I Get What You Make In 10 Years... In 2 Days...

[James Fake]

Yeah, I said it.. Do you feel offended?

Good, because I don't. Neither does the 40 other million people singing this lyric by Chris Brown - Look At Me Now. Out of all the years of hip hop I listen to; this one lyric really stuck out to me.

I think because most hip hop lyrics say "I'm rich" or "I made it" but this lyric really just says "you're mediocre, I'm rich.. bitch" "you're gonna be old and I'm young and got money" and I find it so funny and ironic people love it.. so I did some research to see if this lyric was valid.

Digging into some US Census Bureau: Including all the races and 25+, and of course taking out the super rich to prevent data skew: the average income is around the $35,000 range per year. So in ten years, they would make $350,000. No, let's say Chris Brown's net worth is easily $65M including his investments, assets, endorsements, etc. $65,000,000 divided by 365 calendar days = $178,000. Take that and multiply it by 2 days = $356,000. He is very darn close, lol...

Anyways, just had this thought in my head for awhile and wanted to release it to share with fastlaners..

 

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[Lights]

I personally don't like Chris Brown, I suppose he's right.

But he's only one of the celebrities in the celeb world, and not everone can be a celebrity. I rather be me than Chris Brown though, he seems like he lacks intelligence. He's not that handsome to me. He's not bright, he's not handsome, and if he wasn't lucky enough to be a celebrity I doubt he would make it in life.

He just thank the record producers, and his fans for his wealth. So why is he singing those lyrics to his fans, who put him there in the first place? The fans are probably lower-income people anyways, since he's an African American and statistically the african americans are a poor race all together. His people are in poverty in Africa, and his family are probably poor-average income people before him.

So who is he really speaking too? What makes him superior. He's not. He's just an average guy with luck, and I can't look at those people as my inspiration. I will rather listen to Rihanna than him, since she respects her roots, and she knows where she came from. Jennifer Lopez in one lyric, "I'm still Jenny from the block, these rocks mean nothing" something like that in one lyric.

So whatever. He's just one person, and a person I could care less.
But he's still right in that one lyric, but is he the American success story. Not really, no.

When he dies, he may enjoy his wealth, buy people will always remember him as a woman-beater.

We need working people, and we shouldn't disgrace them. Working people is what makes this society work. Not all people can be entreprenuers, not all people can be wealthy, and not everyone is equal from birth to death. We should respect all people.

Look at Jenna Jameson, a porn-star, she's in the same category as Chris Brown. She makes 30 million a year and is now an entrepreneur, and is she that great? Would you respect her more than a working-class citizen raising a family and all, a working doctor or lawyer, a teacher... no, she's just a lucky porn star at the end of the day. Celebrities are not the people we should respect, but just enjoy what they produce. But they are not inspiring people, at least most of them... some of them are inspiring, such as Oprah, Madonna, and some more. But they are what they are, lucky. Even Oprah is lucky.

 

[Milenko]

Here's the thing about luck - luck doesn't make you successful. Luck is an event that successful people take advantage of and unsuccessful people do not. As for respect, you can certainly respect the preparation, drive, and hard work of "lucky" celebrities even if you don't value or respect their work product. I don't have much use for Oprah but I definitely respect how much she's accomplished in her career.

Making in two days what most people make in ten years - good for Chris Brown! People who are bothered by that are really bothered by the fact that they're not willing to work hard enough to make more than $35k a year...

 

[Lights]

Here's the thing about luck - luck doesn't make you successful. Luck is an event that successful people take advantage of and unsuccessful people do not. As for respect, you can certainly respect the preparation, drive, and hard work of "lucky" celebrities even if you don't value or respect their work product. I don't have much use for Oprah but I definitely respect how much she's accomplished in her career.

Making in two days what most people make in ten years - good for Chris Brown! People who are bothered by that are really bothered by the fact that they're not willing to work hard enough to make more than $35k a year...

I don't think Chris Brown is one of the hard-working celebrities. If he was so successful why isn't he number one like he was pre-beating up Rihanna.. That's where he lacks intelligence, since he could had been even bigger than what he was. He's not in the same category of Oprah.

I just don't like the guy. I don't respect anything he does.

I respect a lot of hard working celebrities, such as Angelina Jolie, Will Smith, Brad Pitt, whatever you can name. But I don't respect criminalistic celebrities. I don't respect Lindsay Lohan, I don't respect Paris Hilton, and I don't respect all the bad celebrities who were in-out of jail. So why should we care about Chris Brown, and say good for him? Money doesn't make you a good person or someone I should put on a pedastal. There's people I would much rather respect for saving my country, like the soldiers, or the doctors who saves people lives. Or people helping the poor. What has Chris Brown done for the world, he did absolutely nothing? This is more than just about money.

I think we should use a different example of a celebrity. Use Will Smith, or someone I can actually respect as a good citizen of this country. Not a woman-beater, and that's all I meant.

Paris Hilton makes millions, would you say "good for Paris Hilton, I respect her"... I wouldn't. I don't care about her wealth.

All I care about is if I am rich and successful. This isn't about others and admiring them, like some maggot peasant admiring the Kings and Queens of royalty. I don't care about the wealthy , nor the famous, nor the royal. All I care about, regarding this forum, is if I can make it to the millions and be financial free, and help others on my journey too.

 

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[SIlver911r]

James I think you hit a sensitive spot with lights. Haha.

Enough people like his stuff that's for sure. When he says those lyrics, it changes how people feel. The person singing imagines for a sec, that their life could be like that if they knew how. It makes them feel good to know it's possible. Maybe it stops someone and they take the time to realize, "damn, what am I doing wrong, how do I do that?"

Reminds me of the Bruno mars billionaire song. When I heard it I was like, "Damn I missed the millionaire train, now I gotta make a billion!, shit."

 

[Lights]

Lol, no James didn't do anything.

I just overdramatize myself when I start typing lol. I will just ramble on and on, since I know what I type it makes people stop and think something.

I am just a nobody, in reality, like most of everyone in this forum. Chris Brown is a huge star, and if he were to meet me, he would probably not think anything about me. And statistically I might die as a nobody, but I don't think that would happened to me.

And let's be honest, I doubt most people here will become millionaires. I predict most people from this forum will die not realizing their dreams.... and most people will be optimistic until they see the reality of their lives. They were full of hope, but it was just broken dreams. It takes more than the millionaire fast lane book.

It takes a lot more.

It takes you, your upbringing, society, chance, and timing. If your kind was a slave to society, chances you wouldn't make it (society) If you were born mentally retarded then you wouldn't make it. If your record producer didn't sign the deal you could be an aging broken-down singer (chance), And if disco was your genre of choice, but no one liked it the time your record was released (timing).

You can't control these things, and all you can control is yourself. At least you think you can, and I doubt you can control yourself. No one is born equal, with equality in all levels of life. It takes intelligence too, and not everyone can go to Harvard to be a top lawyer.

And not everyone can be a millionaire... Look at Bill Gates, he can never be you. You will never be him. Not everyone can look like Brad Pitt, and I doubt one man here on this forum is as handsome as him.

Life is that depressing...

and then you die, at an old age, poor, and ugly. That's life.... you were born to look hot at 20-40 then you grow old and ugly, and you will pass away and rot. The wealth will mean nothing other than earthly pleasures. It's all a temporary high you are seeking. And then you might never see the wealth in the first place... you could just work away your life, thinking your a good citizen.


Curing aging will make me a billionaire.

 

[Rickson9]

If an individual's sense of self-worth or ego is tied to money, then they may be offended.

Songs that appeal to status and ego sell well because they cover a large demographic and don't need to clear a high intellectual hurdle.

"I thought I was the King until the Ace showed up."

Best regards.

 

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[MikeC]

Lights, you are seriously delusional.

 

[Lights]

Lights, you are seriously delusional.

You take me seriously lol?

Let's talk about this song now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHeHRUHV8

That song makes me feel like a millionaire

 

[SIlver911r]

Maybe it's just my sound system, but I don't feel the rough neck base.

But millionaire is so 2010, billionaire is the way to go. I was looking for the billionaire fastlane, but I think the Donald would write it, and I swore I would never waste another dollar on one of his books.

 

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[Lights]

Anyone a billionaire on this forum? lol

 

[458]

I made a billion dollars last year as an independent business owner with amway global and so can you! pm me for details!!!

