After came forward with grievances against her label, it seems as if everyone is weighing in with their two cents. Megan took to social media . Now that she’s managed by Roc Nation, some things are apparently shifting behind the scenes and Megan revealed that she wanted to renegotiate her contract because there were things in the document that she didn’t understand.
Isaac Hayes III, son to the legendary late music icon Isaac Hayes, has had a long career in the industry. He recently shared his opinion on the matter and uploaded a video himself criticizing Megan’s desire to renegotiate her deal. He starts things f by saying that he is a fan Megan Thee Stallion and played her music on his radio station long before she became a star. “When I see the same ol’ same tricks and mistakes being made by an artist, I’m gonna point ’em out ’cause I want to see her succeed,” Hayes said.
“Artists need to be mindful the 99 and the one percent,” he added. “That means that granted, an artist is 99 percent the success sometimes, right. They do all the heavy lifting, they’re out in front the camera, they do all the traveling, they’re up late, they work hard, but there’s also this one percent that artists cannot forget about.”
Hayes states that the “one percent” are those that give you just a nudge that “changes the entire trajectory your life.” He added, “Meaning, if it wasn’t for them, there would be no you., but there would be no you.” He said he doesn’t know Megan’s relationship with 1501, but “regardless what the contract said,” she elevated musically as an artist under their guidance.
He doesn’t believe that Megan should be talking about reworking her contract until she’s released a debut album and gained a level success where she can pull those types moves., but that wasn’t until they released chart-topping records.
When artists make moves prematurely, Hayes asked if they’d rather have “50 percent 50 million dollars or 100 percent a million dollars.” Check out his opinion in full below.