It's not contempt of his fans, it's contempt of those who would call him a sell out for evolving in style or trying to earn money from his craft. You conveniently left out the entire first part where the hypocritical fan tells him he's an OG fan and that they sold out, while he's sipping Coca Cola, wearing Levi's, and basically has sold out every aspect of his being to corporate brands. He's basically saying we all sell out in this world, you in particular, so shut the fuck up.
The two have little to do with each other. Just because there is this glaring example that a label screwed yet another artist does not justify not making your own effort to compensate content creators for their hard work. What happens after the dollar leaves your hand is mostly irrelevant. If you really want to make your point, I am sure the artist wouldn't mind receiving a check from you directly for your downloads.
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It's not contempt of his fans, it's contempt of those who would call him a sell out for evolving in style or trying to earn money from his craft. You conveniently left out the entire first part where the hypocritical fan tells him he's an OG fan and that they sold out, while he's sipping Coca Cola, wearing Levi's, and basically has sold out every aspect of his being to corporate brands. He's basically saying we all sell out in this world, you in particular, so shut the fuck up.
Re: So which one hurts worse...?
The two have little to do with each other. Just because there is this glaring example that a label screwed yet another artist does not justify not making your own effort to compensate content creators for their hard work. What happens after the dollar leaves your hand is mostly irrelevant. If you really want to make your point, I am sure the artist wouldn't mind receiving a check from you directly for your downloads.