Freestyle Practice (7/1/24)
10:07
Freestyle Practice (6/30/2024)
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Making Authentic Content
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Ай бұрын
Callout for collaborations
4:48
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How To Create A Rap Persona
4:56
2 жыл бұрын
How To Freestyle Forever
8:47
2 жыл бұрын
Daily Exercises   8 Lines #5
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Daily Exercises - 8 Lines (#4)
2:53
2 жыл бұрын
Should You Deliver With Fake Emotion
3:02
Daily Verse  - 8 Lines #3
2:57
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Daily Verse 8 Lines #2
3:10
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8 Line Odds and Ends #1
3:20
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How To Stay On Topic When Rapping
6:27
Freestyle Tool Release
3:53
3 жыл бұрын
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@Jaitonic
@Jaitonic Күн бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@hilaryodinamba7199
@hilaryodinamba7199 5 күн бұрын
Freestyling more helps tune up your cadence to switch rhyme schemes effortlessly. Also, your bars need to be unpredictable while rhyming on the snares and the ending bar of the track. Biggie is an example of this.
@ghettohalimonaaya1312
@ghettohalimonaaya1312 9 күн бұрын
romantic
@Didde_
@Didde_ 10 күн бұрын
Just found you planning to watch all your guides/tutorials.
@donovonj
@donovonj 10 күн бұрын
Welcome and thanks for the comment. Hope they help!
@Robloxgaming123-f8p
@Robloxgaming123-f8p 14 күн бұрын
Roses are red violents are blue i have 5 fingers and the middle one is for you 💀💀💀
@donovonj
@donovonj 12 күн бұрын
🔫
@sriyaanchand7109
@sriyaanchand7109 20 күн бұрын
EZ TIPS HERE (IN RPLYS
@sriyaanchand7109
@sriyaanchand7109 20 күн бұрын
TIP:1 SAY H=NO NO H IN RAPING TIP:2 DRINK HOT TIP:3SAY SMALL WORDS AND TRY TO SAY THEHM FASTER DO THAT TIP AND RAP FASTER EZ DO IT IT EZ
@donovonj
@donovonj 12 күн бұрын
🤔
@Kinngmag_
@Kinngmag_ 24 күн бұрын
We still love you
@donovonj
@donovonj 24 күн бұрын
The community that’s actually here for it is what matters! Also, I don’t blame anyone that’s moved on. I know there’s some rock and metal bands I used to listen to way way back. If I got a notification for them, I would unsubscribe too. Life evolves!
@dewandmcqueen523
@dewandmcqueen523 23 күн бұрын
Bro, I can barely hear you. I would like to ask. Can we get a focused modern update rap course. What I am asking is step by step, going from beginner to advanced rap course with lessons. Udemy course you have is really good, but it kinda random. Maybe after doing some lesson, we take what you taught and start writing a rap verse. Then, by the end we have a full song. Stay motivated, modern, and consistent in helping us and we ride till the end. Get paid and keep adding to your course. Your die hard subs like me will pay ( how do you think i know about Udemy course). You'll make more than youtube ads. Just a super sub die hard fan sharing my thoughts.
@donovonj
@donovonj 22 күн бұрын
Appreciate the thoughts (also damn I will look at the volume again I thought I fixed that). That is actually sort of what I’m working on right now. Wasn’t working on a course, per se, but I was looking at my highest performing videos and thinking about how badly they need a refresh. Trying to get the rust off in both making content and rap, but some higher effort content is in the works. That said I will keep in mind the idea for a new course too. I can’t chase money again, cause that’s how I got so backwards the last couple years - but ultimately I’m only doing this to be helpful for people. I’ll think about how I can repackage and/or upgrade the course sometime when my skills are back. Appreciate the support, really. It’s the only reason I’m on here at all.
