Harry Mack - Should I Write this Rhyme? | Let's Talk About It - iKaanic

[@ollyb7570]

I like Harry’s writtens. I just hope he doesn’t get disheartened if they get lower views than his frees. I also hope it doesn’t damage his channel so he can still earn a living doing both. The subject of his songs are often introspective, and I get you should write what you know, but casual listeners might find it hard to relate to a goat freestyler feeling pressure to write. I love it because I love Harry, but it’s also why big songs have universal themes of love, heartbreak, overcoming hardship, grinding and clubs.

[@DJMoore82]

As Harry said, “it’s not nothing,”…so to him, and to his fans, this is a perfect way to slide into something different. Harry’s writtens not being AS wildly popular as the freestyles is just a product of the novelty of freestyle, and the fact that he’s already proven himself as the goat. He’s made a mark on the industry with his freestyle sword, but the industry has only had a taste of his lyrical genius. It will take time, just as it took time for people to realize the gem he was with freestyling. But I agree with this, 100%. I hope Mack doesn’t get discouraged, regardless. He is an artist by definition, so his way, his style, his flow, is what I want as a fan. But I will say, I love the whole album, and I’m much more inclined to memorize every word of a written, so I’m pretty stoked about that too. Much love, Harry!!! Keep killing it!

[@jag8926]

I think he will get less videos on videos, simply because freestyling is more inducive to videos. However, i think he will make it up with more popularity, bigger concerts, music streams, and all the other stuff that mainstream musicians get.

[@private-nobody6667]

i like his freestyles, a true gift, over his writtens; i would like to see another OB type of platform to perform his magic, just a personal choice ...

[@mattgoyette4078]

I think any true artist, like Harry is, needs to go in whatever direction his heart takes him. That is how we, the listeners, get the best he has to give. I’m here for it.

[@iKaanic]

agreed, excited to see where this all goes💯

[@Eugene.K.]

HMack is multidimensional artist and can do anything. It should be a combination of freestyling, writtens, special projects, etc. Of course, the writtens will get much less interest from the casual crowd and the views will drop, so you have to spice it up with the dope and viral freestyling content once in a while. Regardless, we are here to support the man in the years to come. Everything is drops is amazing and fascinating. I love love love your behind the scenes episodes, my favorite HMack channel! ❤

[@iKaanic]

hell ya man, i think the views will take 1 step back to take 2 steps forward. and always appreciate the love my man

[@73jefft]

Thanks for doing this! I'm beyond excited to hear more of Harry's writtens. I just love the way the guy's mind works - not just his freestyles but even the conversations he has with people on the Happy Hour 2.0 for example. With writtens we get to see another side of his personality.

[@iKaanic]

💯

[@oq3564]

Here for all H Mack content, but his interactive freestyles are what interest me the most , by far. There’s a lot of rappers I listen to for good written music, but there’s only 1 Harry Mack the GOAT freestyler bringing smiles to peoples faces live in the moment

[@iKaanic]

i feel that, now we get both!

[@oq3564]

@@iKaanicI’m here for all of it! Forever jealous of you that you get to be a part of the team. All of You guys are the dream team !

[@communitygamer117]

I haven't heard both and I enjoy both. I follow Harry for Harry himself. I care most about his character then his music and finally the freestyles. He's the GOAT because of the combination of his character, ability/skill, and musical repertoire.

[@iKaanic]

agreed 100%

[@miguelrod007]

It doesn't matter what Harry comes out with to me. I literally never miss a Harry Mack video.

[@iKaanic]

this is the correct take 😄

[@reynanledesma9580]

Thanks for your perspective Kaan!!! He has earned our time to listen to all his content!!!

[@iKaanic]

my pleasure homie, and agreed

[@FreestyleDarius]

I loved this written. It was deep, philosophical, personal. Part of the appeal of his early guerrilla bars for me was seeing him push his comfort zone and put himself out there. I feel like this is a similar move now, pausing OB and doing what compels him. It takes balls and I’m glad he did it because this was one of my favourite songs ever 🔥🔥🔥

[@iKaanic]

hell ya i love this take

[@phoenix1473]

Fresh set up homie!