 

[Russ H]

Anyone a billionaire on this forum? lol

How many places can you go to, Lights, where you can talk or ask questions of successful millionaires?

And no, I didn't say Billionaires.

Millionaires.

If you've just decided that millionaires are full of crap, or not worth your time, hey, cool. Good luck in finding a site where billionaires will talk to you.

-Russ H.

 

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[Russ H]

Lights, you are seriously delusional.

Mike, having met you at B&P, and knowing how grounded you are, I found this very funny.

I could just see you writing it, shaking your head! :banana:

-Russ H.

 

[Lights]

How many places can you go to, Lights, where you can talk or ask questions of successful millionaires?

And no, I didn't say Billionaires.

Millionaires.

If you've just decided that millionaires are full of crap, or not worth your time, hey, cool. Good luck in finding a site where billionaires will talk to you.

-Russ H.

lol, ok, don't take offense on that. that's just my joking side.
I was just saying that to regard to Silver comment... about millionaires being in 2010. (comment before mine)

I don't aspire being a billionaire at all lol.

 

[Graves]

What has Chris Brown done for the world

What do you mean ? Unless you are a criminal or get help from the government, you can only make money by doing something for the world.
Chris Brown sells music that millions of people like and want to buy.
Is that really so despicable ?

 

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[Carson Yim]

I like Chris Brown, this song is in my morning wake-up playlist. And yes, that line is something I sing to to pump my self up in the morn.

Chris Brown gets 24 hours in a day too, he just did a whole lot more preparation that busy haters to have positioned himself for his current success. Making something other people make in 10 years in 2 days? Kudos to him!

 

[SIlver911r]

Bruno said he wanted to be a billionaire, I was still shooting for millionaire, that's when I realized I should refocus my goals. But not really, I'm still going for millions.

 

[Carson Yim]

I guess you can say Bruno is 'aiming for the stars so when you land, you land on the moon.'

 

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[The Intrepid]

All I gotta say is that if Chris Brown makes 40 million every two days I'm going to dance school tomorrow night! lmao

EDIT: Lights... You're not living in reality. I know you're going to disregard this as a statement from the unenlightened, but I'm just planting a seed.

 

[The Intrepid]

The Donald is only worth about $300m on a good day.

 

[FastNAwesome]

Yeah, I said it.. Do you feel offended?

Good, because I don't. Neither does the 40 other million people singing this lyric by Chris Brown - Look At Me Now. Out of all the years of hip hop I listen to; this one lyric really stuck out to me.

I think because most hip hop lyrics say "I'm rich" or "I made it" but this lyric really just says "you're mediocre, I'm rich.. bitch" "you're gonna be old and I'm young and got money" and I find it so funny and ironic people love it.. so I did some research to see if this lyric was valid.

Digging into some US Census Bureau: Including all the races and 25+, and of course taking out the super rich to prevent data skew: the average income is around the $35,000 range per year. So in ten years, they would make $350,000. No, let's say Chris Brown's net worth is easily $65M including his investments, assets, endorsements, etc. $65,000,000 divided by 365 calendar days = $178,000. Take that and multiply it by 2 days = $356,000. He is very darn close, lol...

Anyways, just had this thought in my head for awhile and wanted to release it to share with fastlaners..

Yeah, this song gets me every time...a sobering truth, those few words...

 

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[ManWithABeard]

James,


your post is exactly what I am always thinking. It is like you read my mind.

Now before I go further, let me say this, I respect any successful person who has put in the hard work it takes to be as successful as they are, including celebrities.

Now, as a young black dude myself, I am always disturbed by what these and rappers are really telling us. For example, the chris brown lyric, yeah it's a hit with everyone who listens to it, but to me, it's like he's saying that he's better than the people that support him. The people that have, I guess, 'got him there'.

I don't like the condescension in today's hip hop (and some R&B) music, telling young folks that, in alot of cases, that we aren't sh*t because they're rich and famous and we are not. It also gives off the message that that's the only way to make it in life, is to be a star, which is obviously not true, the Fastlaneforum is one prime example.

