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Who is the MOST professional artist?

5 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker argues that Jay‑Z and Eminem exemplify the highest level of professionalism among musical artists. He attributes their massive success and wealth not only to talent but to a business‑like approach: punctuality, treating their craft as a commercial enterprise, and maintaining a strong touring reputation. By contrast, the speaker recounts his experience working with Wayne (presumably Lil Wayne), noting that they had to rebuild Wayne’s touring reputation from scratch, indicating a lack of professional foresight on Wayne’s part. The overall message emphasizes that professional maturity—viewing artistry as a business—is a key driver of sustained success in the music industry.

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And to me, I feel like there's nobody more professional than Jay, probably Eminem. Like, him and Eminem, beyond being talented, their professionalism is a lot of why they're as big and as rich as they are. Because they could be talented and care about being creative, you know, and just care about whatever that is and not show up on time, fall into other things, you know, and really— not treat it like a business. Exactly. Build the bad name on touring and stuff like that. When I started with Wayne, we had to build all that back up. We had to build up the touring thing back up. We had to build this back, you know, things like that. And then, you know, it would still be things he just not even thinking of doing, you know what I'm saying? It's just not even on his radar. But, you know, with Jay and certain people who treat it as a business, they have a real— there's a professional maturity that I think comes with it.