WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE RAP CAREER CALENDAR, A WEEK BY WEEK GUIDE OF WHAT YOU NEED TO GET READY FOR MAINSTREAM SUCCESS IN JUST SIX MONTHS. AT SMART RAPPER, WE HAVE LAUNCHED AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM TO PREPARE ARTISTS FOR CAREER SUCCESS: THE RAPPER SHORTCUT. THIS CALENDAR WAS CREATED TO HELP YOU FOLLOW OUR CURRICULUM 100% FREE. FOLLOW ALONG TO GET EVERY STEP OF THE JOURNEY. HOW IT WORKS: EACH WEEK CONTAINS NEW SKILLS, IDEAS, DECISIONS, AND ACTIONS THAT PUSH YOU FURTHER TOWARD YOUR GOALS. AT THE TOP OF EACH PAGE IS THE TOPIC, SKILL, OR ACTION YOU SHOULD BE WORKING ON. THIS TRACK IS AN OUTLINE AND GUIDEBOOK MEANT TO MAKE YOU THE MOST CAPABLE, SKILLED, AND PREPARED ARTIST POSSIBLE. SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? MMOONNTTHH OONNEE TOPICS TO MASTER: RAP SKILLS If you're serious, there's no time to waste. YEAR ONE BASICS We recommend tackling these topics in your first month - and locking down major decisions TIME MANAGEMENT about your brand, image, name, and style FAN BASE BUILDING before you get further into the process. We also recommend getting yourself right in terms of ARTIST NAME your schedule, time management, headspace BRANDING and methods to make sure you're set in a big IMAGE way for everything that's about to come for you. WARDROBE WWHHAATT WWEE OOFFFFEERR For the first month, The Rapper Shortcut gives you 9 incredible products to help every step of the journey, plus - a manager to help keep you on the right track. Keep reading to see each part and how they'll help you achieve your career goals quick. CLICK HERE FOR THE RAPPER SHORTCUT WWEEEEKK 11 RAP SKILL If you’re starting off this journey, you need to get the basics down: you need to be rapping at a certain level and constantly challenging yourself to grow and get better. You need to be a good performer, but also strong at writing and executing in order to make any real traction. Do you know different styles and ways to make your raps more intricate and strong? Are you comfortable switching up bars and beats? Do you know all the verbal tools and tricks in your rap arsenal? To do this alone, you’ll need to practice - both solo and live - and ask for feedback from friends and family. You’ll need to research and read, watch videos, listen to different rap genres and styles, and force yourself to take on new challenges every day. For anyone who doesn’t know the basics of rapping yet, you will need to dedicate a decent amount of time to perfecting your fundamentals of rapping - and accept that you are never “done” getting better at rap. Some people spend years doing this. Do you have years? WHAT WE OFFER Many people feel like they already know how to rap - which is true. However, you are probably missing many technical things that make a big difference when it comes to being a great rapper. Most indie rappers fall into a trap where they don’t evolve and end up making the same song 20 times, using the same patterns and phrasing. You’re never going to succeed with the same boring stuff that didn’t work the first time. We’ve got you covered. To start off, our Rapper Shortcut takes you through every fundamental you need. This includes multiple skill sets. Sharpen your patterns and phrasing, assonance and alliteration, CLICK HERE FOR THE SOLO COURSE how to count bars and more. Give yourself the overview - or reset - you need to approach your music with a fresh, capable CLICK HERE FOR THE RAPPER SHORTCUT mindset. WEEK 1 ADVICE + PREP WEECONKTINU E1D You want to do this right, and that's the best way. You think you know a lot, when in reality you've barely touched the surface. Ideally, you need someone who IS seasoned in the industry to help you get an insider look, know what works and what doesn't, and can give you pointers to SAVE time, frustration, money, embarassment and more. Finding a mentor or learning from an experienced person is almost like a cheat that isn't actually cheating: You get to absorb all their knowledge, learn from their mistakes, get their insights, and use them to make YOUR journey more streamlined. Find someone this week to sit down with or grab coffee. Ask them what they wish they knew when they were just starting out. Ask them anything and everything. Take notes. WHAT WE OFFER Rob Level has taken a look at everything he learned over his time in the music industry and put together this incredible take on exactly what artists need to know in