So I’m fucked up on drugs now and got the balls to post this freestyle remix I did on lil wayne’s hit song how to love. I hate lil wayne but I thought I’d give it a shot… tell me what you think

https://soundcloud.com/slinkjenkins/how-to-love-freestyle-remix

Just wasn’t feeling it, dawg. Maybe this freestyling thing isn’t for you.

See this is why I posted about rhyme scemes cus I don’t even feel my own shit and it’s fucked up cus for some reason rapping is all I ever feel like doing

You gotta practice

I’ve heard this before so why are you telling me this now?

Because action is reinforced by repetition. Listen, I’m just trying to help. Need more help? Right down rhyming words in a notebook and keep back up rhymes in your mind.

Hey don’t take offence, I’m hearing ya out y'know. Sometimes it’s a good thing. I see where you’re coming from.

Maybe you shouldn’t do so many drugs?

Isn’t that what makes music good? lol jk. Srsly I don’t do “so many drugs” I just said that cus I did triple c’s and I feel like an idiot for risking my life for a quick high but that’s just where I’m at y'know? Sorry for clogging up RG I got mad respect for you homies

not very bright now is it?

It’s just a phase. Usually brighter. If it lasts too long I might do something a lot dumber then “drugs” so I like to check out RG cus there’s a lot of artists like me on here and a lot of inspiration to be found

My biggest thing was that you were so off beat, it sounded so weird. I could also barely understand at certain parts. It wasn’t so bad but it could be way better.

if you were going to ignore the beat why not pick a better instrumental? at least you flowed the whole time but I didn’t understand a lot of it

not horrible, better than i could do

Hey that means I’m getting better. beez sucka niggaz hahahaha

Ight so I’m pretty sure the rap is on beat after the first minute. Any disagreement?

Freestyling is hard (I’m guessing. I’m not a rapper, but I would think it’s hard).

The reason I’m so selectively attentative is I’ll be thinking about what I’m saying and I’m just like fuck the world which throws me off beat. It’s an insecurity, not a disability.… … I should practice rapping with someone elses raps

this fucken sucks

goddamnit, get a better fucken quality mic fuck. i hate listening to shitty rappers even more when their quality is terrible. i aint gonna go outta my way to understand the shit youre saying

and get off drugs aaah fucken stupid thing to do

@lozo freestyling isn’t difficult. Practice enhances your freestyling.

Some honest criticism. That’s some hard shit to find. Straight up, but who gives a shit when I got a bunch of other people saying hey man you’re doing great?? tbh my life sucks when I was always doing good it sucked and now that I do nothing good it still sucks wtf went wrong cus when I wish for the best the worst outcome always comes and it’s ok to always expect the worst I don’t have a problem with that anymore. I just feel life’s too short to have problems and for some reason all I allow my self to see are problems. I swear I’m a good rapper but at the same time when I have people telling me it’s a good thing I think it’s bad. I think I’m just an asshole. I wanted to be better but I’m too enabled and now I’m being forced to live with the biggest asinine enabler ever because my life was being threatened at my other residence

LOL make that into a rap :p

^ lolwut

I’ve never known how to listen to people… I live in my own world and I don’t call it little because I’m crazy big. So I think I got all these good ideas and stuff not just for music but for life and it’s hard to let it off when nobody wants to hear it so I rap for lil wayne fans a lot. This discussion is not getting me anywhere so if you’re really curious how about asking me a question?

dude drop the mic and go to counseling, fuck.

2 roads to go down so I turned around and picked a different route

are you okay bro? lol

bro last time I was ok I didn’t know god existed and ever since then life has been really fucking weird. I don’t mind it but damn when does it get easy

I mean it’s pretty easy when your a hip hop head and all you hear is Thug Life and such cus then you draw comparisons and you just feel like you’re always chillin. I swear I’d have cops invading my house and I’m like whatever Ima rapper this doesn’t disturb me

…?

Dude you got no idea. Hip Hop is some crazy shit idk if people were right when they said it’s dangerous. Maybe it’s the greatest thing to ever happen. I really have no idea too though.

So since we’re on the same page. Uhm when did you listen to hip hop and like it first time?

Idk what the fuck is going on in this thread right now. Weird shit always happens late at night on this website.

