Much of today’s music suffers because it’s created around reception rather than intention. Y’all making music you think people will like or get you plays instead of music that actually means something to you!
Your name can open a door before you arrive. It can also lock it as you knock. The difference is the respect you show in moments that feel invisible.
Reputation is a silent currency. Guard it. Trade it wisely. Lose it once, and people remember forever.
the gap between where you are and where you want to be is called work.
it's not magic. it's not luck. it's not talent. it's work.
boring, repetitive, uncomfortable work done consistently over time.
I encourage artists to get in their bag of creating classic body’s of work. I know it’s a content game. I know we gotta pump pump pump music out, etc. But, I promise you, if you just slow down a little and do your BEST work for YOURSELF, your art will carry you.
If drug dealers are your heroes your community will be decimated by drugs.
If killers are your heroes your community will be plagued with violence.
If immoral people are your heroes your community will be debased and debauched.
If liars and frauds are your heroes truth will make you uncomfortable.
If pimps are your heroes your community will be saturated with whores.
If whores are your heroes your community will be reduced to a cheap thrill.