writers block is kicking my ass

[50 cal]

Man i'm frustrated as hell! For the past week i have't been able to come up with no verse's or hooks, at least none that i'm feeling. i just dont understand when i had no place to record i was coming with some sick shit like everyday, and now some people are feeling me and i finnaly have the oppurtunity to record i have a fuckin block. i dont know what to do, i've had little blocks here and there but nothing like this, this shit is just kicking my ass mentally. the people i'm working with now dont know that i'm struggling cause i hav'nt been to the lab since they put me on, but still i dont know what's causing it,, i'm not lazy i'm anxious everyday to make some more hit's but man AAAAAGGGGGGGGGGG!




to all my fellow mc's what do ya'll do when ya'll cant come up with absolutly nada. like i said i had little blocks but nothing like this. and i've been spitting for like 7 years.

sorry i just had to vent

 

[Corpz]

same shit happens to everyone... ive had a block (on beats) for almost two months... maybe ur uninspired try listenin to ur favorite albums, they might enlighten u

 

[Shonsteez]

Sounds like a typical anxiety attack to me?....Though, when it comes to creative expression, theres no way to get the goods if you force it, it has to come, or at least thats what i believe....Sometimes a little friendly competition makes u wanna do better, but for the most - it just has to come back when its ready. Things u can do though is try and basically relax. Do what ever it is that u need to get to a more "settled" state a mind. Fuck, i kno it sounds corny, but once when i got real pissed, i just sat there and did deep breathing for like 8 minutes, and then went outside and chilled out on the lawn chairs till i felt my mind cleared....I went right back in and made a banger that day. I dunno if that helps at all, but its just a friendly suggestion.

 

[that kid]

speaking from the point of an m.c. take a break from music in general, don't listen to hip hop try listenin to other kinds of music and put rap out of your head for awhille and don't listen to beats or try to make them- take a mental vacation. i took a break from rap for about 2 years- i was sick as fuck before and then my creativity needed a break i would get writter's block every time i got in the studio so i quite rappin took a couple months off and by listing to other forms of music and taking college classes which help expand your knowledge- i started getting so creative i learned how to make beats and produce my own shit- now i'm ready to come back out. listening to some dope m.c's or watching an m.c battle is good advice also, that helps

this might also sound crazy- i used to read the dictonary, or a theasaurs this helps you to expand vocabulary and master the english langauge. reading a good book definately helps alot with the creativity process. it took me 2 years to get over a writter's block but eventualy you will- it takes time your an artist. friendly compettition is good also- stay up homie your time will come jus relax don't stress it.- that kid rhyming since 98'/

" you got creative juices, but i hold the fruit from which they came"- copywrite 78

 

[Chrono]

just let hiphop go, without pressure. if its gonna work for you it will come back to you. i've always told myself from the get-go that i would quit the second i'm not feeling it. i've quit more times than i remember

 

[50 cal]

hey thanks everybody for the advice, i've been trying to relax and I have just stop listening to hip hop for now, so hopfully when i go to the lab i'll be fresh and pure with no bull ish clouding me.
but hey chrono what are you talking about letting hip hop go?? that's something i can not do, i got alot of other talents but music means the most to me, from them moment i wake up till when i go to sleep that's all i think about. some would have to kill me to get me to stop.

 

[Greg Savage]

well start creating your own sounds, Practice Arranging practice Loooping samples odd of Points

Bought the best thing to do on ur downtime.. always works for me

shit go through ur sounds and trash whats not needed im sure you have like 700 Kicks that u dont really need (i dont know if u do or not)

 

[50 cal]

well start creating your own sounds, Practice Arranging practice Loooping samples odd of Points

Bought the best thing to do on ur downtime.. always works for me

shit go through ur sounds and trash whats not needed im sure you have like 700 Kicks that u dont really need (i dont know if u do or not)

i wasn't talking about making beats, i was talking about writing

 

[Greg Savage]

^^ i should have read that Small spaced out part...

Dunno about Mc writers block i aint never had that to be honest.. there is always something for me to write about..

Still u can go back through previous recordings and practice diff layering techniques on ur down time.. ther eis alot u can do

 

[Chrono]

but hey chrono what are you talking about letting hip hop go?? that's something i can not do, i got alot of other talents but music means the most to me, from them moment i wake up till when i go to sleep that's all i think about. some would have to kill me to get me to stop.

i meant to not do anything forced. makin beats, whatever.. i don't believe in destiny but as far as talents go... you can tell if you have the talent. if you feel that then don't stress anything and relieve yourself when you need to. i couldn't leave writing alone

 

[Big Tone]

well start creating your own sounds, Practice Arranging practice Loooping samples odd of Points

Bought the best thing to do on ur downtime.. always works for me

shit go through ur sounds and trash whats not needed im sure you have like 700 Kicks that u dont really need (i dont know if u do or not)

nooooo. never ever under any circumstances throw sounds away. your gonna wish you had that sound a few months down the road. and 700 kicks is not that many. i have several gb of sounds in my fl

 

[50 cal]

i'm free from writer block now (knock on wood). i swear i've been coming with some sick shit, i ready to lay my shit down now

 

[Greg Savage]

nooooo. never ever under any circumstances throw sounds away. your gonna wish you had that sound a few months down the road. and 700 kicks is not that many. i have several gb of sounds in my fl

Not needed for me homie... 700 kicks? way too many give me 5 kicks from there i can tweak out any other kick i need... Instruments is a Diff story.. im not up for Browsing through 700 plus kicks to find what i need

When i got my i a specific sig sound to my shit i stick with what works.. if i need to start from scratch i got some live recording of virgin sounds that i can mold myself.. just me i dont need that many kicks

 

[Chrono]

Not needed for me homie... 700 kicks? way too many give me 5 kicks from there i can tweak out any other kick i need...

that's what i'm sayin, learning how to use the filters, envelopes, and various tones.. you can recreate boring kicks