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  1. nikwen

    Latest ILL Member (also the cutest)

    Teach her to use a DAW before she can walk. The low beat prices these days make it seem like a piece of cake. ;) Big congrats from Germany!
  2. nikwen

    Battle That! Competition - September 15-18, 2021

    Lots of great beats in round 2. Left my votes. Good luck, y'all!
  3. nikwen

    Battle That! Competition - September 15-18, 2021

    First beat battle that I voted on (except for some FIGHT! battles). Thanks, @LiveLargeBeats for reminding me! :fire:
  4. nikwen

    Introduction to Myself

    Welcome to the forums, @BLL4CKW3B! Hope you enjoy your time here. :)
  5. nikwen

    !ILL SHELTER TALK!

    Haha. So far, I've exclusively freestyled or rapped to the instrumentals of my favorite songs. I usually rap in the evenings to relax my mind and writing is the opposite of that. That said, I actually sat down and wrote my first verse two weeks ago. Let's see where this takes me …
  6. nikwen

    Producer from the UK

    Why has every welcome thread gone horribly off-topic recently? :LOL: Welcome, Al! Great to hear you're getting (more) into hip hop.
  7. nikwen

    Showcase - September 6-12, 2021

    Cool synths! I also like the bells. I just think they would sound better if used more sparingly. However, we shouldn't forget that this beat was made for someone to rap over. Currently, when listening to the beat, the bells are the "main instrument" providing us with a melody. When a rapper...
  8. nikwen

    Showcase - September 6-12, 2021

    Cool one! Feels a bit EDM-y because of the synths. I know a rapper who likes just that. The drums feel a bit compressed. Maybe something could be done about that.
  9. nikwen

    ILLIENZ UNITED

    Welcome, STEW! YS Please just told me about you a few days ago after he got one of his verses onto your last mixtape. Awesome stuff! (YS Please is also on the Splinter Faction mixtape from above.) That's a great idea. And a great track, too!
  10. nikwen

    ILLIENZ UNITED

    It's dope for sure. You can make something like that, too!
  11. nikwen

    Showcase - September 6-12, 2021

    You're welcome! Is there a way to reduce the panning without eliminating it completely?
  12. nikwen

    Showcase - September 6-12, 2021

    I listened on a 10+ year old stereo sound system that's connected to my computer. The speakers are too close together though to actually call it stereo. ;) Just listened again on iPhone headphones and on those there's a much larger difference. More clarity in #2, feels less compressed than #1...
  13. nikwen

    ILLIENZ UNITED

    I like the idea! I recently learned about a group of rappers that had formed in r/makinghiphop's weekly competition threads who also decided to do collabs together. When they make a song, one of them makes a beat, everybody raps on it, one is responsible for mixing it, they release it on a...
  14. nikwen

    Showcase - September 6-12, 2021

    Nice! One of the most important things to master from what I can tell (no pun intended). (y) To be honest, it was quite hard to hear the differences. I think that the first sounds a bit better, "rawer" maybe, but it's very, very, subtle. For some reason, I noticed the flute only when I paused...
  15. nikwen

    Showcase - September 6-12, 2021

    Greetings from Darmstadt! Pretty chill vibes overall, definitely a good beat to play in the background of a cafe. I feel like the drums could have used a bit more life in them. Applying a bit less compression and putting them a bit more into the foreground is what I would have suggested...
  16. nikwen

    Showcase - August 30-September 5, 2021

    Cool one! A bit unusual but that's always interesting. I freestyled to this and in the beginning I was a bit confused how to do that because the beat was so unconventional but at some point it got easier. [Hell, I'm not even sure if this beat was intended to be a rap beat.] What I really liked...
  17. nikwen

    Kanye's Donda album

    Well-said!
  18. nikwen

    *Bar doors swing open* HIIIIIIII

    Gotta rub it in for @Fade? :ROFLMAO:
  19. nikwen

    New "forward" Hip-Hop??

    Have you tried foreign hip hop? It's so different country-by-country. Just pasting random German hip hop songs here: And an interesting Brazilian one:
  20. nikwen

    Showcase - August 30-September 5, 2021

    Love how you build the whole beat on top of that vocal sample. A really good one, too, and it's easier to rap to than I thought. The break at 0:22 felt a bit weird. Super unexpected, but maybe it could sound great in a song. Was surprising again when it reappeared later. Keep in mind, I was...
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