The most ingenious people I knew in high school and college were those involved in the production and sale of illegal substances. Love of drugs and money is the mother of innovation. That being said it comes as no surprise to me that Curtis James Jackson III, aka 50 Cent, is smarter than the RIAA. Having figured out that the majority of his young fans, mostly middle class white kids, are tech savvy gives him a gold star in my book.
He's figured out that artists make SHIT from the sales of their albums. And that every time someone downloads one of his songs that makes them more of a fan and thus more likely to spend money on what really matters, merchandise. The real money is in live performances, branded merchandise and selling your face to corporations.
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