Homeboy collabs
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ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH COMMON SENCE KNOWS THAT YOU WILL GO AS FAR AS YOU WANT TO GO WIT THIS RAP SHIT. BEIN A NORTHERNER DOESNT MEAN EVERY NORTHERNER HAS TO BACK YOU OR NOT HATE. ITS LIFE. IF YOU WANA MAKE IT BIG FIND A FUCKIN WAY. NO MORE EXCUSES JUST DO IT. I ALWAYS SAID SINCE THE BEGINING MY GOAL IS TO PROVIDE MUSIC TO THOSE WHO WANNA HEAR IT. THIS AINT MY LIFE I FEED MY KIDS BY WORKIN IN A REAL JOB THATS GONNA TAKE ME SOMEWERE AN PROVIDE FOR MINE. NO NORTHERN RAPPER IS LIVIN OFF THERE RAP MONEY. THERE FEEDING YOU B.S. BUT ANYWAY GOOD LUCK TO ANYBODY REALLY TRYNA MAKE IT I HOPE YOU DO.
There actually are people living off of music. Not luxuriously, but nonetheless, living off of strickly their music game. Homeboy or not, everybody is worth their time. Just cuz i'm a homie, and there is a homie rapper, dont mean he has to do a verse for me based on. Most homeboy rappers expect homie rappers to drive to their city, spend their own gas, maybe put in on the liquor if there is any, ect., and still deliver a free verse while never really knowing these people on a personal basis, but they aint willing to pay a lil for the homie taking time out of their day. I guess even i was guilty of this when I was staring out. As you start making better music and you start working with artists that are actually known for their music and youre a homie, it usually becomes a favor for a favor. It even works that way for the non homie rappers and singers. Seldom have i seen a money exchange. There are new rappers poppin up everyday...majority will never put a project out so most "known" rappers consider that a waste of time. Just being real. Least that's what i'm told. You should be able to compensate someone for their time and for their work if they are worthy of being solicited to be on your album. I'm not saying with money, but you'd be suprised what they will take. Just a quick example, i dont just give out Casper Loc, or Goldtoes or Lil Raider verses just cuz people are homies, or give homies "free" studio time because they are homies....its a business just in the same manner as the homies who dont give out "free" weed to other homies. That would be make no sense. However, being a homie, can have its perks. Just play your cards right and you can work with pretty much anybody that you like to listen to these days. Whats sad is that most latin rappers are quick to pay the black rappers (no disrespect). Usually its a couple hundred dollars. We should be helping out our own come up. I believe this is a reason why there really aint no homie rapper who has grown to a more mainstream level. We simply just dont allow it.
I remember when I was 14 and hit Sleepy of Deep Sleep Records up. Recorded my first real track with em called Stepping Up. And then I had him doing the cover to my compilation with hella homeboys i grew up listening to and helped me get that shit pressed up. Theirs some homeboys out there that are down to help, you just gota make sure you turn to the right ones. Much love to my folx from Deep Sleep. Ed Dosia, Sleepy Santino, and Mars too, they all did gave me some good advice to get my shit on lock. Real homeboys right there.
