Social Media as Proof You're Actually Working

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0:00A: clips. All good, all good. They could be like reels. Yes, sir. So how do you, how do you approach social media as a musician? As a business, you’re not going to make money unless you don’t spend money. You have to spend money in the right places to be able to make money. And social media is a tool just to show people that I’m actually working, because a lot of these motherfuckers just going, yeah, I’m gonna rap on IG, and they’re just posting their flyers, or they just, you know what I’m saying, post themselves in the studio or whatever, which is cool, but like, are you really an artist?
0:00A: Are you just somebody that, you know what I’m saying, says the shit And I don’t got a lot. I just cleared my Instagram of a lot of posts because like I want my post to mean something. I want to leave something, at least gain people’s attention. Like I’m not gonna like don’t get me wrong. I’m a funny dude, but like I’m not on IG talking about my life problems and shit. You know what I’m saying? I’m not. I’m not. You know what I’m saying? I’m not fucking pranking niggas. I’m not trolling niggas. I’m like real dude. Just you know what I’m saying? I’m all