helanderio
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- Nov 15, 2014
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I’ve posted a few times in this section. Most of them have been those madman, overnight “I-want-everything-right-now” ideas that I started just because I wanted all your money—but then a week later, I just say “fuck that.”
I get hyped like a typical manic ADHD fucker (and yeah, I’ve got an actual diagnosis for both of those), and when I don’t achieve financial freedom after one week, I get bored and gonna do something else, just to repeat the same process. It's time to change this.
Okay, maybe that’s a bit exaggerated. Most of those ideas are still going, just not with much effort. Slow and steady approach (which will definitely not win the race, weak). The main reason is that they’re not really “my thing.”
I’ve tried everything, but I don’t have the resources, the knowledge, or the interest to spend hours learning boring shit just to make it work.
Let me put it even simpler: I don’t love doing it.
I’m the kind of person who tries millions of different ideas. That’s definitely not a bad thing. I know a lot and have picked up bits and pieces here and there, which will no doubt be useful no matter what I end up doing.
But there’s one thing I’ve been doing for 25 years — but just in my own language (I live in a small country, so it’s easier to get famous here than, say, in the USA). For whatever reason, I’ve never gone all-in on this one thing.
I’ve had to do a lot of brainstorming to figure out why the fuck that is. Why haven’t I just jumped headfirst into the one true dream that’s followed me pretty much my whole life?
As the title says—it’s RAPPING.
I’m a motherfucking rap superstar. (Okay, not yet, but that’s the mindset I try to hold onto. You become what you think, right?)
I can’t imagine a better feeling than having some random dudes or chicks recognize me when I’m buying groceries and they yell from out of the blue: "Hiii wazzup bro, you are that rap beast, damn your shit is dope as fuck, wanna sign my gf’s boobs?"
I soak up the good vibes from situations like this, like a dry sponge. And yeah, I know that once this thing really takes off, the success is gonna go straight to my fucking head. And I don't give a shit — when you're in that position, you can afford to be a total asshole, and that's the path I want to walk.
I've been a total pushover my whole life, kissing ass just to get some respect and approval. But fuck that — I'm done. From now on, I’m the one people come to for approval and attention, and hopefully that means getting as many blowjobs and free drugs as possible. You know, the shit every wannabe rap star dreams about.
I’ve never been popular. Always been treated like an outsider piece of shit.
The most common—and also the most profitable—way to make money in music is through gigs. I don’t have much experience performing live, and honestly, it’s not really my passion, even though it would be cool. But mainly I’m trying to find ways to earn passive income. I’m interested in social media marketing, and marketing in general. I’ve done sales and marketing successfully as a "real" job earlier, so I’m not from the same school of thought as most rappers who don’t like this stuff and just want to make music. I want to do both. I want to become a rapping social media influencer.
However, a new thing I’ve noticed is that you can’t really market music the same way as a regular business. You can’t just buy listeners for your tracks. Or buy paid ads for your TikTok rap video. That kind of thing isn’t really respected in these circles. Too commercial. Commercialism is a dirty word, so you have to find more creative ways to get your music seen (or at least if you want to be "real"). I’m not yet an example of great music marketing. I do have a bit of money to invest though. Of course, the top priority is investing as much as possible into creating the best content I can.
I have a long-time good friend who’s a total pro in both rapping and production. I’ve hired him to produce my tracks—beats, mixing, etc. I’m pretty crap at that stuff and not really interested in it either. I just like to write and freestyle.
But there is one thing I truly believe works really well: paying for features. If you manage to get someone like Snoop Dogg to feature on a track, then there’s no question that, no matter how shitty the song is, it’s going to get millions of listeners.
I regularly post short rap clips on social media, usually freestyles. Especially during bar nights when I meet strangers and we film freestyles—those tend to get a lot of attention. And I really love doing this, especially when I do it well and people are vibing. I’ve made many new friends this way, totally out of nowhere, and even ended up hugging pretty girls who happen to like rappers (yes, I’m your typical lonely wanker incel rapper and these kinds of situations I usually only experience on Pornhub lol [just kidding, relax with the irony police]).
