If I was offered 2 million dollars to do an album on the level of a commercial release I would mos def take the deal. You would have to be a fool to NOT take the money. That's the dream we're all trying to achieve whether we want to admit it or not. There are ways to find success commercially and still not sell out. Are any of us shitney spears here? No I didn't think so.... so tell me how we could POSSIBLY "sell out" in this game. I doubt someone can even tell me what selling out is. IMO, selling out is a term used to describe people who come up. PERIOD. There's always going to be people out there who like underground rappers and want them to stay there because they think the music is more real. Fuck that noise. Music isn't more real because that rapper is from your area or you know him, or you think you know him because he's from around the way. Whatever... fact of the matter is, the term selling out is BULLSHIT. So with that said, HELL YEAH I would sign a deal for 2 million and make a commercial record. They sound better because they're put together by PROFESSIONALS and not someone like myself trying my hardest to work with what I got... They're more polished, the packaging is tighter and it challenges the artist.
What would I do with my two million dollars? Easy question. Fuck bling, cars, bitches, and drugs. I would buy a nice home in a nice area where I would want to raise my kids and I would start a family with the woman I love and diversify the rest of the money. If success happens I would plan my life accordingly. Other than that, I really couldn't see spending all that money on bullshit. If you get 2 million, you're really only walking away with at most, 50% of that because of the federal income tax laws so now you're down to 1 million. Don't forget about who made it happen, your manager and your lawyer... now you're down to $700,000... That's more than enough to get your shit together. That's my plan if anything ever happens with my music on the level of what you're talking about Skunt.