But why do u guys think it was so bad? It’s not something I would put on my ipod, but I didn’t mind listening to it. I’ve head way worse. I would encourage you to write more before going into freestyling. I liked Cabose’s advice. Like I said, I’m not a rapper, just a listener. I would also like you to pronounce each word more clearly. I feel like it might be of more help if you posted the lyrics in this thread sometimes.

Or did u not want advice anymore?

No advice is cool but it doesn’t help me anymore. It’s weird it used to be all I needed now it’s like I feel ya but it’s just not compatible with my OS

ok I got a better question. So lets say I’ve got all thise written material and I’ve been writing all this shit for idk lets say 2 months. What then? Memorize some? Try em out? what do I do with all this papeR?

Stopped listening after 35 seconds. Sorry, just wasn’t feeling it. At all

That surprises me. So not at all? right at 35 you stopped it? Here’s a crazy idea. Start it at 35 and pretend you’ve never heard it

Okay listen up, here’s some truth for you.

I feel like you didn’t start this thread to share your music but only to talk about your personal problems… awkward

Do yourself a favor man, get some friends and talk to them in person about your troubles. You’ll feel better.

oddly enough this is the only line out of what you’ve said so far that really disturbs me.

I’m like whatever Ima rapper this doesn’t disturb me

I hope you really don’t believe it because, I’m sorry to tell you this but anybody can record a song and put it on soundcloud. Seriously though, get with your friends talk about these ideas you have. Buy some better equipment for recording, write some new material, get behind some unique production that way when people listen to your songs they aren’t thinking about how it’s lil wayne’s beat and he did a song better and more enjoyable, and then try recording and post it on here. You really need to work on your flow and delivery that way it will at least be more enjoyable to listen to and people will actually be able to bear through the whole song. I would speak on lyrics but I really couldn’t make it that far into the song myself. Also, I’m really confused as to why you say you make music for Lil Wayne fans? That sounds terrible? Why would you want to be categorized like that?

uhm… hm?

Basically I’m tryna figure out what a flow is. I honestly don’t think anybody really knows

Wow you read me like a book. you can’t blame me for being weird and maybe even psychologically unpleasant, I’m just filtering out my lifestyle yo! But check it if you really give 2 shits help a wayward soul out. What the hell is a flow?

Saying there’s no flow is like saying Niagra Falls goes up… you just don’t like what I’m saying which sucks cus it’s the truth. I can understand why a lot of people don’t like this because of the poor audio quality but I figured some hardcore hip hop heads would battle through the poor audio quality and find enjoyment out of it because they did so

Like I said it was a freestyle basically I wrote this up in like 40 minutes and recorded it no rehearse nothing just grabbed the beat I happened to be listening to and dropped the rhymes on it so here’s the lyrics now try and hear me out with this aid

You say wassup like you wanna know where I’ve been
Stroll the courtyard tryna put some hope in a lost kid
I’ve smoked with the adopted and heartless who talk a lot
They all tell me fuck bitches don’t need em weed true g spot
All we speak about is what we tryna get right now but damn
How we supposed to have it when there’s no magic
To tell the truth you never get that itsa fairytale and
if you hope the most trust me your gonna fall the worst but you know of course
that when you see a small man and you don’t understand his plan
he could ruin your own stick a flu in your home and killa christmas
ridiculous such a minor conclusion but I see no active solution
all I got was a fuck off and even that felt soft
just tell me I aint worth it cus I know I’m just not perfect
all you bitches think is stories tv’s and facebook magezines and social circles
that’s what blocks me from making it work ho
If I told you I waited a year you’d tell me Ima loser
If I said I’d hold you dear you’d say you haven’t a clue sir
If you said you don’t know me I’d ask for your name again
just to remind you when you thought life would never end
I’m so sorry you hate my friends and I have no money to spend
that I just couldn’t make it dont say you’re already taken
I can tell when your fakin like bitches that wear make up
say I’m just hatin but you love me
seein you with your make up
I thought you were special don’t say it was a fake gut
cus its the same one that found this reason
for the survival
it’s all about you
like surprises with my arrival tonight though
I’m broken so no more hope
You can try I won’t ask why so go
move on without me your stronger then lightning admit it your striking
why you always fighting my message tryna love me your just pretendin
cus that shits neverending
that’s how I know I’m just pretending
but I know I’d be true if you showed a clue how love really does do
when you woke up in the mourning and you felt so good that was me girl
and when you sipped on your coffee that was me girl
and when you smoked that weed and all your problems didnt seem to be that was me
and when you thought you’d always be happy it was me
and when you met the man of your dreams that was me
and when you left for somebody else or was it something you felt?
I had a dream its true I fell and now I’m in hell
and I’m through with your smile what the fuck do I do
trust nothing but my broken chest so whats next
guess I’ll never have that rest smoking stubs at hess so stressed
all the fun my homies used to have now they’re with me and they act like im their dad
so fucking sad that miseries all I have so girl I soak up all your bad
so if I don’t love you this is all that I know and there’ll never be another ho
I’ll never get as high as you got me and all that love it was all for nothing

