I’m randomly thinking about how Sliqe noticed that Amapiano and House mixes were packed with exclusives, and decided to bring that same energy to Hip Hop with his MXR at a time when the culture truly needed it.
Oh, what a guy.
Pursuing a music career in 2026 is like spending ridiculous amounts everyday to go through a concrete steel wall with hopes one day the wall will open up
As a music producer, this music thing gets tricky at times, so you have to make it work for you. Your fans are most important to keep you going. To have longevity, you have to sound different, take different approaches, show your face, do content, drop kits, stay consistent, etc.
Its not all just about selling beats and getting placements. Sometimes you gotta engineer, make voice tags for other producers, put our your own album with yourself or collab projects, build artist, open studios, move to a different state etc. Step out of your comfort zone and take sacrifices.
Lots of producers give up and or fail (even the ones with plaques). Sometimes you gotta do everything that comes around making beats. Theres nothing wrong with being a one stop shop. We always blame the artists and labels, but you have to treat yourself like an artist also.
Producers don’t be afraid to build wit different artists …stop tryna chase down placements or work with whoever poppin already … be creative do something new for the world to hear we got enough of the same sounding shit already
Making music is so spiritually fulfilling. Even if u don’t make music for a living or feel like u aren’t ‘gifted’, I still encourage all yall to mess around with it a lil bit. Shit is just fun!
good question. tbh i always keep in mind that it gets better if you get better. no matter how nice you are... with practice/ studying you gon get even more nice with the music. that's the only goal for me fr just make my next piece better than my last. i can't control nothing else
LaCabra having Nasty C and A-Reece on one project, bro, this is huge. Reminds me of when Kwesta had AKA and Cassper Nyovest.... same album! We live for moments like this. Big up to LaCabra for real.
Hip Hop thrives when the masses are literate. No reading, no Hip Hop. That’s why you and Amapiano are thriving right now. Kids can’t read for meaning, so anything rappers say falls on deaf ears. no information being passed down. Just Mark Zuckerberg and shota ka bo kae ko tlatse?