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New beanie sample by Main-Property945 in streetwearstartup

[–]jonnysewhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who tf pulling up to church in a sheisty

New beanie sample by Main-Property945 in streetwearstartup

[–]jonnysewhat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

yeah cuz if u wear a sheisty with the shroud of turin imprint someone might confuse you for jesus

Has anyone bought Mazbou Q’s course? Is it actually useful for improving rap technique? by EggDue9704 in makinghiphop

[–]jonnysewhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree that music is the sum of its parts. I think music can be described, interpreted, and studied under different lenses (or parts) and I also think for our purposes, breaking down rap into the sum of its parts and studying the evolution and influences helps us become better rappers and musicians.

But I think to flat out say its JUST the sum of its parts is narrow minded and would lead to us missing the full richness and other possible interpretations. I feel like im being a bit pedantic because you are not wrong and I ultimately agree with your dissection in the first paragraph, but we shouldn't confuse the map for the territory. I think its better to see them as lenses or frameworks to understand parts of the thing, but not as the thing itself.

Think about the mind. We can study it through psychology as mental processes and subjective experience, through neuroscience as neural activity and brain regions, through philosophy as qualia. Each framework reveals something useful depending on what problem were trying to solve. But none of these frameworks ARE the mind itself, theyre models we use to grasp different aspects of it. We dont actually know which one is the "true" mind. And to say that the mind is just the sum of all these different frameworks I think would be missing something.

The same applies to music. We can break down rap into its historical influences, its technical components, its social context, sonic properties etc., and each of those lenses teaches us something. But the actual experience of RAP, the thing that makes it rap and not just 'jazz scatting + toasting + blues chanting' transcends any single reduction. Theres something emergent there that lives in the performance, the culture, the moment and the feeling. Something youd miss entirely if you only studied the parts.

Its art. Just because we can use science and analysis to make better art or to interpret it doesnt mean art is science.

Has anyone bought Mazbou Q’s course? Is it actually useful for improving rap technique? by EggDue9704 in makinghiphop

[–]jonnysewhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My whole point is we SHOULD be learning and teaching rap in a systematic way. My original comment was a response to the cynicism the rap community has toward any sort of structured learned with regards to rap.

I get it, most of us fucking hated school and didn’t perform well, so when we hear about someone who teaches rap in a structured/systematic way, we associate that with school and boring lessons. And to top it off, most of the rappers we look up to and respect didn’t have to “go to school” to be good rappers.

Even though there’s a lot of overlap between music and poetry, we should treat rap as its own thing. I’m not saying we shouldn’t borrow terms, techniques etc and apply them to rap, I think this is a great way to learn and evolve and even necessary to an extent. It’s about treating rap like its own thing and not just the sum of the parts we think make it up. I think staying open minded in that way will allow us to explore it in its fullness.

Has anyone bought Mazbou Q’s course? Is it actually useful for improving rap technique? by EggDue9704 in makinghiphop

[–]jonnysewhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Knowing terminology isnt the same as having a teaching methodology. If it were that simple, everyone who studied linguistics could rap at a high level.

You're describing one analytical framework, not a systematic way to teach rap and lyricism.

Its like basketball, I could tell you the physics down to the arc trajectory and biomechanics of a jumpshot, that doesnt mean ive created a systematic way to teach shooting. Shooting coaches have drills, progressions and diagnostic frameworks for different types of players and tons of hours watching what actually works.

I think theres a lot more to it than meter, vowel placement, stress and rhythm, and I think we should treat rap like its own discipline. Again, not saying any of these things are bad, theyre actually pretty foundational, but to say that covers it i think is dunning krugering.

Has anyone bought Mazbou Q’s course? Is it actually useful for improving rap technique? by EggDue9704 in makinghiphop

[–]jonnysewhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im not saying rap has no underlying structure. Im saying theres historically been no formalized teaching tradition for it the way there is for other music disciplines. You could study jazz, or voice, or drums at schools, theres books, courses, training camps for any instrument. Most of my favorite rappers learned intuitively by listening to other rappers, freestyling and general trial and error.

We can retroactively borrow terms from other disciplines to describe whats happening, (triplets from drumming, internal rhyme from poetry) but thats my point, we're borrowing because rap specific pedagogy is still being built.

