Sunday, July 11, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
How I Feel
Life Support
Thoughts Of A Monster
Drive Slow (Free-verse)
The Return
Only profitable tracks and freeverses i have out. I've been noticing, lately, i'm getting more buzz from the latest drops. Although i felt that the more buzz i got from the new stuff, the old stuff would get the same buzz eventually. Right? ...Wrong. The quality has changed a bit, but the substance is STILL the same. I thought fans would catch on and get that. I thought they'd lend an ear to the old while waiting for the new. Isn't that how its supposed to be? Thats sure as hell how i do it when my favorite artists have yet to put out new mixtapes/albums/tracks. Have my freeverses been shunned? Are they not as important as the actual track?
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Possibly my favorite freeverse by myself. The lyrics just SHINE.. "They say that one day the sun will explode, so. On that day i'll take my rocket launcher and unload" ... DOPE!! thats fire. Can other not understand that? Did it go over your head? Not much to get, how could that have possibly been missed by my demographic audience? The flow is lovely on this. If it were recorded, i guarantee it would be YOUR favorite track..
and that reminds me. could it be because its just on video? is that why? did i not promote enough? maybe that could be it. i BARELY promoted my Cut You Loose (Life Support) track. i BARELY promoted The Return. I HEAVILY promoted Thoughts Of A Monster as if it were a single. In a way, it was. Whatever project i put out; THAT will be on it.. Unless things, for some matter, change.
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This actually got some average shine before any official tracks were released. 2k views and many reviews from those on youtube and on the internet alike. This is possibly my second favorite. Maybe. I hate being a critic of my own work, so, of course i cant actually rank my own tracks... Well, i can. But. I refuse to in a way. I feel childish in this video as well. Just a bit. The 9th wonder beat was SICK.. I feel i did it COMPLETE justice in my eyes. No one has yet compared to how i lived up to it and the legacy of the instrumental.
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The first official. Haaa, this is embarassing. I feel like.. well.. I feel like... I have no idea. This was needed. The lyrics; smooth. Beat; nice. Me? ....Not so much, but flow is LOVELY. I don't mean to brag but this is pretty cool. I just really think this video is awkward to watch. Not only awkward, but funny. "Hey Graph, remember this? LOL" - Always get that. Just saying, the younger crowd (Age 10+) feel that this is their favorite. I have a friend named Malik, hes always telling me how much he likes this. He prefers this unfinished (and never will be) freeverse over any other track. Kind of nice to know that theres SOME demographic that will appreciate it.
Conclusion? uhm, freeverse (low quality) vs actual songs (both low and high quality). In this case, my newer stuff wins. But i am more in love with my older stuff. Minus Thoughts Of A Monster, that is an instant classic and i feel it STILL deserves more shine. Just my opinion..
= Graphik =
Thoughts Of A Monster
Drive Slow (Free-verse)
The Return
Only profitable tracks and freeverses i have out. I've been noticing, lately, i'm getting more buzz from the latest drops. Although i felt that the more buzz i got from the new stuff, the old stuff would get the same buzz eventually. Right? ...Wrong. The quality has changed a bit, but the substance is STILL the same. I thought fans would catch on and get that. I thought they'd lend an ear to the old while waiting for the new. Isn't that how its supposed to be? Thats sure as hell how i do it when my favorite artists have yet to put out new mixtapes/albums/tracks. Have my freeverses been shunned? Are they not as important as the actual track?
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Possibly my favorite freeverse by myself. The lyrics just SHINE.. "They say that one day the sun will explode, so. On that day i'll take my rocket launcher and unload" ... DOPE!! thats fire. Can other not understand that? Did it go over your head? Not much to get, how could that have possibly been missed by my demographic audience? The flow is lovely on this. If it were recorded, i guarantee it would be YOUR favorite track..
and that reminds me. could it be because its just on video? is that why? did i not promote enough? maybe that could be it. i BARELY promoted my Cut You Loose (Life Support) track. i BARELY promoted The Return. I HEAVILY promoted Thoughts Of A Monster as if it were a single. In a way, it was. Whatever project i put out; THAT will be on it.. Unless things, for some matter, change.
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This actually got some average shine before any official tracks were released. 2k views and many reviews from those on youtube and on the internet alike. This is possibly my second favorite. Maybe. I hate being a critic of my own work, so, of course i cant actually rank my own tracks... Well, i can. But. I refuse to in a way. I feel childish in this video as well. Just a bit. The 9th wonder beat was SICK.. I feel i did it COMPLETE justice in my eyes. No one has yet compared to how i lived up to it and the legacy of the instrumental.
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The first official. Haaa, this is embarassing. I feel like.. well.. I feel like... I have no idea. This was needed. The lyrics; smooth. Beat; nice. Me? ....Not so much, but flow is LOVELY. I don't mean to brag but this is pretty cool. I just really think this video is awkward to watch. Not only awkward, but funny. "Hey Graph, remember this? LOL" - Always get that. Just saying, the younger crowd (Age 10+) feel that this is their favorite. I have a friend named Malik, hes always telling me how much he likes this. He prefers this unfinished (and never will be) freeverse over any other track. Kind of nice to know that theres SOME demographic that will appreciate it.
Conclusion? uhm, freeverse (low quality) vs actual songs (both low and high quality). In this case, my newer stuff wins. But i am more in love with my older stuff. Minus Thoughts Of A Monster, that is an instant classic and i feel it STILL deserves more shine. Just my opinion..
= Graphik =
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