Comments on: Eager For Listeners, Some Hip-Hop Artists Turn To Pay-To-Play Websites http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/ WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 By: Kidd Ambition http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-1249 Wed, 10 May 2017 06:43:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-1249 I do believe it diminishes the value if you just take ANYONE with a certain amount of money. But if you use payola while only accepting an outstanding sound quality, it gives us artists a chance.

This is our way to have our name viewed by others that might be able to make an impact into our careers. So as a serious artist, we take those blogs on to, hopefully, get into hands of bigger blogs. Because let’s be honest, there’s no way a major blog is going to post you unless you’re going viral or they’ve seen you on other big blogs. Point blank.

Listen to me at kiddambition.com

]]> By: Kidd Ambition http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-1248 Wed, 10 May 2017 06:36:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-1248 Well I’m going to be absolutely honest. $5 anywhere or any type of marketing won’t give you much results. Add two more zeroes and you will get some results.

]]> By: Jaëxx http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-1232 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 07:45:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-1232 Thanks for writing this, I used this article as an example about how pay-for-play works in a streaming world. http://www.jaexx.com/blog/how-fans-discover-new-artists-should-disappoint-you/

]]> By: tonymypony http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-393 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:01:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-393 screw blogs stop giving them all the power by paying them they should be searching for acts and posting based on talent. If they cant make money they should focus on trying to get the blogs buzz up and promote your blog to generate advertisers.Most blogs will just take your money and post your material all the way at the bottom where no one will see it anyways

]]> By: HardJazz7 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-155 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 08:21:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-155 Great article. The practice is definitely not restricted to the mentioned people/bloggers (Those are just the ones that have been kind enough to step out and talk about it) in this post. It may be nice for individuals pockets but It is indeed harmful to Hip Hop culture. It basically sends a message to artists that If your pockets are deep enough all you or a representative has to do is pay the right person to “get on”. It is Payola, there isnt anyway to sugarcoat it.

]]> By: District Line Daily: Mr. Brown Goes to Jail - City Desk http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-125 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:15:32 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-125 […] New hip-hop artists, desperate for listeners, are paying bloggers to write about them. [Bandwidth] […]

]]> By: Arts Roundup: Anti-Flag Edition - Arts Desk http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-119 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 22:52:32 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-119 […] New hip-hop artists, desperate for listeners, are paying bloggers to write about them. [Bandwidth] […]

]]> By: Mate Radio http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-112 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 02:15:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-112 A new form of promotion artists are starting to use is also by tech apps such as http://www.directmusicpromo.com

]]> By: Kay2Wavey http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-111 Fri, 30 May 2014 19:26:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-111 Very well put! When I first started rapping I paid $5 to post my content on a blog. It didn’t generate much traffic (1. Because I was amateur, poor quality, etc. and 2. Because the blog site itself wasn’t generating much traffic). But then I realized that if I just put in the hard work MYSELF I can generate that traffic possibly even more and I haven’t paid a blog since.

]]> By: De-U.c.e. Double http://bandwidth.wamu.org/some-hip-hop-artists-turn-to-pay-to-play-websites/#comment-110 Thu, 29 May 2014 18:37:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=32833#comment-110 GREAT POST!!!

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