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Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town. ”
I'd never thought of directing as an option for me. I don't know why, because I'm incredibly bossy. I was surprised how collaborative it is. As the producer, you have to get the money and schedule on time, and that's not what I do best. ”
I became a millionaire overnight by signing a piece of paper. I made more money in that one second than my entire family did in their lifetime. ”
A lot of corporations now have venture arms that are investing in young entrepreneurs or building programs within so you can disrupt yourself internally instead of looking to those external factors. ”
We called ourselves '2 Too Many' because we only had enough money for one of us. ”
My mom was not able to buy us the expensive Air Jordans, so if I wanted something that was a little bit nicer, my brother and I, we had to go earn money for it. ”
It's always boiled down to the quality of your music and the quality of your deal with whoever's distributing your music: There are artists who sold a lot of records and didn't make money because of their deal, and artists who didn't sell nearly as much who made a great living because they own their masters. ”
The venture capital world is completely stacked against minority entrepreneurs. ”
It's pre-roll or post-roll on Vevo. The record company makes money off of that, and then it trickles down. ”
Money doesn't make me tick. This definition of success doesn't make me tick. Managing some of the biggest stars in the world doesn't make me tick. Making my family proud makes me tick. ”