so our guest now believes that a lot more could be done to teach
up-and-coming artists about the music business writer producer and dancehall artiste Delly
Ranks is on the phone with us morning lily how you doing sir blessed love neville i'm doing
good all is well with you and i hope that you are safe where you are feels like yes
um before we talk about what's going on what's going on with you with music i'm doing music
producing um recording performing you know right now i'm working on my brand new album
you know it's called league time take a look at that when when will it be when
will it drop as they say right now i'm in the um mixing state so i don't have ideas yet but
simone is with me delio here has grown so good how are you doing first of all what's going on i'm
i'm being great and unwell you know taking care of the family and myself still safe and following
protocol so i'm good yeah how was 2020 for you as a musician were you one of those who were stuck in
a non-creative space or were you one of those who were giving birth to music because you you felt so
creative well number one students i'm going to steal my makeup usa but um i may not like that
yeah i need never really like known that long and i thought sometimes they go will i buy it gotcha
um i wonder how much uh in a year like last year things like royalty and publishing would
have played a part for a lot of artists who do not or could not go on the road because touring
was not a thing and it kind of kind of brings the discussion we're having today into sharper focus
um where a lot of people who don't understand the business and don't understand um the
business of the business don't know that this is a really good way to earn when you cannot earn
so talk to me a little bit about how you will learn the ropes of that all right listen to this
same one let's see as are you growing up we've got mojo mountain can't tell me this mario says
music what can i get hundred percent i listen to [ __ ] because if you make the new music and
it's all the campaigners downtown alone if it's not cleaning it down you're not earned
music we can play from the radio people can use this like commercial
you know people's trees and then they you're good to the right i see how is that come over
right so that was the problem for me so that lesson stuck with you
is that a lesson that you think a lot of the the younger folks coming into the industry know know
want to learn have access to is it something that you as a as an as a veteran in the business that
you try to share with them and are they open to receiving it yeah let's try to share to
you with them you know because you can't hide the knowledge because we hear them now going with them
that are the first thing so something i reach out to some of them because um
some of the core cards may bash them say yo they muted us come on spoil the business and listen
to that but sometimes then they even know as they say the new music then can't stand them always
said something to you outside of that were you taught the business did anybody hold on to you
when you just want to start and say you might hear that yes i thought we'll get off your shirt
you know we're publishing i don't think they're concerned you know because at the time we are
trying to say and when you're trying to i mean i want your money for you just what happened
because when you're at me i gotta come back and a lot of the the the folks with whom you
your work when they are trying for up know that it was trying to happen so then take advantage
of the situation yeah i would i would even take advantage you know you know because it's not an
inception or any other thing you didn't know you know yeah i'm leaving them they ever did not to
them because i do the same thing and we'll learn underwear yeah but the fact is that there are some
folks in the industry who will look at an artist who who they know does not have the knowledge
and use it to their advantage so yeah yeah you have bad people especially to take what you have
but i'll take it from my year one correct there was a point made which i found interesting
um and it says that you hear like i'm a new artist and i do suck man you you feel his foolishness
son you cursed me and said i'll call me i'll say yo um yeah good idea but you couldn't do
this little better you should have done that that happens a lot doesn't it yeah because and i want
to tell anything about it though then you which other standard i'm also making music you know
millions you know so if you're not curious then then i'll take it call them all right
so when i reach out to them and tell them say oh you are my virgin my life because you're
so good and already son you start giving them the right to you most of them listen
but if they curse them they're not going to cause them don't really need you because
they might earn them bread yeah having said all of that that maybe i should have started with
this question how the music know in your opinion um what what you're hearing now as opposed to what
you used to hear how the music now there was a community because when we came out in the 90s
maybe the 80s people and did not complain about or something because you have to evolve and most
people don't want to evolve being because no like they must say shock me what they can't be standing
with it come from me i met music and people accept it just work with the flow no one tried
bashing or nothing you know the greatest thing what we can do is try to collaborate with them
to bring the 90s to know and care no to the 90s and make a nice flaw correct
and i know it's a good time because so much fusion happening and
innovation happening and i know that you have all these streaming platforms and so many
opportunities to earn delay it's a good time for the business isn't it yes it's weird our core work
good music is subjective no not not to me everybody have an opinion but i guess i
guess the good music really does right the cream rises to the top it lasts forever good music lasts
forever so better on the class forever new music so when the next 20 30 years from now where they
can kick back with your grandchildren are you a great grandchildren you're enjoying it yeah
get your enjoyment yeah well bridgette good to see you um stay safe look after yourself
look after your family and i pray this year it's going to be your best year ever good to see you
are you on all the people i mean i want to look out for the big video with me as [ __ ] about
and i have a new rhythm coming called ginger beer
and the new album arkham ginger beer because it's fire bridging it burns
there you go all right it's all about fast hands what neverland can be very
fast you know you sure don't want to play that game i will go outside when you play