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Empowering hip-hop artists to take control --- - Oct 8-13, 2019 - [Home](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Schedule](https://a3cconference.com/shows/index.html) - [Lineup](https://a3cconference.com/lineup/index.html) - [Oct 8-13, 2019](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Blog](https://blog.a3cfestival.com) - [Buy Tickets](https://www.a3cfestival.com/tickets) ![](https://udxsva.com/tag?id=11009) # **The Artist’s Essential Guide to Hip-Hop** ### **The definitive resource for entrepreneurial hip-hop artists** ![squarespace-logo-horizontal-white.png](https://www.a3cfestival.com/hs-fs/hubfs/squarespace-logo-horizontal-white.png?width=486&name=squarespace-logo-horizontal-white.png) ![2018-Essential-Guide-to-Hip-Hop\_Final\_Cover](https://www.a3cfestival.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2018-Essential-Guide-to-Hip-Hop_Final_Cover.png?width=300&height=389&name=2018-Essential-Guide-to-Hip-Hop_Final_Cover.png) #### Chapters: 1. [Press & PR](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/the-hip-hop-artists-guide-to-press-pr) 2. [Team Building](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/the-hip-hop-artists-guide-to-team-structure) 3. [Monetizing Your Music](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/the-hip-hop-artists-guide-to-monetizing-music) 4. [Music Conferences](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/the-hip-hop-artists-guide-to-attending-music-conferences) 5. [Fan Funding](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/the-hip-hop-artists-guide-to-fan-funding) 6. [Shows & Touring](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/the-artists-essential-guide-to-hip-hop-shows-touring) #### Empowering hip-hop artists to take control of their career and elevate to new levels. We hope to provide hip-hop artists with the knowledge to grow their career. This guide is intended to be a resource for artists, but we highly recommend researching each topic and continuously learning about best practices, trends and tips. 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