But if you are generating income to the point that labels are willing to offer you 600 grand, a million dollars, it's because you're a valuable product.

Mm-hmm.

And you need to ride your wave for a little bit longer before you just jump ship.

And you also need to define what your intentions are.

I jumped ship with Columbia July 2016 because I wanted radio.

this is 2016 so it's a different climate it's a different infrastructure for people listening it's like Apple Music came out in 2015 for context you know what I'm saying like streaming even in 2016 streaming was not what it was like I remember what they want being a rap caviar like Tuma put it in there Tuma Basta I didn't even know what the fuck rap caviar was no one knew what that shit was in 2016

Um, so I was still looking around the game like, all right, well, I want to be a massive artist.

I don't want to be underground.

I want to be a massive artist.

I'm looking around and I'm noticing what everyone who's massive has a label.

So I'm like, oh, I got to level the playing field.

That's the only reason why I signed was to level the playing field.

It wasn't because I needed the money because I was making at that point a hundred grand a month independently.

Mm-hmm.

Like, no, like, I have produced everything.

Like, I'm not even breaking off producers.

This is 100 grand net.

100% publishing.

100 grand net on the master side.

Net, you feel me?