I dont think anyone will dissagree that the music industry in its most pure form is about self expression and putting a part of ones self out in the form of song to be enjoyed by listeners.

The problem with this though, is that while most artist's do this in their own way. A lot of people are more or less, the same. Take for instance gangsta rappers, now a days thats a style of music thats taken up by a large portion of rap artists and while it does project their personal experience (most of the time) there will always be a million other dudes out there that are just like them with usually just as much talent all going after that dream of becomming a somebody.

Individuality I believe is one of the most important aspects of the music industry, not just in rap. If you look at the greats, most of them came out with some kind of movement that was individual and essentually made them stand out from the crowd. For example, Elvis. Elvis came at a time where music was very uniform and formal. And his movement basically struck a nerve and made people see music in a compleatly different light. This was a big revolution and a lot of what happened in the 60's was sparked by people like Elvis.

This has been proven time and time again, look at Eminem. His career started off, although he was extremily skilled. It wasnt untill he started getting that raw form of anger because he felt he had so much to offer and people were looking over him as an artist. His style went from really skilled hip hop emcee, to extremily controversial fuck the world cause its fucked me type angry rap. And this new style is something that people went crazy over which is partly why he got so famous.

I look at young rappers just entering the scene these days and a lot of the time, while they have music that is alright to listen to. They just arnt bringing anything new or anything revolutionary to the plate. Which is ok, a lot of rappers dont aspire to be the greatest that ever lived and a lot just simply dont have the talent. I strongly push the fact that some people got it, some dont. But my point is that if you want to be worth a damn in the music industry, I cant stress how much you need to spark something new and not only making songs for a cause, but having a personality that literally inspires people to think on new wavelengths. Its all about your image and what you stand for, your opinions, ideas, concepts, etc etc etc..

To me, this is what seperates the greats from the average. And if you want to be a great. You cant keep a fan state of mind for average artists. Now even though a lot of people will come into this thread talking a load of crap without the skill to back it up. I'd like young artist's to have a serious think about what their music is actually bringing and whether they should be aspiring to low levels of rap or whether they actually have the amount of individuality and practical intelligence required to be a somebody.

Yes the industry takes skill.. Yes you need connections..
But nobody gets to be an industry legend without having a movement that will essentually change the way people think in an individual style.

So without babbling on about too much.. How far do YOU aspire to take your music career? And why the fuck are YOU worth a damn to the millions of people out there that you as an artist with ambitions to make it in this game are trying to impress with your music?

Although I know this wont happen 80% of the time; please be honest with your answers.. You dont score browny points for talking a load of bullshit when you dont have the skill or intelligence to back it up.. And I will know exactly whos real and whos a shit talker based on your replies.. If this turns into a decent discussion, I'll be back to make a post about myself and what I'm all about as an artist..

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