Yung Grandpa
By orangedrink on January 14, 2018 10:24 pm
First rap of 2018! Tried to keep it simple with a 16 bar section and not worry about anything else. If I do 12 two minute pieces, I can have a cool rap mixtape at the end of the year. I hooked up my MixtrackPro and did some “scratching” of my own voice, which is a dream I’ve had since I was a kid 
The music was created by remixing elements of a song that has yet to be released, which I make reference to in the first stanza. I really enjoy doing what I just learned is called “assonant rhyme”, where you rhyme the vowel sound. e.g. basement-making, low-tone-note-zoned, relax-cap
The difficulty in mixing the song was the fact that there is a constant bass note, as well as a drone of the vocal sample - which is competing with my rap. I mixed down the instrumental (with the background vocals) first, then reduced the EQ with a notch where my vocal performance sat. I think it really helped. This is a good “Orange Drink Mix” because it has acoustic guitar and electronic beats/bass, in the context of a rap song.
I’ve never had an MC name before, but now that I’m a step grandfather(!), I think “Yung Grandpa” is unbelievably fitting. Grandpa Hemlock is my Street Fighter online name, which can be another alias (Hemlock Records is the name of my label). And obviously the paradox of young and grandpa is pretty funny, which is literally my situation!
I’m really happy with this finished product and I think this is far and beyond my last rap song in 2016: https://weeklybeats.com/orangedrink/music/[untitled-rap-song]
Ask the audience: Are the vocals loud/clear enough? How do we like the new moniker?
Lyrics:
it’s ya boy Yung Grandpa coming back up again
from the basement making music tell a friend
go in the future; travel in a lear jet
sample a track that hasn’t even been released yet
got that low bass tone drone note zoned out
pay myself money for my beat cuz it’s loaned out
grab the microphone and you know i’m bringing the heater
i’m playing my guitar and then i’m hitting the repeater
it’s that OD style where there is none
can another band anywhere remotely sound like this one?
so chilled out my water bottle’s all ice
senior citizens agree ya boy is mad nice
cuz i’m like that, relax with a straight edge night cap
greet the grandkids after school with a snack pack
I do a little shuffle and i’m shaking off the haters
remember the name cuz you’ll be screaming it later
this is orange drink.
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