Dec 13
2008CamHood – An Upcoming Solution for African Unsigned and Independent artists
Filed Under (Uncle Che) by Uncle Che on 13-12-2008
Tagged Under : audios, Cameroon, CamHood, christian rap, fan clubs, Music, social networks, unsigned artists, unsigned rap artists
I love my PC. I love the internet. I am crazy for the WWW and though I actively participate on blogs, social networks and forums, I feel the need to make my presence felt locally. I have always dreamt of something I could put up on the web that would be of help to my counterparts. Something a particular group of people would like and would be of great help to them.
One evening, after a very long and tiring day, I decided to have some quality time listening to my demos. Yeah, in case you never heard, Uncle Che is an unsigned rap artists. HipHop is my passion and I go crazy on the mic doing some Christian Rap, or pure hardcore, with a little bit of gangster. My demos are pretty old. I have been so caught up with work recently in a manner that I have made a very great sacrifice on the part of music. The newest demo I have now is at least two years old. Ha ha ha
When I was listening to the Demos, something stroke me on my mind. What if it was just more than me listening to this right now? How many people know what I am listening to? If these were to be promoted and I gained some fame, would I be encouraged to put more efforts and become a better rapper? If so, then could I possibly get a record deal somewhere and release a market quality product and sell nationwide?
As these questions kept ringing in my head, I thought of a web solution where unsigned artists could upload their stuff (audios and videos) for others to stream or download, form fan clubs, sell tracks or album…etc. Yeah, this is not something new, so what the heck? Hmm. You are right. There are possibly hundreds of solutions on the web that work like this. However, I am standing up and looking at you straight in the eye, shoulder high and saying “Mine is a niche”. Yes! You heard me. I won’t set up something with the intention of having all unsigned artists on the planet register to. I am out to build this just for a very small community, which can be easily managed and the members dealt with at a more interactive and personal level. This would be some sort of family of unsigned artits, all of whom are either Cameronians, or living in Cameroon.
Secondly, I am not just making Camhood a website. It is an organization. The people who register would not just be some “behind the monitor” fans, but real people whose identities can be verified and they can be called upon to hold meetings and contribute for everyone’s benefit.
Through Lainy’s help, I have bought Camhood’s domain name at NameCheap. Now, the next step is figuring out how to start it all. It ain’t gonna be easy, Yeah, dat I know…

