Do You Want The Truth or Do You Want Me to Lie to You? Vol.1

I have recently ran into some Underground Rappers that have grown a chip on their shoulder. My question to these and other rappers like them is this "Why is there a chip on your shoulder?" What do you feel is owed to you? Guess what? No one owes you anything. Work for what you want in this industry. Here are some things for you to take into consideration:

1. I critiqued you. So what. That doesn't mean that you can't get better. Correct whatever I pointed out was wrong with your music, song, image and presentation. Don't take it to heart that I cared enough about you as an artist to point out the things that are holding you back from breaking fully into this industry.
2. Are you aware that maybe you don't understand music arrangement? Because the majority of you don't. You cannot just choose a beat and rap on it. It doesn't work like that. You must understand the instruments in a track. Understand where these instruments fall into play and why they are there. Each sound has a specific reason for being on a track. 
3. Every beat is not for murder and mayhem lyrics and vice versa goes for party, club, conscious, and strip club lyrics as well. Respect the producer and what he has done with a beat. Do not just jump on because you think it can be hot because you're on it. Who told you that? 
4. Yeah I liked one song of yours and not the other. Ok, now you mad at me? Guess what? I don't even care. I truly do not care. It should ring loud with you that I even like that one song. I bet its your best song yet. Do you know how to make an album? Be it mix tape, EP, or full fledged album can you produce a good compilation of work?
5. Do a listening party. Get feedback from people who don't know you and those who are always honest with you. invite a few music journalist from your city to come in and sit with you and listen to your music. That's what they're there for. Utilize them correctly. Don't just run up on a DJ in a club and drop off your music. I don't care if you pay them. You may only get play as long as your paying. What good does that do for you when no one is even dancing to your music?
6. I've noticed something else as well. The lot of you rappers choose to think that if someone from your city makes it in this industry of music they owe you a put on. No sir/ma'am, that thought is inaccurate. No one I mean no one owes you anything. Were you down with them before they blew up? Were you in the same camp? Even then don't expect it. If they come through and pull you up see it as a blessing. But then again are you as an artist worth pulling up? Probably not because you can't take criticism. 
7. Ok its one thing to be hot in your hood but are you hot in your city. If you are hot in your city are you prepared to expand your audience within your State Region? You have to think big but plan small goals in order to achieve the big picture. Small steps lead down the road to big events to occur in your career.

This concludes the end of Volume One. Stay posted for more volumes to follow on the topic "Do You Want The Truth or Do You Want Me to Lie to You?

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