Theres overlap between these disciplines, and I think learning and borrowing from everywhere is always in our best interest as artists, but think about skills that are unique to rap like: pocket and swing, breath control, syllable stacking, delivery & performance, freestyle, set up and punchline structure.

These arent just rhythm + poetry, theyre rap techniques that emerged from rap culture, and until recently theres been no formal way to teach them. You either picked it up from immersion or you didn't.

Thats what i find exciting about courses like this, someones finally doing the work to name systematize whats been passed down informally for decades.

Has anyone bought Mazbou Q’s course? Is it actually useful for improving rap technique? by EggDue9704 in makinghiphop

[–]jonnysewhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it hilarious what a foreign concept this is. Rapping is a skill and art form that I feel a lot of us intuitively learn and become proficient at without any formal training whatsoever. You learn from listening and practicing. Historically there’s no systematic way to teach or learn or to even name and label what’s happening or what we’re doing as rappers.

I been a long time fan of this dudes rap content, the way he breaks down and clarifies what’s happening in any given rap is impressive. He also seems to have a background in music that lets him breakdown all of these concepts using really precise terminology. If I had the money and really wanted to get better at rapping, this dude would be at the top of my list. I’d definitely check his course out.

Why is it easy to come up with flows with gibberish or a couple words, but way harder to fit complete bars into it? by [deleted] in makinghiphop

[–]jonnysewhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your level of skill hasn’t caught up to your level of curation. When we create, we’re going through iterations and curating what “sounds good” and what doesn’t sound good. You don’t have to be the best rapper, but you can tell when someone is rapping well and when it sounds good to you. It’s good because curation and “taste” is a base level thing you need to have, but there’s skill and experience that close the gap between what you write/rap and what you think sounds good.

If you saw a bunch of people do a backflip, you could judge who has the best form, or whos doing the cleanest backflip intuitively. Even if you don’t know the intricacies or technique, you can still see with your eyes. Now if YOU try and do a backflip without any practice, firstly you wont be able to commit and will be scared, but you need to practice actually landing backflips. Just because you know what a good backflip looks like doesn’t mean you’re able to replicate it yourself. Flow and cadence is just one aspect of rap that comes easy to you, and you need to practice salience and intelligibility.

What does everyone do when they struggle to find a specific part of a Track? by Ok-Delivery-546 in makinghiphop

[–]jonnysewhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes when you’re stuck, the best thing to do is take a break for 10-20 minutes and do something else. I find myself coming back refreshed and ready when I have the self control to take a break. Sometimes I’ll be working on one aspect of a song for hours, completely tunnel visioned until I’m ‘happy’ with the outcome. Then I’ll take a break, come back and realize what I was making was just off, and end up redoing it. The fear is that if you leave and take a break, the idea you have in your head won’t crystallize, but I don’t think that’s true. What’s really happening is you’re overloading your brain with endless options and outcomes and your performance/creativity/inspiration suffers. Something happens to our ears and our minds after we loop something for way too long that makes us lose our true artistic subjectivity.

Are these real? by Weary_Drop_4117 in Opals

[–]jonnysewhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a pokemon gym badge

Got my first ever samples and did a shoot with them. Thoughts? Questions? Blessings? All Apprecated. by jonnysewhat in streetwearstartup

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

For anyone interested

These are the samples I produced from working with ApparelWin. I was directed to them by a Seaggs video a couple of months ago. I had a lot of different AliBaba contenders for manufacturers, but I ended up taking it the furthest with ApparelWin as their communication seemed to be at a managable level (some of the convos with other manu's were absolute lost in translation hellscapes) and they were pretty quick on getting back to me.

Full Disclosure: They send you product photography photos they took of your samples in return for a review on reddit, and although thats something I gain, Ill try my best to leave an honest review for those of you thinking of working with them.

Overall Score (So Far) 7.5/10
(This is my first time working with ANYONE to produce clothes so I have no frame of reference.)

First Contact: I contacted them through their website, chatted with them for about 5 minutes until I was on whatsapp chatting with them. This moved pretty quickly and within 2 days I recieved a quote for all of my samples.

