Record your demo. If at all possible, have it look professional on a CD. Make copies of your demo and have at least 5-10 extra ones for yourself, friends, or just in case.
Find out to whom (a name of a person) you should send your demo. Don't send it to the name of the company, as it might end up in the wrong hands.
Put your best tracks first. If your worst track is first on the CD, they will just throw it out without looking into it.
Be persistent. Don't just send it to them and wait, call them up and ask the specific person you sent your demo to how he/she liked it.
Be professional. You'll be seen as a mature individual.
Don't use an overblown name to present yourself. Mr.187 and Big Killa are good examples. Those names in the rap game, you will need to live up to. From Beverly Hills dont use Ghetto Child. Keep it real and you will get respect.
Have some unbiased consumers listen to your songs to get a true assessment of the quality of your music, prior to submitting your songs for deal consideration.
Do some research in advance to insure that the record labels and A&R's you are trying to work with are actively looking to promote the specific style of music you create. This can help save everyone involved a lot of time in the long run, help you minimize your CD production costs, and better insure your music gets heard.
Tips
Get a small deal in your local area first, use their equipment, and once you have quality audio then you can go for bigger labels.
Have your friends or anyone that you feel has the ear for quality music give you advice or show you your mistakes and how to fix them.
Have faith in your rhymes, if you do a half good job, your rhymes will be half good. If your do your best and think they are good, they might be good, don't be a fool though, listen to your supporters and stay focus.
Warnings
If they don't like it, it's not the end of all things.
Don't quit because you didn't get accepted into Jive Records. You have to be willing to start small.
Most record labels do not accept "curse words in your material".
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