Akon on Why He Turned Down an "Over $100M Offer" for His Music Catalog (Part 18) 

Bro, How Vlad NEVER CEASES To Flip A Conversation On To Him Is INSANE! Like Bro...

I like how Akon doesn’t discuss his pockets. That’s how you have to be.

The way Vlad cuts ppl off to illustrate his unwanted anecdote is masterful

Vlad just needs to interview himself

Music is timeless. I don't know why successful artists sell their catalog. You never know when a song with hit again in a bigger situation like a commercial or movie. This is a good conversation.

Whoever needs to hear this just wanna tell y’all that.. no matter how hard life gets keep going, prideful men like myself understand it’s ok to cry if you need to let it out. You all matter to me even tho I don’t know you guys. Peace ☮️

Vlad Always Finds A Way To Put Himself In The Convo!! 😂😂😂

Big Ups to Akon for protecting Michael Jacksons Legacy, Big Ups to Akon for exposing the realities of the industry in such a bold way,… Akon is a Lion 🦁

Akon is smart his catalogue is not just his music alone he also owns music by lady Gaga who was super big at one points it’s definitely worth over 100million easy

Vlad just can’t ask the questions without saying “me too”

This was an educative interview, I appreciate man

Definitely a high level conversation. This is the type of convo I’m interested in.

Akon, a sharp brotha 🙏🏾✊🏿🤴🏾

on this episode of vlad makes this about himself, we find a wild vlad talking about selling HIS catalog

Akon ahead of the game bringing the value a catalogue will have in the Metaverse

Vlad!! When are you going to create a subscription level where you just talk business With the guest? I would gladly pay for that.

Vladimir’s audio in his videos is A+

He ain’t lying Akons catalog mad long and solid

Like these new angles Vlad👏🏾

Crazy hearing people with money talk like that I’m only 21 and if I could spin a month with Akon watch how he move who he talk to how he handle business man oh man

Nice interview Akon you are a great listener

Vlad just need to interview himself 😭😂🤣

Thanks for the video, DJVLAD

Everything that glitter ain't gold. Props to Akon for not selling off his catalog 💯

Sounded like Vlad forgot who was the interviewer.😂

there's a difference between selling your publishing and hiring a publishing company. the company has better resources to get your song in movies, tv, games, commercials, etc than you probably do or you might just not even wanna fuck with it and just get your 80% cut. if you sell your publishing you get one lump sum payment up front. also if you sell your publishing you stop getting paid for radio play since that's paid on the written work of a song.

I definitely believe your catalog is for sure for sure a billion, if not more!!

0:43 dead silence when Akon said "BILLIONS" 😆

Dam Vlad stop cutting him off we want to hear akon speak man god damn

Video title: Why Akon turned down $100m offer. Actual content in the video: Why VLAD turned down $100m offer.

Akon right. An artist catalog is what how they make money for life depending on if they write, produce, EP n so on……

Gah damn vlad let him finish a sentence

With the way music is nowadays old is gold

Nobody wants to see us together but it don't matter no, (cause I got you, babe) this man will be making money forever 🔥😎

I know that's right Vlad!! I will keep my catalog too, it's making money, you live a very cushy life, you're able to provide tremendously for your family, and you're a smart businessman you know better. They think people in the hip hop community are stupid, money hungry, and willing to give up our content and catalog for a lil bit of nothing!!

People in the comments saying Akon is 🧢 is the reason Y'all never reach his level in life he has more experience in the music industry. Litsen insted of just hating.

Buy Borrow Die system to wealth. 1) Buy and Build assets (stocks, real estate, businesses, music, intellectual property, life insurance) 2) Borrow against your assets with low interest loans to get tax free money (like cash out refinance of your house) 3) Use that money to enjoy life or buy more assets 4) When you die in 20-50 years, your heirs will settle your debts with your assets. Assets that have appreciated, compounded, and grown over 20-50 years. 5) Your heirs start their cycle of Buy, Borrow, ans Die to grow the family's wealth further.

Akon look like the actor who plays Adebisi, from the HBO classic prison series, Oz 👀💯💯😭🤣🤣🤣💀

Akon

Vlad got that NFL Stadium camera view now. Damn.

