Must Read for all artists trying to get signed

I took this Blog from Smoke E. Digglera's blog. Smoke was apart of R&B group Playa which had him, Static, and Digital Black. They were signed to a major label in the late 90's. He writes:

WHY WAS SMOKE & HIS MUSIC MISSING FOR DAYS??
Current mood: determined
Category: motivated Blogging
It seems as though, when u're doin tha damn thang wit plays, views, friends, and traffic, in general....and u don't have a "deal" with MySpace, u're at risk of getting "red flagged". Artists that have deals with MySpace or major labels are not the only ones that can bring hot shyt to the table. And, most are terrible as fk! Keep it real! Well, getting "red flagged" is what happened to me, for the 2 millionth time. They took off my music player, in order, to restart the count. They, also, restarted my profle views count. But, I ain't even trippin. I just apologize to all of my family, friends, and fans that were comin by to listen and/or had a song on their page, and the music was gone. But, I AM BACK! And, I ain't goin nowhere! Luv ya'll! We gon' keep it movin!
And, to all the haters: It's gon' do what it do, baby!

WISE INDUSTRY WORDS

There are approximately 27,000 music titles released every year. Of the 7,000 "new" titles released every year by major labels less than 10% are profitable. Major record labels sign only what they hope will sell, jumping on the latest trend and flooding the market with sound-alikes. Everything radio and video shows play sound and look like they came off an assembly line. Major record companies focus on radio-friendly and videogenic acts and unfortunately exclude new and experimental artists and genres of music. Consumers have become lazy and in turn are easily brainwashed by what they hear on the radio, see on tv and read in magazines. People need to be more educated and take a pro-active approach to music. Seek out new artists and new types of music, don't let big business influence and control what you think is good music or what you purchase. Take what you have just read and inform others of what you have learned - each one teach one. Much respect to all starving artists and independent companies, you are not forgotten and you are appreciated. Keep what you're doing and have fun making music.