trapjesusreloaded
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"TaYlOr SwIfT DiDn'T SeLl sHiT"
When you're clearly missing the entire point. ?
I've heard of selective hearing but reading? ?
Lil Wayne Sells Masters For $100 Million
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"TaYlOr SwIfT DiDn'T SeLl sHiT"
When you're clearly missing the entire point. ?
I've heard of selective hearing but reading? ?
Koltrain
Active Member
If it sold for 100 milli then they can make way more than that off of it.. They can capitalize off streaming, which is continuing to grow.... Sell shares to the public.. have somebody cover a song and then re brand it to a new target audience...put it in movies, films, shows, commercials,etc. They can build a new Chinese Lil Wayne if they want to..and market it to billions over there.
Then you have the death factor.. Not to be morbid but if Wayne passes his music catalog value will soar...even if it's temporary.
Then you have the death factor.. Not to be morbid but if Wayne passes his music catalog value will soar...even if it's temporary.
trapjesusreloaded
New Member
Thank you for summing this up as I was attempting to get that same message across. ??
ya'll keep saying this lol
now that we know Drake and Nicki catalog is included, i bet more of their songs are picked for these things over lil wayne's songs
again, there is a reason he never really crossed over. Not saying thats a bad thing but Nicki and Drake have crossover appeal/songs. The catalog is worth $100M just from their shit alone.
Ya'll really overvaluing wayne's catalog
Koltrain
Active Member
I don't think they valuing these deals solely on crossover appeal/songs.... It's moreso about what can be marketed and capitalized on. At face value, I would agree that Wayne's catalog ain't worth 100m's....but anybody financing these deals ain't doing it just based on crossover appeal. At the end of the day..if they sold it for 100m (including Nikki, Drake)....then they can make way more than that.
Maybe using crossover was the wrong word. I'm having trouble articulating my thoughts via text but this only benefits Wayne in the event of his passing because we've seen how streaming numbers go off the charts when someone dies.
Other than that, idk how you market a bunch of songs with pussy eating references in commercials and shit
Yeah nowadays Hip Hop = Top 40
So if you go to billboard right now the top 10 is mostly rap.
Actually, I just checked the Billboard top 100 and the top 10 songs are all Christmas songs, but on an ordinary week, out of the top 10 songs the majority of them are Rap/Hip Hop. So you might say Waynes music isn't pop/commercial, but nowadays Hip Hop is pop/commercial.
Los216
The Game Is The Game
Drake catalogue is easily worth more than $100M by itself. Easily. So for that reason it looks like Wayne took a massive L.
Drake has more hit records than Michael Jackson and The Beatles. The longevity in Drake's music is going to be legendary.
Y'all remember that Sprite commercial where Drake was in the studio playing Forever and drinking a Sprite? That commercial debuted in 2010 and that shit still gets run. He's on more features than Wayne. Drake is marketable as fuck.
Drake has more hit records than Michael Jackson and The Beatles. The longevity in Drake's music is going to be legendary.
Y'all remember that Sprite commercial where Drake was in the studio playing Forever and drinking a Sprite? That commercial debuted in 2010 and that shit still gets run. He's on more features than Wayne. Drake is marketable as fuck.
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However, Drake has the machine behind him. What I mean is, those songs might not necessarily have any replay/resale value. It's quite possible that the only reason those songs made it to the top of the charts is because of his management team.
For example, Disco music was really big from around 1975-1980. In that time period everybody was doing disco, even famous jazz artists were doing disco (e.g. Pharaoh Sanders and Idris Muhammad). But now, in 2020 you could probably only name 10-15 disco songs worth listening to. The rest of it is disposable, kinda like New Jack Swing from the late 80s. There's only a handful of New Jack Swing songs that get any play nowadays.
What I'm saying is that Drake, Wayne and Nicki have alot of hits, but that doesn't necessarily mean they have any Replay value. Eminem is another example. He was huge from 1999-2003 but alot of those songs have aged horribly.
Nah. Wayne most likely only owns a share of Drake's & Nikki's catalog.
Probably an even split between Wayne(YoungMoney), Baby/Slim(Cash Money), and Drake
Los216
The Game Is The Game
Nah. I can name 20 Drake songs that will have commercial replay value for 20 years. He's a hit maker. That's one of the reasons why a lot of niggas hate him. The nigga makes hits. He doesn't need a machine behind him to sell. His music is highly sought after.
Also the majority of Eminem's chart topping hits haven't aged well at all. I dare you to watch any sporting event without hearing Lose Yourself or Til I Collapse.
Los216
The Game Is The Game
I'm saying that the value of Drake's music alone is worth more than $100M. Even if it's getting split 4 ways the totality of the music is way up there with the best in the industry. Taylor Swift might be the only artist that's been out since Drake has come out who's catalogue has more value. Even more than Beyonce's because let's face it. B's music has been overrated for a good decade now.
Yeah I don't how folks think NOW Wayne's stuff is gonna be used in movies, shows, commercials etc.
Like what was stopping folks for the last 20 years.
"The synchronization fees charged by music publishers for major studio films are usually between $15,000 and $60,000 (with the majority ranging from $20,000 to $45,000) but can be lower if the music budget is small or higher if the song is used several times in the motion picture, if the use is under the opening or closing credits, if the song is a major hit, or if it is vital to the plot or particular scene of the motion picture. There are no hard and fast rules in this area as the fees are negotiated in the context of each individual film; the same song may be licensed at very different rates for different projects (i.e. major studio release, independent film, foreign film, film festival license only, web production, or student film).
It should also be mentioned that record companies normally charge between $15,000 and $70,000 for the use of existing master recordings in a major studio film but, depending on the stature of the artist, the length of the use, the music budget and how the recording is being used, these fees can be greater or less."
You know how long it would take for Wayne to get 100M from licensing his songs?
A long ass time. shit it's gonna take the people he brought it from a long time.
Let's pretend everyone here doesn't also think this because I can assure you, you're not the only one who subscribes to this
How does any of this negate what we are saying about Wayne's catalog value. Serious question
SeaSnake
OG
Exactly and I don’t know the details of any of this music contract shit. But I’m hoping Wayne just sold his portion for the 100 million. Because no way Drake would just let that be. He can make a 100 million too easily.
Koltrain
Active Member
If Drake didn't own what was sold...he could say all he want, it wouldn't matter tho
trapjesusreloaded
New Member
Just watched a Burger King commercial and they were playing the 6 Foot 7 Foot instrumental. Jus sayin...