@itznit70007
@itznit70007 25 күн бұрын
Just Make A Dedicated Video On What Bar Is When SomeOne Says You Got Some Bars... Not The Timeline Oneee , plizz
@abandonedbuildingexplorer
@abandonedbuildingexplorer 29 күн бұрын
NOOOOOOOOO! Bro, I dislike AI getting involved with our creative process, be it writing rhymes, writing an essay, or something else that's creative. It takes a human element away. Matter of fact, I recently disabled "Predictive Text" from my android phone and man has it made a difference. Looking back, I was often selecting words that would pop up as suggestions but that was inauthentic s**t. I need to be formulating my own sentences and choosing my own words. I will watch this now so I've yet to judge, but based off the title, this seems super sketchy IMO!
@donovonj
@donovonj 29 күн бұрын
The bottom line is the ai tools (at least that I’ve seen) kind of suck at writing rap. The only real utility I see is in helping you brainstorm ideas with figurative language that you then craft into something better. If you don’t know how to rap or understand figurative language to begin with, it’ll mostly give you garbage. That being said, I see it as a tool just like anything else. Some people will find it useful, others won’t. You ever used a rhyme dictionary? Some people hate them, some love them. I have certainly used one at times when I got stuck, especially in my earlier days. Just a tool. At the same time, I also agree to a degree. Over reliance on any of these tools reduces skill development and authenticity. I feel like I should at least explore these tools to see what they offer and show folks. Just cause I wrote a few bars with this doesn’t mean I’m using this 100% always from now on. I personally didn’t find it THAT useful.
@abandonedbuildingexplorer
@abandonedbuildingexplorer 27 күн бұрын
@@donovonj Took me a while to get back. I get what you mean about it just being a tool, like a hammer can be used to build a house and that's awesome, or it can be used to slaughter a neighbor which is not at all okay. So it's up to the individual who utilises the tool. I haven't tried a rhyming dictionary but I just googled it and I'm open minded, so I will try it out. Thanks! :)
@michaelgoronsky
@michaelgoronsky Ай бұрын
Thsnk you so much for this. Brilliant. 👏👏
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Hope it helps! Going to be developing more in this direction for sure.
@michaelgoronsky
@michaelgoronsky Ай бұрын
@donovonj It absolutely helps. I used it this morning. Keep up the grind brother. 💪💪
@darealvonnomusic2136
@darealvonnomusic2136 Ай бұрын
Appreciate it for real 💯
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Thanks for waiting the 9 months or however long it took me. 😅 Let me know if you have ideas for improvements too. I already have a million since the project is so old, but never hurts to get more ideas too.
@PachekoJr
@PachekoJr Ай бұрын
Thank you, bro, I'm always lost when it comes to starting 😅
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Glad it helped. I never know if I should put out stuff like this that’s more process oriented and not super detailed or explanatory.
@PachekoJr
@PachekoJr Ай бұрын
@@donovonj you should do more,it really helps
@JunyL
@JunyL Ай бұрын
I guess the Mistakes we make as a beginning we forget that rappers are musicians and we think they are just stars I guess it would work better if you work , 1 rhythms 2 flow 3 lyrics And I guess most of us focus on lyrics
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Yeah. You have to give the music at least as much weight as the lyrics and writing if you want to make music that sounds good. I have almost exclusively focused on writing the whole time and it's very noticeable.
@JunyL
@JunyL Ай бұрын
@@donovonj me too I thought I was a rapper because I could rhyme lol but now I can call myself a musician also a rapper tooo
@abandonedbuildingexplorer
@abandonedbuildingexplorer Ай бұрын
Heck yeah! Thanks for that Reddit thread recommendation and inspiration. I kinda felt like giving rhyming a go following some of your freestyle in quotations to start after cracking open a few beers (note: I am a complete noob and just having fun with it): "But it is open season / So I'm hittin' / every bar / every beat / and I'm frequent / -ly on the top of your mind / when I'm..." ...snortin' KETA-MINE lines / damn near out of my mfkn' mind... / It's over!!...Scratch // Maybe I should be dead or imprisoned? / or in a fetal position? / but this life ain't the life I reasoned (as a child...) // On the bench again? / No way! / Dono's ain't fuckin' around today!!! // Scored a hat-trick / like it was a transcript / or an ad-lib / where's Madlib?