I’ve got several channels across different platforms, but the most success I’ve had is on TikTok. I just reached the 100 follower milestone. That might not sound like much, but the quality of those followers is next level. Also many of them republish my content, and this way I guess I get most of my views. Almost all of them are strangers I’ve met during bar nights. I’ve rapped for them, and they’ve nearly always been hyped and surprised that I’m way better than they initially expected, and then I ask them to follow. There’s one thing that will never change in marketing—nothing beats face-to-face and word of mouth. Personal contact is something you can’t outsource or replace with Facebook ads. Word of mouth rocks. And because I’m pretty much the only rapper in this small town—or at least one who knows what he is doing—people are totally fucking down with my vibe.
I just bought a domain name for myself. Ordered 500 business cards with the domain on them, which links to my AllMyLinks page where all my socials are listed. That way I can grow my reach beyond just TikTok. Multipromotion. Who the hell does this kind of “old school” marketing anymore? Exactly. NOBODY.
I also have links to my “Buy Me a Coffee” donation page and my MobilePay details (a service for sending money). And believe it or not, people REALLY are generous—especially when they’re a little tipsy—about donating money when they’ve had a good time, even just for a moment, in their otherwise shitty lives listening to my freestyling.
Freestyling is absolutely what I love to do. And I’ve been doing it for over 20 years, so I’d say I’m pretty decent at it. Best of all, it allows me to easily create content for social media. Just turn on the camera, start spitting, and upload. Writing is slow and not very authentic. I want to speak straight from the heart without filters.
I’m still in the early stages, so right now quantity definitely beats quality. Once the hype starts building—and especially once I start making some actual money—I’ll reinvest that and improve the content. One big step I’ve taken is improving my skills by buying an online freestyle course (and more courses in the future). Studying and developing skills is something I truly love. My biggest drive is self-improvement. Money is secondary. I’ve never done this for money. But I’ve been doing it for so many years now, it’s time to take the financial side seriously too. And if—or rather when—I manage to make a living from this, that’s going to be fucking exciting as hell. Doing what I love, and getting recognition and hype as a bonus. Those are things I’ve always missed out on. If this is what people call “work”—just having fun—then sign me in.
So yeah, that was a long rant about what’s going on in this part of my life. Right now, there’s no detailed plan except to post videos on TikTok and grow my audience. I just released a song I invested a decent amount of money into, but it kind of went to waste because I’m still a “nobody.” Can’t really brag about 100 plays. So the main focus is to release short rap clips on TikTok, mostly freestyles.
So I’ve got the monetization strategies mentioned above—taking donations and such. So far, not much has come in. Selling merch is a popular method, but I don’t think it’ll really pay off for an underground artist like me. Gotta find more creative ways. Spotify pays very little per play. TikTok seems to have the most potential. But even they pay only pennies. So I’d need to produce a lot of high-quality content that people actually like to watch.
One thing that confuses me on TikTok is how random the algorithm is. Some videos that I personally think are shit get a ton of attention—even dumb drunk clips—but then the ones I’ve actually invested time and money into get no traction at all. It’s annoying, but it does take the pressure off having to always create top-tier content. The secret is just to create something. Of course, once you get the hang of what kind of content works, things get easier.
This is going to be my lifelong project, so I promise with my hand on my heart that I’ll finally keep this thread alive and active from now on. I welcome feedback and advice with open arms.
Are you a rapper, a producer, or otherwise in the music business—or just down with the vibe? Hit me up and let’s talk. Networking is one of my top priorities in everything. Doing this shit alone is boring and draining. Let’s do something BIG together.
With that, peace out. Welcome to following the journey of the greatest rap star this world (or at least my tiny little country) has ever seen.
Here’s a track to eliminate even the tiniest doubt about how awesome it is to be a rap superstar: Cypress Hill – Rap Superstar.
If you’re interested, follow this thread, enable email notifications so you don’t miss a single dope post, and most of all—join the ride as my rap life fills up with parties, the shit load of money, bling-bling, cars, mansions, and all the lines of coke I’ll be snorting off OnlyFans hoes' tits and ass (no joke, I promise haha). Peace my fellas.
