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Laugh of the Week: Erykah Badu On How to Succeed in the Music Industry

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Want to be the next big thing in the music industry? Well Erykah Badu tells you how.
Of course she’s being sarcastic, but you’ve got to admit, it seems like this is this path a lot of young women are choosing when trying to “make it” in the music game. Maybe that’s why Jazmine Sullivan is having a seat and taking a break from the industry… to let the shenanigans of people like Keri Hilson have their moment in hopes that one day her talents may shine again.
food for thought.

“…Do some hoe sh*t… Then figure you out how to fit the music in.”

*Update
I actually did some research and found the documentary this clip originally comes from. The title of it is Before the Music Dies, and was aired sometime in 2008 on the IFC network. I watched it on Hulu, and it is about a hour and a half long. If you’re interested in the music industry– why the radio plays the same 10 songs all day, everyday, why artists with “real” talent aren’t as visible, why the quality of music was better in decades of the past– you might want to check it out. Here’s the Hulu link.  (click the title to order the DVD.)

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