Jan
29Haziq – Freedom/Hussla from tabi Bonney on Vimeo.
Reppin for D.C. and Atlanta, Haziq make his return to Indie Hip Hop with this ill ass video “Freedom Hussla”. Check it out.
Twitter.com/HaZiQ
HaZiQaLi.com
myspace.com/TheRhyme
Jan
28
Unsigned Independent hip hop artist AP hails from from Las Vegas, Nevada. He brings it with dope lyrics over a nice beat on his single, “Letter to Broni”. Check it out.
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28
Unsigned Independent hip hop artists, Retrospek, hail from the “slums of Boston”. They’re “trying to change this stigma that all lyricist coming out of Boston only spit rhymes about drugs sex clubs and violence over plastic club bangers”
These dudes get it in on their single, “Straight Raw”. Check it out.
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28
Unsigned Independent hip hop artist, Rico Dolce, hails from Thomaston,Georgia. Peep this simple but catchy joint, “Talking”.
http://www.myspace.com/ricodolcedolce
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27
Some time ago I addressed some very irritating marketing tactics that artists were using on Twitter. The article was called 5 Very Bad Twitter Marketing Habits. But equally irritating are tactics some Facebook users use to promote themselves or their music. Here are some of the most annoying ones.
1. Event invitation spam. This is at the top of my list of Facebook annoyances. Promoters repeatedly send RSVP notices about their events and they flood my inbox. You actually have to take time out to find the event and click that you won’t be attending or you’ll leave yourself vulnerable to repeated alerts. Sometimes you can’t tell who is even sending you these invites.
Any Facebook friends of mine that abuse this function get blocked. Some abusers don’t even take to the time to notice that they are inviting me to an event that’s not in my state. Most people are annoyed at this and I hope that Facebook comes up with a better way to stop this. Over aggressive promotion is a sure way to turn a potential fan to a person who’s more than glad to leave your social network. Read the rest of this entry »
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23
Unsigned Independent hip hop artist, Faimkills, hails from Inland Empire, California. His latest project is an album titled A Thought-Ghetto Messtape. “M.O.” is one of the many gems on this dope project.
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23
Chicago’s Pennjamin Bannekar releases his hot mixtape, “Hello World”. ”Fast Cars” is one of the many nice singles on it. Check it out.
www.myspace.com/pennjaminbannekar
www.myspace.com/projectfreshmuziq
Jan
23
Unsigned Independent hip hop artist, Youngs, hails from Normal, Illinois. He combines slick rhymes with a dope instrumental on his single, “Him & Her”. It’s from his EP, “Once Upon A Time”. Check it out.
www.twitter.com/landonwordswell
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21In this video, hip hop and R&B producer, Bryan Michael Cox, talks about the range of opportunities that exist in the music business that can generate income for artists, producers, and songwriters.
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20
Montauk Project Films ( Los Angeles, California), just announced the soundtrack lineup for it’s debut feature length film, “LITTLE BLUE PILL“. It’s a comedy about an unlucky hipster who accidentally takes two Erecta (Erectile Dysfunction Drug) instead of Aleve and goes on a day of misadventures. Sounds like some funny shit.
What’s really dope about this is the fact that, writer/director, Aaron Godfred discovered two of the artists for the film’s soundtrack on this blog. The artists are, Anonymous Twist and Afterschool Special. Rather than go the traditional route of licensing established popular music, the film’s producers opted to search the Internet for fresh, new musical artists to lend tunes to the movie. By doing so the filmmakers were able to have greater creative freedom in shaping the film with the music selection. “We couldn’t have put together the musical selection that we did by using conventional means,” says producer Dave Szamet.
Director Aaron Godfred adds, “We are really excited to showcase our rocking soundtrack of up and coming artists. Some of these bands are going to make it big and we think its great when filmmakers and musicians can collaborate to bring their work and passions to life. It’s a win, win for everyone.”
It makes me proud to know that this blog is becoming a conduit of greater opportunities for artists and other professional people profiled here. So I encourage you all to continue to network, collab and expand this independent hip hop community.
If there is no way, we’ll make one!
You can find out more about “Little Blue Pill” on their Facebook Page.
Here’s the song list in order of appearance Read the rest of this entry »
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Ever wonder why Common is no longer Common Sense? Or why Soulja Boy is now Soulja Boy Tell 'Em? Well, the answer to both of those questions is, the failure to acquire a trademark. Common Sense, after building a sizable fanbase and an impressive body of work, soon learned that a reggae band owned the name before he did. Soulja Boy was sued by a hip hop artist who also owned the name first and had to either change his name or modify it in a way that was legally acceptable. Related posts:4 Laws of Choosing the Right Artist Name Choosing ...
I felt the need to write this post because so many artists fail to send me music correctly. This can be an annoyance to DJ's, bloggers, podcasters, or anyone else on the receiving end of your delivery. You need to make the process of downloading and listening to your music require the least amount of effort. If this becomes difficult for the receiver, you may very well miss an opportunity to have it heard. Here a are a few dos and don'ts to take note of when sending your music out. Related posts:Cool Tool: Twitter Music Marketing The concept for ...
There are a lot of independent hip hop artists on Twitter that are wasting their time by using it ineffectively to promote and market themselves. Twitter is a great tool if used correctly, but it can be totally useless if not. Here are 5 Twitter marketing habits you should avoid. 1. Sending me an @ reply with only a link to your music. If I don't know you and you didn't take the time to introduce yourself, I'm not going to waste my time clicking on your link. It's spam and it's annoying. 2. Letting 3rd party sites use your account so ...
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