[@iKaanic]

thanks man I'm in LA for a bit

[@miguelrod007]

Omegle ran its course n it's forever historic entertainment but I'm excited to see where Harry's next turn takes him n so far I love it. I know he will eventually collab with an icon or iconic radio station interview or freestyle.

[@michaels9595]

Initial interest is high. After hearing the EP, I'm even more interested. I'm paying attention because it's Harry.

[@iKaanic]

thats dope

[@davidpham6221]

What up kaan! Long time no see bro ! Harry’s EP is dope . That program he’s using to write is pretty cool

[@julianwaters7192]

Fire video man, always love the BTS outlook! HM says he embraces fear and the writing is a new part and I'm here for it! 🔥

[@iKaanic]

hell ya

[@justacynic]

Harry took years to be the GOAT of freestyle. I don’t believe for a second that he’s going to stop. This is a logical progression for anyone that wants to be in the GOAT discussion of rapping overall. Harry’s hungry for it so he’ll keep working with his pen. My question is whether he can write something on a deeper level that isn’t about mental health. Does his positive mentality allow him to write on something with a dark twist like ‘Stan’? Does he have a societal issue to comment on, like ‘Tennessee’ or ‘Mr. Wendal’? He doesn’t have to, maybe, but stretching himself while staying within himself is where further development comes from, I think. I’m glad he’s using his pen! And glad you’re being more active on your channel again!

[@iKaanic]

hell ya definitely curious to see how deep he takes the themes of his tracks for sure. I'm pumped to be more active on here too 💯

[@stevestrenger5353]

He's an artist. Anything written or off top is gonna be fire. Who's to say his written stuff won't be better than his freestyles? We could get to a point as fans and wonder why he didn't write a long time ago!

[@iKaanic]

yessir i definitely think that could happen

[@bwag79]

Harry covered all my opinions about this subject from multiple angles in the song. That's what I think. SUP KAAN!

[@iKaanic]

sup homie, ya Harry summed it all up nicely haha

[@mariancudalbu6396]

Shout out for H. Mack and team for teaching us that evolution is sometimes uncomfortable. However, we must not forget the fact that fact that he is morphing from a style where he achieved Legendary status/ top of the food chain, the best that ever done it. There is only so much you can compete against yourself. Now he is on a competitive line and that is refreshing in itself. However this turns out, it's the artist himself that makes the art. As long as he is pushing his boundaries, we will be here to witness and support 🔥💯🐐💪🏼

[@iKaanic]

hell ya gotta see him actually compete instead of winning by a blowout every time haha

[@maxmoller]

Of the top or written... Of cause people will always take more notice to the freestyles. Cause no one else is even close to what Harry does on that scene. I believe he's a beast with the pen too. But there's just more "competition" in that area. Either way. I absolutely love both sides of Harry. And I hope he'll never stop showing us both. 🙌🔥🔥🔥

[@iKaanic]

ya im curious how he fares amidst the larger amount of competition

[@wilIis]

Hey Kaan, looks like you got a nicer setup since I was last here. I'm a fan of hiphop first. I discovered Harry Mack during the venice beach stuff but it wasn't my style of hiphop. Later on I looked him up again and saw guerilla bars and was more impressed this time around. I watched all of them. I think it was episode 5 where he does that record store run, and that made me a fan. Covid hit then Omegle bars came out and it gave me something to watch while working from home. Omegle bars had some nice freestyles in them, for me there were instances of like a nice pocket or cadence he'd find and then he'd quickly switch it up. It left a lot to be desired where I'd want him to stick with that. The difference is he was rapping for whoever was on the other end of the camera, so it was more about getting a reaction out of them rather than spitting 'hot bars'. Like he said, many people don't like hiphop but they like him. Mack spent a ton of time rapping for those people. He's popular, most people recognize him and people want tiktok fame, so I'm glad Omegle is no more. I'm really excited to hear him continue to evolve as an artist, and if 'fans' are missing the Omegle bars, he gave them 100 episodes and countless hours of his time. Let the man move on and continue to perfect is craft. If that means less views for doing what you want, real fans of Harry Mack and real fans of hiphop will remain. /end rant

[@iKaanic]

fully agreed with everything here homie we're on the same page 💯

[@michaels9595]

7:40 I've had this feeling that if Harry were to perform an existing OB track, guarantee the audience could recite along.

