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Indie Rapper/Producer, YouTuber, Author. #DIYer

Carson ๐Ÿค๐Ÿผ Inland Empire, CA
Joined January 2009
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DWAN HWRD, the artist formerly known as Curtiss King.
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Spamming your music isnโ€™t promotion or music marketing. Itโ€™s abusing access to strangers online in hopes of manipulating them into becoming fans. Thereโ€™s a difference between building genuine connections and forcing your way into peopleโ€™s attention.
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Rappers, donโ€™t let chasing content cost you your creativity. Thank you @PendulumInk & @MickeyFactz for helping me get my pen back.
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Brilliant marketing ๐Ÿ˜ญ IG: barrioatl
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DWAN HWRD ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ›  retweeted
TO EVERYONE KEEPS ASKING WHERE MY MUSIC WENT, WHY RANDOM ALBUMS HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN AND WHEN ITโ€™S COMING BACK TO DSPS, I WISH THE DISTRIBUTERS WHO REMOVED IT WERE AS INTERESTED IN ANSWERING THAT QUESTION AS YOU ALL ARE ASKING IT. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS DISTRIBUTORS HAVE TAKEN DOWN RECORDS IV'E MADE AND RELEASED YEARS BEFORE AI WAS EVEN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. ALL THOSE RECORDS CLEARLY HAVE RELEASE DATES, APPARENTLY THE PEOPLE REVIEWING THEM DONโ€™T CARE OR HAVE THE TIME TO DIFFERENTIATE. Iโ€™VE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS WORKING NON-STOP & BUILDING THIS CATALOG AND AT THIS POINT TO MUCH TIME HAS BEEN WASTED MONTHS WAITING FOR ANSWERS. MY LOVE FOR MY MUSIC AND THE RESPECT I HAVE FOR EVERYONE WHO LISTENS AND SUPPORTS DESERVES MORE. ITโ€™S EXHAUSTING TO HAVE YOUR WORK TAKEN FROM YOU THEN BE EXPECTED TO POLITELY WAIT FOR ACCESS TO IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR NOT A BIG ARTIST & HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE COMPANIES GIVING US PENNIES AND ARE STILL GETTING DECIDING WHETHER YOUR MUSIC BELONGS ON THEIR PLATFORMS WHEN WE THE ARTISTS ARE WHAT THEIR BUSINESS IS BUILT ON. I CANโ€™T GIVE YOU A DATE FOR WHEN THEYโ€™LL GET BACK TO ME BUT I CAN GIVE YOU SOMEWHERE ELSE TO LISTEN. BUILT MY OWN DSP. EVERYTHING Iโ€™VE EVER MADE TILL NOW AND ALL FUTURE RELEASES, REMASTERED BY ME IS LIVE NOW. THE APP IS AVAILABLE ON IOS NEW UPDATES, BUILDS & ANDROID VERSION IS COMING SOON. THANK YOU FOR STILL ASKING WHERE THE MUSIC IS. I INTEND TO KEEP THE ANSWER IN MY OWN HANDS. JOIN THE DISCORD GET UPDATES AND LATEST VERSIONS OF THE APP BC APPLE TAKES TO LONG TO PUSH UPDATES SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE MAKING APPS. ็งใฎ้ŸณๆฅฝใŒใฉใ“ใธ่กŒใฃใŸใฎใ‹ใ€ใ€Œใชใœใƒฉใƒณใƒ€ใƒ ใชใ‚ขใƒซใƒใƒ ใŒๅ‰Š้™คใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใฎใ‹ใ€ใ€Œใ„ใคDSPใซๆˆปใฃใฆใใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€ใจ็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ๅฐ‹ใญใฆใใ ใ•ใ‚‹็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใธใ€‚ๅ‰Š้™คใ—ใŸใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚นใƒˆใƒชใƒ“ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใŸใกใŒใ€็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใŒใใฎ่ณชๅ•ใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ’ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใฎใจๅŒใ˜ใใ‚‰ใ„ใ€ใใฎ็ญ”ใˆใซ่ˆˆๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใฎใซใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ“ๆ•ฐใƒถๆœˆใ€ใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚นใƒˆใƒชใƒ“ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใŸใกใฏใ€AIใŒไธ€่ˆฌใซๅ…ฌ้–‹ใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ไฝ•ๅนดใ‚‚ๅ‰ใซ็งใŒๅˆถไฝœใƒปใƒชใƒชใƒผใ‚นใ—ใŸใƒฌใ‚ณใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚’ๅ‰Š้™คใ—ใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎใƒฌใ‚ณใƒผใƒ‰ใซใฏใ™ในใฆๆ˜Ž็ขบใชใƒชใƒชใƒผใ‚นๆ—ฅใŒ่จ˜่ผ‰ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅฏฉๆŸปๆ‹…ๅฝ“่€…ใฏใใ‚Œใ‚’ๆฐ—ใซใ‚‚็•™ใ‚ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ‹ใ€ๅŒบๅˆฅใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚้–“ใ™ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ ็งใฏใ“ใฎใ‚ซใ‚ฟใƒญใ‚ฐใ‚’ๆง‹็ฏ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ๆ•ฐใˆๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใชใ„ใปใฉใฎๆ™‚้–“ใจ็œ ใ‚Œใชใ„ๅคœใ‚’่ฒปใ‚„ใ—ใ€ไผ‘ใ‚€ใ“ใจใชใๅƒใ็ถšใ‘ใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใ“ใฎๆ™‚็‚นใงใ€ๅ›ž็ญ”ใ‚’ๅพ…ใคใŸใ‚ใซๆ•ฐใƒถๆœˆใ‚‚ใฎๆ™‚้–“ใŒ็„ก้ง„ใซ่ฒปใ‚„ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็งใฎ้Ÿณๆฅฝใธใฎๆ„›ใ€ใใ—ใฆ็งใฎ้Ÿณๆฅฝใ‚’่ดใใ€ๆ”ฏใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ‚‹ใ™ในใฆใฎๆ–นใ€…ใธใฎๆ•ฌๆ„ใฏใ€ใใ‚ŒไปฅไธŠใฎๆ‰ฑใ„ใซๅ€คใ™ใ‚‹ใฏใšใงใ™ใ€‚ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝœๅ“ใ‚’ๅฅชใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸๆŒ™ๅฅใ€ใใฎไฝœๅ“ใธใฎใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นๆจฉใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ็คผๅ„€ๆญฃใ—ใๅพ…ใŸใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ็–ฒใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚็‰นใซใ€ๅคง็‰ฉใ‚ขใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚นใƒˆใงใ‚‚ใชใ„ใฎใซใ€ใ“ใ†ใ—ใŸไผๆฅญใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ใšใ‹ใชๅ ฑ้…ฌใ—ใ‹ๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใ‚Œใšใ€ใ—ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ€Œ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ้ŸณๆฅฝใŒๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎใƒ—ใƒฉใƒƒใƒˆใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒ ใซใตใ•ใ‚ใ—ใ„ใ‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅˆคๆ–ญใ‚’ใพใ ไธ‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆœ€ไธญใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ็–ฒใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚็งใŸใกใ‚ขใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚นใƒˆใ“ใใŒใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใฎๅŸบ็›คใชใฎใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚ ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒใ„ใค่ฟ”็ญ”ใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€ๅ…ทไฝ“็š„ใชๆ—ฅ็จ‹ใฏ่จ€ใˆใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€ไปฃใ‚ใ‚Šใซ่ดใ‘ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ไธ€ใคใ”็ดนไป‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ็‹ฌ่‡ชใฎDSPใ‚’ๆง‹็ฏ‰ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใพใงใซๅˆถไฝœใ—ใŸใ™ในใฆใฎๆฅฝๆ›ฒใจใ€ไปŠๅพŒใƒชใƒชใƒผใ‚นใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ™ในใฆใฎๆฅฝๆ›ฒ๏ผˆ็งใŒใƒชใƒžใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ—ใŸใƒใƒผใ‚ธใƒงใƒณ๏ผ‰ใŒใ€็พๅœจๅ…ฌ้–‹ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใฏiOS็‰ˆใงๅˆฉ็”จๅฏ่ƒฝใงใ€ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใƒ‡ใƒผใƒˆใ‚„ใƒ“ใƒซใƒ‰ใŒๆไพ›ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚Android็‰ˆใ‚‚่ฟ‘ๆ—ฅไธญใซใƒชใƒชใƒผใ‚นไบˆๅฎšใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œ้Ÿณๆฅฝใฏใฉใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎ๏ผŸใ€ใจไปŠใ‚‚ๅฐ‹ใญใฆใใ‚Œใฆใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚ใใฎ็ญ”ใˆใฏใ€ไปŠๅพŒใ‚‚็ง่‡ช่บซใŒๆกใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ Discordใซๅ‚ๅŠ ใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใฎๆœ€ๆ–ฐๆƒ…ๅ ฑใ‚„ๆœ€ๆ–ฐใƒใƒผใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใ‚’ๅ…ฅๆ‰‹ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’ไฝœใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใŒๅคšใ™ใŽใฆใ€Appleใฎใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใƒ‡ใƒผใƒˆ้…ไฟกใซใฏๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ thepowerstone.com/
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DWAN HWRD ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ›  retweeted
Katt Williams is a different breed ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ
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We dodged Cutco Knives and their pyramid scheme just to become scheming ass content creators.. Geezus.
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The content creation era turned too many artists into sleazy car salesmen. Instead of building real fkn connections through their music, theyโ€™re being taught how to manipulate algorithms, demand urgency, and manipulate people into becoming fans.
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People take content creation more seriously than their music. IG: mixedbyrey
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Content creation is the new rat race.
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Correct your why and it will reroute your path.
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I meet far too many rappers that donโ€™t particularly love writing or studying the craft more than they love the validation of going viral off catching a vibe.
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I meet far too many aspiring producers that donโ€™t truly love โ€˜soundsโ€™, they love the validation that picking the right or trendy sounds can give them.
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The best music in this era will be made by revolutionary artists that are aggressively separated from the herd of content creators.
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Would you still do it if nobody saw it? Absolutely. IG: dgmindset
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Stray cats argue likeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ญ IG: taydeadass
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Love to see Hip Hop aging gracefully. Method Man ๐Ÿค Redman
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Sleep like you believe.
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DWAN HWRD ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ›  retweeted
Indie artists! Iโ€™m doing features all week! Letโ€™s get to work before I hit the road this weekend! Hit me!
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