Russell Simmons has been in the game for a long time and has seen a lot of artist run through their money and wanted to give some advice to one of the newest artist out right now. As we previously reported, the uprising star GloRilla has signed to Yo Gotti’s Label CMG after releasing her viral hit, “FNF(LETS GO).”
While speaking with TMZ, Russell Simmons reacted to GloRilla receiving a $500K bonus from Yo Gotti. “If it was up to me, I would always say don’t waste it all on junk,” Simmons advised. “The junk, I’m not interested in it anymore. Maybe I’m older, I don’t like designer stuff so much,” the Def Jam icon added. “I don’t want a lot of the stuff that I used to want, but, you know, kids have to experience what they do, right? I hope she saves some. You don’t need it all. Operate from a place, a calm place, you’re an artist. You need to be present. Operate from a place of needing nothing. A calm space and the junk that you get when you become a star takes you off course and you lose yourself.”
“And so, couple years, maybe you’re not as talented because you’re invested in stuff that doesn’t make you happy, but your art is your thing that makes you happy. And that’s a very important thing that you have to remember. She has to remember that writing and performing and being an artist is what makes her happy, not the stuff. The results of her labor are just results. So, sit in the present moment and be happy and brace yourself, and don’t let the money destroy your future.”
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GloRilla has been making plenty of noise from her viral hit song. But after the signing video she made with CMG’s CEO, Yo Gotti Fans began to pull up old facebook posts of the rapper supporting Young Dolph. As we previously reported fans were upset that “BigGlo” was reportedly cosigned by Dolph first before his passing. GloRilla has yet to comment to the backlash online.
GloRilla apparently isn’t giving the haters any attention, but ,most recently she performed in the U.K for the wireless festival and shut down the stage. The rapper reflected on Twitter how her life has changed in the course of three months.