The Hip Hop Songs Pay Off
I knew the management and owners at Urban had no interest in hip hop music either so it actually shielded me for a few months from the BS but it was also going to be my demise at Urban. Let me feign disappointment … DONE!
I had to sell the ads AND collect the money. The accountant, a short grouchy old white woman named Eyouna or Ulgar (I think) came down one day, cracking the whip and she told me, “You need to collect this amount from Priority Records!” The amount was about $10,000. I got something like 5% commission of what I sold so I would get a whopping $500.00 of the $10,000 for the ads I sold.
I called Priority Records and got the money a couple of days later. I looked at that check that was addressed to “The Network Group” or something like that for $10,000 and I thought to myself. I did the chart, I sold the ads but it’s not my magazine. This fkn check should have MY name on it.
Eclipse or Eyouna or Ulgar, whatever the F her name was, was there to snatch that check from my hand as soon as it came in and it took her about two months to give me my $500.00. She even complained to the Bird brothers that I kept asking her about it and Urban Network management told me to stop asking for MY commission. Really? Sht, I had rent to pay. So I had to wait another MONTH for $500.00?
It was at that moment that I decided to learn everything I could about a magazine while everybody in management at Urban Network was fighting each other for sh that didn’t belong to them … position and the damn magazine.
Me and Dusean Dawson used to have a field day laughing at them fighting while we told jokes and played music that I sang to drown out the slamming doors and arguing. And Scott Galloway would always have his headphones on bopping to the music in his ears while playing his wide-ranging plethora of music in his office den. He may not have even been aware of what was going on. They were, and still are, my two favorite people from Urban. Jerry Boulding was too.
I started staying later and coming in during the weekends too. I wanted to learn all that I could about doing a magazine and I did. Ironically, I had no plans to do my own magazine. I just wanted to learn as much as I could.
Becoming an entrepreneur is a great risk, but it can be equally rewarding.
In the future, we can hope that there will be a complete end to racism and prejudice. Entrepreneurs can play a huge role in changing our world as well as society itself.
Great risks with great rewards.
Kevin,
I command you for thoughtful advise. Prejuce s reality; but ignore prejudices for bigger purpose. Prejudice is like an iceberg, it is solid like rock but you can melt it, like heat of Sun does it. Shine like Sun with your passion and perseverence and prejudice will turn into cash partner. Be patient and rise above all negetive obstacles.
Thanks Kevin. Keep up good work. Good luck.
May God richly bless you.
Thank you and yes you are so right!
K