I get hyped like a typical manic ADHD fucker (and yeah, I’ve got an actual diagnosis for both of those), and when I don’t achieve financial freedom after one week, I get bored and gonna do something else, just to repeat the same process. It's time to change this.
Okay, maybe that’s a bit exaggerated. Most of those ideas are still going, just not with much effort. Slow and steady approach (which will definitely not win the race, weak). The main reason is that they’re not really “my thing.”
I’ve tried everything, but I don’t have the resources, the knowledge, or the interest to spend hours learning boring shit just to make it work.
Let me put it even simpler: I don’t love doing it.
I’m the kind of person who tries millions of different ideas. That’s definitely not a bad thing. I know a lot and have picked up bits and pieces here and there, which will no doubt be useful no matter what I end up doing.
But there’s one thing I’ve been doing for 25 years — but just in my own language (I live in a small country, so it’s easier to get famous here than, say, in the USA). For whatever reason, I’ve never gone all-in on this one thing.
I’ve had to do a lot of brainstorming to figure out why the fuck that is. Why haven’t I just jumped headfirst into the one true dream that’s followed me pretty much my whole life?
As the title says—it’s RAPPING.
I’m a motherfucking rap superstar. (Okay, not yet, but that’s the mindset I try to hold onto. You become what you think, right?)
I can’t imagine a better feeling than having some random dudes or chicks recognize me when I’m buying groceries and they yell from out of the blue: "Hiii wazzup bro, you are that rap beast, damn your shit is dope as fuck, wanna sign my gf’s boobs?"
I soak up the good vibes from situations like this, like a dry sponge. And yeah, I know that once this thing really takes off, the success is gonna go straight to my fucking head. And I don't give a shit — when you're in that position, you can afford to be a total asshole, and that's the path I want to walk.
I've been a total pushover my whole life, kissing ass just to get some respect and approval. But fuck that — I'm done. From now on, I’m the one people come to for approval and attention, and hopefully that means getting as many blowjobs and free drugs as possible. You know, the shit every wannabe rap star dreams about.
I’ve never been popular. Always been treated like an outsider piece of shit.
The most common—and also the most profitable—way to make money in music is through gigs. I don’t have much experience performing live, and honestly, it’s not really my passion, even though it would be cool. But mainly I’m trying to find ways to earn passive income. I’m interested in social media marketing, and marketing in general. I’ve done sales and marketing successfully as a "real" job earlier, so I’m not from the same school of thought as most rappers who don’t like this stuff and just want to make music. I want to do both. I want to become a rapping social media influencer.
However, a new thing I’ve noticed is that you can’t really market music the same way as a regular business. You can’t just buy listeners for your tracks. Or buy paid ads for your TikTok rap video. That kind of thing isn’t really respected in these circles. Too commercial. Commercialism is a dirty word, so you have to find more creative ways to get your music seen (or at least if you want to be "real"). I’m not yet an example of great music marketing. I do have a bit of money to invest though. Of course, the top priority is investing as much as possible into creating the best content I can.
I have a long-time good friend who’s a total pro in both rapping and production. I’ve hired him to produce my tracks—beats, mixing, etc. I’m pretty crap at that stuff and not really interested in it either. I just like to write and freestyle.
But there is one thing I truly believe works really well: paying for features. If you manage to get someone like Snoop Dogg to feature on a track, then there’s no question that, no matter how shitty the song is, it’s going to get millions of listeners.
I regularly post short rap clips on social media, usually freestyles. Especially during bar nights when I meet strangers and we film freestyles—those tend to get a lot of attention. And I really love doing this, especially when I do it well and people are vibing. I’ve made many new friends this way, totally out of nowhere, and even ended up hugging pretty girls who happen to like rappers (yes, I’m your typical lonely wanker incel rapper and these kinds of situations I usually only experience on Pornhub lol [just kidding, relax with the irony police]).
