And when I say artist I mean it in a very narrow sense of sensitive souls who have artistic statements to make who would cry at a plastic bag blowing in the wind?

I want to contrast that with the Hustlers who are in it because they see music as a means to become famous and make a lot of money.

Even if there were no money in it, the artist would still be practicing their craft while the hustler would move on to, i don't know, starting a clothing line or an internet company or something.


Are there any artists left these days?

I think we can agree that 50 cent is a Hustler but is Jay-Z an Artist or a Hustler?

How about Michael?



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I am pretty sure Kurt Cobain and Prince are pretty good mixtures of both but I wonder if Jay-Z is more hustler than artist.

It also seems like Badu and D'angelo are more artist than hustler because they have abandoned styles that were immensely popular inorder to try new more challenging stuff with mixed results.


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Oh btw to all you artists out there.

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/