Many of us want to inspire people through our music but it’s so hard to get our music out there. You make your mix tapes, do shows, and blog on the internet, but there isn’t much progress. What other approaches can one take to make it?
Dude, you have to hustle. Hustle a hustler.
Are you using myspace? I don't believe that helps unless you have a huge fan base already.
You can try youtube...but first get the subscribers by making them laugh or saying crazy stuff that will get you noticed.
Maybe putting a link to your own music in your very sig and posting more often, logically will help you. Talking about hip-hop in this forum may help you know fans who will likely buy underground stuff. They will tell you how great/ sucky you sound.
Expand your horizons. Don't only do music. Make poetry, possibly learn how to break dance. Don't be one-dimensional. There are too many cats that are one dimensional.
Showcase your talent. Anyone can rap these days. I bet some people here can probably multi knock your ass out in a rap battle.
In simple terms, don't only use rap to get noticed, or you won't get noticed. Also, don't just rap, use a life story in your raps too.
Toss Casey Rain's salad, he has hookups.
progress comes from within.
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