well, when myspace was relevent it wasn't hard to get a few hundred plays a day and people legitimately following and being into your shit. that was getting out there the easiest way, but those days are far gone so i do the soundcloud and reverbnation grind. also of course... there's networking(forums, twitter, facebook, Real Life, etc), collaborating, and open mics. i don't always obey all of those suggestions, i've been spitting over half my life but i'm just an as$hole who hates working with other people and keeps his head down working on my craft while having a regular job. when i'm middle aged i'll probably regret it, but i'll deal with that shit when i get there. welcome to the board sir.