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The music industry is a tough nut to crack into. It’s filled with lots of dreams, promises and often will leave many in the hands of dumb luck to catch a break. Between finding a band, creating a solo career, or maybe even doing session work in studios, networking and contacts are everything. This is why the bedroom guitarist, who can make YouTube videos playing the most complex work, makes zero dollars. While the man who knows three chords is raking in a fortune. This article will discuss how musicians make money.

Artists who are signed to record labels make money based off their contracts. Most of them have clauses that wind up with them making very little their first albums. The profit after the production, distribution, and promotions is calculated, gets divided among the members of the band, or artist. If they perform with studio musicians, this gets cut out of that as well. The artist is always the last person to get paid.

Now, depending on whether they retained their copyrights will also make a difference. A musician who retains their intellectual property will get royalty checks every time the song is covered, or played in a venue. This includes everything from bars and restaurants, to retail shopping stores. All places of service that play music, have to be registered and with a PRO, (Performing rights organization). Your local radio stations also belong to this, and they send out checks every month. That money is then calculated by popularity of music, distributed in tiers, and every musician that owns their rights is sent out a check.

With the advent of digital media internet stores, independent musicians can now release their own work, and sell it on any major site or program. Usually these online markets take a 30 percent cut, and the rest goes directly into the artist’s pocket. Although many require an upkeep fee to pay for the online storage, and downloading every year.

The second largest way is writing music and selling it. This is actually how many pop artists start out, including Katy Perry, and Kayne West. They become hired guns for studios, or start their own. Many people are shocked to find out how many of their favorite artist’s music wasn’t actually written by them. This also is done by musicians in the video game, commercial, and film industries. They often do not retain their rights afterwards, but they are compensated usually by good pay and getting credited.

Another big way music artists make money is by performing. Many venues require the artists to sell enough tickets before giving them the stage; others charge a flat rate for acts that have built in crowds. With performing you can also have a stand after the show that has posters, CDs, and other promotional items

Hip-hop music, which is sometimes called America’s default popular music, is an incredibly profitable market. The stars of hip-hop are some of the most successful people in the music industry. Rap impresario Sean Combs (often known as “Puffy”) has estimated his net worth as $475 million. Last year, star rapper Eminem released his sixth #1 album, and it enjoyed the highest chart debut. So, with all of these profits floating around, you can only imagine the fancy homes of hip hop stars. These stars pull out all of the stops to create the most splendid and glamorous living quarters.

One popular summer destination for many stars, and that includes hip-hop stars, is the quaint New York area known as The Hamptons. Many famous rappers and hip-hop producers reside here, including Jay-Z and Puffy. It is rumored that Jay-Z rents a Wainscots mansion for $30,000 a week. Puffy owns a magnificent waterside home, and he is known for the wild celebrity parties he throws there. Stars from miles around travel to his estate to enjoy the bling. Puffy also is known for his other real estate purchases, which include a $14.5 million nine-bedroom house in Miami and a $5 million mansion in New Jersey, which has its own putting green and tennis court.

There are always a few items found in every hip hop mogul’s home.  A rapper’s house is never complete without a personal recording studio, where the artist can work once inspiration hits.  It is also important to have a sophisticated phone system in their home that can support multiple outbound lines.  There are times when entrepreneurs, like Sean Combs, will be on an important call, while his agent will be on another, all while his wife is talking to her sister and his daughter is on the phone with her boyfriend.  Home movie theaters are also found in plenty of homes.  Besides pools and basketball courts, another must have in any rapper’s house is a DVD copy of the movie Scarface.

Hip-hop singer Ludacris owns a giant home in Atlanta, Georgia. Like Puffy’s living quarters, Ludacris’ home also features a tennis court, as well as a man-made lake with a gazebo. Rapper 50 Cent owns a house in Farmington, Connecticut, which has been valued at $14.5 million, while Eminem makes his home in a sprawling estate in Rochester Hills, Michigan. And what about hip-hop’s reigning queen, the beautiful, diva Rihanna? The Grammy award-winning singer owns a home in Los Angeles, California with 30-foot ceilings. This $11 million house boasts an amazing array of amenities, such as a luxury spa and pool, a private movie theater, and a state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen. Of course, the diva probably doesn’t have to cook for herself.

