In this blog post I will tell you how to increase your market as an upcoming hip hop artist. In a world full of people that do the exact same thing as you, it is an effort to stand out and even just be noticed. You don’t want to feel like all of your hard work is for nothing do you? Read along to find out how you can be noticed and get the recognition that you deserve.

Social Media Interaction

Whether you have 50 followers or 50,000, you need to be interacting with as much of them as you can. A simple reply or like should get the job done because people like to be acknowledged. If you want to go the extra mile, try striking up a conversation with your followers to keep them engaged. Do these things often and you will see growth on your social media platforms.

Advertise and Promote

First of all let me make something clear, advertising is different than promotion. To advertise means that you are buying some kind of space and promotion is to constantly push your content which costs nothing but time and effort.

There are different ways you can advertise:

Ads on specific websites like YouTube and Google
Ads on social media
Ads on services like Spotify

Social media advertisements are huge nowadays, I highly recommend this option for advertising because sites like Facebook will allow you to really pick out your target audience from age, interests, location, etc. There are many artists that I have found because of an ad they ran on Facebook and now I am a fan of their music.

Eye Catching Album Art or Promotional Graphics

A lot of people might feel that the music is important enough to grab attention but that might not be true. Some people may dismiss your music if it has weak graphics without even listening to it. Whether it is conscious or not people gravitate to album covers or promotional pieces that look really good.

If you have weak graphics then you might want to think about learning how to create better artwork. Another option is to find someone who specializes in this kind of thing, a Graphic Designer, like myself. Check out some of the album redesigns I did over time and see for yourself!