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Nicely done! I’m a noob these days too since I let the skills atrophy so much. Just having fun with it is really the point unless you want to make a career of it. What you wrote here looks great though. Keep it up!
@abandonedbuildingexplorer
@abandonedbuildingexplorer Ай бұрын
@@donovonj Appreciate your content and these kind words of encouragement! Enjoy your day :)
@abandonedbuildingexplorer
@abandonedbuildingexplorer Ай бұрын
Hi Donovan! I just came across your channel. I have been loving hiphop since the early 00s when I was a kid, but have never tried to write my own rhymes. I want to start doing it! :) It's cool you play football/soccer too! I messed up my ankle bad in January, unfortunately, so I haven't played this season. I'm a goalkeeper. What's your preferred position? Would you recommend I purchase a copy of the Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms (or an analogue)? When I watched MF Doom's 'Bookhead' music video, he holds up a copy when he's in the library (1:00 into the record; kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIWmepKYprKcldkfeature=shared&t=59). That lead me to think that he's spent time digesting that book or something similar as part of his process. When i was young, I thought rappers literally sat down and read the actual dictionary like a Christian may read the Bible, or a Muslim the Quran. Finally, I feel like I need to gain access to instrumentals that are very interesting to me and given that I am not a producer, how do I go about finding stuff to use as I write in parallel? Could you recommend free-to-use repositories where producers upload their stuff that's ready to go?
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Hey! Competitively I was a center back, but play more striker these days. The injuries are really rough. I don't think you need to study the dictionary or anything (though, some rappers really have done that). Instead, I think it's more useful to do things like try to maintain long rhyme schemes (for example, 8 lines that all rhyme together). This will give you more practical experience that ties to rapping. Just reading rhyming or dictionary words is a bit more abstract whereas you can get some of that knowledge directly while building other rap-related skills. If you're just going to practice, KZbin has tons and tons of instrumentals. Spotify has a lot too. You can't use them for commercial projects, but it sounds like you're a few steps out from that. I'm also starting back into this though, will maybe update with a video or something if I find some better resources. I used to just know producers but it has been a long while.
@abandonedbuildingexplorer
@abandonedbuildingexplorer Ай бұрын
@@donovonj Definitely, definitely, many steps away from making anything that would run me in trouble with copyright issues. Thanks so much for replying! Wishing you many goals this season!
@Proph77
@Proph77 Ай бұрын
Funny how Donovon been feeding me gems since I was 9. 😂 True, though, about the imbalance.
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Yeeeeeeeesh man I forget how long I’ve had videos up. 👴🏻
@Solaimane_rajuelkahf
@Solaimane_rajuelkahf Ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
👋
@koryleonard8147
@koryleonard8147 Ай бұрын
I'm first.
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
👋
@mrcheeky1987yt
@mrcheeky1987yt Ай бұрын
I just want to address this topic also. As i used to ask myself this question at many different stages of my life. I would say its a question to get an answer to find an excuse not to do the work needed. So basically id someone says in their 30s and their told thwir too old then they can think well i would have done it but im just to old rather than just doing it. If you put your mind to anything you will get there. But if you are meant to rap/emcee even if you was to old and the world will tell you that frequently if your meant to rap would u give a fu** what they tell you? Would you stop nah. Ok literally what age is to old.. there is no age limit. Why? Take pete and bas here in the UK there OAPs and they came out not that long ago. Maybe 5 years ago and check out how old they are. Im not an expert on their music but heres what i believe is their first single to my knowledge kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJLOdayZr9mSq8ksi=levTj5y-qtM_wWpL You will never be to old literally i have an example video more on this later.
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Ahh yeah those are the people I was thinking of but couldn’t remember their names. Nice example. Thanks for adding with your perspective.
