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First thank you for leaving a comment, I really appreciate it. I can't do this without viewer input. 1. I’ll start here, I was raised by the mantra “If it don’t apply, let it fly”, having that type of attitude got me a long way and I typically feel like most people in the world feel that way. My intent is not to question your intelligence but to challenge the talking heads who spread BS to an audience who don’t read this stuff. In all honesty, my takes are more at the major talking heads in the space because it is more happening than just a hip hop thing and they know it. 2. I wouldn’t say destroy but more of a humbling. My POV (whether wrong or right) UMG is a corporate entity that loves MONEY. Getting one of the biggest global stars to renegotiate a slave deal helps them in the short term until they can figure out how to use AI or build another Drake for the future. Sometimes certain people (not you of course) are short-sighted in thinking that Drake is a rapper from Canada that only serves the USA music. Dislike him or not he is still a global star and other markets outside the US will still buy his music and concert tickets. A devalued Drake is still a Drake that can bring in millions of dollars to a label that can easily hit a button and make people forget this whole thing even happened. 3. Again like my uncle always used to say “Boy, if it don’t apply, let it fly”. A little background about me, in March of 2015, I started an internet radio station called BYNK Radio that was a platform for independent hip hop and RnB artists, completely self funded. I wanted independent artists' music to be played outside of streaming, get spins on their songs and I got licensed so they could get paid some royalties. I gave a lot of independent artists their first interview on that platform and you can listen to them here: open.spotify.com/show/4BLwCWich63aawFEExJnRj?si=e0b97a49bae84fff I never believed in telling an independent artist to pay ME for an interview, I never believed in asking an INDEPENDENT ARTIST for payola to play their music, I never believed in asking an INDEPENDENT ARTIST to pay for promo on my platform, I even helped connect some artists to producers. I love music and I want artists who are trying to be independent to win. I’m not saying I’m hip hop but I damn sure live next door. I am one of those people who believe artists need to be independent because labels have too much power and whether you believe it or not, Drake taking this as far as it could go could expose a lot of what the business does and maybe that will give some of the up and coming artist a chance to stay independent with their music not be in a slave deal like one of the biggest artist in the world. Anti Label does not equal pro Drake, that’s a narrative for the internet trolls to play with. 4. NEWSFLASH: IT’S OK FOR EVERYONE TO GET PAID. Creators have families to feed, but don’t think for one minute that corporate entities won’t come for what they have built and don’t think that these same content creators won’t sign a contract that will forever have a percentage taken away from their overall earnings. Attention has become the new currency these days and it’s cool to be popular but it’s even better to own what you built and sell it at YOUR price point. Some of these content creators still get excited about playing a song first and not getting one penny from a billion dollar corporation. I just want creators to be smart before companies like UMG storm in and start giving them 360 deals. 5. Yeah you got a point but the legal speak in that lawsuit is coming from a lawyer that has to try and win against one of the biggest entities in the music business. We tend to forget that the language that’s in these lawsuits are lawyers not Drake specifically. Drake tells the lawyer what he recalls in the situation with UMG and the lawyer has to make that into a winnable case. Even if that means saying things that the public doesn’t agree with. The lawyer doesn’t work for the public interest, he works for Drake interest. If I hire a lawyer to win a case, he better do everything in his power to win. You’re right he freely engaged in a rap battle that gave him an L, but IF and again I will state IF, these practices happened to keep him from negotiating a better deal, he should feel a way. I think I said this in the video, we never understand what’s happening in a situation until it happens to us. I want people to get what they are owed, not just Drake but all artists. My delivery or my takes are not for everyone but they are mine and not everybody is going to like them but I try to be real with my true supporters. I’ll end with this, anytime a major artist has tried to go against a label it has not ended the best for them. When I say I’m scared for Drake, that’s me thinking about the “conspiracy theories” I’ve read from the past. It’s multiple ways that it can end for him and not all of them are good. Thank you for the conversation. Have a great day.

yeah I read that but Drakes mansion has been in magazines before the battle and the cover art did not give an address.

UMG is a billion dollar corporation of course they will put Drake's lyric under a microscope if they want to win this case. Lyrics have been a centerpiece in court cases here in the last few years, so I guess we will see.

What tf you think tweaker is by that goofy basketball player is. 😂

You know what??? That is a good point!!! 🤣

😅 yep

Cardi's debut album aged well, but she's got to stop pump faking and drop this new album. I want to hear a new full album from her and see if she still can hang with how rap has evolved. Thank you for the recommendation! I will be looking her up today, let me know what other up and coming UK artist I need to be checking for. It's time I start letting people know.

I'm tired of the BS, labels have figure out a way to replace artist and people like Kanye and Lupe want to usher in our downfall. We got to keep hip hop a artist driven genre as much as possible, if we don't our genre will be the first to be fully automated. Thank you for the comment

Thank you lol I fixed it 😅

Thank you! I honestly think it's time for New York put some real rappers in the forefront. I think Joey will get a response from the West Coast but it won't be Kendrick maybe somebody like Symba, but I like when hip hop gets regional its going to be a great 2025

Agreed! Much like a bunch of non mentioned artists responses to the control verse taking issue with the king of NY claim from Kendrick back then. Hoping it becomes something. I definitely like that regional based sound, from everyone.

@@mattesteves8110 same here, I want to hear more variety in hip hop and when it's regional it give me more options to listen to.

@@harrisonsworld6142 that's dope

Thank you because a lot of people called me crazy for this take.

Of course. It’s brave of you but I think subjectivity in art is tasteful when you can use objective truth. Love the content overall bro. I’m definitely tuned in.

@@mattesteves8110 thank you so much

thank you! I really appreciate it!

Exactly!! HE NEEDS MORE RECOGNITION!!!!

Same here, I'm going to see him when he comes to the UK in June. Melt My Eyes was such an underrated album, he's one of the best out but I just don't understand why he doesn't get more recognition

you know what you right!

you are completely correct, I loved V1 (still playing it) I don't think it's anything on V2 worth listening.

all of this is lawyer games, the amendment came out after it was a back and forth between Jay and Buzbee. I honestly need to see some real facts come out from both sides. Thank you for your POV

If you like rappers give Doechii's "Alligator Bites Never Heal" she is heat.

@bynkmedia I'll check it out

but is he really? I mean he hasn't really had much to say till now. Andrew use to not comment on hip hop topics in early BI pods

@@LordCaim3K3 thank you

Thank you for the comment. For me none of this didn't land and maybe I wasn't the audience for the joke. The thing with Kendrick to me was way over the line and he gotta deal with that when the time comes, but my opinion (and I hate saying this) he looks like he's playing the engagement game like everybody else. It's plenty of time in the show where he was saying "I like the album", "I'm a Kendrick fan" and so on but the places he was going outside of that was not good.

@bynkmedia oh yes this is definitely a hustle everything situation. His moves on Twitter is crazy 😂

Thank you for your POV. I get your point, and he's going to have to deal with the repercussions that comes with those comments.