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  1. KnowRayJones
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    KnowRayJones

    Oct 1, 2015
    Hi I'm Ray Jones
    I'm 19 from Houston,TX, I Rap, Sing, Mix, Master, and Produce my own music (I make my own beats).

    So let me start by saying I Know the Cover is bland and won't draw much attention, I'm working on that now. The mix is a little hissy, and I'm rereleasing this project in a month with better mixes and new songs. Vince staples Rt my Soundcloud link a couple weeks ago and told me my ****s dope, Punch from TDE has told me the same thing (he even followed me on twitter), and I even got one of the producers from Mike Deans camp to listen and he said I'm dope as ****.
    I'm basically here to try and figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm thinking maybe I just have to be patient and wait for the right person to listen, or maybe I'm doing something wrong marketing wise. Can you guys check me out and give me a honest opinion on my work?

    Also check out my other music: www.soundcloud.com/RayJonesRaps
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    Follow me on Ig and twitter, I'll follow back: @KnowRayJones











     
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  2. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Oct 2, 2015
    On the first song alone, you are definitely better than the usual forum crawler MC. This is stuff I would, and will, listen to for enjoyment reasons. The person you need advice from is @WPG in regards to getting exposure and blog coverage.

    You should try to get a song with dudes like TUT, Boogie, Alex Wiley, Dr Millionaire, etc. The young people who make good music without TDE or SaveMoney behind them. Once you flesh out your identity a little more, I could see you getting yourself a fanbase. Like, find that thing that sets you apart. Pretty much the hardest part of it all. Post your tape on HipHopHeads with the right title and you could front page on a forum with ~200,00 members. Less talented people have made it that far. J Cole pretty much hustled and good guy'd his way into the top tier of the big leagues so that should give you hope. Make some music videos, try to link up with a DJ who will push your tape, get your community behind you, Etc.
     
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  3. Cyreides
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    Cyreides gfy

    Oct 1, 2015
    I'm definitely going to have to sit down and listen to your work later tonight after the song u posted up in the contest thread.
     
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  4. Ordinary Joel
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    Ordinary Joel Happiness begins when selfishness ends

    Oct 2, 2015
    OP is really talented. Great stuff man. Don't have a lot to say in terms of criticism or advice but keep at it man.
     
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    Oct 1, 2015
    @LasiK @Jet @Narsh @Koolo
     
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