To all the people who think Cole waiting outside in the rain to pass his tape to Jay Z is how he got that deal ... you are mistaken and didn’t really look at the whole story... please stop modeling your music careers on this false premise...

I’m not tryina discourage you. It’s just wild to me how many artist dm me saying these things. Artist gotta get managers or someone who doesn’t do music to help with the non-music task that need to happen to get you in that door.

Mans had a manager a friend and an OG in the music business supporting him and his music
BEFORE the deal....

And along with his talent he had years of experience making beats and studying the greats who came before.

And not just 4 or 5 years.
I’m Talking 10+ years of shit.

The difference I want to make is to inspire you upcoming artist to go study this music game.
Go learn something about music.
Study and appreciate the people who did it before you.
You owe it to yourself to learn about the history you partake in.
And get support. We need us.

get with people who do the “other stuff” those people can be paramount for your success
We don’t have to do everything on our own. Asking for support is a sign of strength. Recognizing your weaknesses is intelligence. Working with people who excel in areas that you lack is boss.