i wonder why this hasnt happened with the streaming site idea...i always also wondered why puffy, jay, will and other rich rappers didnt get together and start their own distribution company...maybe there's more to it than i realize but it seems like a sound venture...they could put something together that would more benefit black artists. where did tidal go wrong?


>You would think there would be more artist collective owned
>streaming sites? If just the artists on Okayplayer alone had a
>streaming site for their catalog and new music, seems like
>they could get a decent subscription base at a modest cost?
>Would y’all pay, say, five bucks a month to stream catalog
>play exclusive new music from The Roots, D’Angelo, Erykah,
>and affiliated acts? I bet they could get a bunch of other
>people on board. Kweli would probably be with it. The Dilla
>estate. Jay tried this with Tidal, but somehow I think it
>would work better from the grassroots working its way up to
>bigger artists because underground fans would seem more loyal
>to the concept of their favorite artists bucking the system
>than richer artists like Jay, then they could build it up
>towards getting bigger artists on board (not saying guys like
>D’Angelo count as underground, but you can follow the logic,
>he sure isn’t viewed as being as commercial as Jay)
>
>Peace,
>
>Spirit (Alan)
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