I KNOW ALOT OF CATS LIKE MY OLD SCHOOL GANGSTA GANGSTA SHIT...BUT WOULD YA'LL EXCEPT A LYRICALLY STILL THUG & GANGSTA VILLAIN...SEE I'M WORKIN' ON ''ORIGINAL'' SHIT...AND IT'S HARD PLAYAS,MY STY;LE IS MORE DARK COMEDY PULP FICTION TYPE RAPPIN'...I GUESS I GOT TIRED OF DWELLIN' ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF MY LIFE,I LEARNED TO EXCEPT I'M A LOW INCOME,THUGGIN' TYPE INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT CRYIN' ABOUT IT...I DIDN'T GRADUATE HIGHSCHOOL BUT HEY,I GOT FLOWS AND INTELLIGENCE ON STREET SHIT......AND WHAT I KNOW FOLX WANT TO HEAR HIP HOP/RAP WISE...TO THE FOOLS THAT BEEN DIGGIN' MY SHIT..SHOULD I STILL DO GANGSTA GANGSTA SHIT OR ELEVATE?? THE FACT I WANT INPUT FROM FANS AND ASPIRING FANS IS WHAT HELPS BUILD MY CHARACTER ON THE MIC...I'M ME REGARDLESS,GHETTO AS HELL.....BUT 4 YA'LL TO HELP ME GROW AS AN ARTIST,I SEE NOTHIN' WRONG WITH THAT..I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YA'LL WANT,SO I CAN MIX THAT IN WITH MY WANTS AS AN M.C...YA FEEL???..LET ME KNOW,
WHAT SIDE OF MR.VILLAIN WOULD YA'LL LIKE TO HEAR???
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In my opinion, just keep it real. It's a gang of muthafuckas out there that's gonna feel some real spit that comes from the heart. And believe me, you can tell!! The example that comes off top is the last song on Yukmouth's album "Thug Lord". He on some thug it up shit but it's so real (and lyrical) that he makin everyone feel him. He did the same thing on that song "Revelations" off his double cd. Plus when you can throw in some tight punchlines that make listeners rewind and wish that they had thought of some shit like that, you doin the damn thang!! It's all about making the listeners identify with you.....
I agree with Notes and Trampou
I'm off the wagon of all these cats using big words,and trying to sound extra educated,when in reality they probably never new what the words were before they started strumming threw a dictionary.Lyrical growth can also be the execution of word play,metaphors and all that other trickery,regardless if your dealing with street lingo,or chemistry topics it can still show growth in an artist.As long as you "keep it real"and don't use Snoop Dogg cat and the hat like rhymes,it's all gravy.Nothings worse than knowing the follow up word in a rhyme though.
ex;"I'm big Snoop Dogg,and I leap like a _ _ _ _,"You already know it's gonna fuckin be F-R-O-G with his ole nursery rhymin,can't rap without the D.O.C. helpin his ass mofo.
Just do what your comfortable doing!
I'm off the wagon of all these cats using big words,and trying to sound extra educated,when in reality they probably never new what the words were before they started strumming threw a dictionary.Lyrical growth can also be the execution of word play,metaphors and all that other trickery,regardless if your dealing with street lingo,or chemistry topics it can still show growth in an artist.As long as you "keep it real"and don't use Snoop Dogg cat and the hat like rhymes,it's all gravy.Nothings worse than knowing the follow up word in a rhyme though.
ex;"I'm big Snoop Dogg,and I leap like a _ _ _ _,"You already know it's gonna fuckin be F-R-O-G with his ole nursery rhymin,can't rap without the D.O.C. helpin his ass mofo.
Just do what your comfortable doing!
i say just keep it real... i keep shit real, i rap about my current mindstate, which unfortunetly changes from day 2 day... one minute i'm trying to be lyrical, and the next i'm ready to bust shots because i'm pissed off... the perfect blend is in the middle, 50 cent, obie trice, and eminem are the perfect example's of gangster-ism (violence) mixed with being lyrical.... i've really been feelin' the 8 mile soundtrack.
no matter what!!!
No matter what i'll keep it real,thats' just the way i am,cats that know ME know this,i'm a real up-front and honest person,and sometimes...people get offended,but yeah,i'm glad to get opinions once again..@mo-x and lil g:we still going to do a group collab or what,yeah i'm stationed in PO for good it seems at the moment...but i'm still reppin' the duese -oh-sickness YOU KNOW!!!!.i'm always down to smebb up to shorleezy and do some shit,greyhound is cheap,just have to insure me a place to lay my head down..thas about it,get at me,playas.
No matter what i'll keep it real,thats' just the way i am,cats that know ME know this,i'm a real up-front and honest person,and sometimes...people get offended,but yeah,i'm glad to get opinions once again..@mo-x and lil g:we still going to do a group collab or what,yeah i'm stationed in PO for good it seems at the moment...but i'm still reppin' the duese -oh-sickness YOU KNOW!!!!.i'm always down to smebb up to shorleezy and do some shit,greyhound is cheap,just have to insure me a place to lay my head down..thas about it,get at me,playas.
I gotta go with the popular opinion of "KEEP IT REAL". Make sure your audience can feel what youre saying. Ive noticed that in these days, the rappers with the most talent have a knack for makin the audience relate to their lyrics even if its about things that they dont necessarily identify with. BUT....content is just part of the picture. HOW YOU SAY IT is very important too....you can be spittin real shit that cats can relate to, but it aint gonna hold anyones attention if it aint creative. Its 2002, and people have grown past the simple shit...gotta find a way to make your lyrics creative. Wordplay, similies, analogies, metaphores, whatever your style is. Make it so that your listener's ears are always perked to hear what your gonna say next. Ill use my boy Half Sane as an example...dude got that style that makes your attention constantly glued to the lyrics, cuz he's so damn clever he keeps you listening for that next tight ass line.
And if you wanna get deeper....CONCEPTS. A big plus is if you can come up with concepts that are original....Id say one ofthe best recent example of this would be the Tech N9ne song on Absolute Power when he's talkin bout his dick like its a backstabbing homie.
Hope that helps
And if you wanna get deeper....CONCEPTS. A big plus is if you can come up with concepts that are original....Id say one ofthe best recent example of this would be the Tech N9ne song on Absolute Power when he's talkin bout his dick like its a backstabbing homie.
Hope that helps