Is it realistic to make a living as a northwest rap artist?

[D'struction]

for real. its ignorant to say that you gotta fuck wit nutz or duna to eat off music.

 

[dubbleya]

Neema aint eaten!!! Bad example lol

 

[D'struction]

take some of these backpacker groups though that tour all over the place..

 

[onewaymuzik]

duna u aint ever fed my family lol nutz on the other hand has helped me shows radio ect but he hasnt fed me either

 

[localstar907]

@DUNA BRO THATS A GOOD LOOK BUT CATS DON'T NEED ANY CO-SIGN TO GET MONEY OR GET DOWN WITH ANYBODY TO MAKE MONEY. THAT SHITS FOR THE TAKEN AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED..

 

[dunacutty]

@DUNA BRO THATS A GOOD LOOK BUT CATS DON'T NEED ANY CO-SIGN TO GET MONEY OR GET DOWN WITH ANYBODY TO MAKE MONEY. THAT SHITS FOR THE TAKEN AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED..

in the real world "its who u know" thats what gets u sumwhere.....food for thought for all the starvin artists....and i aint sayin what im sayin to offend people im just statin the facts for this thread.

 

[dunacutty]

You need to do your HomeWork when it comes to this area we Call Seattle Tacoma...We got a NORTHWEST UP MOVEMENT GOING ON AS WE SPEAK.

do my homework? on whos eatin the most? cause me n nuts is hands down....on if its possible to eat as a nw artist? i aint worried about who is and who aint eatin im just statin the factsUNA AND COOLNUTS ARE ON AND IN THE POSITION THAT ERYBODY GOTTA REACH B4 THEY PASS....tryin to get on our level is.......not easy by yourself......thats what this BIG BAD THIZZNW IS ALL ABOUT tryin to give yall an outlet to the world.....nw got good talent just not enough outlets...not enough POWERFUL VOICES IN THE HIPHOP WORLD...but together as 1 we can dominate....keep tryin to do it by yall selfs n watch how long it takes(if ever) for the next nw hiphop sensation....UNTIL ILL KEEP SHOVELIN ALL THIS BREAD IN MY MOUTH!...503-490-3538 I AINT GREEDY THERES THE # FOR U SMART GUYS THAT WANNA GET UNDER THAT THIZZNW UMBERELLA

 

[YOUNG KRIME]

do my homework? on whos eatin the most? cause me n nuts is hands down....on if its possible to eat as a nw artist? i aint worried about who is and who aint eatin im just statin the factsUNA AND COOLNUTS ARE ON AND IN THE POSITION THAT ERYBODY GOTTA REACH B4 THEY PASS....tryin to get on our level is.......not easy by yourself......thats what this BIG BAD THIZZNW IS ALL ABOUT tryin to give yall an outlet to the world.....nw got good talent just not enough outlets...not enough POWERFUL VOICES IN THE HIPHOP WORLD...but together as 1 we can dominate....keep tryin to do it by yall selfs n watch how long it takes(if ever) for the next nw hiphop sensation....UNTIL ILL KEEP SHOVELIN ALL THIS BREAD IN MY MOUTH!...503-490-3538 I AINT GREEDY THERES THE # FOR U SMART GUYS THAT WANNA GET UNDER THAT THIZZNW UMBERELLA

Helll fuck naww tell that shit to some dumb ass broad

 

[localstar907]

THIS SHIT IS FOR THE TAKEN.. IF YOU WANT TO NETWORK DROP ME A PM OTHER THEN THAT IM GOOD. ALL THAT OTHER STUFF I COULDN'T READ CAUSE IT WAS IN CHINESE

 

[D'struction]

DUNA... no hate intended (cuz i like the shit you spit, from what i've heard) but the only time ive ever heard your name is on here and on the backstreets and blvds cd. Im not sayin what your sayin aint true but I mean, THIZZ ENT gets lots of love in Spokaloo, why are you not here? I've never heard about you before from another person really, so I'm like damn... I must be missing something.


props for givin out the number and shit to connect wit, but really, gettin you on my album wont do much for me out in my town...other cities, i can't really speak on.

 

[D'struction]

average music listener in washington wont fuck wit locals (probably cuz we got too many Khevlars runnin around)... but i'm bettin if you were makin noise in a different region, and they heard about it, as soon as you set foot back in the NW they will worship the ground you walk on. Fuckin assholes.

 

[D'struction]

Oh Yeah. What's up with that Lil Fats? I know his mixtapes are pretty big.

 

[Dirty Shoez]

(...) BUT MY POINT BEING MAKE YOUR SELF VISIBLE AND HOW? THEY HAVE A WORLDSTARHIPHOP THEY CHARGE 300 TO PUT YOUR VIDEO UP(THERE'S A FEW OTHER SITES LIKE IT ALSO) AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE BULLSHIT BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHAT SOUNDS LIKE MORE BULLSHIT. SPENDING 200 ON THE NEW J'S AND BLOWING THREW A 40 SACK OF WEED A DAY WHEN YOU COULD OF TOOK THAT MONEY AND GOT YOUR VIDEOS OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC. YOU DON'T NEED THE BEST VIDEO THESE DAYS AT ALL. JUST SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE TO SEE... GOOD OR BAD ATTENTION IS GOOD ATTENTION AND IF YOU READ 48 LAWS OF POWER YOU WOULD KNOW THIS. JUST HAVING YOUR FACE OUT THERE IS GOOD ENOUGH FROM THE INTERNET TO PUSHING MUSIC AT EVERY SHOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT YOU LIKE A JOKE AND OTHERS WILL RESPECT YOUR GRIND. IT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME FROM PUSHING D,PUSSY,OR MUSIC CATS ARE GOING TO LOOK DOWN ON YOU AND OTHERS WILL RESPECT YOUR HUSTLE. BUT THE THING IS YOU HAVE TO PRESENT THE PUBLIC WITH A HUSTLE TO RESPECT.

Exactly where I was headed with the 'Ego' thing. Turf wars and non-Rap stuff aside, its easy to see who's spending money to make money, and who's broke as fuck trying to turn table scraps into a million dollars.

Gotta have media and hit every outlet possible. CDs aren't enough any more, people gotta be able to research you beyond a few sample tracks on SoundClick or MySpace. YouTube is a good start..... a NW version of a Smack DVD is a better start.

 

[NinoBlakk]

i was able to get thru the first 5 or so pages of this thread with no problem....then all of a sudden i just couldnt comprehend...can somebody translate bullshit?

 

[D'struction]

any yall heard of Digi-Cards?

 

[Simpaticone1]

yes move dope into sac. and sell it on the corner cause their scared to down here LOLOLO