Shortly after your label helps you remix your hit with A-list rappers T.I., Young Jeezy and 2 Chainz and you jump on a few features with some of the hottest rappers in the game.
Your single eventually sells over half a million records, peaks at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and you get signed to Def Jam. Everybody is talking about you, everybody knows your name and everybody is rapping along to your song.
Scenario 1) You create and release a music video on YouTube which goes viral across the country. As an independent hip-hop artist, think about which one you would prefer. I show up 20 minutes early to business meetings and interviews and stuff. There are many aspects to getting started with building a loyal fanbase but if I had to stress one thing, it would be your content. Creating dope music was Logic’s number one focus. Mixtapes are still an incredibly powerful way to market yourself as an independent hip-hop artist you just have more ways to get it out there and make sure it gets heard! Today, with the internet and the incredible power that it offers, it’s very easy to forget about the ways that old-school artists got their name heard. He released four absolutely fantastic mixtapes creating buzz for himself and was eventually signed to independent record label Visionary Music Group (VMG). The first thing that you need to look at is the way that Logic came around.
Sales don’t determine the artist you are anymore, I’m still gonna tour the world and sell merchandise.įrom dropping his first mixtape in 2009 to signing to Def Jam to selling 73,000 copies of his debut album, Under Pressure, Logic has proven time and time again that having a dedicated fanbase is vital to a music career.