Quick background on the project: I'm a full time programmer and I love making rap music. I see a lot of humor in the profession/industry, and thought it would be fun to combine the two.

In terms of monetization, I currently am doing the following:

1. Paid sponsors: depending on the level of contribution, they could get a shoutout/posting in the YouTube description, or an annotation on the video

2. Donations (https://www.patreon.com/stdoutrap)

3. Swag gear (in progress)

I am also toying with the idea of getting proprietary beats and making an album (I've gotten a few comments from people saying they would buy an album).

I would love to get some feedback on:

1. How to get more exposure (currently post on HN, IH, dev.to, Twitter)

2. Song topic ideas

3. Monetization ideas I am missing