To even blow in this music industry, you need to sound like somebody to an extent. Your vibe has to remind people of an act or an era before they consume you. If you’re unknown and you come with something they’re not familiar with, it’ll automatically look trash to the people

Kendrick Lamar section 80 says hello

check out my song inspired by pooh shiesty @op

You have to have a unique style, whether unique in a bad or good way is subjective

More than half of these "artists" end up just falling off in 3 weeks now anyways

People care more about image now than the actual music

Well there's also the factor that you need business acumen

which is probably #1 honestly, right next to your look

but yeah you need to stand out

It's a mish mash where you can have more points in one thing and less in another

I feel like originality in something like music doesn't really exist. everything is inspired by something else. Everyone should strive to be unique while like you said appealing to a market that is there already

I just want to challenge myself on an artistic level now.

inspiration is everywhere.

There is no single way to blow up

It takes extreme luck and some Greta local promotion.

do you think its possible for a person with no music industry business experience to even understand it though? its set up for creative ppl to fail from almost every angle

some originality does exist, like 645 AR, that s*** was so left field with his voice he got attention

just specific pieces

but yeah we're all building on top of preconceived ideas in some way

I sound like drake put me on bro 😆

I don't think you need music industry experience but general business knowledge

You just have to know the inner workings of business as a whole

Kind of like how someone who works on cars can easily transition to fixing a lawn mower

this may be true now and if it is I hate it. lame ass roddy riches saying slatt and pronouncing words like they’re from f***ing fulton county talking about ‘inspiration.’

like nigga did you have a life at all before you heard a Future or Thug record? be inspired by your momma nigga and your homies and your own city. you’re from f***ing LA ffs

OP work in fast food

Kid Cudi didn't sound like anybody when he came out. Lupe too

Preach

Zelooperz don't sound like anybody I ever heard. And I rocked with him off rip.

This sounds like just your opinion. A lot of originality gets praised when it's good but not everything new = good just like copying doesn't automatically make you "blow". You just have to be yourself.

Lupe sucks

tbh if someone got on this they'd blow up