Originally Posted by CJLEDJ

Not necessarily turning every opportunity down, but to be cautious of the involvement in today's music industry. From my point of view I see underground artists wanting true hip-hop fans to take the time to dig, and truly appreciate their work. I feel like a large portion of our society is so zombified to radio play. By listening to a song over and over again their forcing people to like what that artist or group has created. It really all boils down to money, fame and power. It all depends on what that specific artist or group wants. You can still be radio played and have all kinds of interviews and be signed to a major label and have good music, but in my opinion you are no longer considered "underground".

You should listen to Bumpy Knuckles "Industry Shakedown", great explanation of how artists are treated in labels, and how corrupt the hip-hop world is in our society today.