Sep
22
Independent hip hop artist, A.G., hails from Seattle, Washington. Coming off the success of his 1st single entitled, “We Fly” ft. Bizzy Bone, which gained ground with local and national markets and reached #9 on the Billboard Charts, A.G. furthers his quest to put Seattle on the map. Check out it club joint, ‘Call That’, featuring Wingo (Jagged Edge).
Sep
18
Meet independent hip hop artist, MarVo. He’s buzzing hard in Chicago right now because he’s got an ill flow and a dope pen to match. He has a mixtape out right now titled “Respect & Live Vol. 2″ that’s free to download.
http://suprememoney.net/RespectAndLiveVol2Master.zip
http://marvo.suprememoney.net/
Sep
17
I first heard about this group when I came across and article about a rap group who’d manufactured cassette tapes to promote their new album. Article here .
I thought, “how dope”. They cassette also comes with a digital download card.
Dood Computer and Stir Crazy are from Albany and Detroit. This single, “Rachel Profiling” is off their album “Penny Dreadfuls”. The video is crazy and funny as shit, but it’s the kind of break from the routine that I need in my hip hop.
Check em out
www.AllInMerch.com/DoodComputer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld0FFMs7h1w
Sep
17
Independent hip hop artist, Tommy Lee Soul, Is currently in Atlanta, Georgia. His single, “Go” is a hot joint off of his already released album, “Elevate Heartrate”. Check it out.
Sep
15Independent hip hop artist, Black Mask, from Montana, sent me this sick video to the song “Last Summer”. Check it out.
Sep
15
Independent artists, Afterschoolspecial, hails from San Diego, California. This band successfully blends hip hop, rock and soul to make for some good hip hop music. Check out their single. “Future Rock Stars of America”
www.afterschoolspecialmusic.com
Sep
15
Independent hip hop artist, Twizted Mind, hails from Cleveland, Ohio. The self proclaimed Micheal Myers of rap will be dropping his mixtape “Disrespectfull” on September 19th. Check out this dope single “Early Million”.
Sep
10
Deeno Snuff and Triple X together make of Brooklyn, New York duo, Ashy L Bowz.. This dope hip hop joint, “So Ashy” features Donnell “Ashy Larry” Rawlings from the Dave Chappelle show. This single is off their independently distributed debut album No Lotion, which was released on Ash Wednesday of 2008…now that’s some funny shit. Check em out!
Sep
10
Independent hip hop artists, Two Crown King, hails from London, Ontario, Canada. Sean Goodchild and Adam Dick first met at college and have been rocking crowds together ever since. They have a sound all their own and it makes for some good hip hop. Check out their single, “A One Man Mess”.
Sep
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Independent hip hop artist, blctxt, hails from Atlanta, Georgia. This gifted emcee started out as a spoken word artist, later transforming this art into rhyming. Give a listen to this nice hip hop track, “Drop Tears”.
http://twitter.com/blctxt
http://www.youtube.com/user/blctxt
http://www.myspace.com/blctxt
We've all experienced it right? Those annoying moments when it seems like your brain is on deep freeze. Can't find a concept...can't start a beat..can't find that next hot line. Sometime ago I decided that I'd find a some ways to work though the drought. Here are five. 1. Write hooks and come back to them later. Don't try to complete an entire song. Sometimes the hooks are the only thing you can get off at the moment. Why stay stuck on one tune when you can shoot of a dozen hot choruses that you can fill in later? 2. Listen to ...
Running a successful independent record label takes lots of hard work. A good business plan, good talent and proper management are essential to making this possible. Here are 7 things to you should avoid when running your independent hip hop label. 1. Choosing a name for your record label before you check to see if it's already been trademarked: Can't tell you how many times I've seen this happen. Someone chooses a label name, puts out CDs under it, and then carpets the office with the logo and name dead in the center, only to find out that someone else ...
Don't miss another opportunity to share your music or network with a good contact because you didn't have your music or info on you. Way too often, I've checked my wallet to exchange info with a contact only to say, "Sorry, I don't have any more business cards." You can avoid mishaps like these by always having a few things with you. Here is a short list of them. 1. Business Cards: In this day of great technological advancements, this old school way of passing along your info is still the quickest and most effective. It's a pain in the ass ...
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 ...
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 ...
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