Lystra

9mo

jus find inspiration and tell urself to go harder than that

Crack Palm Stepper

9mo

Do you harbor incomplete/repetitive lines in their head for weeks to a month instead of putting on paper to avoid it being a mediocre attempt? It’s one thing to sense where you are mentally but what to do you lack the words tp express it? @DwindlingSun

Crack Palm Stepper

9mo

I think a lot of my fear with that is imagining some type of mental ceiling/barrier that’ll keep me from expressing how I actually feel in a refined manner. Some would say it doesn’t matter because it’s coming from a honest place but at the end of the day it’s going out to the public for others to hear and criticize

Crack Palm Stepper

9mo

@Waterloooo @marcusg @Vox @insertcoolnamehere @Drain_Cook would like to hear y’all thoughts on this as well it’s abrupt but curious if y’all encountered similar feelings. I want to know if this type of extended discomfort is a sign to cope with not being meant for something, even though I’ll always grasp to the idea of it.

Crack Palm Stepper

9mo

@Waterloooo @marcusg @Vox @insertcoolnamehere @Drain_Cook would like to hear y’all thoughts on this as well it’s abrupt but curious if y’all encountered similar feelings. I want to know if this type of extended discomfort is a sign to cope with not being meant for something, even though I’ll always grasp to the idea of it.

Crack Palm Stepper

9mo

Is it biting if you get inspired by a certain line in a song and try to rewrite better in your own way?been wondering if the listener would deduct points for that

Crack Palm Stepper

9mo

Literally take weeks to a month of overthinking a line before I can jot it on paper for the sake of potency for myself/listener. I don’t know if that’s somehow debilitating my craft even with simple s*** like names.

Crack Palm Stepper

9mo

@Waterloooo @marcusg @Vox @insertcoolnamehere @Drain_Cook would like to hear y’all thoughts on this as well it’s abrupt but curious if y’all encountered similar feelings. I want to know if this type of extended discomfort is a sign to cope with not being meant for something, even though I’ll always grasp to the idea of it.

Marcus is Dust

9mo

When I started rapping a couple years ago, every verse I completed turned into a song I was happy with. My voice felt natural and unique to me, and so I never second guessed myself.

As I get more ears on my music, I’m finding that I think way too much about the listener’s perspective, which gives me pause sometimes. And I get writers block now more than ever. I’ve always been insanely critical of myself, yet I’ve always had conviction in my writing. So I know that when I do get my inspiration back—might be a few days, weeks, month, whatever—I’ll write something I’m happy with.

For me, when the words don’t come, I have to just back away from whatever I’m working on, listen to some other music, turn my writers brain off, and return when I feel inspired. I constantly ask myself, “Why am I even writing?” and in the best case scenario, the answer reveals itself only when I’m inspired.

So my advice is to never force yourself. Writer’s block is extremely normal. Don’t overthink s*** and just trust that it’ll come back. Hope that helps, @op 🤝

Vox

9mo

My bad for taking a while to hit you back

Felt you heavy on the trying to break you're people out part - one of the most devastating breakdowns I've experienced (and honestly something that has defined my life to this day) came about five and a half years ago at school when I kept a loop of the number of my immediate family members + our income on some I'm not coming home until I can break us out

Vision went out while I was working on something in office hours and I was stuck on my couch for the rest of that semester

My version of this is that I've never been able to guarantee my survival beyond the very immediate future as an adult while going through various life threatening situations and associated suffering, illness and eventually the disability I'm dealing with now so I've never been able to really put in the work into my creative pursuits besides a few stretches

Those limited stretches, certain experiences I've had and a lot of talented people I've come across that boost me have me certain that I got something and can do something with it

But between time to continue to move and not being able to put in the work I need to develop my craft because I'm barely hanging onto my place on this planet, all of that feels so far away that it might as well be impossible

If there's anything I'd tell you is try to make things smaller and build from there. Trying to take in everything all at once broke me. As hard as it is, try not to get stuck on the long term block or generational curse breaking profit

& instead take it back to the the building blocks of your craft.

Try to take in some details from your every day life and just think on em and if you can put em to paper, literally just write em down

And from there if you can craft bars out of em

Also if you can try to go on a small adventure in you're area:

Dap up some MFs you haven't in a while or some new cats

Take a walk somewhere you haven't before

Ride around on public transit and take as much as you can in

And then write as much as you can and then if you can craft bars from there

Also when it comes to anything creative, community is critical.

