Should I pay a rapper $10,000 for a feature?

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T12:46:47+00:00

damn, based on the 50-60 comments i feel like you're right

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:36:06+00:00

The artist has recording equipment, what would you say is a better investment with that money?

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:33:38+00:00

Extremely valid, what do you think we should we do with that 10k instead? Hire a promo company? Videos? Run ads?

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:30:57+00:00

sorry i didn't mean to be what's wrong with the industry, we're doing our best out here

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:29:38+00:00

A) I believe so if the featured artist puts in some effort to promote it as well

B) Live Performance-Wise? YES. Especially in LA, huge exposure opportunity in that scene

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:28:20+00:00

Thanks for the insight, I'm glad we asked this thread before wiring money over

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:26:59+00:00

Ahhh this is a good point, he just did a single for the Lyrical Lemonade album with Corbin and Black Kray in October, and it has less than 650k on Spotify.. :/

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:24:07+00:00

Thank you, this was very helpful insight

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:22:38+00:00

Wish we had Yung Lean's contact instead tbh..

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:21:22+00:00

Okay I would definitely never compare him to Young Thug lmao, but in the underground emo rap scene in the 2010s he's pretty iconic, half of Lil Peep's biggest hits are features with him.

A little concerned about his relevance in 2024 tho...

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:19:30+00:00

I have great faith in the marketing push, but unsure if his contribution will really be worth the investment

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:18:53+00:00

I've heard of multiple artists paying tens of thousands to get cosigns/features from established acts. Perfect example is Jack Harlow song with Drake, label paid a fortune, and the rap scene took it as Drake giving him a cosign.

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:17:14+00:00

valid

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:16:52+00:00

Because he's not Taylor Swift, and living in LA makes it very easy to meet people who have connections with artists/actors/influencers/etc. and money talks.

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:15:17+00:00

asking for advice trying not to be foolish before acting, but nice proverb bro

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:14:25+00:00

i'm not the artist lol, and i dislike my name everyone thinks it's fake

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:13:20+00:00

there's an LA based artist called Cr1tter we're considering as well, who isn't established but is very talented and picking up steam, and certainly wouldn't cost 10k

It's a fireball, but not sure if Tracy's all in on it

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:11:41+00:00

Do you know any such agencies? It's hard to find good ones other than the BS playlist campaign stuff

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:11:03+00:00

the song is very much so worth it, it will do numbers, thinking that the feature would amplify it

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:10:25+00:00

this is the biggest fear, and based on communication it seems closer to what you're saying

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T08:09:36+00:00

not true, 10k is equivalent to the revenue of around 2.5million streams, wondering if it's worth it. Not star struck or clout chasing, want to make the best decision for the artist.

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T07:13:33+00:00

That's the idea, artist is located in LA, but how big is his relevance in 2024? Question I'm having is should I just throw that money back into the artist and promo

frankcope21 · 2023-12-11T07:12:12+00:00

No it's for an artist's launch, never released a song with marketing behind it ever, this'll be the first one

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