Good shit here. Dropping knowledge

The reason the RU-vidrs are getting more than artist is because the Musicians let the labels find other outlets of making money than the art. When we don't speak against cornball-ish, cornball-ish is what gets fed to te masses and the when masses says it's good, you don't need good quality music. But the RU-vid game is oversaturated, a lot of it is who pops, & who's still standing because a lot of Big RU-vidrs fell off for something they did, or change in demeanor over time.

I read somewhere that Akon is mixed with "Just for me". Boy got a perm and a hot comb in the same day.

lit ep.

Vlad just needs to interview Vlad about Vlad in regard to Vlad concerning Vlad

Vladimir always finds a way to talk about himself.

…and to think- it all started with a car theft ring 🤥

Vlad wants everyone to know that he's on par with most of these artists

I don’t think it’s a purpose to sell his catalog cuz he’s not making anymore music. (I think) On top of that I’m pretty sure he’s being asked to put his music in movies

It's strange how Metallica and only a dozen other artists own their catalogue while every other artist is selling their rights for the past for years.

I trust him

Glad loves to talk about himself. 😔

Did someone fart 💨 2:00

Akon buggin for thinking his shit worth BILLIONS 🤣🤣

That lace front 😪🫠🫠🫠🤣🥹

Camillionaire you see me rolling they hating ,riding dirty (4ever 💰 )

Mr. Me too got offers

Why did wayne sell his catalog for 100 m n future sold his for 75 m?

Vlad always trying to compared his self to these great artist

Akon dont trust vlad and treats him how he should 💯

Vlad will sell once these artists become self-aware and reject his request to interrogate. Morpheus: "He's starting to believe." - The Matrix (1999)

👀👀👀 THEY after AKON now 😔😔😔 hope he not next to go 🕊🕊

I wonder who grew Akon hair for him?? 🤔 👀🤭🤣🤣🤣😭💀

🤔🤔🤔interesting

Vlad will interview any one but make the interview about him

Vlad. Nobody ain't Never ask you a single question, why you always answering questions ❓

Sellin' his catalog won't be a smart move. He's smarter than that.

Vlad vlad vlad are you interviewing yourself? 😂😁😂😁

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Smart, couse we all know that if someone offer you like 1e it wil definitely is worth atleast 3e

Vlad waiting for the police to give him an offer for his catalog.

Vlad be trying to interview himself while interviewing someone else 🙄. He asked questions and answers the questions without fully letting those people talk. Glad Ayo didn't give him the chance to talk over him or cut him off

Who wanted to buy it, and how can you buy it?????

Exactly Ye's point...... naw I'm kiddin

I believe they said Lil Wayne sold his & young money catalog for 150 million not sure though

Is Akon interviewing Vlad?

