Music Industry

1: I envy anyone who knows anyone that knows KMK. lol.

2: If you want to get anywhere in the Rap industry...go BEYOND Tupac. Believe it or not, there are rappers out there that blow him away, lyrically. Listen to NAS. Especially his first album. SPM, Baby Bash, they are ok. Lil rob is decent. But not something I would shoot for.

Probably best to set your goals for a label that you feel to be the easiest route, but I wouldn't always try that. Not all latin artists are limited to Dopehouse. Pit bull isn't. He is pretty much a joke, but still lol. If you strive to make it in the business, then strive to make it to a label that actually sells. Baby Bash didn't get his 3-4 radio hits with Dopehouse, but with Universal and RCA. Like Tech Nine. He is on his own label for the most part, but STILL wants a contract with Universal, RCA, or Def Jam.

As for Paul Wall, he is on Swishahouse/Asylum. Not dopehouse. Another label group that is doing just above average for former underground labels.

Getting back to artists you should listen to, in order to get better lyrically, (because that's what SHOULD sell. Sadly with people like Lil Wayne who rhyme any and every word they can if it makes any sense or not ruined that.)

Lyfe Jennings, NAS, Common, Outkast, B-real(cypres hill), SOME Tech Nine...the rest is just comedy. Tech Nine is GREAT to get the speed down. Makes busta look slow lol. uhh...Del the funky homosapien, KRS-one, Public Enemy...

You want to get good, and get somewhere...meet someone who can take you places in the biz, and avoid sounding like the new main-stream rap. Because it is garbage.

Big L, Pun, IT, Gang starr, Common, Shadow, Psycho Realm, Cypress, Lighter shade of brown, Lord of the underground, pharcyde, nas, delinquent habits, kurious george, masta ace, movv deep, :D

Redman, Method man, Ghostface Killa, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Rakim, Cam'ron, E-40, Mack 10, The Game..

You want to make it, do it big. Bring back real hip-hop, and stay away from stuff like Wayne and Soulja boy lol.

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Originally Posted by PyroPython

Redman, Method man, Ghostface Killa, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Rakim, Cam'ron, E-40, Mack 10, The Game..

You want to make it, do it big. Bring back real hip-hop, and stay away from stuff like Wayne and Soulja boy lol.

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I hear ya on that one. Matter of fact, I DISLIKE Lil Wayne. I dont hate anyone, I just dislike him.

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Originally Posted by _Venom_

Big L, Pun, IT, Gang starr, Common, Shadow, Psycho Realm, Cypress, Lighter shade of brown, Lord of the underground, pharcyde, nas, delinquent habits, kurious george, masta ace, movv deep, :D

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Good rappers, not a fan of all of them though. I have few I dislike

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Originally Posted by PyroPython

1: I envy anyone who knows anyone that knows KMK. lol.

2: If you want to get anywhere in the Rap industry...go BEYOND Tupac. Believe it or not, there are rappers out there that blow him away, lyrically. Listen to NAS. Especially his first album. SPM, Baby Bash, they are ok. Lil rob is decent. But not something I would shoot for.

Probably best to set your goals for a label that you feel to be the easiest route, but I wouldn't always try that. Not all latin artists are limited to Dopehouse. Pit bull isn't. He is pretty much a joke, but still lol. If you strive to make it in the business, then strive to make it to a label that actually sells. Baby Bash didn't get his 3-4 radio hits with Dopehouse, but with Universal and RCA. Like Tech Nine. He is on his own label for the most part, but STILL wants a contract with Universal, RCA, or Def Jam.

As for Paul Wall, he is on Swishahouse/Asylum. Not dopehouse. Another label group that is doing just above average for former underground labels.

Getting back to artists you should listen to, in order to get better lyrically, (because that's what SHOULD sell. Sadly with people like Lil Wayne who rhyme any and every word they can if it makes any sense or not ruined that.)

Lyfe Jennings, NAS, Common, Outkast, B-real(cypres hill), SOME Tech Nine...the rest is just comedy. Tech Nine is GREAT to get the speed down. Makes busta look slow lol. uhh...Del the funky homosapien, KRS-one, Public Enemy...

