Category Archives: Industry
To all the Haters!
Hater paranoia. What is it? In my opinion, it’s the act of thinking that people are “hating” if they don’t agree with you or have some sort of criticism for you (or about you). Perhaps the criticism is justified or … Continue reading
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Time to Tweet?
Responsibility in handling your “business” is something we can all work on. It’s certainly not easy to keep up with the day to day responsibilities of being an artist, running a record label or programming your next radio show. What … Continue reading
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Pay to play
Hey you! Yeah… you. Come over here. I’ve got some air to sell you. Yeah, you can get it free on your own but you should buy mine. After all, it’s ministry. Payola is an ugly part of the mainstream … Continue reading
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Proper online ad design
Did you know that 8 out of 10 people who view an online ad will never click on it? Media Post just released some statistics on user behavior when it comes to online ads. 6% of all internet users are … Continue reading
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Fan lists vs Media lists
It’s something of an epidemic in our scene. In hurrying to get information out on what you’re doing as an artist… you’re forgetting the very people you ought to be serving info to first – media. Somehow (almost always without … Continue reading
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Much respect?
Interesting thing I’ve observed over the last few weeks… Christian cats offering “respect” to fallen music artists publicly but not to their own living brethren. These same folks happen to also be the ones who trumpet the need for unity.
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Hi, whatever your name is!
This email both cracked me up and made me shake my head. Hi_____, I swear my name is Josh and not ______. *removed* is considered one of the major breeding grounds of hip-hops finest artists and continuing this trend is … Continue reading
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Daily Download: Re-cap
In case you missed them, here are the last week’s worth of Daily Download features from Sphere of Hip-Hop. Sphere features many different artists and styles on the site and Daily Download is a new way to discover artists. Check … Continue reading
How to improve your email etiquette
I came across a pretty fresh article that made me re-think how I handle email coming through my inboxes. Check out “How to improve your email etiquette“.
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