Want to Be Famous? You Just Need a Spotify Bot | BLACK MARKET
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In the music world, faking it until you make it can be as easy as getting a bot to promote you on the algorithmic streaming platforms. Michael K. Williams met Chad Focus, the king of these scams.
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RIP Michael K. Williams (1966 - 2021)
Remembering Michael K. Williams
Bot Like Us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfumk69Fvw&t=0s
Remembering Michael K. Williams, a Documentary Maker With a Difference
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxjpp/michael-k-williams-black-market-documentary
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Chapters
0:00 The Streaming Scam
dz nika wack
0:45 Bots
1:19 The Ticket Scam
J cole dont need a bot bro knows how to rap
2:23 Becoming Chad Focus
3:58 Black Market Bots
This interview is still important to this day. Chad exposed the fake industry by exposing himself.
4:58 $250k in 5 mins
6:58 Legal Response
7:45 Godfather of Bots
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Did he spit that trash verse on purpose? 😭🤣🗑️🚮
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he really proved to us that he botted with that verse
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What's the point in doing this? Just creates a fake audience. I'd rather build my fanbase one fan at a time and have genuine listeners.
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More User Perspectives
2:04 amazing bit of acting ,listening to asher roth appearing to be vibing to Nas. Oscar goes to Omar.
@XELPPIRWhat streaming platforms accepts cheap promotion like bots with out getting flagged? I just got kicked out my distributer
@thonybabyhpRest in peace Michael 🙏🏻 you don’t have to suffer anymore
@SlanginTheDiqMichael sitting there while he's recording He was questioning his life choices .
@InfluencialFACEFart on those bars
@sirswayzeeWow
@SeemoreDunkan4:41 this sh*T is the matrix and im Neo jajajajaj
@LucpaivaCI mean, I guess it works if you’re getting streaming money, but you never wanna play a show because you don’t have any actual real fans so nobody would come to the show. J. Cole has tons of fans so he does so he does tons of shows and makes tons of money.
@truelovepromosHow do you talk better than you rap?🫣
@truelovepromosPhony
@piercelyonsChad figured out social engineering.
@JewelzUFOUsing a free daw in a studio... thats new
@JewelzUFO"Rap Artist “Chad Focus” Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud Conspiracy" "Rap Artist Spent More Than $4 Million on Employer’s Credit Card to Promote His Music"
@metawooferAnd that ladies and gentleman explains why Taylor Swift is always topping charts.😂
@mystique5168The stakes are too high for these fake card
creators to be dodging serious consequences.
I do not have $20,000 to give to my dad.
Trust me, if I had the money, I would help him.
why don’t you just help him?
@UsmanShahid-q6fI did let down the city; I let down the youth.
@UsmanShahid-q6fThat’s why I only listen to what like and not what the masses say is hot because it’s been obvious that people are faking hype around certain songs and artist because social media algorithm say they’re good. It’s like nobody wanna look like the don’t get it, a bunch of sheeps.
@TheRealWhyze1Rashad from Gils Arena brought me here!!
@GetYaBarzUpMediaDrake has entered the chat.....
@JoeOh100Did spotify is aware that the most major artist got bots in there streams😅
@synckid2399Chad please focus on your lyrics
@StankyPankyDude muisc got taken off spotify 😂😂😂
@3AMMMUSIC😂p😂😂 trash music
@3AMMMUSICWith them trash bars bots will be his only fanbase 🤖 🚮😅
@MrEOM41Narrator sounds dumb
@peterdmasterLiterally what everyone tries and avoids
@J.NevermoreIt’s even crazier with sporting events
@moustacheDADThis music suckssssss
@jenlollygag68151:53 sound wtf is that😮
@trekjarvis376RIP MKW
@itsthehumor95ALL TURKISH SINGERS DOING THIS. TURKEY SONGS ARE SUCKS
@darkerthanblack7595That verse in the beginning was boo-boo…
@geminimac613if he's so famous, why have i never heard of him?
@Space_Novel_Distribution