You want to get good, and get somewhere...meet someone who can take you places in the biz, and avoid sounding like the new main-stream rap. Because it is garbage.

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I look up to Tupac, not trying to reinact him. I dont care for chicano rappers such as Lil Rob. Therefore Im full blooded Native American, NOT chicano.

And as for Paul Wall, he features with some Dopehouse artists, didnt quite mean to put him on the list.

I know some artists in Interscope, might go for a shot with that, Im really aiming at Dopehouse for some reason though :confused: and as for Def Jam I can try and give it a shot even though Im no Lauryn Hill.

I like Lyfe Jenningz, pretty much look at him as a singer.

Tech N9ne, I met him and went to alot of his concerts, got on his tour bus and one of my best friends is actually signed to his label so I might go for that label also.

And as for Tech N9ne rapping fast I can actually keep up with him in his song "Be Warned". lolz. Takes alot of practice but thats why you gotta learn from fast rappers.

I even have my friends I look up to, C-Lim and Brotha Lynch Hung, the 2 brothers. Their good peoples, they're also good friends with Tech N9ne.

But yes, now a days female rap is wack so Im willing to go for something different.

I also know how to play guitar, weird lolz. I tried piano, didnt quite finish the classes to know how to play perfect :( I know how to play the flute :P I was in choir 6th grade all the way to 12th grade and my grand parents who pretty much raised me had me singing at church so I know how to sing too :rolleyes:

I listen to other music also like Mary Magdalan, a female rocker. Very bad and lyrical and had the ups and downs in life.

Some Kid Rock, I like how he goes into doing rock,rap and country.

Jeffree Starr, hes a git yes but I like that git and like how hes proud of whatever you call him and does some bad make up.

Im into reading books and such, dont know why. Now a days the youngins hate em haha

Ive done poetry forever now. I love it haha.

I can freestyle pretty good. Me and my old best friend use to freestyle for hours or when my friend JondoE calls me wed freestyle haha.

I can make beats, thankful to my friend Angel in New Mexico for teaching me and he also owns a label.

But yea, thats just some of the knowledge I know.

There is something that was said earlier in this thread that applies to any and every career.

Alot of it has to do with who you know. It is called networking. Learn it.

I work in IT professionally, and the highest paying jobs I have had have been through contacts. Heck, I have a business lunch tomorrow with an old coworker who became my boss in one of my first IT jobs. He is now looking for work and I can probably give him a few contacts to keep him in work.

The thing is, do not blow anyone off. You never know when that janitor (as said before), secretary, jr sys admin, someone you manage, or anyone you meet in your chosen industry will be sitting across the table from you, interviewing YOU for a job you want.

Onto one other point....

I will not pretend to know anything about the music industry, because I don't. I think it is great you have a passion but you need to do something in the mean time prior to launching your career. You said you are working as a masseuse. Is that something you could see yourself doing as a career incase the music industry doesn't pan out? Not trying to be negative, just realistic.

The biggest thing you have going for you it seems is that you have passion, and that will take you far. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it, because you can. You can do anything you want to do. Before I was doing what I love, I was washing cars for minimum wage. Just keep at it, and don't get discouraged. If you want it bad enough and work hard enough, you can achieve anything you want.

Good luck :cool:

cudo's and live your dream girl.

In my 20's I sang in a band. A very good band. The piano player was incredible, both at piano, composition, singing and writing. Unfortunately he was also a paranoid schizophrenic. Those of us who really knew him back then loved him to pieces and just thought he was eccentric. He flew to L.A. to interview with a Virgin Record exec. We did not get a contract. However, when you get flown half way across the country to talk to rec. executive's it's still just cooler than play-doe! It was an AMAZING EXCITING FUN time. I have recordings of some of the stuff we did in studio.
If nothing else you'll have some great memories. Remember that there are some real jack ___ jerks in the music industry too. Don't sell you integrity to ANYONE!