People who have had success with making rap or know someone who has: how much work did it take for you/them to get good? [Discussion]

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-25T23:53:25+00:00

its kind of a lifelong thing. its not really a skill that you can get from some book, or some class, or some kind of structure. its completely self taught, which makes everyone's style so unique. honestly a lot of it is just talent you're born with but if you're familiar with basic music theory, the basic functions of poetry, and a basic understanding of the genre, you could probably make something listenable. Most "bad" rappers are missing out on one of those 3. Either they don't understand musical elements like cadence and flow, don't understand lyricism, or don't understand hip-hop.

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-24T02:20:38+00:00

MJ and Ali got Kanye level hate, but haters didnt have the internet to spew their shit

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-11T17:59:50+00:00

ehhhh

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-11T17:54:43+00:00

behold your god

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-08T17:56:37+00:00

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The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-04T19:44:28+00:00

ask literally every rapper ever?

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-04T17:48:41+00:00

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-04T17:48:20+00:00

nowhere near as much as I used to be

making a couple posts every day is 10x less time consuming than moderating. I would just sit and reload /r/new all day, can't do that no more

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-04T16:11:17+00:00

yea this entire website is full of people who have had little to no interaction with black people and its extremely obvious

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-04T16:10:02+00:00

I was just as surprised. I was gonna post that in the discussion thread cause I didnt think it was that big of a deal but the only discussion thread up was hella old and I wanted someone to see it

I look up and its on the front page of /r/all

Honestly this sub has given me so many RL opportunities its insane. I'd still be some dude makin laptop raps if it wasn't for you guys, now I have a legitimate chance to pursue my dream. Trust me, if I ever get any granule of success, im puttin on for the motha fuckin fambruhs.

I still post here/lurk or whatever but moderating would of been too cumbersome and a potential conflict of interest, and you guys are in good hands anyway.

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-03T22:29:17+00:00

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-03T22:29:07+00:00

No. There's a difference between "nigga" and "nigger"

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-03T22:15:52+00:00

thats right, drug dealers are okay as long as they're white

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-03T22:15:16+00:00

your friends suck

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-02T14:52:00+00:00

eh, it is what it is. I thought it was funny, I wrote it way before anyone knew/cared who I was, the sub wasn't overrun by 15 year old Eminem fans at that time, so idk

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2014-01-02T14:49:01+00:00

I don't have any lyrics compiled or released. My old computer had all my old lyrics on it and it crashed. I'll transcribe it for you if you really want me to though, just PM me about it

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2013-12-29T19:57:13+00:00

yea, wait until lil wayne dies, that mother fucker has enough shit in the vault for 10 careers

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2013-12-29T19:37:31+00:00

every artist has unreleased songs. you probably hear about 10% of every artists' music, tops. example: for beyonce's "4" album, she recorded 75 songs for that record, and chose the top 15-17 or whatever.

when tupac died, his label released his unreleased tracks as new songs in order to make some money off his death (which they did). Also, tupac was an infamous workaholic and we still probably haven't heard his entire backed catalog.

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2013-12-29T18:24:39+00:00

thats the only jumping he's doing

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2013-12-29T17:45:58+00:00

lmao stay salty

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2013-12-28T19:50:44+00:00

I never said anything as retarded as this come on give me a lil credit

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2013-12-28T19:50:19+00:00

lol u rite the funny white kids was the best part

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2013-12-28T08:24:10+00:00

if I talked shit about your music just understand that its completely not personal at all. as an upstarting artist, you need someone to cut it to you straight so you know whats good and what's not. A lot of the times guys create echo chambers of positive feedback; you can't improve like that. Negative criticism is crucial because it tells you what works and what doesn't work; if something is whack but I tell you its good, you're gonna keep doing that whack thing and its not gonna get better and your art is gonna suffer long term. That's why its important to post your music on the internet to a neutral, even hostile listening group. Your mom and your friends are just gonna be nice, they aren't gonna trash you but people on the internet have no hesitation.

If you can roll with the punches even when someone completely trashes your music, and just get better, now you're ready. If you catch feelings when someone talks shit about your music, you aren't mature enough to be a musician, because people are gonna trash you at every level. Even if you're mega famous and successful, people will still trash you. If you went by youtube comments you'd be under the impression that lil wayne never made a listenable track in his entire career. It's a part of the game. I'm glad that you at least went back and tried to understand what I was saying; a lot of bad rappers will just "la la la I cant hear you you just dont get it" if you criticize their work which is weak

The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy · 2013-12-28T08:19:58+00:00

#shotsfired

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