their first year; and what they don't have to worry about at all. Get the insights, real talk advice, secrets, ideas and truths you'll need to get your priorities right and avoid time wasters. CLICK HERE FOR THE SOLO COURSE Use key information gathered from trial and error, mistakes, successes, and more from the life of Rob Level, CLICK HERE FOR THE RAPPER SHORTCUT including stories never shared before. WEEK 1 TIME MANAGEMENT WEECONKTINU E1D This is one of the most important things you'll need to master if you're ever going to make significant progress in your career: how you manage and spend your time. Prioritizing certain things takes concentrated effort and plans. It takes reworking your life to make sure you're getting the appropriate amount of time and dedication to your goals. You need to create a system for yourself and incentivize yourself to actually stick to it. That means discipline, patience, and sacrifice. Done the right way, it won't feel like that at all. This week, get your system DOWN - and keep it up. You'll need and use this skill every single day to keep yourself on track for success. It will allow you to make the most of your time achieve the goals you desperately want. WHAT WE OFFER With the Rapper Shortcut, we want our rappers to be able to find time to complete every step of the process no matter how busy their life is. This skill is absolutely crucial to achieving just about anything, but particularly something as complicated as rap success. We help you create a schedule that actually makes sense with YOUR life for maximum efficiency and work flow. No one will make the time if you don't, so there is also a mental aspect to deciding you deserve and need the time or resources for your career. CLICK HERE FOR THE SOLO COURSE We get into all of that and make sure you have the tools to set yourself up the right CLICK HERE FOR THE RAPPER SHORTCUT way to devote the time you need to take off. WWEEEEKK 22 CHOOSING YOUR NAME Do you ever kind of wish, you could totally restart your rap career and pretend like all the mistakes you made and music you released never even existed? Make the world and everyone else look at the new you as the only version of you that ever existed? That's completely possible. You can rebrand and pick a new name. You'll need to work hard and study psychologically the ways a name will effect or cause people to think of you. And don’t just take it from me, this is actually something superstar rappers have done time and time again. Did you know Jay Z’s original rap name was Jaz O?Or that 2 Chainz went by Titi Boi. Make a huge list and go over it with friends and family. Try things out and see how people react. You'll want to make sure you pick the exact perfect name to embody you and your music to get you to the top the quickest. WHAT WE OFFER Week 2 of the Rapper Shortcut starts with the artist name guide where I give the most comprehensive breakdown of rappers names and how to choose one based on a bunch of easy to use factors about yourself. More importantly than just learning how to find a rap name, you might already think you have a great rap name. But now you need to learn about the power of rebranding yourself CLICK HERE FOR THE SOLO COURSE and choosing a new, better, improved rap name in order to CLICK HERE FOR THE RAPPER SHORTCUT start your entire music career from SCRATCH. WWEEEEKK 22 COMPLETE YOUR BRANDING Right now, you need to develop yourself as a product and learn how gaining fans work. Then, after you have the product together as a full package you can start learning you how to market that package... And gain a hardcore fan base 100 times faster than you would without having your branding aligned. There's a reason that brands and companies spend millions branding their entities: what's more, branding is the first step to marketing anything and is NECESSARY for people that are starting out in the music industry. It's the single easiest way to make yourself a valuable up and comer. You literally have the power in a huge way that most artists never use. USE IT. Check out branding guides on your own and figure out your brand story. Build from there so your music fits. WHAT WE OFFER The Rapper Shortcut's Branding Accelerator is a complete breakdown of everything you'll need to create your million dollar brand. This is a true and honest exploration of who you are as an artist, strategic brand creation through tried and true methods used by pros everywhere.