No matter what state they reside in, you can bet that hip-hop stars are making the most of their profits, surrounding themselves with enviable luxury.

Perhaps the wisest thing a person can do is find ways that their money can make money for them. Simply working for your money isn’t enough these days, you must find ways to get that money to work for you. There are quite a few ways to go about doing this, and we will cover a few of them in this article. Remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day and there are no get rich schemes when it comes to investing your wealth. Be patient and look for solid investment opportunities. One of the biggest mistakes people make with their money is not taking time to properly analyze the investment opportunities in front of them. This can lead to bad investments that yield little or no return, in the worst case scenario an investor can lose money. Let’s take a look at smart ways to invest your wealth.

Buying gold has been a solid investment opportunity for years. There are numerous ways that you can invest in gold, from buying gold bars to buying gold certificates. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but investing in gold will yield a solid return over time. Comparing gold to the value of the dollar is a prime example. A dollar invested in gold in the year 2000 would be worth over 500 percent more today. That is a pretty good return on your money. Gold should be part of any serious investor’s portfolio.

Another way to invest your wealth is to use the stock market. When dealing with the stock market you want to play for short term gains and long term gains with the best stock picks. By investing for both long and short term you give your portfolio more diversification. Diversification is an important part of having a solid investment portfolio. It protects an investor from suffering too much loss because they put all their eggs in one investment basket. Research all your stocks that you plan to invest in thoroughly and pay close attention to market trends. Set rules for your stock investing and stick to them. Don’t let emotion get involved and make you violate your own investment rules. Keeping emotion out means not panicking because a stock has fallen in price. It means you stick to the plan of selling that stock if it falls to a predetermine price.

These are two ways that you can have your money work for you. You earned your wealth, now let your wealth earn some money for you. Remember to research all your potential investments thoroughly before sinking your hard earned money into them. That point can’t be emphasized enough.

Hip Hop is believed to be the product of cross cultural integration and has deep roots in African tradition, especially in oral tradition. Numerous sources believe the Bronx of New York City to be the true birthplace of Hip Hop. Many cite a DJ named Kool Herc from Jamaica as getting the movement going. His DJ style included reciting rhymes over an instrumental background and at house parties would often include several in-house references. As his parties grew in popularity, numerous others would pop up throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan. Soon other house party DJs would help spread the culture throughout the city and develop a large following. The Hip Hop culture has spawned into four main elements: deejaying, emceeing, graffiti, and break-dancing.

DJ Kool Herc and his house parties are not the only thing that led to this wide spread movement. Before the rise of the house parties, a large socioeconomic change occurred in New York that led the foundation for this. In 1959, the Cross-Bronx Expressway was built across the heart of Bronx, New York. This displaced many of the middle class white communities and led to a widespread unemployment rate among blacks and Hispanics. The large unemployment was due mainly from the shut down and removal of several factories in the area. Poverty became rampant and street gangs began to increase in the area. Afrika Bambaataa, a former leader of the Black Spades gang, stepped in and created The Universal Zulu Movement. This movement gave a cultural alternative to the street gang lifestyle.

Some of the early Hip Hop songs grew a mass following and demonstrated early on that Hip Hop had a major commercial appeal. “King Tim III” by Fatback Band is cited as one of the earliest to be released along with “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang. “Rapper’s Delight” made it to number 36 on the billboard charts which was a huge feat for the 1970′s. Hip Hop is still evolving even today and has widened to include influences from soul, jazz, reggae, the use of live instrumentation, and rap. Every new artist emerging in the genre adds their unique touch and Hip Hop has truly become a melting pot of style.

