Originally Posted by efecx

yep i seriously think if u white do not full out in 'hiphop clothes' if u know wat i mean dont go there lookin like a complete wigger cause alot of people there will not take u serious and aswell dont go out in 1 complete colour like red or blue for ovious reasons but i dont think your race should matter wat u rap about only once again dont go full out on black slang if u white but i dont think your race should affect wat u rappin bout once u rappin bout real shit

Originally Posted by efecx

eh the hood shit dont matter to me cause im not from that but to be completly honest wit ye i think if u go out on gangsta shit now its not the way to get noticed or get signed cause hiphop is now about originality(refering to real hiphop fans not talkin bout 12 y/o girls) like talib, mos, n nas are now on most real hiphop fans list because of there dope lyrics and originality, real rap is now bout lyrics and u cant pull of real dope lyrics on gangsta tracks and even if u do u wud quickly run out of material because you wud be rappin bout the same shit on every track, i think that u should talk bout world issuse, national issues or local issues backed up wit a dope beat so u will be able to play the club but get real shit out liek your almost trickin the audience to think that your doin commercial shit cause of the dope beat but the lyrics will bac up the real hiphop side so u will be appealin to a much greater audience

Originally Posted by efecx

if i was tryin to get signed n make it a s a rapper i wudnt hand a demo to a label at first, like i said in my last post i wud do all that and try and create a buzz were ever i am and widen the area of my shows and do more and jus keep grabbin more and more attention until u hav more than a demo to back u up wen u go to a label if u know wat i mean

Originally Posted by efecx

exactly in my mind there is no point in completin a demo and straight away goin to a record label u need to learn how to build up street cred and just learn stuff from shows like how to move a crowd cause u gonna hav to move an a&r and they are gonna be alot more judgmental. like dmx is a perfect example of in my opinion the way it should be done he moved his area, done none stop performances and battles and jus kept makin tracks and releasin them to the streets and he had record labels comin to him, if i was to go for it that is wat i wud do

Originally Posted by efecx

i agree it depends on your situation and all about the way u gonna do it but like i said before for me that is jus the way i wud do it