Michael Kraun

Aspiring _____.

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Our younger selves would be proud. Our future selves will be relieved.

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Our protagonist, Michael Kraun, puts a lot of pressure on himself.

He badly wants to succeed, and when he doesn’t - or even when things simply are harder than he expects them to be - he feels like he’s losing.

Do you feel like a failure when you don’t win?

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Appreciate you @SHREKRAP. Been a fan of the account for years and I’m grateful for this.

[SHREK KNOWS RAP @SHREKRAP]

THIS DUDE REALLY BE AT HIS JOB RAPPING DURING LUNCH BREAK SPITTING BARS 🔥

QUEENS HIP-HOP IS COMING BACK

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

So many decisions yet so little time.

A year is an instant.
A decade is a long sigh.

Let’s take a lesson from our protagonist: be sure to fly while you’ve still got your wings.

Do it now, my dear friend.

Life is but a dream.

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Our protagonist is coming to grips with reality.

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Our protagonist doesn’t particularly like the so-called gurus, influencers, and thought leaders running things online

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Our protagonist experiences mental loops on a daily basis.

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Our protagonist roams these office hallways with dread and confusion.

How did he end up here?

It’s like one day he woke up a different person.

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Our protagonist has been trying to do it all: rise up the corporate ladder to protect his future, and at the same time work on actualizing his childhood dream of becoming a rapper.

Today marks what is hopefully a turning point in his journey: his first song in over 3 years.

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

It’s been a minute since you’ve last seen our protagonist, hasn’t it?

How long has it been?

I think about 1,214 days, 173 weeks, and 3 years to be exact.

Time flies, huh?

It all starts this week: a new chapter to the story begins.

[Mike E @heymike]

@russdiemon @rnbtomi @Xchrispatrick @yeahytk @jonswaii @realparisprice don't sleep on @michaelkraun!

[Mike E @heymike]

I checked in with LaRussell, Armani White, Amari Noelle, Michael Kraun and 2 other artists to ask the same question:

"How should artists think about creating, building, and nurturing connections with their fans in 2023, either digitally or IRL?"

Here's their answers:

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

So much for a dream you were reluctant about ☁️

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

I got ambitions, I got plans to get busy

[Mike E @heymike]

Every artist is different.
Every genre is different.
Every rollout is different.
No singular strategy works for everyone.

Thank you @DJBooth & @BrianZisook for the opportunity to expand on a thread I made recently.

https://t.co/9U7Nr6UkLT

[Mike E @heymike]

We made a promise to ourselves at the end of last year that 2022 would be about consistency & compounding.

Two months & 6 songs in. Proud of our consistency @michaelkraun!

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

This for all my 90’s cats. Y’all be bumping new hip-hop and wonder where the rhyming at? And where New York been hiding at? 🗽 #onthemenu

[Mike E @heymike]

Music streams compound over time,
Catalogs compound over time,
Music video views compound over time,
Hard work compounds over time,
Performance experience compounds over time.

Be patient.

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Champion mindset.

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

Rumble young man rumble

[Michael Kraun @michaelkraun]

@MAL___ Malstradamus 💰