The Most Popular and Influential Names in Hip-Hop:

First, let’s say that there’s this thing that everyone is doing in alleyways and in streets all over the U.S. (and the world), and that it’s becoming more popular with those who are tuned into the underground of their respective location. Then, let’s say certain locations’ nameless artists begin creating a repertoire with their neighborhoods. After that, one can say the root of hip-hop has been planted, and that the tree of a new music genre and its indifference to the mainstream is beginning to grow.

Well, that was hip-hop in the very early 1980’s.

While The Sugar Hill Gang is credited (and has been) time and time again, many contributing and influential artists went unnoticed for far too many years. But as time also always proves, these contributors slowly started surfacing and being recognized by the public. Before Crush Groove, names like Big Daddy Kane and Rakim made their own fortunes in the underground without making a penny at all. Groups like EPMD and Cold Crush were important to the scene as well. Then, there were more flamboyant artists, like Afrika Bambaataa with the large sunglasses. Each one developed their own style that has been interpreted and repeated a million times over to this day.

It wasn’t until the 1990’s that rap music and hip-hop really carved its own space in the market of music, and when I say market, that is just what I mean.

Run D.M.C. should get a lot of credit. They paved the way for the ‘cross-over’ artists to collaborate with groups from the rock and roll world. The Wu-Tang Clan is a must. Bell Biv Devoe and Naughty by Nature, as well as Will Smith and the Fresh Prince showed audiences a new form of club music to listen to in the summertime. Yet still, it wouldn’t stop there.

Hip-hop was becoming even more marketable, and before people had realized it, hip-hop was taking over in the United States.

In the mid-to-late 90’s people like Jay-Z, Nas, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Puff Daddy, the Notorious B.I.G., and Busta Rhymes were selling more records than most of the billboard artists, and the U.S. was seeing an increase in hip-hop demand. Each one had their own style and skill, and brought something refreshing to the table of hip-hop which others hadn’t.

Today, names like T-Pain, Timberland, and Lil’ Wayne are heard more often than most commercials. There are also more quiet artists like Atmosphere…

Hip-hop’s influential artist list is always on the rise, the market is expanding, and the listener is patiently waiting to see who today’s generation of hip-hop will connect with.

It could be you!

Hip Hop is a genre of music that is always full of controversy. Many Hip Hop artists tend to push the boundaries of free speech with their often abrasive and vulgar words about life growing up in the hood. Despite the bad language, and sometimes angry way of speaking out, Hip Hop has always been a form of music that has something to say. It’s very expressive and often obscene, but Hip Hop always proves its point in the message each song sends. The following is a list of some of the more controversial Hip Hop artists over the years.

1. NWA. NWA was a groundbreaking band that pushed the boundaries of Hip Hop music more than any hip hop band ever had at the time. They are most known for the urban anthem against bad cops called “F^%k The Police.”

2. 2 Live Crew. If you’ve ever heard a song by these guys, you’d never forget it. This band of Hip Hop rebels were banned from playing most places because of their extremely explicit, sexually charged lyrics that were very misogynistic, to put it mildly. They had a minor hit with the song “Me So Horny” back in the early 90′s.

3. Eminem. A relative newcomer, Eminem uses stories from his own life to create his controversial hits. He touches on subjects from his own demons with drugs, to why he just can’t get along with him mom, or his baby’s mama. His songs are often vulgar, but Eminem always sends a message.

4. Public Enemy. Public Enemy was one of the first hip hop bands to bring to light the subject of police brutality and the unfairness of racial profiling. Public Enemy songs always addressed social issues in them are fighting words sort of way.

5. Little Kim. Little Kim was the first of her kind. When she came to the Hip Hop scene, it was a scene that was dominated by men. Kim may be little, but her mouth was big and full of foul words and she could easily hold her own in the vulgarity department against any man in the hip hop world.

These are just 5 of the more controversial artists that have emerged out of Hip Hop music. Hip Hop is a genre of music that brings attention to the plight of the poor and underprivileged that are tired of being kept down. Before Hip Hop, there was no voice for the people of the inner cities and the projects, but with the help of artists like these above, they gave a loud, vulgar, attention grabbing voice to people who were once silent.