cast the first stone

Ice spice growth has been crazy, can’t do anything but be happy for her

like...🙄

also @dedication stay strong i fwu we the barbs of ktt2

She baddy with her baddy friend

Up in Flames just came on shuffle, i’m a Barb again

Nicki could have handled that herself instead of sending her weedcarrier tho.

It’s definitely not a dub for Nicki in any way.

I think it will either will push her to be a better artist, tho I do fear that it is career suicide in the sense of.....I can't see Nicki fr passing on the throne like that/doing it to be able to hold back her records, though idk it really could be the best thing since Nicki really could develop Ice to her full potential if she is being genuine.

care to expound? I'm genuinely curious on wym.

Crine this an L the fall off is next

This could be a big move for Nicki fr

Was Ice Spice not already signed though?

Yeah I see now she's co-signed to like 4 labels lmfao

Most labels really only exist to help artists on the basis of providing an ethos that can get you placements easier

Being independent doesn’t mean this stuff is impossible but you don’t have a machine behind you that can signal to things like radio, award shows, magazines, etc that you’re profitable and marketable

But having that machine behind you is also pretty bad in relation to an artist working along their self interests

Having an artist run label usually means there’s this sense of hierarchy that can f*** over and artist, but there ends up either being far more middlemen or, if the artist run label is independent, no way to get the clout of a major label

There are notable exceptions (Opium, Don Toliver, Dreamville) where label efforts are notably productive for artists. However, the dynamics behind these are so fundamentally different from actual labels that it kinda proves that the traditional label structure isn’t the best way to go anymore, and especially not if it’s artist run or some third degree subsidiary

thank you for taking the time, appreciate you

should’ve signed to the roc

this could go either way

would be dope if this was a passing of the torch tho cuz not too many 2010s legends have done it

Hold on nvm

Most overhyped new artist in recent memory.

thats wild

Glad I won’t lose sleep over this now

Why the f*** are they in a pink 2001 room

nigga nutted lol