Control Quote by Logic

I signed contracts I didn't think were a good idea but people around me said it was the way forward. It saddens me that…

— Julian Cope

I had a publishing deal way before I had a record deal.

— Cole Swindell

At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song.

— Tinie Tempah

I won't sign a deal until they offer me what Im really worth.

— Soulja Boy

I've been with Def Jam Records for five years and they gave me my first recording contract so for that I'm forever grateful.

— Lil Durk

I was an artist, I was executive producer on my first album, so I've always had to manage both. I couldn't get a record…

— Jay-Z

If I'd just been interested in record sales, I would have taken one of the deals I was offered after 'Soapstar Superstar,' made a…

— Richard Fleeshman

The crazy thing is after I had my son, that next year, I got a publishing deal. The next year, I got a record…

— Jimmie Allen

“artist now!” It’s more like, “We’ll see how well you do and then maybe you’ll get some royalties if you have a hit album.”…

— Mara Altman

I was being offered publishing deals, but also record deals.

— Griff

So you have to just be really careful and make sure that when a deal comes along, that it's like the right deal for…

— Adam Rich

When it came time to be a professional rapper, I wouldn't sign anything without reading it. There was no way I was going to…

— Queen Latifah