@mrcheeky1987yt
@mrcheeky1987yt Ай бұрын
@@donovonj your welcome and thanks for being cool with me addin my thoughts
@exert8853
@exert8853 Ай бұрын
I dont know if its me or your audio seems to be very low, same for your other recent videos.
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. I’ll take a look and see
@Kinngmag_
@Kinngmag_ Ай бұрын
How to rap clearly
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
You mean so the audio/pronunciation is clear or more so the concepts,ideas, and meaning are clear?
@miguelasosa2001
@miguelasosa2001 Ай бұрын
Do a video on branding
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Not sure if I’m good at that specifically but I’ll think about the concept a bit and see if I come up with anything useful. Thanks for the topic idea.
@miguelasosa2001
@miguelasosa2001 Ай бұрын
@@donovonj like snoop dogg brands himself as snoopy from the peanuts or Tupac brands himself with California, Machiavelli and thugs
@Prodigy_stacks.
@Prodigy_stacks. Ай бұрын
Looks like you back making videos
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Yeah I’m giving it another shot. Just sort of getting back in practice at this point but want to ramp things back up.
@michaelgoronsky
@michaelgoronsky Ай бұрын
Awesome video. Could you give me your opinion on this verse I wrote? I used a lot of the tips I learned from your videos: Capture the moment yeah that's what I'm all about Murder opponents I eliminate all the doubt So many ballin' out that shit ain't for me I'd rather maime frees and writtens on a spree Ain't nobody fuckin' with me though Maybe this a brief check on my ego Fake friends no I do not need those I get pissed then bite like mosquitoes Now tell me what's the point of life? Without a blunt or a joint to light? 'Cause without it I'm nuts spaced and loony To the point I believe I could pay George Klooney How could I be irrelevant the elephant in the room Sniff elements doin' shrooms all I do is bloom Like flowers empowered devour the rest Up every night still no doubt I impress I aim for the best you'd be smart not to test All 'cause my life is about to be blessed Bound to go platinum and diamond beyond No limits for me feelin' free formed a bond With myself so alone I never feel lonely And fuck all you haters who think that you know me...
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
The rhyme scheme, multis and structure are looking great. If you want to increase the writing complexity you could look at increasing and enhancing the use of figurative language (wordplay, etc.) and/or extending the schemes. Take one of the comparisons and build on it: "My shit is too profound leave you flabberghasted" Enough heat to melt-down any man of plastic "like you took one too many tabs of Acid" And it caused a massive bad reaction Maybe not the best bars ever, but I imagine you get the idea. Just more figurative language, extending the concepts, and longer schemes.
@michaelgoronsky
@michaelgoronsky Ай бұрын
@@donovonj Great advice man thank you! 💪💪
@mortalmyth
@mortalmyth Ай бұрын
I loved this, thank you! It's much help! 😁❤‍🔥
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment!
@michaelgoronsky
@michaelgoronsky Ай бұрын
Man you've helped me so much since 2017. I started writing lyrics back then but I sucked. Now I've been notified quite a few times about how some of my rap videos went viral. I don't know how true this is. Nevertheless your videos have truly helped me build my skillset over the years. Big fan right here. Thank you man. 💪💪
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Hey man, been a minute. Nice to hear from you and hear some of the journey. The time flies!
@michaelgoronsky
@michaelgoronsky Ай бұрын
@@donovonj It truly does man. It's crazy!
@blimpbiscut
@blimpbiscut Ай бұрын
When someone does something for too long he limits himself from tasting new things, when someone thinks he’s smart he actually has no more room to grow and life becomes boring and monotonous , a person who thinks he’s dumb is actually smart because of how much he is able to learn and explore. Each activity thing is limited to the activity itself so don’t do the same activity for too long, each has its own ceiling. Don’t dwell too much on it :)
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Interesting take, thanks for sharing.
