Advice

I’m going to tell you something you probably don’t want to hear.

"You’re a great rapper, but they can’t just put you in a rapper box."

“It would've been disastrous for me."

"We haven’t done a good job of actually grooming long-term talent, and this is an industry problem."

Invest in your career.

This is very easy for Drake to say.

“We have this fake narrative that ‘making it’ is when you’re at fancy places or spending a lot of money.”

"When I went to Roc Nation, it was all love."

"Rapping is a profession, so it's business."

"You don't have to be drunk and high in order to create music."

"You must not sell or transfer, or offer to sell or transfer, any SoundCloud account to any third party."

"Man, be a risk taker, number one, but also be identifiable."

Signing a record deal is not necessarily a bad idea, but its implications MUST be understood.

"It's like a push to the fans and stuff like that.

This is hands down the most useful thing you will ever read.

"All I know is Cash Money West and Wack 100."

YBN Cordae explains how he came to afford buying his own studio.

Tyler, The Creator gives A$AP Rocky some fantastic creative advice.

As explained by Nipsey Hussle's DJ.

"Get a studio."

"We gonna perform in front of these few like we would in front of thousands."

"It's all strategy and you can't mess up someone's strategy..."

The best thing about JAY-Z's lyrics is that they're always there when you need them most.

Hungry artists make better music.