True success in entertainment is measured by the ability to connect with fans in real life rather than through industry awards.

“If you can move people to come see you in real life, what does it matter what eight people voted in the middle of Hollywood or Nashville or whatever it is?”

Artists should maintain direct personal engagement with their fans through promotions and live interactions rather than relying solely on digital methods.

“artists you can't play into that you have to you know show people you care show people that it's important to you show your fans that they're not just a money grab but you want to have an experience with them”

Maintaining authenticity and originality is essential for success in the comedy and entertainment business.

“being original that's the whole key to it being yourself you can look at Mike but you can't be Mike you can watch me you can watch Dave Chappelle but you can't be Chris Rock you got to be who you are that's what make comedy so unique it's about you”

She believes that children should not be put into the entertainment industry before they are eighteen, and instead should focus on schooling and learning their craft.

“I would never put my children in the industry before the age of 18. And if they wanted to, I would be that parent and be like, you just need to go to school, learn your craft all the way through and through and then you can go into the industry.”

Gene Simmons asserts that the current music industry structure has collapsed and new bands face significant disadvantages due to file-sharing and a lack of willingness from fans to pay for music.

“I like a lot of new bands, but it saddens my heart they will never have the chance that we did because there's no music industry. Yeah. The fans killed it. They allowed the industry to die, the thing that they loved the most. So you can download and file share and Yeah.”

Lil Duval claims that he recognized early on that traditional Hollywood television models for black culture were failing and pivoted to social media to build his own independent influence.

“I understood early this [ __ ] is over with this Hollywood [ __ ] and at that time too how did you know just paying attention I mean what are you seeing you see I'm just looking it's just like it's just like now like people say the world [ __ ] up but it can't be [ __ ] up if you look they still bui”

Artists should avoid relying on agents or middle-men and maintain independence to ensure they receive proper compensation.

“I don't have to ask nobody for [ __ ] And that's the thing about what I do, you know. So all that motivated me to not just that, just who I am as a man to go get my own [ __ ]”

Rob Schneider believes the modern Hollywood film industry is controlled by woke mobs and has lost its leadership by grown-ups.

“it's no longer run by grown-ups it's as if it's run by the woke mobs or the animals who refuse to give us what we want laughs loves more hot chicks”

N.O.R.E. believes that successful Black figures in the entertainment industry should prioritize investing in other Black talent.

“We need blacks to to invest in blacks.”

Tyrese criticizes the film industry for favoring slave narratives and failing to support a wider range of black stories.

“the reason that they keep making slave movies because y'all is putting Oscars in their hands every time they highlight another slave movie as if black people ain't got any other story”