I’ve got several channels across different platforms, but the most success I’ve had is on TikTok. I just reached the 100 follower milestone. That might not sound like much, but the quality of those followers is next level. Also many of them republish my content, and this way I guess I get most of my views. Almost all of them are strangers I’ve met during bar nights. I’ve rapped for them, and they’ve nearly always been hyped and surprised that I’m way better than they initially expected, and then I ask them to follow. There’s one thing that will never change in marketing—nothing beats face-to-face and word of mouth. Personal contact is something you can’t outsource or replace with Facebook ads. Word of mouth rocks. And because I’m pretty much the only rapper in this small town—or at least one who knows what he is doing—people are totally fucking down with my vibe.
I just bought a domain name for myself. Ordered 500 business cards with the domain on them, which links to my AllMyLinks page where all my socials are listed. That way I can grow my reach beyond just TikTok. Multipromotion. Who the hell does this kind of “old school” marketing anymore? Exactly. NOBODY.
I also have links to my “Buy Me a Coffee” donation page and my MobilePay details (a service for sending money). And believe it or not, people REALLY are generous—especially when they’re a little tipsy—about donating money when they’ve had a good time, even just for a moment, in their otherwise shitty lives listening to my freestyling.
Freestyling is absolutely what I love to do. And I’ve been doing it for over 20 years, so I’d say I’m pretty decent at it. Best of all, it allows me to easily create content for social media. Just turn on the camera, start spitting, and upload. Writing is slow and not very authentic. I want to speak straight from the heart without filters.
I’m still in the early stages, so right now quantity definitely beats quality. Once the hype starts building—and especially once I start making some actual money—I’ll reinvest that and improve the content. One big step I’ve taken is improving my skills by buying an online freestyle course (and more courses in the future). Studying and developing skills is something I truly love. My biggest drive is self-improvement. Money is secondary. I’ve never done this for money. But I’ve been doing it for so many years now, it’s time to take the financial side seriously too. And if—or rather when—I manage to make a living from this, that’s going to be fucking exciting as hell. Doing what I love, and getting recognition and hype as a bonus. Those are things I’ve always missed out on. If this is what people call “work”—just having fun—then sign me in.
So yeah, that was a long rant about what’s going on in this part of my life. Right now, there’s no detailed plan except to post videos on TikTok and grow my audience. I just released a song I invested a decent amount of money into, but it kind of went to waste because I’m still a “nobody.” Can’t really brag about 100 plays. So the main focus is to release short rap clips on TikTok, mostly freestyles.
So I’ve got the monetization strategies mentioned above—taking donations and such. So far, not much has come in. Selling merch is a popular method, but I don’t think it’ll really pay off for an underground artist like me. Gotta find more creative ways. Spotify pays very little per play. TikTok seems to have the most potential. But even they pay only pennies. So I’d need to produce a lot of high-quality content that people actually like to watch.
One thing that confuses me on TikTok is how random the algorithm is. Some videos that I personally think are shit get a ton of attention—even dumb drunk clips—but then the ones I’ve actually invested time and money into get no traction at all. It’s annoying, but it does take the pressure off having to always create top-tier content. The secret is just to create something. Of course, once you get the hang of what kind of content works, things get easier.
This is going to be my lifelong project, so I promise with my hand on my heart that I’ll finally keep this thread alive and active from now on. I welcome feedback and advice with open arms.
Are you a rapper, a producer, or otherwise in the music business—or just down with the vibe? Hit me up and let’s talk. Networking is one of my top priorities in everything. Doing this shit alone is boring and draining. Let’s do something BIG together.
With that, peace out. Welcome to following the journey of the greatest rap star this world (or at least my tiny little country) has ever seen.
Here’s a track to eliminate even the tiniest doubt about how awesome it is to be a rap superstar: Cypress Hill – Rap Superstar.
If you’re interested, follow this thread, enable email notifications so you don’t miss a single dope post, and most of all—join the ride as my rap life fills up with parties, the shit load of money, bling-bling, cars, mansions, and all the lines of coke I’ll be snorting off OnlyFans hoes' tits and ass (no joke, I promise haha). Peace my fellas.