Newport New life with rastonic kicks and
levis killa bee eyes glazing for a vengeance
Scratch tickets by the day so where’s my pay
tonight I gotta steal or fight make an entrance
Vintage essance on an indentured adventure by
the family slavemasters slapping my naptimes
smoked like joe fraiser stunned cus I daze ya
playa by nature phaser of disobedience
flip the rhythem skits effortlessly effin amazer
crater a hater verbal laser swindles gamers
simple aimers fall short to the hell raiser
by bell appraise skill k-o ish is so ill
still fill pill’d systamatic kills with dolla bills
holla thrills yalla smaller fries then a french wive
boyscout but im toy stout alive and proud lion sound
style found underground way below the row of fizzed glows
wizard grows words into miss clueless slippin swift finesse
trippin on the set when I be rockin bitches to their death

three oh fives good ol times cigar big stars on my past math class
my new one I didn’t pass that went figaro and never went back to max stats
Fresh like a Tax slash fat gash in your last rash smell dank like an itch and scratch
attack the flat with 3 D’s on a keymat japan understand as I roam stroll and free cats
stacks of chips fat n rich chiefin reef in my neighbors where its beanin sexy tazers
text me later plant seeds danger to the police few peace out when my nouns resound
right town where the ho’s down for gold instead of love yeah I think I just might resort to staying
maintaining the punks in line keep the checks on line

actually what your saying isnt bad. it’s actually the better part of the song. from what I can tell your voice sounds similar Andre 3000’s at some parts, which is cool and different. But again your flow is off. You’re rapping too fast and not keeping pace well. I suggest maybe trying a different, more fast paced beat.

You’re right. Flow is kind of hard to explain.
I am going to attempt this but I myself do not rap. So if anyone has any corrections to make to the statement I am about to make please speak up.

Have you ever heard the expression “riding the beat”?

basically a bar is one measure. A bar has four beats. when a beat “drops” thats when you start to count 1…2…3…4. You spit within the confines of each bar. it can end up being just one line in a bar but usually it’s two lines. The cadence or rythm that the artist spits to match the measures in the production have become known as flow. Basically the second line is ending about the same time the 4 beat comes along. If done well it helps the overall quality of the song and makes it sound like the rapping is really easy. There are different styles of flows though and there are also people who experiment with flows a lot. Take Kendrick Lamar for example, he likes to (slightly!) throw himself off beat and then play catch up via rapping faster. it makes songs more interesting but it has to be done right or else it will just sound terrible.

its spelled out even better for you on this here wiki page. Just scroll down to flow.

check out this video here too as they discuss different styles of flows

also I suggest checking out some rakim or jay-z (reasonable doubt era) for examples of good flows. I’m sure the real heads here know of better suggestions too.

hey thanks for the thoughtful post I’ll probably study it a couple of times. And yes an andre 3000 was what I was going for, I’m surprised you caught that

lol damn Brain Trust your either a really nice guy or really bored or both.

I feel the important thing about rules of flow is to bend the rules so it’s interesting. Maybe I just haven’t mastered my own special bend blend, eh?

prrrretty bored over here tbh.

Like yeah it’s a nice thing you did though, but keep it real youse ah fan niggA ha, it’s cool tho cus fans change everything. Gosh you’ve never been a fan of an amateur rapper before have you? Shiet I’m like that one guy whose your fan for so many rapping kids its sickening, makes my stomach turn

don’t push it bro.