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Finding Hip Hop Mix Podcasts
Many music podcasts are available online fordownloading; if one wanted to find, for instance, a hiphop mix podcast, there are a few sites available to help.The first possibility would be to go directly to a sitewhich creates one and subscribe to it using a podcastclient which automatically checks the feed for newepisodes and downloads them for the user. If, however,one did not know of any hip hop mix podcast sites, orsimply wanted to find new podcast sites, the bestpossibility would be to check a podcast directory, a listof podcasts that can be browsed.
Hip hop mix podcasts could easily be found at one ofthese podcast directories. A podcast directory storeslists of podcasts which have been submitted to the site,and categorizes them by genre, type of podcast, region,and other meta data. To find a hip hop mix podcast,visiting a podcast directory and checking under musicpodcasts, and then under hip hop music would findmany podcasts which play that type of music.
The hip hop mix podcast could then be subscribed to byinputting the feed address listed into one of the manypodcast clients. The music will come in episodes, thename for each downloadable portion of a podcast. Someof these podcasts may feature independent artists,musicians trying to break into the music industry whohave chosen podcasting as a way of sharing their musicand gaining a following. Others may be remixes ofpopular songs that have been changed in some way togive a different feel to the music. Often, the artists mayalready be established, though, and they still seepodcasting as a way to introduce themselves to a largeraudience. They may grant rights to pay certain hip hipsongs to a podcaster, letting them play the music as partof their mix distribution while requesting a link to a sitewhere more information can be learned about the artistsand music can be purchased. Artists that have done thisinclude alias, edan, outerspace, RA the rugged man,roots manuva, and outer space.
A large number of podcasts featuring hip hop mixpodcasts are actually radio stations, however. Thesebroadcasters have found that podcasting their showsand selections is an easy way to reach more listenersand gain a greater audience. These podcasters can reachmore people easier and cheaper than they can byplaying hip hop mix music over the airwaves in theirlocal areas. Playing hip hop music over the internet isprobably the way many future artists will do their work,and there are many ways available even now that theycan do so and make a profit. For instance, somepodcasts are designed to work on a payment basis. Ahip hop artist who wished to share his music couldcharge for addition to the feed list, then issue a uniquefeed address to the user, allowing them to hear newpieces of hip hop music released. The hip hop musicfile could even be designed so it could not be copiedand used by another user at a different computer, toensure that the artist could maintain control over hiswork.
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