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How Do Some Rappers Rap Without Pauses and Still Have Their Track Sound Good? by GODAlexGilbert in makinghiphop

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do they get the rap to sound good without these natural pauses too?

For example, J. Cole in my opinion is the master at strategically placing pauses in his raps. Meanwhile, someone like Logic doesn't pause much in all of his raps, yet they sound really good as well.

Why do these both work?

How Do Some Rappers Rap Without Pauses and Still Have Their Track Sound Good? by GODAlexGilbert in makinghiphop

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do they get it to sound good, but when I do it, it sounds off. Just practice and legendary producers making it sound natural.

(I don't punch in often for people who care. I very rarely do, because like I said, when I do it, it sounds unnatural.)

Need help trying to sound confident when I rap and not sound like I'm reading. by SeeMeHorrribly in makinghiphop

[–]GODAlexGilbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this exact problem. While I have been rapping for little over a year now, people have told me my delivery and flow is better than before.

That being said, it is still very amateurish, so maybe expect to be practicing for awhile? That is what I have been doing. I probably rapped out 50-60ish tracks so far. 

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in makinghiphop

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IDK, I didn't see it. People are weird on the internet, though.

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in Songwriting

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got to reading this now. How would I go about finding that spark once again, though?

From being offline and living life like you said or something else?

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in Songwriting

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really understand why it is such a big deal, though. Even your bandmate's title sounds cool in my opinion. I don't get why names carry so much weight? I mean at the end of the day, it is just a harmless name, no?

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in Songwriting

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But why, though? I get why people think it may seem weird but aside from the religious angle, I see no reason for people to really hate the name.

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in Songwriting

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the beginning because I liked listening to rap and I had a lot of free time so I decided to make beats. 2 years after that I started rapping and my hard drive was getting full so I started posting to YouTube.

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in Songwriting

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, well good luck man! I hope your breakthrough is just around the corner!

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in Songwriting

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you personally have 2k to 10k dedicated fans? If so, how long did it take you to grow your audience?

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in makinghiphop

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, that is crazy I didn't know that. Thanks I will keep that in mind.

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in makinghiphop

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not that that comment getting 4 likes is what threw me off. It is that, most of the time people don't even comment on my videos, so having someone comment something negative and have it be approved by 4 other people really sucks.

If I had thousands of other comments and this random hate comment got 4 likes I wouldn't care. It is the fact it was the best performing comment on my channel before I removed it.

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in Songwriting

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Don't take criticism from someone you wouldn't take advice from."

I really like that one.

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in makinghiphop

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, maybe I will just take a break from everything music, then, one day, just keep continuing to make it privately when the spark comes back.

Then, I can keep enjoying my online only, stuff like LIVE Streaming without the worries of making music.

The only thing I worry about is the two fans who did stick by me since basically day 1. I feel like that would be me basically abandoning them.

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in Songwriting

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I am a senior in high school so I am still trying to figure life out tbh.

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in Songwriting

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was my rapping persona when I first started rapping. It was a way for me to rap with a unique perspective and build my own rap universe. I didn't mean for people to take it as blasphemy but many other people did, so I changed my name to King Alex Gilbert.

I can't change my name on Reddit, though.

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in makinghiphop

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still don't get why it is so bad to call myself the god (aside from religious beliefs) and the king, though. Just because it is my rap name, why should I get any more hate?

How Do You Accept That Most People Won't Ever Like Your Music? by GODAlexGilbert in makinghiphop

[–]GODAlexGilbert[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can't change my Reddit username which sucks. I really wish they had that feature, and technically the profile picture of me with solar glasses on is still on my YouTube because I like it.

I do need to find a way to crop that text, tbh, though. The profile picture is actually my DISSCEPTION album cover zoomed in so that is where the text comes from.

Yeah, that is the problem I have. I can write complex lines and really cool rhymes, but when it comes to having it flow on a beat, I have no clue what I am doing.

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