Humanity is an archipelago so that's already built into everything we are as much as certain forces try to tell you different but it's especially important when it comes to creating imo.

I'm glad you made this thread and I hope you continue to post in here, whether it's ups or downs, but if you can try to seek out people in your area that are also trying to spit. If you can go to shows.

You might need to take in some air beyond hip hop and diversity is always helpful so if you can try to link up with other kinds of artists and creatives in your life and area and just chop it up with em

Even just locking back in with people that love hip hop and talking to them might be helpful for you breaking down those walls

Thanks for making this thread. I'm not well but I got enough fight to get into books and journals so this is a reminder to bust through my walls and get to it.

Jump in here and hit me if you got anything else on your mind, doesn't even have to be about this

DwindlingSun

9mo

The way you churn out verses I could never imagine you to get writer's block. And high quality and lengthy verses at that, about a myriad of topics and varied language.

Our advice is completely conflicting though haha so it's very interesting to read this. Interesting insight. It's given me an idea actually, I may well get in touch if time permits

"Why am I even writing?" is definitely a good question though - I ask myself that too often.

Crack Palm Stepper

9mo

I’ve been dealing with heavy bouts of writers block for the past years that might be depression and anxiety induced at this point it’s hard to say. All I know is rap has been my greatest passion since I was a child it was the only thing that gave me purpose in life. Down the line I’ve started to base my worth on how much I could excel at this while also trying to get my love ones out of the bleak cycle they lived in for decades, almost like a meal ticket in a way. When I couldn’t reach the semi delusional standard I set for myself it brought a sense of inferiority especially seeing other grow quickly while I remained stagnant. Trying to over prepare left me underperforming in my mind

Vox

9mo

My bad for taking a while to hit you back

Felt you heavy on the trying to break you're people out part - one of the most devastating breakdowns I've experienced (and honestly something that has defined my life to this day) came about five and a half years ago at school when I kept a loop of the number of my immediate family members + our income on some I'm not coming home until I can break us out

Vision went out while I was working on something in office hours and I was stuck on my couch for the rest of that semester

My version of this is that I've never been able to guarantee my survival beyond the very immediate future as an adult while going through various life threatening situations and associated suffering, illness and eventually the disability I'm dealing with now so I've never been able to really put in the work into my creative pursuits besides a few stretches

Those limited stretches, certain experiences I've had and a lot of talented people I've come across that boost me have me certain that I got something and can do something with it

But between time to continue to move and not being able to put in the work I need to develop my craft because I'm barely hanging onto my place on this planet, all of that feels so far away that it might as well be impossible

If there's anything I'd tell you is try to make things smaller and build from there. Trying to take in everything all at once broke me. As hard as it is, try not to get stuck on the long term block or generational curse breaking profit

& instead take it back to the the building blocks of your craft.

Try to take in some details from your every day life and just think on em and if you can put em to paper, literally just write em down

And from there if you can craft bars out of em

Also if you can try to go on a small adventure in you're area:

Dap up some MFs you haven't in a while or some new cats

Take a walk somewhere you haven't before

Ride around on public transit and take as much as you can in

And then write as much as you can and then if you can craft bars from there

Also when it comes to anything creative, community is critical.

Humanity is an archipelago so that's already built into everything we are as much as certain forces try to tell you different but it's especially important when it comes to creating imo.

I'm glad you made this thread and I hope you continue to post in here, whether it's ups or downs, but if you can try to seek out people in your area that are also trying to spit. If you can go to shows.

You might need to take in some air beyond hip hop and diversity is always helpful so if you can try to link up with other kinds of artists and creatives in your life and area and just chop it up with em

Even just locking back in with people that love hip hop and talking to them might be helpful for you breaking down those walls

Thanks for making this thread. I'm not well but I got enough fight to get into books and journals so this is a reminder to bust through my walls and get to it.

Jump in here and hit me if you got anything else on your mind, doesn't even have to be about this

Caliisthemission

9mo

Bro you’re so f***ing real Vox, every time I come on this site you’re giving someone some words of advice or encouragement. Never seen a negative word from you. I’m trying to be more like you cuz users like you are the reason I come back to this site, people who are eager to experience new s*** and make new friends