Keep Business, Business

Keep Business, Business

Article by Hip-hop Beats

This is a tough law of success that took a while for me to really grasp, but you must keep business as just that… business. Your main allegiance and loyalty is to god and your family. Perhaps this is the reason that some executives are seen as being “shrewd”. The truth is no one will look out for your best interest better than you. People are cool with you when they are benefiting but the second something doesn’t pan out the way THEY want it to they will begin to give in to paranoia/hearsay and attempt to turn on you. Why do you think all the old artists left cash money records? Why do you think Roc-a-fella broke up? Its because the line between friendship and business was blurred. Whenever you are considered more than strictly a business partner but “fam” watch out— it will backfire and you will feel foolish in the end for not handling your business. Do you think a major label will let you keep more of the sales profits because they “like” you? Or because you are “fam”? NO. Better yet go apply for a loan and show the loan officer some love be cool with him and see if you get an interest free loan…NOPE. If it doesn’t make good business sense for you and your family that you support, don’t do it. Read that previous line one more time…soak it in. I’m not suggesting doing anyone unfairly or being unethical in your business dealings…but don’t over-extend yourself for anyone based on “oh that’s my homie” or “oh he cool people”. I have dealt with all types of shady individuals and have learned to read people very well, study their actions, and decipher their motives, and 9 times outta 10 peoples motives are self serving as far as people in the music industry. The small percentage of good people- keep em close because good allies are hard to find! I have a few associates over the years that are great people and the relationship is MUTUALLY BENIFICIAL. Now that’s good business!!! —peace

Joey Cutless, is an American record producer of film and television. He is the founder of Rothstein-Unstopable Music Group LLC. As a producer he is credited as a key figure in the popularization of Crunk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy hip-hop beats. Joey Cutless got his start under the wing of Pastor Troy in 1999 as a radio promoter and opening act for Ludacris, Lil’ Jon, Goodie Mob, Hot Boyz (Cash Money), later moved to Cambridge, England while there he was a promoter for several Multi-Platinum artists & super-groups.

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