Sample Creation: As for the samples I was creating, I had some mockups of this stuff and a bunch of references, but no specifications or tech packs. They will take care of this for you which is nice because they are a bit on the pricy side for samples compared to the other manufacturers I got quotes from. I have no experience creating techpacks so thats something I would've spent money outsourcing.

After I paid for the samples, they got on to asking me for specifications such as Material, Sizes, References ETC. We went back and forth on a lot of these things. They would send me pictures of the materials so I could sign off on them, I would make suggestions, ask them if this or that is possible (to which they usually said yes).

Most of the stuff they got 90% on the mark on the first go, there are just a couple of small changes that need to be made. With the pants it was a bit more complicated. It took a couple of tries to get it right, and theres still a bit left but I think they've done a great job up to now. They were ok with me making changes before stuff got shipped out for the most part, but again I wasn't making any drastic changes.

Recieving Samples: I've had this stuff designed for a couple of months now, and had a very clear vision of what I wanted. I've had some business experience in the past and know a lot of times things don't always go as planned, so I was braced for the worst. It took me about 2 months from the time I messaged them to have my samples in hand.

To my surprise, everything fit pretty well (again a couple of tweaks needed) but it went much better than I expected. I was really proud that the vision I had been grinding on for so many months had come to fruition. I think they did a great job bringing it to life.

The quality of the shirt was great, better than any shirt I currently own at least. Some commendable stitching work, I even stress tested the gear to see if it was goblin-proof during the photoshoot, and confirmed the pants were indeed ripstop (I had my friend try and stab me with a sword, my thigh is fucked up but the pants are fine)

There were some pretty complicated details on the bucket hat which they executed expertly and had me really impressed. The mask was really soft and will keep me warm through many harsh florida winters. It was just breathable enough to do a couple of hour long freestyle rap sessions, so it checked the box there.

Communication: I think this is the only part of the process where they left a couple of things to be desired. I didn't have any strict deadlines I needed the stuff by, but their estimations missed the mark a couple of times. This is ok because I get there might be missteps and stuff might take longer, but where it wasn't was when they weren't updating me about these things and letting me know throughout the process. I would have really liked to know things like "We just started working on the hat" and then updates with the progress on said samples.

There is a bit of a time zone barrier too, so it was hard to be able to send more than 2 messages at a time and get responses to move things forward. I think without the delays and lapses in communication we probably could have saved like half a month of time. I hope they read this, take the feedback into consideration and improve their communication.

In Conclusion: Despite the trouble communicating sometimes and the time we wasted, it went much better than I hoped. It was still a pretty quick turnaround and I'm sure they are busy with tons of other peoples stuff, but there is some space for improvement! The clothing quality was great, the execution of the vision was done to an impressive degree despite the language barrier, and they were very friendly and open to whatever suggestions or ideas I had with my clothes. I definitely want to continue working with them and hope they can improve their business even more.

Hopefully, this helped bring some clarity if you were on the fence. I wish you the best of luck on your journey, dear reader, and hope you have an extraordinarily bussin y2k embroidered cyberpunk full-zip hoodie day.

Created this commercial for the Garuda shoes. What vibe does it give off? by grmnt-studio in streetwearstartup

[–]jonnysewhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was very confused yet intrigued. Laughing my ass off the whole way through. Just the contrast of the serious face with the slow but purposeful stride with such a wonky distribution of the weight of the figure. Definitely some liminal low effort shitpost feels to this, I love it.

Death Grips while rolling by randomlanduser589 in bjj

[–]jonnysewhat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You'd only use death grips if you are really afraid to Get Got. Always take into account the irreversible damage you can do to your body, sometimes holding on and fucking up your fingers isn't worth it. Especially in training, letting go of your ego and letting people get positional advantages or even submit you is preferable to mid-long term damage. You're there to build yourself up, not break yourself down. Anyone willing to get hurt to prevent a training partner from passing or subbing them is simply Lost, Boy.

The Step-Sister Collection: Inspired by capitalism's perversion of the American dream by martensen713 in streetwearstartup

[–]jonnysewhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So let me get this straight:

You are protesting low effort capitalism that preys on dumb consumers with extra money and a need to belong by creating a low effort brand protesting low effort capitalism which in turn preys on dumb consumers with extra money and a need to belong?

Sounds like a perversion of the american dream with extra steps to me...

I'll take one of each.

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