To solve challenge #2, you’d need to build relationships with club and radio DJs, producers, and more successful rappers to get feedback on your
music. Now, I’m hesitant to tell you to do this because it’s all opinion. One
person might say “put drums in” while another might say “take drums out.”
Enough to drive you crazy.... But if you can get feedback from 10-15 people
and the majority say the same thing, they may be right. Do not ask friends
and family. They’re too close to you. I’d like to point out here that even bad
or mediocre music finds fans if it’s marketed and promoted correctly.
Money. The hardest one to fix. This is a costly industry. It takes money to make
the music and then it takes money to promote it. So you either need a job
or an investor (or both). You need to give potential fans a reason to click
on your song and listen to it. There’s just too much other music out here–it’s
over saturated. So people (listeners) need a reason to check you out. First
they need to be aware of you (to know you even exist) and then they need
to have a reason to listen...maybe they relate to the topic of your song,
maybe they like your artwork, maybe one of their friend’s mentioned you,
maybe they heard it on the radio, maybe they read an article about you
and like what you stand for, etc... Point is, SOMETHING has to grab them.
Anyway, my point is that all of those ways for them to hear about you cost
money and time to market and promote yourself.
Hope this helps a bit....
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