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Rap Diary (NSFW)

By jegasus on February 4, 2024 11:20 pm

Ok, so first of all, to any of you who actually listen to this song, I deeply apologize. Hahahahahaha... This song start out pretty vulnerable and heartwarming, but then it takes a HARD turn and just becomes super crass. I think the teenager inside me is still alive and strong, hahahaha...

I absolutely loved putting this together. I wrote the lyrics over the course of the past two weeks and wrote the beat mostly in one day. I then recorded the vocals in Reaper and passed them into the Dirtywave M8 Tracker where I actually sequenced everything. The quality of the mixing isn't great. I think I added too much reverb to the vocals, causing it to be particularly muddy in some places to the point where what I'm saying isn't super clear.

If I had more time I would fix some of the lyrics in places where I don't think they're that strong. Also, the vocal delivery needs improvement, so I'd also re-record a few of those lines. In one of the lines, you can actually hear a loud THUMP of me accidentally bumping into my desk (during the higher pitched section).

I also wasn't able to spend all that much time coming up with cool things to do with the beat itself, so I'm afraid it can be a bit repetitive at times.

I think I'm starting to get a little bit tired of this slow-delivery flow of up-and-down-and-up-and-down that I've been using. I'm not sure I know how to do anything else, but I feel like my delivery is becoming quite repetitive, so if I want to keep this fun and entertaining, I probably need to explore a little more.

Again, I thoroughly apologize for what you're about to (or already have) listen(ed) to.

Also, stay tuned for next week! I'm working on something super special - fingers crossed that I have enough time to actually flesh it all out and post it here!

Catch y'all later! PEACE!!!!

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Well, you did warn us. smile

I thought a lot of it was quite clever.  The diary quality of the first section is well done, relatable, and amusing, and I could tap into my inner 12 year old to get a kick out of the crass parts.  Glad I had my headphones on while I was listening though.  smile   

this has strong nana nana boo boo energy.

going to HAVE to find a way to sneak this onto a playlist

omfg that went places.  Lost it at "Wait wait why are you excluding in vitro folks?"

Okay, I shouldn't be laughing but I am. I'm also a little worried about what goes in on that head of yours. Nicely done, good beat & approached with your signature sense of humour. Keep going and you'll have the strangest rap album evar

ROTFL

I really appreciate the NSFW tag.  I didn't really thing it was a big deal with an Fbomb here and there but i scrolled the lyrics and was like OK WOW OKAY WOW

"Sexually can we erase that line?"

love the idea of not just erasing the line but also "sexually erasing" it

I've done a bunch of raps and also have never done a chorus but maybe this year i will

i've never really thought about the "non penetrative" children of the world so this is seriously strong work and maybe vital in the movement for rights and inclusion and visibility????

(might delete this comment in a year so i'm not cancelled for being associated with this track smile )

wow ... that really took a turn lollll

love the "what?!" sample thrown in as a reaction to getting a teeny bit horny

Cosmic Cairns wrote:

Well, you did warn us. smile

I thought a lot of it was quite clever.  The diary quality of the first section is well done, relatable, and amusing, and I could tap into my inner 12 year old to get a kick out of the crass parts.  Glad I had my headphones on while I was listening though.  smile


Thank you!!! Yeah, I feel that this can only be shared with a particular crowd, hahahaha...



mwmwmw wrote:

this has strong nana nana boo boo energy.

going to HAVE to find a way to sneak this onto a playlist


Thank you!!!!! And OMG, if you actually do find a way to add it to somewhere with other people around, please try to capture people's reaction if possible. I'd be super curious if it hits people more comedically or if they're more appalled & upset by it (which I need to make clear, was never my intention).



ineff wrote:

omfg that went places.  Lost it at "Wait wait why are you excluding in vitro folks?"


It does indeed go to... places... Hahahahaha... Hopefully I've gotten the more wild imagery out of my system and can focus more on changing up the flow next time. Thanks for the listen!!!




