Unsigned Independent hip hop  artist CF (Constant Flow), hails from Jersey City, New Jersey.  Check out this video to his song, “Another Battle”.

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Unsigned Independent hip hop artists The Usual Suspects hail from Chicago, Illinois. Here’s there’s single, “Don’t Belong” feat. Elle off their latest EP.

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STeaDY from St. Louis makes his return to Indie Hip Hop with his sinlgle, “So Elite”. Check it out.

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In this video clip, professor and copyright law expert Dr. E. Michael Harrington examines the legal challenges of sampling copyrighted material, and discusses why he believes sampling should, in some cases, have fair use privileges. He also discusses the sampling legal issues faced by hip hop group, N.W.A. when they released one of their top selling albums.

Getting a single released by a major record label these days can be the least likely way for you to get any type of financial success from your music.  From my own personal experience, I’ve gotten paid much more for the use of my music in films and commercial advertisements than I’ve gotten with label releases. Joel Sill, an independent music supervisor and publisher, in this video, talks about getting an artist’s songs in a film and the lucrative benefits that come along with it. Don’t ignore this path to getting your music out there!

Russian Rullet from Inglewood, California returns to Indie Hip Hop with another gem, “Born On A Plane”

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Another dope collab that developed courtesy of Indiehiphop.net. Malish from Montreal, Canada, Signif from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and producer Gee Wiz from Baltimore, Maryland, came together to create this hot joint, “Camoflauge” for Malish’s latest mixtape, “Life’s Not So Sample 2“.

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Independent hip hop artist Prophecy hails from Detroit, Michigan. This street banger “Getting Rich” feat. Mista White and Mel Low is off of his up and coming album set to drop in April.

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1. Don’t think that heavy marketing and aggressive promotion will be the solution to all your problems. Your music must be great. No amount of marketing will make people care about bad music.

2. Don’t be afraid to be different. Biting someone’s sound and style may get you noticed short term, but the artists who have a lasting affect are those who dare to stand out and create something new. Read the rest of this entry »

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