Hip Hop/ Rap mp3...

[versatile242]

I was wondering if someone can tell me what i need to work on: I
have a few songs i recorded and I wanted to know if i was doing things right http://www.reverbnation.com/versatile242
I use Adobe Audition 3 and I mastered with Izotope 4...Every song I recorded, I did hook or chours 3 times and panned 2 of the left and right... I record the main vocals one time, doubles 2times panned hard left and right and adlibs once centered

when I play it in my car it do not sound right...the vocals sound weak.


Thank You

 

[Tobe]

Hi versatile,

Not many rapping experts on this site, and I'm not one either, but here's 2 cents anyway... I listened to the first 3 songs on your link.

The mix is pretty good, but could be sharper, keep fiddling with Izotope. Your synth sound is very ethereal, I like your bass treatments. I find your vocal a bit high and lacking richness for rap (but high is popular in rock right now). Also, the attitude is a bit flat. I liked the "angry" voice in "pick the world up" best, and liked the lyrics when I listened to them... although the "n"-word is a bit hard on my white-guy ears because I wouldn't want to use it.

If your thing is rap then work on getting a richer and punchier vocal sound, and simplify the higher synth sounds to bring them down to earth a bit. If your thing is music more generally you might want to explore a few more styles to find what suits you best (you might have a very good voice for ethereal pieces... for example. Your material doesn't remind me of Prince, but he comes to mind as a style you might experiment with).