[@TheGWithin]

Thanks for the breakdown! I think if Harry is feeling the push to expand his skills in writing, or producing, or whatever, it will only make him a better artist. Feeling like you’re put in a box whether it’s done by other people or yourself is terrible for the creative process because it takes some of the joy out of it. I’ve heard him talk about the need to sharpen your sword from time to time and I feel like this is a way for him to get to an even higher level with freestyle because like you said sometimes stepping away from something makes that thing even more enjoyable when you come back to it. And let’s be real, the GOAT is never going to completely step away from freestyle! So I say let the man follow his interests and let’s all sit back and enjoy the outcomes!

[@iKaanic]

100%

[@AutisticLed]

I don't care about whether he writes or not, I love his energy and want him to be authentic to himself. I love everything he does, writing and improv being 2 different experiences for me (his Cardiff show was incredible), because his positivity as a human is so crucial. He doesn't feel like a 'brand' to me although of course to sustain himself and others, being business-like is expected and I encourage it but Harry as a human is just amazing and his art speaks to me regardless of medium (love that ending!) Hope Ikaanic, Sur Jazz, Harry, Lisa and everyone sees this ❤❤❤❤ repping the coffee lovers!

[@iKaanic]

hell ya man love this note

[@michaels9595]

8:48 nah as I've learned watching many reactors, Harry stepping into writing is like Ash battling in the Jhoto league. It's a whole new game, not new game+.

[@studentofthesaviors.o.s]

I always suggested that Harry does a cleaned up freestyle album featuring freestyle rappers such as blind fury Leen and other with freestyle producers such as Mark or beardy man and maybe that could be a happy medium? However harry has amazing writtens and I know his die hard fan base will rock with it no matter what because a lot are invested into him at this point but outsiders would need replayablity

[@iKaanic]

A full freestyle album with all those you mentioned would go crazy 💯 And ya at the end of the day if Harry himself rocks with it there's going to be people that rock with it, regardless of its improv or not

[@masmasure7234]

I`m more curious right now.

[@iKaanic]

same

[@aceinthehole1510]

I'd watch anything HMack touches! That being said, lots of ppl write bangers, but nobody can do what HMack does off the top! That's part of the draw to the frees. Imho.

[@iKaanic]

i feel that

[@pellevision8246]

In a written you can take time with developing the piece, and create more intricate details and go deeper. That applies even to Harry. i think. If he feels like, he should do it...

[@iKaanic]

facts

[@edgarm8840]

I thought his next stage was more lil wayne/jay z style..getting in the booth, say a bunch of fire shit and cutting into a banger... but here for this, ep was 🔥

[@iKaanic]

ya i think he does a mix of lil wayne/jay z style and the pen

[@MrOsis]

Diversity is ok, just remembering that there are a ton of writens but HM is only one... If Harry dives into writing I would ask if it's possible to put a mark on the video- written 😇 it is impossible to tell a difference 😉 ❤

[@iKaanic]

why do you feel the videos should be marked as written?

[@MrOsis]

to know the difference for sure. Almost every freestyle has been proven that it is freestyle in any way possible in the video itself. Why not continue the tradition? Ok, in this video it's in the lyrics, great 👍, will it be in all? Doubt... Anyway, sorry, it's too hard for my broken eng language to explain internal philosophical thoughts. ❤️🤗

[@shawnh9590]

Personally, I'm definitely interested in his written stuff. I think the majority of his fanbase or social media followers will naturally always be more interested in his improv/freestyle content, since there he's truly doing something on a level that nobody has ever done before, but even so as a hip-hop artist and in terms of longevity, legacy, etc. I think it's worth pursing written material regardless. Enjoy seeing Harry challenge himself in that regard. One thing I would like, though, is to see him collaborate with some interesting/different producers, just to keep things interesting. Nothing against whoever produced these tracks, though (the beats are actually dope).

