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    Link to New Music: Straight Mob Shit

    I won't do any big-talkin or hype. Just peep the music. The album drops in July. Right now we are still independent. True thug shit is rare nowdays. 15 of the 20 songs are accessible to hear (not download). PaperTrail Productions. Album title: Ice-Cold Heat Link...
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    Link to New Music: Straight Mob Shit

    I won't do any big-talkin or hype. Just peep the music. The album drops in July. Right now we are still independent. True thug shit is rare nowdays. 15 of the 20 songs are accessible to hear (not download). PaperTrail Productions. Album tutle: Ice-Cold Heat Link...
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    "Link to New Underground Music that makes your head nod and nose curl"

    I won't do any big-talkin or hype. Just peep the music. The album drops in July. Right now we are still independent. True thug shit is rare nowdays. 15 of the 20 songs are accessible to hear (not download). PaperTrail Productions. Album tutle: Ice-Cold Heat Link...
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    Burlingame thread shows game diluted. How to get people to notice good music that

    I was just readin this thread about this cat from Burlingame named Kobe. Most of yall know what I'm talkin about cuz it has about 300 posts and THOUSANDS of views. I wanted to know what th fuck was goin on so I looked. 1. Apparently the record they dropped was bought buy some people on this...
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    indie labels (soundscan)

    just a word of advice. Invest a little money and time getting the scanning equipment (POP) needed and paperwork needed to become an official retailer. That way everything you sell (online, out the trunk, whatever) will be recorded by soundscan. As long as you can send files FTP or even just an...
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    Soundscan info

    maybe youknow this already, maybe you don't. Since I saw an earlier thread about soundscan, let me share what research I have on the topic. Do You Really Need To Invest In Your Own Barcode? by Christopher Knab - Fourfront Media & Music - June 2001 Back to Music Business 101 Musicians like...
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    Rap or lyrical gymnastics

    I was reading a couple of posts recently and I heard a couple people evaluate the artist based on his ability to used "MULTI-SYLABIC" words. Maaaaaaaan... is that what it's come to nowdays. Is this all a tongue twistn' contest. Let me weigh in on this. Rap music comes from the heart. Most of...
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    too much pride, killing some indies

    I had to write this. When PaperTrail brought me on board. The first thing I did was try to connect with other Indies and see if we could come together and create enough of a force to gain momentum. The one thig we had to barter with was our studio. Our producers are excellent. They made mobb...
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    "Nobody's gonna sell 10k units" --- link to music

    Originally posted by TACT OUT MUZIC "lol.... naw, no new rapper is gonna sell no 10,000 in this day and age.... at least on the indie level.... unless everything is just done perfect and a respectable label puts it out.... " The real question is, do people really understand just how DRY the...
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    question about Killa Tay song

    that song we ride. Who is the kid that says, "Peter Piper packs a Pistol when his chec is in drive." It hella people on that song. I dont know who is who. But that oooooone artist had zip on his lines. anybody know whoI'm talkin about
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    How important is the video

    I just read a post from MDASH and on his signature he says something like: DOn't get caught up in all that false hype, videos, and other marketing shit...my stuff is the real life shit. Its not a direct quote, but he did say not to get caught upin videos. I wonder how important a video is to...
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    Want people to review upcoming CD release

    Just had a thought. I have ordered reviews in magazines and shit, but why not have people on this forum give a review. Regular people. Shit, they are more likely to be honest than somebody you paid a grip for. The only risk is you have people who'll download your shit and spread it. I would...
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    In need of critics to review album

    Just had a thought. I have ordered reviews in magazines and shit, but why not have people on this forum give a review. Regular people. Shit, they are more likely to be honest than somebody you paid a grip for. The only risk is you have people who'll download your shit and spread it. I would...
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    In need of critics to review album

    Just had a thought. I have ordered reviews in magazines and shit, but why not have people on this forum give a review. Regular people. SHit, they are more likely to be honest than somebody you paid a grip for. The only risk is you have people who'll download your shit and spread it. I would...
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    How many songs gotta knock b-4 you buy an album

    Its a valid question. How many songs have to knock on a disc befor eyou buy it. I'm talking about an album that is full of new artists. WHen it has established artists many people buy records w/o giving it a scond thought. But newer cats need to have a quota. WE NEED RULES FOR THIS SHIT. When...
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    How manyh songs gotta knock for you to buy an album

    Its a valid question. How many songs have to knock on a disc befor eyou buy it. I'm talking about an album that is full of new artists. WHen it has established artists many people buy records w/o giving it a scond thought. But newer cats need to have a quota. WE NEED RULES FOR THIS SHIT. When...
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    Battlecat

    What is Battlecat doing these days. has he produced anything of note recently or has he just fallen off? WHat do yall thnk his tightest work was? mor importantly, where the hell is he [email protected] http://www.papertrailmusic.com
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    iraqi man's journal

    If you keep up on the war, you GOTTA check this out. There is an Iraqi civilian who is keeping a daily journal of what it is like. Its in english. the guy reallly breaks it down, from telling about seeing soldiers setting fire to oil trenches (which is different from iraqi officials), to...
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    Best Line, Verse from different Artists

    I have been listening to this old E-feezy for a while now. And I realized I think he has some of his best lines. What are artists best lines. E-40: "Who? Me? Perkin off some of that Rossi... Me and my whole Mosse. Amped...geeked...juiced....stoned... twisted......burned....Full of it...
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    Which non-local rappers/groups get a Bay Area Pass

    Which artists aren't from here, but the music gets the Bay noddin just the way we like it. Very few and far between are the artists that TRULY get a Bay pass. Our sound is unique. I submit: Rodney O and Joe Cooley for "Everlasting Bass" and DJ's and MC's. Man, it was a while before I realized...