the jeg is back
By jegasus on October 6, 2024 10:56 pm
OMG, JEGASUS RELEASED ANOTHER RAP??? GOD REALLY DOES EXIST!!!
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Welcome back, folks!!! Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope your past week hasn't been to stressful.
It had been way too long since I last made a dumb ass rap so I decided to give it a shot again this time and see if I could still whip something up in a week. And I'm glad to report that the answer is yes, I actually can!!!
Before you even ask, the answer is obviously yes, Eminem is very clearly a huge influence in how I wrote these raps. The main boots-n-cats beat here is reeeeally reminiscent of Eminem's "Without Me", not to mention my general rhyming scheme and flow are VERY reminiscent of his as well. And don't worry, I'm not delusional - I do not think that I "rap just like Eminem." I really wish that were the case, but I have ears, hahahaha... I'm just saying that I'm heavily influenced by his style. Some might say I'm a bit too close to his, almost copying it. I know that's kind of subjective, but I really do hope that I haven't actually crossed that line.
Anyways, back to production notes. The beat is super basic and undercooked because I spent most of my music time crafting the lyrics. I feel like I flubbed the vocal delivery in a couple of little places, but I feel A LOT more confident and comfortable in this one than when I first started in January. There are also a couple of places where the volume of the vocal recording drops dramatically for no reason, which makes it hard to understand what I'm saying. This is probably due to the crappy quality of the mic I used: the tiny little plastic mic on the conference call headset from my work is NOT well suited for music making. Someday I'll get a proper microphone. But that day is definitely not today, hahahahaha....
The reference I make about the Flight of the Conchords is from one of my favorite songs of theirs, "Hiphopopotamus VS Rhymenocerous", specifically the verse at around 3:15. It's worth mentioning that when I wrote the original line, I didn't even remember the one from the FotC. But then, when recording, I remembered and couldn't **NOT** mention it =P If you haven't heard their music yet, stop my song right now and go listen to "Hurt Feelings", it is a work of pure art!!!
Jesus Christ, it had been a while since I had listened to "Hurt Feelings" so I just put in on in the background and noticed: IT'S ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THIS SONG I WROTE! HAHAHAHA.... Comedy raps with a boots-n-cats beat with a piano and arpeggiating synth sounds sprinkled around!!!! HOW DID I ONLY NOTICE THIS RIGHT NOW??? This is hilarious....
Also, that other creator I mentioned, Good Boy Noah and Cheetah, holy CRAP, he is absolutely hilarious and incredibly talented. His baked salmon recipe video is not only funny AF, but it also happens to be delicious! We've made it here at home a couple of times and it's always a smashing success. I seriously urge you to check out Noah's music and recipes, they are a delight.
Oh, and I wasn't kidding about the recipe about the tiny taters! They are FUCKING GLORIOUS. Here's the recipe, copied over from the WhatsApp messages that my wife sent me explaining how to make them:
› Recipe
I hope y'all had a great week! I'm eager to listen to what you've made!!!
PEACE!!!!
› Lyrics
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nice work!
