i'm 21 right now and the beat hustle is lame *****s want free beats which is understandable if your name aint up like that but you gotta kinda do business with artists you don't even fw hard like that because they're in a position of visibility to get you more clientele in other words: clout chasing. its evolving into something different from what i got into it for which is to make dope music and get paid for doing so.
might just start rapping over my own **** but i never wanted to be "that dude" that was the struggling rapper but idk. feel like if imma start i need to do it soon. i wanted to be the more puff type dude in the back showing *****s their lane and connecting the dots on the intangibles for *****s but i might make myself my first artist since i can't find any.
might do both and see what takes off first.
i got a homie who i taught how to make beats a year and a half or so ago and he lapping me placement wise (mostly local/low tier soundcloud esque acts) because his barometer of working with *****s is "its not COMPLETELY trash". idk that just aint me this game going to a different place lol.