@Jaitonic
@Jaitonic Ай бұрын
We care about your unique opinions also they work so you should feel confident
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Appreciate that. I may get back to it at some point. I just have to look at this channel differently for now if I'm going to continue making content for it. I was forcing it wayyyyy too hard for a long time there.
@Jaitonic
@Jaitonic Ай бұрын
I love your old rap content dont delete I need it
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Oh I’m for sure not deleting the old stuff don’t worry about that. Just might look at other content moving forward.
@impulse_raps
@impulse_raps Ай бұрын
Dude you are a legend!!, I know I speak for many here when I say you have had a monumental impact in so many MCs bro, I can definitely say your vids have helped me immensely!! especially in rhyme schemes and off the top freestyling Thank you for everything you’ve done for the culture all this time ❤🙌💯
@Jaitonic
@Jaitonic Ай бұрын
Facts bro
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Appreciate that. Maybe once I get started on content again it’ll help me roll back into some of this stuff. Just been out of it for a while now.
@stag1411
@stag1411 Ай бұрын
You can teach us how to code....I have passion for it
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
I don’t know if I’m super good at it, like enough to teach a lot - but I was considering potentially working on a rap related software project and could show every step if that might be helpful 🤔 have to get clear on a project idea though.
@bigguccisouljamike191
@bigguccisouljamike191 Ай бұрын
How do I get a corporate job , I’ve noticed you said you coded for google. Content like that would be helpful
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Yeah that’s where I work right now. You interested in any corporate job? Or anything more specific - just want to cater as much as I can.
@glocks4everybody64
@glocks4everybody64 2 ай бұрын
thank you sm man
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
@KimarShabbaz
@KimarShabbaz 2 ай бұрын
I likenthat beat @ 1:54. Let me get that
@Kinngmag_
@Kinngmag_ 2 ай бұрын
It helped me thank you
@Kendall.430
@Kendall.430 2 ай бұрын
Ty
@FASTLIFEMEMES
@FASTLIFEMEMES 2 ай бұрын
If nobody don't see this video they are lost
@Itsjjwilliamz
@Itsjjwilliamz 2 ай бұрын
Bros the next eninem
@MasatoUchiha
@MasatoUchiha 2 ай бұрын
im going to be honest when i first start rapping i started to rap slower then fast and i was doing this one verse where i didnt take a breath but i did and i start getting good at it but now i cant do it anymore
@kinga-635
@kinga-635 2 ай бұрын
I thought bars means your lyrics , your lines
@samsungnotezece
@samsungnotezece 3 ай бұрын
👊🏻🎤🔥🔥🔥😎👑😘 Try to rap off the top and stay on subject. 👏 Hope it helps 🙏
@tlon373
@tlon373 3 ай бұрын
What’s the difference between 3 4 and 2 3?
@rainaghosh30
@rainaghosh30 3 ай бұрын
Do you still rap?
@donovonj
@donovonj Ай бұрын
I haven’t for a long while. Just now starting to get back into it. 😅
@Adarsh-yr7ef
@Adarsh-yr7ef 3 ай бұрын
God bless you
@shawk1184
@shawk1184 4 ай бұрын
Hey man idk if you'll reply to this considering how old this video is but I'd love to know what you used to make ur intro
@donovonj
@donovonj 4 ай бұрын
If I remember right, someone else made it for me. Can't recall. Sorry!
@IndividualistMusic
@IndividualistMusic 4 ай бұрын
I gotta stop smoking.
@Bloodshotistic
@Bloodshotistic 4 ай бұрын
Very helpful. This is free game that Im soaking up! More plz
@kamdynthecreator
@kamdynthecreator 4 ай бұрын
Thanks man, whenever I make lyrics i always repeat "I'm, I, or got"
@D1meinsoinal
@D1meinsoinal 4 ай бұрын
Eminem: uhh you have to rap fast actually and you can not run out breath
@superactual8582
@superactual8582 4 ай бұрын
Eminem disliked this video