I don’t even know how to describe today. It was everything that I needed, but also everything that I didn’t want to hear. It’s CRAZY how I keep telling myself I want a well renowned rap career. I say this because whilst I was chipping the hours away from my shift, my colleagues suddenly got into this conversation about my music and why it needs to improve.
Knowing both these dudes never hold back on any punches I knew I was basically toast, and braced myself for a hurl of critique that I was NOT ready for.
You need to pick better beats! Your voice is too monotone! Your music is too depressing! You’re rapping too slow! You’re rapping too fast! Why don’t you actually sprinkle some memorable bars here and there? Argggh do you really want to go with that stage name?! And the list goes on.
What really threw me off though…was how the conversation remained dominant for a good twenty minutes to half an hour, and after the first five minutes of getting smoked I found that the conversation was the most constructive session I have EVER engaged in, with two people who are not directly my friends or family.
I could hear just how much they thought I should, could and need to improve, and that just made me feel humbled in ways I was not expecting to be humbled today.
I know it’s easier to ignore the harsh critique and intoxicate myself from the highs of the yes men but truly the excellence of my craft will always be cultivated from the things I really don’t want to hear.
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