i dont even got plans on recording AT THIS MOMENT
but this was so good i printed it out and should it to some co workers who rhyme too
good job on this

CALI.. on a serious note... you are retarded

renting a place out to do a show yourself e.t.c causes so many problems.

for starters, theres money to rent the place(that could cost alot, depends on size and what the owner/manager is like), then theres money for a DJ for the night and any other acts/entertainment u might put on to entertain the crowed.

then theres the fact, your totally un-known, so why wud ppl turn up?? therefore meaning you need to get a DJ or an act that is EXTREMELY HIGHLY respected in order to pull in the numbers(now your talking about a shit load of money that your not guaranteed to get back)

and thats before you get flyers and posters designed, and then printed.

then after all that.... you have to spend HOURS per day promoting it(whilst trying to get your CD's ready to sell e.t.c e.t.c).... this basically creates extra work piled on top of all the work you allready have to do in preperation for hustling your CD.

and whilst your spending all this un-necisary money and wasting all this time... your far from guaranteed to make ur money back nevermind any profit... and your wasting time promoting when ur far from guaranteed it will pay off when u could have spent that time doin sumthin way more constructive.

and dont come at me with "ive done this, ive done that, what do u do??" type shit.

cos for starters, ive done event promotion, ive had my own nights at night clubs, i am good friends with many people who promote for a living now...

but to put all this in short.

your best bet is approaching promoters n givin them demo's or spittin there n then for them or whatever and trying to get on the bill of an event thats allready respected.... C.A.L.I = RV's wackest and biggest wannabe.

he must be talkin shit bout his sales, cos i never knew people paid for music that was a million miles off beat

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cali who? kid - you have never done ONE show, and you don't have a studio. I've never heard any, one, kid front as much as you, seriously. If you even rapped for one person - post a pic, or something dog. For real. If you sold 3000 cds, gimme a list of buyers who gave you feed on it. I can't believe you even gave 10 away, let alone sold 3000. For real kid, you are the FAKEST kid on the net. word.

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Damn. I'm not even nvolved and even MY feelings are hurt from reading that one, lmao

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Good post Phenom, some good info for them backpackin hustlas...

When I was at Micheal's (which is a craft store lol) wit wifey I saw that mat, and got to thinkin...I decided to try it out, since like everyone else I'm sick of doin the scissors thing...lol

I ain't got that kinda time to sit there and burn and cut out covers...sheeeet

Well, glad the blade and mat worked for ya...And it wasn't too expensive either, altogether the mat and blade were about $20. Since I bought it at a craft store, prices are gon be a little higher...But worth it. When you think about it, when you slang a CD which is worth $1.00 or so in materials for $10.00 its all worth it. You could prolly get the same deal at a dollar store or somethin. An Exacto-Knife (box-cutter) and a smooth flat surface will do the same job too.

Remember its not what you earn, its what you keep. You gotta spend a little $ here and there to make things efficient for your hustle.

OTHER TIPS:
If you don't want to use a sharpie - print off small mailing labels from your inkjet printer. Those work great. You can include your contact info and album title on there. Not everyone has a CD burner with disc-printing capabilities, and this does a better job then a sharpie. Plus you get like 40-50 labels to a sheet so it ain't gonna kill your ink. Burn em ahead of time if that helps.

COVERS
Make the designs simple. The covers you see of Phenom's mixtape, I designed it with a purpose. Not to do a full color cover, but simple enough so that it ain't gonna use up all my ink to print them off. You know ink cartridges ain't cheap! Rock em til the wheels fall off....

What I do sometimes is design the cover the way I want it, then take it to a Staples and get crazy black n white copies made for cheap. Or take it into my work and photocopy em there. You can also buy glossy paper and print em off at home in full color, up to you. I do that for special occasions lol....

Hope that helps dudes....

ILL

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REDD ROCC RECORDS REDDNATION

Thats maaaad hate phenom...jk

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ILL LOGIKAL
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REDD ROCC RECORDS REDDNATION

Thanks for the tips. I appreciate that shit ™

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I print in "Economical" mode


uses less ink

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