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Winding Road
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This here's a thread where you can state your views on rap, lyrics, song concepts..etc, and how your creative process works in making a song. This isn't a thread for you to jack a person's whole process, it's more so a way that maybe you can pick up on something that you never thought about doing before.
Concepts, views
I've been writing a lot of songs lately and I've just started to realize that a lot of your views on how to flow, write lyrics, and what type of song concept you come up with comes from your personality. I've always been a person who values individuality, and so I try to make my songs as creative as possible. One of the things that I've always been praised for is my ability to come up with creative and good concepts. Before, I used to try to compose what each verse would be about before actually writing each verse, layering the song out, but now I've changed my view on that. I feel that while you should have a good understanding of what you want to say, it's good at times to just write what comes to you because then it's more based off of feeling rather than some concrete plan. Because of this, my verses have started becoming more abstract. I've started writing to capture feelings and emotions. It's more so a poetic way of painting a picture of how a certain time, enviorment, or person makes you feel. The reason you're rapping can go a long way to affect your work. I personally don't write for money or acclaim. I do it more so because I love rap. And I like putting up work for people to listen to and enjoy if they like it.
Composing Process
The way I write is basically by playing the instrumental on my DVD player while I'm sitting on my bed. I'll sometimes go the Jay-Z route and flow a few lines in my head. But then, when I want to say something really deep, I'll grab the pen and write. I try get the feel of the flow of the track down as much as I can. Everything is done in a natural manner. It's not rare for me to spend up to an hour or more reciting one verse--yeah, I know that sounds crazy.
Concepts, views
I've been writing a lot of songs lately and I've just started to realize that a lot of your views on how to flow, write lyrics, and what type of song concept you come up with comes from your personality. I've always been a person who values individuality, and so I try to make my songs as creative as possible. One of the things that I've always been praised for is my ability to come up with creative and good concepts. Before, I used to try to compose what each verse would be about before actually writing each verse, layering the song out, but now I've changed my view on that. I feel that while you should have a good understanding of what you want to say, it's good at times to just write what comes to you because then it's more based off of feeling rather than some concrete plan. Because of this, my verses have started becoming more abstract. I've started writing to capture feelings and emotions. It's more so a poetic way of painting a picture of how a certain time, enviorment, or person makes you feel. The reason you're rapping can go a long way to affect your work. I personally don't write for money or acclaim. I do it more so because I love rap. And I like putting up work for people to listen to and enjoy if they like it.
Composing Process
The way I write is basically by playing the instrumental on my DVD player while I'm sitting on my bed. I'll sometimes go the Jay-Z route and flow a few lines in my head. But then, when I want to say something really deep, I'll grab the pen and write. I try get the feel of the flow of the track down as much as I can. Everything is done in a natural manner. It's not rare for me to spend up to an hour or more reciting one verse--yeah, I know that sounds crazy.