I try to educate younger folks on this all the time, I ask them "why listen to someone, who in their music, are bragging to you that they have this and you don't and they bought it with the money you have supported them with?

then again, I am assuming and judging, because obviously, not all rappers and singers are like that, but I am just basing this off of what I hear in the mainstream. For example, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross.

 

[Bozigian]

I heard that song by Chris Brown and Busta -look at me now-

Honestly. I dont know what to think.

Making money in two days what most people make in 10 years

What does he get from saying that in his songs

Anyways, its the music producer who makes the song. Not Chris Brown.
He probably just does his verses in the booth and thats it. The music producer does the rest.

The music industry is so set now.
The radio plays only the artists it wants to play.

I dont like Busta either. I saw a video where a ferrari owner crahed his car on a property and Busta started to investigate while cops where their and he called a women the c word. And he didnt even know the women.

Anyways, I listen to music from other countries so I dont listen to music from the US that much.

 

[Lights]

All I gotta say is that if Chris Brown makes 40 million every two days I'm going to dance school tomorrow night! lmao

EDIT: Lights... You're not living in reality. I know you're going to disregard this as a statement from the unenlightened, but I'm just planting a seed.

I'm not the only one who had the same viewpoint, so I guess my two supporters and people who said the same thing, "Chris Brown shouldn't talked down to the people who put them where he is at" are not in the same reality either.

Chris Brown is rich though, yay for Chris Brown! Let's talk down on all my fans and say, "Yo yo I make millions you work at McDonalds, then you lost your job.... I'm superior, and you're inferior. cuz your mother is on welfare, your father is a druggiest and goes up the street. Yo, I snap my fingers and you all scream, "Heey Chris!!!" say "Heey Chris". Now this is reality, smack up reality. Say "Hey Chriss" My ladies in the house, shake your thangs up and down and say, "Hey Chris". Girl go bring in my dinner. Hey white boy you ain't got nothin on me... I'm Chris Brown yo"


Lmao, ok not serious there though.

 

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[ClintonSkakun]

What do you mean ? Unless you are a criminal or get help from the government, you can only make money by doing something for the world.
Chris Brown sells music that millions of people like and want to buy.
Is that really so despicable ?

Nailed it. People buy his shit, no one'se twisting their arms. What has Chris Brown done for the world. He's made records that millions of people buy. That's Fastlane.

 

[DeletedUser394]

I don't know what everyone is complaining about.

Chris Brown can do whatever and say whatever the hell he wants, just like you can... except he's 22 years old, wealthy and famous internationally, and you and I aren't. Similar to the recent 'hate' towards Lebron James.

Why do I like the song even though he is essentially talking down to me? Because I want those lyrics to apply to my life. I want to be the guy making what you get in 10 years, in two days.. hell, I want to make what you make in your entire life, in two days time.

I remember reading a year or two ago, that Sheldon Adelson grew his networth by $1M (1 MILLION) per HOUR during an entire year... He makes what Chris Brown has made in his entire career thus far, in a couple of weeks. It's all relative.

I also find this one extremely motivating. Less talking down, more motivation. [video=youtube;NTWLNjxOdNc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTWLNjxOdNc[/video]

 

[ManWithABeard]

I don't know what everyone is complaining about.

Chris Brown can do whatever and say whatever the hell he wants, just like you can... except he's 22 years old, wealthy and famous internationally, and you and I aren't. Similar to the recent 'hate' towards Lebron James.

Why do I like the song even though he is essentially talking down to me? Because I want those lyrics to apply to my life. I want to be the guy making what you get in 10 years, in two days.. hell, I want to make what you make in your entire life, in two days time.

I remember reading a year or two ago, that Sheldon Adelson grew his networth by $1M (1 MILLION) per HOUR during an entire year... He makes what Chris Brown has made in his entire career thus far, in a couple of weeks. It's all relative.

I also find this one extremely motivating. Less talking down, more motivation. [video=youtube;NTWLNjxOdNc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTWLNjxOdNc[/video]

I get what you're saying, and I agree that I too want those lyrics apply to my life. I just always feel uneasy about the condescension reaching young impressionable minds. I want them to feel encouraged, not feel like they'll never amount to the success of Mr. Brown.

and I love that you posted that Chamillionaire song! That was my cellphone alarm clock for a year! lol ++rep speed.

