Protip: If you want to be a rapper be prepared to rap…
- Thread starter The Nigerian
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A few cool tips in this thread
I got respect for them nikkaz out there that sell cd's too, I used to actually support them and buy them even if I didnt plan to listen just to show support for someone tryin to grind
In all honesty tho I dont see how far that's gonna get a nikka nowadays, it seems to be more about social media than anything else
It was more feasible for a rapper to come up by doing that local grinding shyt because not everybody was trying to rap like nowadays
It wasn't that easy to get studio time/equipment, production, etc so it was rare that you even ran into nikkaz trying to sell their own music and when you did you would actually be interested
Nowadays everybody rap and swear they got next and if they dont they got a homeboy who got next
People can record music in their own home, create their own album covers then hit the corner, and the fact that it's so easy got everyone doing it and it doesn't have the same effect
Seems like a waste of time trying to get noticed anywhere besides the internet and even online everyone is trying to be a rapper so it's the same shyt different environment
Spamming on message boards and social media make nikkaz more annoying than that dude on the strip trying to sell you his cd
I got respect for them nikkaz out there that sell cd's too, I used to actually support them and buy them even if I didnt plan to listen just to show support for someone tryin to grind
In all honesty tho I dont see how far that's gonna get a nikka nowadays, it seems to be more about social media than anything else
It was more feasible for a rapper to come up by doing that local grinding shyt because not everybody was trying to rap like nowadays
It wasn't that easy to get studio time/equipment, production, etc so it was rare that you even ran into nikkaz trying to sell their own music and when you did you would actually be interested
Nowadays everybody rap and swear they got next and if they dont they got a homeboy who got next
People can record music in their own home, create their own album covers then hit the corner, and the fact that it's so easy got everyone doing it and it doesn't have the same effect
Seems like a waste of time trying to get noticed anywhere besides the internet and even online everyone is trying to be a rapper so it's the same shyt different environment
Spamming on message boards and social media make nikkaz more annoying than that dude on the strip trying to sell you his cd
The Nigerian
The Realest Member of TheColi
Man, a good ground game is crucial to succeed. The online marketing supplements, not replaces, real bodies coming out to shows and showing support.
Also, if you do social media right it's NOT spamming, it's interacting.
kevin arnold
Superstar
dude hit me up too.
and that's exactly what i told him. instead of charging for your cd's. you need to just focus on making the best music possible and then i said i would just go to different areas and hand it out for free. Then if your music tight nikkas are gonna follow you, and then you start selling t-shirts and stuff. And every time you drop new music hit a new area. Then you can start slowly growing your fan base.
I feel that but most people are not even interested in buying music from their favorite artists, so they damn sure aint tryin to spend money on MC Such And Such who run up on them in the street
And the few that do damn sure aint about to become such huge fans of MC Such And Such that they'll even show up to a free performance let alone pay for tickets to one
The Nigerian
The Realest Member of TheColi
Well, that's why you have to offer more than just music and tour dates.
Aspiring rappers need to engage their audiences with a mix of easily consumable, regularly updated content and accessibly priced, quality merch.
Do some research on Troy Ave's come up. Or read up on how Young Lean got people's attention.
Artists need to start treating their comeup like a brand launch.
Plexxx
Return of the G
i got a PM from the same guy and i have 0 connections 
Lord Mecca
Eyes May Shine
so this nikka PM'd half the board?? 
*waits patiently for the dude with no integrity to put said poster on blast*
*waits patiently for the dude with no integrity to put said poster on blast*
Greenhornet
A God Among Kings
what are these nikkas you have?