The Official Drake ‘VIEWS’ Album Thread

[DOPEdweebz]

If that nigga wants to change the game, put it up for sale on the website and watch the bank account for the first 48 hours. It's an album so ppl are going to pay money for it.

Why go through a label at this point. He should have done that on his first album. Now it's a sure bet more than ever so I don't get why he doesn't do it. He's going to do platinum in the first week anyways so what does he have to lose but gain ? Maaaaannn....

He's basically the modern-day Jay-Z consistency of sales wise, so why not? A man with as many hits as him (I don't think anyone in hip hop has more number ones than Drake now) should own his own publishing by now or from now on. He would be a 100 times richer, and I don't think he's slowing down pop wise.

It's time for Drake, the "BUSINESSMAN", to transcend the Drake, the artist.

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

can you make threads without typing in all caps my nigga?

 

[RickyRich]

i heard some of the tracks . its dope

 

[216atlran]

i heard some of the tracks . its dope

Where?

 

[RickyRich]

i heard some of the tracks . its dope

Where?

im cool wit some of the ovo niggas and they was playin some of his music

 

[FishNChips]

If that nigga wants to change the game, put it up for sale on the website and watch the bank account for the first 48 hours. It's an album so ppl are going to pay money for it.

Why go through a label at this point. He should have done that on his first album. Now it's a sure bet more than ever so I don't get why he doesn't do it. He's going to do platinum in the first week anyways so what does he have to lose but gain ? Maaaaannn....

Because he's signed a contract mate. As the IC's so-called "business guru" I thought you'd know this. You seen how IYRTITL went from being a mixtape to an album because Cash Money wanted part of that money.

 

[Bcotton5]

OvOYM

 

[bkzlostchild]

im cool wit some of the ovo niggas and they was playin some of his music

I heard it suppose to sound like 808s... That's the feels you got from it?

 

[bkzlostchild]

Feeling*

 

[i ro ny]

If that nigga wants to change the game, put it up for sale on the website and watch the bank account for the first 48 hours. It's an album so ppl are going to pay money for it.

Why go through a label at this point. He should have done that on his first album. Now it's a sure bet more than ever so I don't get why he doesn't do it. He's going to do platinum in the first week anyways so what does he have to lose but gain ? Maaaaannn....

because he HAS to.

hes still contractually obligated to give Cash Money 6 of them thangs all day.

So Far Gone EP

Thank Me Later

Take Care

Nothing Was The Same

If You're Reading This Its Too Late

Views from The 6

after this, he can do that whole direct to consumer route if he wants.

 

[i ro ny]

If that nigga wants to change the game, put it up for sale on the website and watch the bank account for the first 48 hours. It's an album so ppl are going to pay money for it.

Why go through a label at this point. He should have done that on his first album. Now it's a sure bet more than ever so I don't get why he doesn't do it. He's going to do platinum in the first week anyways so what does he have to lose but gain ? Maaaaannn....

Because he's signed a contract mate. As the IC's so-called "business guru" I thought you'd know this. You seen how IYRTITL went from being a mixtape to an album because Cash Money wanted part of that money.

Pretty sure IYRTITL fulfilled contractual obligations with Cash Money. Also artists drop "mixtapes" all the time, you telling me he couldn't make an album or EP and sell it on his website ? Why not ? And if the label is the problem why not work out a deal to give his label a portion of the proceeds ? Rappers man SMMFH

it didnt.

hes still with Cash Money. Don't you think it would be the biggest headline in rap music if Drake was an INDEPENDENT artist right now?

He cant sell his music independently yet, so no. Drake could have dropped If You're Reading This Its Too Late as a mixtape and nobody would have seen a penny from it outside of touring.

 

[i ro ny]

If that nigga wants to change the game, put it up for sale on the website and watch the bank account for the first 48 hours. It's an album so ppl are going to pay money for it.

Why go through a label at this point. He should have done that on his first album. Now it's a sure bet more than ever so I don't get why he doesn't do it. He's going to do platinum in the first week anyways so what does he have to lose but gain ? Maaaaannn....

Because he's signed a contract mate. As the IC's so-called "business guru" I thought you'd know this. You seen how IYRTITL went from being a mixtape to an album because Cash Money wanted part of that money.

Pretty sure IYRTITL fulfilled contractual obligations with Cash Money. Also artists drop "mixtapes" all the time, you telling me he couldn't make an album or EP and sell it on his website ? Why not ? And if the label is the problem why not work out a deal to give his label a portion of the proceeds ? Rappers man SMMFH

The way his deal works is like this:

Drake is signed with Aspire/Young Money/Cash Money Records and is distributed by Universal

Drake got a $2 million advance (I’ll give you a moment to read that again)

Drake retains the publishing rights to his songs and only pays 25% of his music sales revenues to the label as a “distribution fee”

 

[FishNChips]

"only pays 25% of his music sales revenues to the label..."

which label though? There's 4 labels involved in total..

 

[i ro ny]

"only pays 25% of his music sales revenues to the label..."

which label though? There's 4 labels involved in total..

If I had to make a guess, it would be Universal.

 

[i ro ny]

50 Cent dropped mixtapes, some of which were sold in stores, Drake's So Far Gone also had retail copies and this was before he was signed to a major. All I'm saying is I don't see the point in a label anymore. I would just put my music out on my website and call it a day. Aside from maybe international distribution and a label marketing a major artist like a blockbuster movie I don't see the point. Most of that he could do from his own pockets. To each his own tho.

the So Far Gone EP, which was sold in stores, is a CASH MONEY album. look it up.

Theres a BIG point in labels. If you want your music to have the biggest platform possible, you sign to a major.

Ideally, every body wants to do the whole "i'll just put it on my website and sell it direct-to-consumer". Yeah, you can do that AFTER the deal.

Any label that would allow you to do that shit while on contract would be fucking dumb.

 

[i ro ny]

Could not be me fam, I wouldn't sell my rights to my own material to a major. I'd stay independent & only have them distribute my records a la Master P or Tech N9ne. In short term sure I can see why one would but after album 1 or 2 ? FOH I'm sprouting my wings and building my own.

It's all about your goals and realizations.

Sometimes it just makes sense for certain artists to remain independent.

 

[i ro ny]

And btw, no major label creates 2 album contracts. Usually, they get 5 out of you.

 

[RickyRich]

Cant really give out much info on it but its goin to be crazy

 

[THE_R_]

TO SIMP A BUTTERFLY

 

[DOPEdweebz]

6 gawd been very patient with us...