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Can you promote on r/trap?

Only in a dedicated thread Its rules send self-promotion to a dedicated thread, such as a weekly or pinned one. Promotion outside it is removed.

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What its rules say about promotion

Post music in the correct format.
All submissions should be [Artist Name] - [Track Title] (Remixer [if applicable]). (Doesn't apply to text posts, lineup announcements, interviews, etc). No type beats or trying to sell beats. No mashups. No sob stories or excessive context in the title.
Support The Artists
Only post links that are directly from the artist's account unless there is no other mirror. Do not post links from music promotion channels on Youtube or Soundcloud unless the artist specifically chose to premiere the track on the channel.
No excessive self-promo or asking for feedback
No excessive self-promo or asking for feedback. We don't want creators who only come here to post their own work or music industry spammers. You may post your own music, but only after your 5th post on the subreddit, and you must follow reddit guidelines on self promotion, less than 50% of your posts should be your own content. First attempts and feedback requests must go in /r/trapproduction and still follow title guidelines.
All 9 rules of r/trap
  1. Post music in the correct format.
    All submissions should be [Artist Name] - [Track Title] (Remixer [if applicable]). (Doesn't apply to text posts, lineup announcements, interviews, etc). No type beats or trying to sell beats. No mashups. No sob stories or excessive context in the title.
  2. No Reposts / Throwbacks During the Week
    No reposts, search for something before submitting it. Throwback posts are only allowed on the weekend (beginning of Saturday PST to end of Sunday PST). If the song / album has already been posted from a different music service, post your link as a comment in that thread.
  3. Support The Artists
    Only post links that are directly from the artist's account unless there is no other mirror. Do not post links from music promotion channels on Youtube or Soundcloud unless the artist specifically chose to premiere the track on the channel.
  4. No excessive self-promo or asking for feedback
    No excessive self-promo or asking for feedback. We don't want creators who only come here to post their own work or music industry spammers. You may post your own music, but only after your 5th post on the subreddit, and you must follow reddit guidelines on self promotion, less than 50% of your posts should be your own content. First attempts and feedback requests must go in /r/trapproduction and still follow title guidelines.
  5. No memes, low-effort content, meetup requests, ID requests, or artist photos
    No memes, photos with artists, or similar low-effort content. No meetup requests or asking for a track ID in a mix threads, post these in the weekly thread.
  6. No download links / leaked material
    Piracy free zone, support the artists. This means NO DOWNLOAD LINKS or LEAKED MATERIAL, and no comments asking people to DM you the link. The only exception is if the artist personally comments with a link to the download.
  7. Don't be a dick.
    Remember there is a human being behind that username, keep it civil.
  8. No international Spotify or iTunes links posted before midnight EST of the release date.
    No international Spotify or iTunes links posted before midnight EST of the release date. This is to allow for the entirety of the community to be involved in the conversation.
  9. Don't post songs that fall fully outside of trap spectrum / trap adjacent genres
    As a community, we have a wide range of genre styles that are considered in our “trap” spectrum, but the mods reserve the right to remove non-relevant songs at their own discretion.

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