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Keno Beats - Hard Work Pays Off (Editorial)

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  When the times are hard, when the doubt is in my head, when the vision of my way to success is not that clear, I remember that : hard work pays off.  When the inspiration is blocked by daily life troubles, when the bills knock my head down , I remember that : someone is always listening, somewhere (these are the precise words that my blog partner J Rizzle from DefinitionOfFresh.blogspot.com wrote to me by email few weeks ago). This sincere post is dedicated to all my indy artist and all my bloggers and all my true hiphop heads all around the planet : never give up, never stop, this movement is our movement , we make it alive with every new track, new collaboration, new album review, new comment, new email sent.  Special shout out to my jersey fam DeeRok, owner of the dope blog  TheHipHopHead.Net  : he put me in his top 5 producers with living legends like Statik or Apollo Brown . Check the blog post right here :  http://thehiphophead.brook...

Editorial: Keno Beats - How to be a beatmaker in 2013 ?

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My people ... music has the power of freedom, the power of truth ... I understood that when the Internet gave me the opportunity to work with talented emcees all over the world .. Enough said : beatmakers cant be hidden behind the boards anymore ... Any of us has to be a leader, an influencer, because a lot of tools are available to make our voice heard and people want that. This post engages nothing but my personal point of view, and this is a quick sum up of how you can be a beatmaker in 2013 : 1) Chose carefully the artists you work with : i see a lot of facebook grinders droppin beats on platform where anyone can buy them. I dont blame that, but you have to figure it out : anybody can purchase your material, even people who can make you lose your credibity and your reputation. The HipHop international movement is full of talents : holla at them and build strong relationships. 2) Involve yourself in the promotion of the tracks you produce : is it me or my comrades are often...