MRDRCAT wrote:

Okay, I shouldn't be laughing but I am. I'm also a little worried about what goes in on that head of yours. Nicely done, good beat & approached with your signature sense of humour. Keep going and you'll have the strangest rap album evar


The things my mind make me see are... unspeakable... but they aren't unrappable... Hahahahahaha...
But thanks for the kind words!! Yeah, I can't wait to put together all the weird cringy-ass rap shit I make throughout this year on Weekly Beats in one single place. It'll definitely be A RIDE for the listener, hahahaha...




orangedrink wrote:

ROTFL

I really appreciate the NSFW tag.  I didn't really thing it was a big deal with an Fbomb here and there but i scrolled the lyrics and was like OK WOW OKAY WOW

"Sexually can we erase that line?"

love the idea of not just erasing the line but also "sexually erasing" it

I've done a bunch of raps and also have never done a chorus but maybe this year i will

i've never really thought about the "non penetrative" children of the world so this is seriously strong work and maybe vital in the movement for rights and inclusion and visibility????

(might delete this comment in a year so i'm not cancelled for being associated with this track smile )


HAHAHAHAHAHA, thank you for the listen! And yeah, I had used explicit language in a couple of my other WB2024 raps and didn't tag them as NSFW. But this felt like it was a bit extra, y'know? Hahahhaha...

Regarding your comment about "might delete this comment in a year" (For context, I'm actually writing this last part with no sarcasm or irony): When making this song, I really wanted to make sure what I was doing wasn't out of line or offensive to anyone. When I was younger, I loved stuff that was offensive just for the sake of being offensive. But as I grow older, I notice how life is just really fucking hard and what I used to label as "offensive comedy" was just some asshole punching down on some marginalized group. And I didn't want to do the same, especially since I'm at the age where a bunch of my friends are having kids and I imagine that some of them are probably undergoing forms of fertility treatment. So I was trying really hard to be comedic and outrageous without actually offending people. That's also why the self aware self deprecation is there too, to tell the listener "hey, these raps suck and I'm just a guy trying to get you to laugh at some goofy shit - please don't take any of this seriously."
I really hope I hit that mark and that I don't upset people. If I do, I'll be happy to take this down.
But again, thanks for the listen!!!

Nullsleep wrote:

wow ... that really took a turn lollll

love the "what?!" sample thrown in as a reaction to getting a teeny bit horny


Hahahaha, that's exactly the reaction I was looking for =P
Those little reaction or background samples were also quite fun to record and try to find the exact beat to insert. Hwoever, I feel like I drowned them in WAAAYYY too much reverb, which dampened their impact. So if/when I come back to rework this, I'll try to make those a bit punchier smile

LOL man this went some unexpected places, haha. Nice rhymes big_smile

jegasus wrote:

I can't wait to put together all the weird cringy-ass rap shit I make throughout this year on Weekly Beats in one single place.


You can call the compilation "CAR Tunes" (for Cringy Ass Rap, of course!)

Haha this is really over the top. Your provocateur skills are really something else, cringe factor at 11. The anonymous voice really contributes to the whole vibe. And the chorus… well haha. I’m not sure exactly what this is, but i think you succeeded…

ddmm64 wrote:

LOL man this went some unexpected places, haha. Nice rhymes big_smile


Unexpected places is definitely what I was going for with this one, hahahaha... Thanks for the listen!!!



MRDRCAT wrote:
jegasus wrote:

I can't wait to put together all the weird cringy-ass rap shit I make throughout this year on Weekly Beats in one single place.


You can call the compilation "CAR Tunes" (for Cringy Ass Rap, of course!)


CAR Tunes, which is close to cartoons, which is essentially what I am. Hahahahaha...




Suhpos wrote:

Haha this is really over the top. Your provocateur skills are really something else, cringe factor at 11. The anonymous voice really contributes to the whole vibe. And the chorus… well haha. I’m not sure exactly what this is, but i think you succeeded…


Hahahaha, thank you so much! That's exactly what I was going for: absolute befuddlement =P

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