Underground artists are the popular artists, now. Many of them don't sign because they want to stay true to whom they are, and many feel that labels have too much power over whom they are. In hip-hop, there have been artists that are underground and have actually released music to the mainstream public while staying true to themselves. One example is Big K.R.I.T, self-proclaimed King of the Underground. He’s released music with the likes of Bun B and Ludacris, but has still remained himself.
Other artists choose to be independent, such as Macklemore. He has made quite the name for himself in music, well, himself and Ryan Lewis, all while staying independent. It is possible for artists to remain true to themselves and earn money. Daily Finance says that it is important for an artist to budget, and not only that, but to market themself and to sell their art at the price they believe they deserve once they gain momentum. One must plan in order to succeed, because, as we are often told, you don’t gain success over night.
Daily Finance also tells us that your money can assist you. Money and staying true to one’s self do not necessarily have to correlate. One can make money, lots of money, doing what they love, the way they love it. J. Cole is an artist that is able to talk about that. He was unhappy because he rushed an album out for the sake of needing a release, he had a single that wasn’t really Cole, in essence, many know the song as “Who Dat.” He learned a lot about himself and about the industry in releasing his third album, which he talks about in his interview with Angie Martinez. He speaks on how the big cars and houses that he dreamed about weren’t the best, how he’s riding around on a bike, and he’s found himself. Sometimes you have to get the finances, you have to make the money off of your passion to see what true to you really means.
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