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Future was just beginning to pop, PARTYNEXTDOOR was on the rise, and the impact the music was having made it easy to predict what kind of wave would be made next. He had this darker, more trap R&B mood that was becoming popular at the time. They were good, captivating and rather easy on the ears. "Pretty Weather,” “ Break From Atlanta,” and “ Merry Go” are a few of the songs that caught my attention.
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His story up to this point has been one of patience, perseverance, and uncertainty-he is the industry’s Andy Dufresne.ĭuring the days when 6LACK was releasing music without the label’s knowledge, and slowly building a presence on the blogs, I remember how his fans had a real desire for more. After years of fighting, he was finally able to escape the situation that held him back. There was no quick resolution the battle for the album’s release has gone on for the last two years and he’s still fighting for his freedom. Tha Carter V sat in the clutches of Birdman’s talons and there was little he could do. I can’t recall a time in his career where Wayne seemed so powerless.
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When Lil Wayne first publicly confessed his issues with Cash Money, he considered himself a prisoner.
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The music industry is full of horror stories where artists are at the mercy of their record labels. 6LACK was a caged canary that just wanted to sing music from his soul, not the music that would be considered a hit-the music his label wanted. Freedom didn’t exist in his deal, he was locked behind the cold bars of a contract. Rules that tell you what to make, and when to release it. There’s no place worse for an artist than to be trapped in a position where their creativity is stifled by another man’s rules. 6LACK wasn’t in a physical jail, but his previous label situation made him feel as if he was locked away in a metaphorical prison. Prison is where order reigns, where control is power, and where consequences await anyone caught breaking the unbendable rules.
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There’s very little freedom given to inmates in prison.
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I needed to work with people who understood my vision and would get behind it - Here's To Being Free When the label found out I thought they would start taking me seriously but they didn’t and that’s when I knew I had to get the fuck out of there. With the few songs I put out I grew enough of a following and established my brand. I put music out on my Soundcloud even though my contract didn’t allow me to release any music on my own. They wanted me to just be a hit song and I wanted to show them I was more than that.įor the next three years I had to make moves in secrecy. Instead of doing their whole two-step and dancing in the shackles they set out for me, I chose to sit in that cage and not release any of the music they forced me to make. I watched so many people go in and out of that studio, they always used to tell me that I was special, that I was next up. They had me making hundreds of songs I hated to meet their criteria of what they viewed as “hit records.” All I ever heard in that place was hit record hit record hit record hit record. After the little advance money ran out I was unable to eat most nights, had no stable place to stay, and found myself living out of a ripped up backpack. In the years to follow I found myself at my absolute lowest. Initially it wasn’t that bad, but it never is in the beginning. I didn’t even withdraw from VSU, I just dropped everything and left. After spending a year in college chasing love and studying shit I could care less about I finally had the opportunity to do what I loved so I seized it. The deal came with an advance that was little to nothing but at the time it was my only way out and the artist who I was signed to was very popular so I took the chance. In July 2011, I signed to an independent record label owned by a popular artist at the time.