A new documentary examines how the music industry exploits Black artists

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Music critic MK Asante appears in the new CBC/BBC documentary, Paid In Full: The Battle For Black Music.

, examines how Black artists have been exploited by the music industry over the decades. It includes interviews with contemporary Black musicians and unravels the history of how Black music icons, such as Louis Armstrong and Nina Simone, were cheated out of their own money and intellectual property., music critic MK Asante and musician Cadence Weapon join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discussWe've included some highlights below, edited for length and clarity.

" With a lot of artists and fans, you see what you see in the music videos, you see when they're on stage, and it's like, "They must be doing great, they're these big stars." But behind the scenes, you don't know what these deals that they're signing actually are.

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