Bun B has usually been the first one to pass down his hard-earned wisdom to the younger generation — and now, he’s sharing his wisdom about predatory record deals.
In an interview with IDEA GENERATION, which aired on Thursday (August 24), the “Let Me See It” rapper shared how signing a bad deal cost him more dearly than he’d ever been before.
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“This is how record deals are — any kind of deals typically work like this,” he said. “They put it like a 75-, or 80-page contract, in front of you, right? And you see these yellow tabs coming out the side — there were three yellow tabs. First yellow tab was like, okay y’all wanted these amount of videos and all of that, okay? This is where you get that.”
He continued: “Then it was like, okay you guys want this kind of money in advance and all that and the checks are sitting right there. You see the check in front of you on the table you know what I’m saying? So, you’re just trying to sign whatever they want you to sign so you can get that check. I’m literally signing my life away because I’m only looking at three pages of an 80-page contract. So there’s only three pages giving me what I want, because I’m not paying attention.”
Check out the interview below.
Prior to speaking on predatory record deals, Bun B spoke about Tory Lanez‘s 10-year imprisonment for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, calling it a “wake-up call” for domestic violence.
TMZ stopped the Texas rap legend in NYC on August 10 to get his thoughts on Lanez’s sentencing. When asked if the decision was a “wake-up call for Hip Hop,” he responded by saying it was a “wake-up call for violence against women” in general.
“I think it’s a wake-up call for violence against women,” he stated. “I don’t think this has anything to do with Hip Hop. If there were nobody in Hip Hop involved in this, this would still not be a good thing for us to see in this world right now.”
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Bun B was also asked if he had any words of encouragement for Tory, to which he replied: “Look man, just keep your head up, you know? Obviously, Tory might not be the biggest fan of mine, but I don’t wish prison on anybody and I hope he comes home safe.”
