Who’s going to tell music execs this is a creator economy?

For decades, the music industry has existed pretty much absent of innovation. But as the creator economy enables musical talent to take their careers into their own hands...it begs the question: Can record labels survive? Or will independent creators control the future of this enormous and enormously influential industry?  We’re considering that very question today with independent musician Flawless Real Talk, a rapper, producer, entrepreneur, and runner-up on Netflix’s Rhythm + Flow hip hop competition series.