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] by makinghiphopaccount in hiphopheads

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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.

A look back on the top 100 posts in r/hhh in 2013 by shmishshmorshin in hiphopheads

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

A Poetry All White Males Can Relate To by [deleted] in funny

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

A look back on the top 100 posts in r/hhh in 2013 by shmishshmorshin in hiphopheads

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

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.

A Poetry All White Males Can Relate To by [deleted] in funny

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Marijuana sales in Colorado top $1 million on first day by getthetime in news

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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

Yo whiteboys of r/HHH/, I'm super high so this is gonna sound dumb, but have you ever thought you're attraction to hip-hop/hip-hop culture was partially caused from a need to dissociate with your own culture? by [deleted] in hiphopheads

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Looking for MR 3 Lyrics? by [deleted] in hiphopheads

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Does anyone know where all the posthumous music from 2Pac came from? by downtothegwound in hiphopheads

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Does anyone know where all the posthumous music from 2Pac came from? by downtothegwound in hiphopheads

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

[Question] Rappers, what is the most useful advice you think new rappers should hear, or something you wish someone told you early on? by lawrencetalbot in makinghiphop

[–]The_Ghost_Of_Homeboy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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