man this is a great thread in my opinion...jus because its the real truth...im in the streets erryday still...even with my album bein number 3 on city hall only under mac dre and messy marv for three months straight...bein that i have 50 million hustles is the only thing that keeps me afloat...since its only so much you can make off this shit with the sales bein down and the saturation in the game, you have to be exploring other ventures...you cant jus base it on rap...but jus like errybody else rappers be in debt, got hella bills to pay, get whooped out they money, etc. it has happened to me plenty times before...im not afraid to admit that...but luckily i learned how to find a way around that at 24 and not at 30...errybody doesnt make it...thats somethin that people have to accept as indie artists and as artists on major lables...so people havin egos out here is ridiculous...i mean i wouldnt have an ego like that even if i had a million dollars for the simple fact that a jayz or baby sittin on 400 ta 500 mil...like how do we compete with some shit like that...and i dont care how many views you got or cds you sold...you aint successful until you get your bearings off this shit...and thas rare in the shady game we in if you dont have somethin else goin for you besides music...bein humble also includes workin from the ground up if nobody is fuckin with you...and we might all be big locally but we aint worldwide stars with grammys and accolades out the ass...thas the box that most of us stay in...nobody has made it made it from here thats got a reptible name in the streets, to the top top like that...there was a time we came very close...but we as a whole region havent done enough to have an "ego" about anything
