CLOUD RAP ERA (2014-2017)
Eventually Smokey got involved with the growing underground rap scene on Soundcloud. He would produce tracks and host mixtapes for tons of underground rappers, adding his beat tags and signature flair to the mix. All while continuing to drop phonk tapes
JUST GOT WORD THAT WE’RE CLOSE TO CHARTING IN THE TOP 40. COP AN OI CD OR BUY IT ON ITUNES IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY. LET’S SHOW EM THIS TING AIN’T UNDERGROUND NO MORE! 🇬🇧
@j3wlzzz How do I begin to begin to explain opium in this context lol it’s playboi cartis sublabel under insterscope but it’s also become an aesthetic cultivated through music/fashion/internet culture. If anyone reading this would love to chime in 😂
@DanielSwag83029 @1of1kyi @RealDrizzyEdits@PloybertCorti its cool to have a community to share things with and also for folks who don't got the means to b there. we love music
What I learned from making a magazine is...
come up with a tight clear vision for an issue+for everybody's sake, don't keep expanding it (this wasn't supposed to be 160 pages lmfao)
Just getter done at the end, stop trying to chase perfection. ur gonna get sick of looking at the thing and it will start to feel horrible
Find a small printer u really trust, Spencer Printing out in PA goated (@TrueLaurels pmo)
it should be done + sent to the printer at least a MONTH before u wanna drop it.
Get a distributor (or some really good friends) if ur confident u will sell more than 500 mags.
Scrounge up cardboard, cut it into magazine sized strips, place mag inside cardboard sandwich, place in mailer. keeps each mag safe in transit
There's a certain level of DJing where what you're doing is basically jazz and with the technology we have it's theoretically easier to achieve that but the sense of rigidity and conformity that the tech brings makes people lose imagination and take less risks