6Q’s with Nitty Scott MC:The Beautiful Beast Rhyme Spitta/Writer

Digitized Hip-Hop:  Whats good Nitty! It is a true pleasure in doing this interview with you. Can please tell the DH readers about yourself?

Nitty Scott MC:   No doubt!   I’m Nitty Scott, MC aka The Beautiful Beast, here to represent The Boombox Family and raw Hip-Hop. I also dislike vaginas with mics.

DH:  Tell us a lil about the Boom Box Movement and why you started it?

NS:  This Indie Boombox Family movement is about preserving and progressing Hip-hop culture at the same time.   New school with a hint of nostalgia.   We represent lyricism, substance and unity that refuses to sell-out for mass appeal.   I just had visions of showing my generation a different example of success that is bigger than yourself. And I named it all after my favorite Golden era icon, The Boombox.

DH:  It seems like with the Internet you don’t have to be signed to a major label to make a good living.   Do you believe it is possible to make it as an Indie artist without compromising yourself or art?

NS:  Most DEF! The internet gives independent artists a platform to share their material, build a fanbase and connect with that fanbase instantly. I’m not anti-label, but with the state of record sales in 2011,   I just don’t see the point in breaking bread and sacrificing my creative freedom for something I can do on my OWN. With the right team and a loyal following,   today’s indie artist can eat, tour the world and be recognized without ever signing,  or even being on the radio. And that’s what my statement is all about: staying true to yourself, your message and your sound because it can work.   And if you are after a deal,   record labels take more interest in artists that are already making noise and gaining fans than artists with potential that need to be developed.   So, Indie success can even lead to mainstream success in the long run anyway!

DH: You have a good balance of your image meaning you are not diminishing your creativity by being gimmicky. How important is it to you having creative control over your art?

NS:  My creative control is extremely important to me. I speak for the streets and for young women everywhere, and if that doesn’t sell platinum records, I’m okay with that. I don’t want the pressure of trying to produce “a hit” or write inside of a box when I’m at my pen and pad.   I do and say what I’m passionate about first, and worry about profit later. Making money is a priority, but never worth losing myself in the process.

DH:  You got this wicked song on your site called “Work (Grustlin) Remix”. For one you rhyme on the MC Lyte track “Cha Cha Cha” and two it kind of sums up The Great Recession. But what was your inspiration in coming up with this track?

NS:  Thank You, When I wrote “Work (Grustlin’), I was in a state of mind where shit just got real. I was in a phase of my career where I had enough buzz to keep me too busy for a 9-5, but not enough notoriety to get cut big checks for records and shows. It was this middle ground where I was riding on nothing but faith to take me to the next level. I was just hungry looking for “work” in this Hip-hop game, and I still am.

DH:  What other projects do you have that we will see coming out?

NS:  Well, my first mixtape “The Cassette Chronicles” is available on DJBooth.net right now for free download. It’s a prelude to my EP, “The Boombox Diaries Vol. I”, which is looking like a summer release. There will definitely be more tapes, projects and features this year, so prepare yourselves for pure Boomboxery! :)

You can get in Contact with Nitty Scott @ www.NittyScottMC.com

(Source: digitizedhiphop.com)

3 ways of becoming a Social Media Rapper by using Twitter!

Even-though Twitter is 4 years old you hear a lot of people saying Twitter is dead. I don’t believe that  is true. What I do believe is people especially rappers do not know how to use Twitter properly.  It is not always about bragging,beefing and trying to be comedian all the time. Nor  is about always pushing the next mix tape or track down a fan’s throat.  There are other ways of using Twitter instead of always pushing. Here are a few pull  tactics that will help you connect better with fans.

1.  Respond to both negative and positive responses:
When I look at rapper’s Twitter pages they rarely try to connect with their fans.  For example you just dropped a track to share with your fans. Fans are responding either saying they love it or hate it. But you as the artist don’t respond back. It never hurts to say thank you to a fan if they like your music. But here is thing, what if a fan responds back negatively are you going to respond with threats to kicking  their ass or just ignore them? I would say defiantly respond back and handle it with care. Who knows depending  on how you handle the situation you can turn the disgruntle fan into one of your top advocates!

2.  Take time to listen and respond to rap fans:
Every Rapper that wants to make it big or stay big,  should be using Twitter search to keep up with the vibe of the fans and how they are feeling about rap over all.   And it wouldn’t hurt if you made a one on one connection with the fan through Twitter. Your page should have a lot more @ symbols on it! That shows you are listening and responding to your fans. Remember a caring fan is also a paying fan!

3.  It ain’t all about a million followers:
It really isn’t about how many followers you have but the quality connections you make with your followers!  What good is it if you have a million followers but you are constantly doing push marketing on them where it is just a one way convo. Remember having quality fans that you care about and that care about you. Is a lot better than having a million followers that you don’t know or care about!

Emotional Rapping: How to have the pull factor in your music!

It truly is a customer or fans first mentality out here. Can’t push marketing down people’s throats anymore. You got have a pull quality to your rap music not necessarily push all the time.To have a more pull effect to your music you got to care about your music of course. But you have to have emotional feeling in your music.

I know people may think that you have to have dope lyrics or a dope beat. Neither is true but the emotion behind the dope beat or lyric is what is the most important thing. When it comes to music people like the emotions they get from listening to it.

When your fans get that emotional connection from your music they will search far and wide on the Internet to learn about you and your great music. That is what the emotional pull factor is all about when regarding Hip-Hop music. Remember the fan has to feel something whether it is a positive or negative emotion. That is the main reason why  your music is going to spread not only online but also offline to!

To make strong emotional music you got to really care about your art. You got to put your all into your music. I’m not talking one or two dope tracks I’m talking for 12 tracks plus. You have no other choice but to make your music incredible. Always remember people always share incredible music and feeling like they were the first ones to discover you!