# Blackballed but never broken: Dula-Mite’s real Las Vegas story

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Podcast: [Vegas Circle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vegas-circle-1011729)
Published: 2025-09-12T15:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail Forget everything you thought you knew about making it in music. Abdullah "Dulamite" Franklin pulls back the curtain on an industry built on smoke and mirrors, revealing why artists with millions of streams can still be broke while those you've never heard of are quietly building empires. "A billion streams on Spotify equals fourteen thousand dollars," Franklin explains, cutting through the fantasy that streaming success equals financial freedom. As a rapper, songwriter, and...

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