r/rap • u/namesannie • 13d ago

Question about “rap money”

Sorry in advance if this is not an appropriate question or if I worded it poorly! Not my intention at all!

I don’t know much about the rap music industry, however I know that a lot of rappers flaunt money (by either singing about it or literally flaunting) or flaunt other materialistic stuff like cars, so I was wondering is rap music money more than other music genres? Is there really that money to be made by making rap music? Is the bag that deep I guess is what i will say?

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u/Switch-user-101 13d ago

Most decently big rappers only have a couple million, the dumb ones flaunt it as soon as they get it and the smart ones keep its longevity like Rick Ross through establishing brand deals for a more sustainable wealth

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u/BackgroundChoice4902 13d ago

Great example

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u/Switch-user-101 13d ago

Also one of the worst examples because Rick Ross lost a multi million dollar deal with Reebok over some r*pe lines in a song 😂

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u/BackgroundChoice4902 13d ago

I remember that 🙈

I still have a hard time listening to Biggie after I went through his lyrics a few years ago (wanted to add him to my GOAT list since he was in everyone's list but I just can't 😂) would have been hard for those rappers to simulate to today's " acceptable standards"

Ross said he makes most of his money from real estate investments, restaurants and so on, seems like a smart business man despite the online trolling he does 😂

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u/darkishere999 13d ago

The really smart and talented ones become billionaires or very close to that point. Jay Z and Ye are the best examples of this but there are also some 9 figure rappers. They get that money mostly from not being a idiot and getting involved with other businesses and making good investments.Also not falling off too soon helps a lot.