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Snoop Dogg got 1 billion streams on Spotify and asked his publisher how much he made. It wasn't even $45,000. Spotify says a billion streams pays out somewhere between $3 million and $5 million. So where did the rest go? According to Spotify, about 80% goes to the recording side. That usually means the record label, not the artist. One of the biggest rappers alive. 30 years in the game. Less than 1.5% of the money. In the video below he tells it himself. Who do you think deserves the bigger cut, the artist or the label? Follow me for more stories like this.Snoop Dogg got 1 billion streams on Spotify and asked his publisher how much he made. It wasn't even $45,000. This is a man who has been selling records for 30 years. His first album, Doggystyle, came out in 1993 and went platinum several times over. He's worked with Dr. Dre, Tupac, Pharrell, Martha Stewart. He's one of the most famous faces in music. And a billion plays of his music turned into a check you could spend on a car. Spotify pushed back. Their exec said a billion streams pays out somewhere between $3 million and $5 million. So where did the rest go? According to Spotify, about 80% goes to the recording side. That usually means the record label, not the artist. The other 20% goes to publishing and gets split again. By the time it reaches the person who actually made the song, it's a fraction of a fraction. Snoop says he learned this the hard way. In the same interview he admits he almost went broke 20 times before he figured out the business side. So he did something about it. He bought Death Row Records, the label that made him famous. Now he owns the catalog instead of renting his own music back. In the video below he tells it himself. Who do you think deserves the bigger cut, the artist or the label? Follow me for more stories like this.