Theres no doubt Puffy was taking advantage of artists with shady deals etc... The pattern of former artists complaining and going off the rails is too much of a coincidence... Look at former Bad Boy artists compared to former No Limit artists...
BUT I think Puffy sees it as he is taking artists from obscurity and putting them into a position to succeed, i.e he is giving them a platform and that it is down to them to take advantage of that and make themselves win...
Difference is though, Puffy has a high level hustlers attitude, similar to a ruthless investment banker, like if Puffy lost EVERYTHING tomorrow, even in his 50's, you know he is gonna hustle and try get back straight away...
Now, this just a random example of what could or has happened in the past... Most 90s artists did music for the love (artists had to put in work to get a deal pre 00's with no internet etc), so once Puffy (or any label exec) extinguishes that love of music, artists lose the passion and energy and end up giving it up and return back to their old neighbourhoods with no money as the label has fckd them over...
The problem being these artists have been living like superstars for a couple years, now they go back to the old neighbourhoods and live like normal people again, PLUS people assume they are rich when they are not... They are essentially celebrities without the money... This can then lead to depression, metal health issues and substance abuse and execs like Puff absolve themselves of any responsibility and wash their hands of them...
Puff and other label execs call it business... Well, so does/did Master P but he still did his best to put artists on game and treat them as family...
BUT I think Puffy sees it as he is taking artists from obscurity and putting them into a position to succeed, i.e he is giving them a platform and that it is down to them to take advantage of that and make themselves win...
Difference is though, Puffy has a high level hustlers attitude, similar to a ruthless investment banker, like if Puffy lost EVERYTHING tomorrow, even in his 50's, you know he is gonna hustle and try get back straight away...
Now, this just a random example of what could or has happened in the past... Most 90s artists did music for the love (artists had to put in work to get a deal pre 00's with no internet etc), so once Puffy (or any label exec) extinguishes that love of music, artists lose the passion and energy and end up giving it up and return back to their old neighbourhoods with no money as the label has fckd them over...
The problem being these artists have been living like superstars for a couple years, now they go back to the old neighbourhoods and live like normal people again, PLUS people assume they are rich when they are not... They are essentially celebrities without the money... This can then lead to depression, metal health issues and substance abuse and execs like Puff absolve themselves of any responsibility and wash their hands of them...
Puff and other label execs call it business... Well, so does/did Master P but he still did his best to put artists on game and treat them as family...
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