 

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[DJ Effection]

To me, this is just more proof that as long as youre doing... something... anything... its better than nothing and the odds will be much more in your favor to make money. Even if you aren't nessecerily doing an artistically fantastic job.

Take the last video posted with Charmillionare for example; I will agree that to me, his lyrics provide much more value than Chris Browns lyrics (although Chris is certianly allowed to exersize his free speech, and the 'image' of the music alone probably provides some sort of value to people) But is it even all that... talented? Does it take a lot of effort to make? The main guitar melody of "Good Morning" is a direct copy of Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'", with some extra synths and an enhanced drum and bass line. Is his singing good? Well this is rap, so that is debatable. It certianly won't evoke an emotion with every note, like a good opera singer, or a good 80's big hair power ballad rock singer, I can tell you that. Where he stands out is in his image, and in his lyrical creativity, that's pretty much it. He simply in a producer mindset, making music he probably KNOWS that audiences want to listen to, will buy, and pine for until the next album is released. I can hate him for his ripoff of a great song, but I cant hate on his business strategy. What I view as 'ripoff' he probably views as, "not nessecerily reinventing the wheel, but inventing a way to improve an existing product". Hey, this sounds familiar...

It just means good news for me. It works for rap, and it works for dance music too.

This is the original, arguably the better rendition of the song.
The is the dance remix, which has gained... quite a bit more poplarity.

Which one are you more familiar with?

 

[danoodle]

Not sure what everyone is bickering about in here. Whether or not you respect Chris Brown or other celebrities, why not use their situations as examples of the fastlane and learn from them. I always liked the phrase "don't hate the player, hate the game." Call it luck, good timing, whatever you want, they all have some influence, but as MJ says, there is always a process behind the end result that you and I see.

Study successful people and the processes they had to take to get where they are. A very simple google search shows this on wikipedia about Chris Brown:

Christopher Maurice Brown was born on May 5, 1989,[13] in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia,[14] to Joyce Hawkins, a former day care center director, and Clinton Brown, a corrections officer at a local prison.[15][16] The youngest child of the couple, he has an older sister who works in a bank.[15] Since his childhood, music was something which always had been present in Brown's life. He used to listen soul albums that his parents had owned,[16] but eventually, Brown began to show interest in the hip-hop scene.[13]

Brown taught himself to sing and dance at a young age, often citing Michael Jackson as his inspiration.[15] He then began to perform in his church choir and in several local talent shows.[17][18] While mimicking an Usher performance, his mother recognized his vocal talent and they began to look for opportunities of a record deal.[17] At the same time, Brown had been through personal issues. His parents had already been divorced, and he said his mother's boyfriend made him terrified all the time due to the domestic violence his mother endured from her boyfriend.[19]

At the age of 13, Brown was discovered by a local production team, Hitmission Records, who visited his father's gas station while searching for new talent.[20] Hitmission's Lamont Fleming provided voice coaching for Brown, and the team helped to arrange a demo package and approached contacts in New York to seek a record deal;[21] Brown moved to New York at around the same time.[15] Tina Davis – then-senior A&R executive at Def Jam Recordings loved what she heard and saw when Brown auditioned in her office at Island Def Jam Records in New York. She immediately took him to meet the former president of the Island Def Jam Music Group Antonio "L.A." Reid, who offered to sign him at the same day. "I knew that Chris had real talent," says Davis. "I just knew I wanted to be part of it."

Maybe he got super lucky that Hitmission Records happened to be there and pick him up. Either way, they recognized the talent he had, and he went on to make the hit single Run It at age 16 that topped the Billboard top 100. Whether or not you like the song or Chris Brown, he has sold over 2 million copies of that first album...that he made at 16! That is fastlane folks.

I don't get offended when I hear things like the lyrics in Look at me Now. I use every experience as an opportunity for growth in achieving my own goals financially or in other areas. As MJ shows in his book, there are basically a set number of ways to achieve fastlane success. Find which one works for you, and go from there. It's up to you to put in the work to achieve success. Getting lucky definitely helps in the process, but I have found that those who work hard, keep an open mind, have a positive attitude, and are looking to improve their lives tend to experience a lot more "luck" than those who sit around watching tv all day!