One of the most celebrated females in music is making her way back to the spotlight and we are more than ready to welcome her back. Lauryn Hill, our favorite refugee, managed to captivate us with her 1998 grammy award winning album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Her unplugged album would soon follow in 2002 but despite the desperate cries for her return Ms.Hill would take a hiatus that would not only affect her career but the music as well.
It was recently announced that Lauryn Hill would be taking the stage for a couple of tour dates for the annual Rock The Bell festival. Hopefully this would stir enough passion for L Boogie to get back into the studio and back on the music scene. Allot has changed since her departure in 2002, heres a list of things she may need on her way back to the top.
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The Pre Album Mixtape
Theres no better way to say you’re stepping back on the scene than by putting out a mixtape. Mixtapes have evolved from just being staples for upcoming and underground artist. Now-a-days every artist from Trey Songz to Big Boi has had a pre-album mixtape released to let fans know what their albums will sound like. Drake was able to catapult his career and garner critical acclaim just by distributing free music. Think of these pre-releases as trade-offs in todays music world. These trade-offs garner excitement, anticipation and lets not forget….album sales.
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Social Networking
There is nothing better than self-promotion and social networking does just that. Social networking site Twitter has now become a way for fans to follow up on their favorite artist in real time. If done right, a twitter account can become a great publicist and A&R all in one. Artist have been turning to social networking sites more and more to promote their various brands, from music, clothing, movies and themselves. Social Networking sites such as MySpace have been prime reasons for the discovery of some artist such as Cassie, Soulja Boy to Colbie Caillat. Wether a new song, new artist or new tour dates, social networking has brought all of these things and more to the tip of our fingertips.
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The Lil Wayne Verse
A Lil Wayne Verse has become so ideal in today’s music… consider it the perfect boost to any track. Wether he’s dropping 16 bars or mumbling the chorus, Wayne’s voice on a song for any artist has become as necessary as a hook and a bridge. Between 2008-2009 Lil Wayne has made over 50 features and collaborations. Many of these collaborations landing on the billboard charts.
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YouTube
Youtube has become the go to for some of our favorite music videos and virals since its launch in 2005. Viewers are now able to view and upload videos on there own, no longer looking to MTV and various music channels to do it for us. The art of the music video is ever more requisite as You Tube hones over 5 million viewers a day and is localized in over 22 countries, giving fans all over the globe the ability to fast forward, rewind and repeat.
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Auto Tune
There are many nay-sayers against auto-tune, but despite it’s overkill, autotune can enhance emotion or just make a song sound really real
