 Being in this business, I couldn't help but notice that a lot of up & coming artists feel that the industry is too easy & that they are the ultimate truth. Okay Okay. Maybe your under the impression that I drank Haterade! It's just so irritating! Here is the most common similarities between these artists. Look at it kinda like a checklist. If you fall under this checklist, please! please! please! Get out of your comfort zone! 1) I learned how to put silly phrases together that rhyme (recycled nursery rhymes with words changed) - I rap Now! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 2) I bought a mic a casio keyboard & installed Fruity Loops so now I have a studio basement! Now I'm a Superstar Producer! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 3) I rap over reaggeton beats or dembow loops so I'm a Reaggeton Star! Show me the money! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 4) Let me take some pictures with tight jeans, muscle shirts and big ass bootleg sunglasses so everyone can see I'm A Star! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 5) My friends & family like my music! I have FANS! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 6) If you support Latinos, Hip Hop! Reggeaton! Latinos Unidos or anything related to Latin Music, You will buy my CD! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 7) My rap career didn't take off so Now I do reggaeton and Dress like this and talk like that! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 8) I'm ______ but my great grandfather is Puerto Rican & my Great grandmother on my mom's side is from Jamaican! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 9) People don't really know about me or my group because where underground rap! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 10) Honestly, here me out! I really am the best rapper out there! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 11) People tell me voice and style sound identical to: Daddy Yankee, B Real , Big Pun, Tego Calderon, etc. _Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 12) I'm making all sorts of money kid! (dont have a website, bio, professional photoshoot, good quality recordings etc) Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 13) My new album is coming out! Look out for the hit single...______! - (3 years later, dude releases a 5 song mixcd) Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 14) I only facebook / Twitter / myspace for my fans! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 15) I want to collaborate with ______. Do you think he will rap it for free? How about free beats? Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 16) Talk to you later, Im doing a photoshoot today! ( Walmart special style pics) Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 17) I downloaded Photoshop, saw a youtube tutorial on it so now I make Professional ads & Album Covers! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 18) Let me drop a freestyle! (drops the same recycled written verse in every cypha & friends feel bad so they dont show him) Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 19) Listen to my newest track! It comes with a dance! (latin version of teach me how to Dougie) Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 20) This verse is hot! Check it! Oye mami, mueve tu culo! Ya tu sabes mami soy tu papi chulo! Drop it low yeah yeah! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 21) YO! Check out my fucking Cd Nigga! Its the shit! What you mean nigga? ( great etiquette & professionalism) Pfff....VATO PLEASE! 22) So I stopped rapping, but I just bought myself a usb turntable, a dj program and downloaded a bunch of songs! You haven't heard? I DJ NOW! and I only Charge $200 a show. BTW, you want to throw a party? I PROMOTE TOO! Pfff....VATO PLEASE! ARTIST!!!! STEP YOUR MOTHAFUCKING GAME UP! INVEST IN YOURSELF! DO YOURSELF A FAVOR IF YOU WANT TO BE ANYTHING LIKE YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST, DJ OR ICON! DO THE FOLLOWING! (NOT IN THIS PARTICULAR ORDER) INVEST ON A BIO! INVEST ON A WEBSITE! INVEST ON A PHOTOSHOOT! INVEST ON PRODUCERS! INVEST ON QUALITY STUDIOS OR QUALITY STUDIO EQUIPMENT! INVEST ON VIDEO DIRECTORS! INVEST ON A PUBLICIST! INVEST ON GRAPHICS & LOGOS! INVEST ON ADVERTISEMENT! INVEST TIME ON NETWORKING! INVEST TIME ON STEPPING YOUR LYRICS UP! INVEST TIME ON READING A DICTIONARY OR BOOK! INVEST TIME ON COMING UP WITH A MUSIC BUSINESS GOAL, PLAN & STRATEGY! INVEST ON RECORDING A REAL FULL LENGTH ALBUM OR A PROPER 20 TRACK MIX CD! INVEST ON PROFESSIONAL MIXING & MASTERING! INVEST ON SPECIAL EVENTS & WORKSHOPS! INVEST TIME ON LEARNING HOW TO DEAL WITH PROFESSIONALS (ETIQUETTE) INVEST TIME ON LEARNING ABOUT THE GAME, POINTS, ROYALTIES, BMI, ASCAP! INVEST TIME IN PROMOTING YOURSELF PROPERLY! INVEST TIME ON KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF YOUR STYLE OF MUSIC (THE ELEMENTS) INVEST MORE TIME INTO YOURSELF THAN YOU DO TO VIDEO GAMES, THE HOMIES OR WOMAN / MEN!
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