I have no idea what music is worth I heard about Superstars selling their catalogs - David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, paul simon, bob dylan, stevie nicks, neil young, Bruce sold his entire back catalog for 500 million! I just heard Akon say he believes his catalog is worth billions! sorry, maybe I am old, I am 47 and maybe I don't know about Akon,, but Is Akon bigger than the boss? sorry I don't know..maybe he is, I just dont know. I know Bruce packs outs ARENAS! GLOBALLY... does 3 hour shows and the guy has been doing this since the 70s! and he has countless albums and countless hits. his catalog was worth 500 million .. so AKON was already offered 100 million ( so thats 20% of bruces ) but Akon believes his is worth billions.. with an S.. so 2 or 4 times that of bruce springsteen!! BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN!!!! ---------------------- the BOSS!!! ok... PHIL COLLINS! from the band GENESIS - sorry if many young people reading this don't know who BRUCE , or Phil or BOB Dylan are.. but trust me.. SUPER STARS - LEGEND status artists from your fathers generation.. Phil sold his for 300 million... Concord music NIEL DIAMOND - 300 million.. Universal paid - then HIPGNOSIS paid 150 million for 50% red hot chilli peppers - 140 million (hipgnosis David guetta - 100 million... IM sure young clubbers know him... now Luther vandross -- an artist people worldwide know... is AKON more famous than Luther? does AKON have more hits than Luther? sold for 40 million...to primary wave motley crew - 90 million JAMES BROWN!!!! - -- JAMES BROWN!!!! ----- 90 million!!!!!! is AKON on JAMES BROWN LEVEL? hey I dont know... IM asking you guys... ZZTOP - 50 million.... DAVID BOWIE - 250 million... STING - you know STING right... the police... STING.... another LEGEND.... 300 million... so again, AKON is bigger than STING... let me know... HUEY LEWISH and the NEWS - 20 million... ( quite a low number compared to some other artsts and they were HUGE in the 80s... TINA TURNER --- TINA!!!!! ---- 50 million...... is AKON at TINAS LEVEL??? hey again.. I don't know.. please leave a comment... BING CROSBY - for all you who don't know.. BING is considered one of the top 5 SUPER STAR solo music performers of the 20th century ( AL JOLSON, BING CROSBY, ELVIS PRESLEY, FRANK SINATRA AND MICHAEL JACKSON ) yes, TOP 5 artists of all time... 50 million for a stake in his estate!! one of the TOP 5 of all time.... again, AKON is in that group? worldwide house hold name for 5 generations? hey, I don't know.. maybe he is,.. PRINCE!!! the artist formally known as.. etc... you know PRINCE!!! yeah, that legend.. his estate was valued at somewhere between 100 - 300 million.. not sure what his rights finally sold for.. but estaimates are close to 150.. and thats for only 50%!!! so PRINCE... party likes its 1999 and little red corvette.. you know that PRINCE!! yeah SUPER STAR.. 300 million... according to AKON, AKON is worth 5 times that of Prince... hey again.. I DON'T KNOW.. sorry.. please tell me .. THE BEACH BOYS!! you know.. those white boys from caliifornia.. yeah you heard of them right?? yeah ask your grandparents! or your dad.. HUGE!! ---- 100 million... anyway, I could go on and on... maybe I am old.. maybe I am out of the game. because I have my radio locked to the hits of the 80s and 90s.. maybe AKON is a super star but I just don't know.. but to be worth billions... would put him at Michael Jackons and the Beatles level! maybe he is that famous... I just missed it...

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Ayo glad bro when you going to have Godfrey pull up?

I hate it when the double team stars players at the end of the games it just almost a coward move

Wow. Someone was willing to pay $100 million just to own the rights to Smack That.

Akon is a businessman 1st before musician

Vlad is developing a bad habit of talking over his guests, which I feel he didn't do much in the past. To the point where it sounds like he is screaming over them to make a point. He is also tying himself into a lot of these conversations. I feel like I hear him talking more about himself these days than the actual guest. That happens during a natural conversation, but in this interview format, it just feels strange. I don't dislike him or his interviews, so I'm not trying to be nasty, just a tiny observation/critique. Wish he would stop.

BABY GOT BACK...................WAS A GAME BREAKER..........

Akon vs 50 cent after that tpain jermaine diddy

Akon the boss

What catalog. Only song I ever heard was locked up

Future sold his catalog for 65 million. Akin bigger than. Future remember that. Dude did songs with Michael Jackson. It don’t suprise me his shit bigger and can be sold for 100 mill

Mann we can learn from alot from just listening to these guys

Vlad always conflates what he's doing with someone he's interviewing- he's literally living his life for the ability to be able to do that! Vlad, you interviewing someone interview them and don't fuse your life with theirs. this dude

Who’s interviewing who

Vlad: “Well I’ve gotten offers”…… Yes Vlad we know… 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Vlad stay interviewing himself 😂

He turned it down as it wasn’t worth more than $20 million & would never have got $100 million as soon as someone looked into it they would know he’s worth less than 50% of what he says he’s worth

That amount is an insult, besides, they would buy it and just remake (steal) it 20 years from now as if Akon never existed. Facts.

Clicked on this video expecting to hear Akon's perspective but Vlad is just waffling over everything!

Akon need $50million per Catchy Hook/Melodies! Too talented to be underpaid.

Akon should have been the new Black Panther. Bro built like Batman and he building his own city. Superhero shi

so if he sold his catalog, then would that mean he gets 100 m but his royalty money goes to someone else now?

Just for fun I'm going to start counting how many times Vlad says the words "I" and "Me" in an interview about them