My short film, Supernigga, got rejected every major festival but got 400k views on YouTube organically in a month and had A24 and hella studios begging to make the feature. Moral of the story is there is no one path for all. I choose the internet over festivals.

Record labels never want to spend money on music videos because they cut down on immediate profits, but it's short term thinking. In the long run, an iconic music video provides cultural framework for an artist's longevity. Capturing them in their prime gives future audiences a way to experience the song through the performer at their best. Yes you can hear the songs whenever you want, but watching Michael zombie dance to Thriller or Britney naked with diamonds to Toxic are experiences that make those songs come alive decades after they dominated airplay. The artist has time traveled to future generations (this is why quality matters). There aren't many record companies that are patient for that kind of pay off, because there aren't many record execs who have that long of a shelf life anymore. Everyone has to answer to the next quarter but the artist and their music has to answer to forever.

TLR’s made some valid points over the years about rappers cosplay-ing etc, but saying “I’ve never listened to a Youngs Teflon song in my life” is just ignorance 😭 even hinting his 100k views might be fake is crazy He’s been putting in 17+ years with real bangers 😂 a UK Goat 🐐

a lot of music is now a competition on who can be the most ‘authentic’ or ‘real’ or ‘vulnerable’ . but sometimes the biggest emotional truth is just in music that can make u feel powerful and swagged out . it doesnt happen a lot lately . so important for music to make u FEEL COOL

future floating on one mo gin

The dot response will be biblical. We will tell our kids about this