a lot of underground artists started off on sites like this...many of them still visit their home sites

Jin was very active on Holla-Front

and many other underground cats have been on sites and still visit them

Twista was on RapMusic

Royce, Cage, Copywrite and Chino XL have all been on several sites before they blew up.

And a lot of labels do scout on some sites


p.s. None of this will ever happen on the newbie infested epitome of wackness named RapBattles