Kwaisey Pee has some brutally honest industry advice for new artists. The highlife veteran, with a quarter century in the game, says raw talent means nothing without a good strategy and some street smarts. He talked about this on a television program, warning young creatives about a typical error: picking fights with the wrong powerful people.
His direct warning was to avoid angering the established cartels running things if you want a career. Offending those gatekeepers, who control all the real chances and exposure, gets you blacklisted fast. He pointed out how many skilled performers have wrecked their own progress by accidentally crossing these figures.
According to him, the business is not a pure meritocracy where the best automatically rise. He suggests new artists need to learn how the whole machine actually works before they try to challenge it. Sometimes you just have to play the game and act the part to get ahead, he noted, saying lasting requires serious patience, political skill, and perfect timing on when to talk and when to shut up.
His direct warning was to avoid angering the established cartels running things if you want a career. Offending those gatekeepers, who control all the real chances and exposure, gets you blacklisted fast. He pointed out how many skilled performers have wrecked their own progress by accidentally crossing these figures.
According to him, the business is not a pure meritocracy where the best automatically rise. He suggests new artists need to learn how the whole machine actually works before they try to challenge it. Sometimes you just have to play the game and act the part to get ahead, he noted, saying lasting requires serious patience, political skill, and perfect timing on when to talk and when to shut up.