[@gummisnodd1]

Im a huge fan of Harry and im very excited to see the process. However i also think he's in a way gotta be prepared to somewhat start from scratch in terms of viewership. I hope it does not shy away from writing because of it. I really like his verses but think he can improve in writing hooks, they could get more dynamic

[@iKaanic]

i feel that, and ya the view reset is a real thing but i think it'll be like 1 step back for 2 steps forward

[@LamyCND]

Sure I'm hyped for more Harry content. But what about that Kaan tho 👀

[@iKaanic]

haha definitely more of that to come too 💯

[@Chefbwest]

Im here for it all. Keep expanding the path. But mack raised the bar for off top lyricism….. 😂. So the expectation for writtens is gonna be crazy high.

[@iKaanic]

haha the bar definitely has been raised on all fronts

[@mariancudalbu6396]

Interesting perspective Cliff Beats has on this 🤔

[@markschoen5802]

Yes we want Grammys

[@iKaanic]

yessir💯

[@miguelrod007]

Harry's freestyle is so insanely fire u can't tell the difference between his writes, I still say who cares?

[@studentofthesaviors.o.s]

To me it does matter if it is freestyle or written because like mack said they are two different skills. Although interchangeable at times, I'm not looking for the same thing in both. For freestyles I'm looking for a one and done. While the song I'm looking to replay more so. I'm looking for the vibe that enhances or sparks different emotions and moods motivation or relaxation. Freestyles are a vice for lack of better words. Instant gratification and instant reward meanwhile the writing project is like a capsule and a moment in time that can be revisited. It's different listening to someone go off the top vs putting in The chronic by Dr. Dre. And all that kind of comes from the place you are in your life at the moment. Mack is in the stage where shits a process and he's not the only one. So trap that in a time capsule and let us hear it.

[@iKaanic]

ya i think Macks in a unique position to do both at the highest level

[@Lithrone1]

I think Harry should go where his heart takes him. Write a bit to have structure in where the track goes, but leave room for improvisation. I don’t think I’ll ever listen to H- Mack and hear it as being written.

[@iKaanic]

agreed

[@kamalpreetsandhu]

I thought it was a freestyle 😂😂😂

[@iKaanic]

haha he definitely has that level of skill

[@techsandwich4483]

His writtens will get little light if reaction channels only react to his music with video. He has a brand new EP out and this is the only song gettin recognized? WTF

[@iKaanic]

well not every song on a standard album gets a music video. a new one for the EP just dropped today too

[@matthewlawliss6905]

Anyone got those old state of mind Spotify links?

[@iKaanic]

👀

[@matthewlawliss6905]

@@iKaanic found it!

[@iKaanic]

@@matthewlawliss6905 what you think?

[@thejdaz]

I'm curious what the man can do in a written. I feel like he should add a disclaimer whether the video is written or off top if there isn't one already

[@iKaanic]

why do you feel he should add that disclaimer?

[@thejdaz]

@@iKaanic I really appreciated how he did it with the other EPs. I'm going to listen regardless don't get me wrong. Personally I'm in the camp of people that think all "freestyles" should be improvised, and anything written should have a different name "free verse" or whatever.

[@teklutvermose2542]

​@@thejdazBut Harry would never label anything as "Freestyle" if it is not. Do you think that Harry as the only rapper in the game should label his writtens as "Written"/"Not freestyle" because most people expects everything to be a freestyle from him?

[@thejdaz]

@@teklutvermose2542 I think you're totally right. I wasn't thinking about it like that

[@lavabeard5939]

I am less interested in mack's writtens. however that's because I believe that it will be weaker than his freestyles. I have listened to many wordplay wednesdays in the background. it's not just about seeing how people react to harry. I really appreciate the experimental nature of the freestyle and I feel like that is inhibited by writtens. if he proves me wrong and sounds as good and yet as experimental as he does in his freestyles, then I will be just as interested in it.

[@iKaanic]

why do you believe the writtens will be weaker than his freestyles?

[@lavabeard5939]

@@iKaanic I feel like mack gets a lot of energy in the moment to hop into ridiculous pockets. there was a little bit of that in the new EP with "fill it up" but not to the same degree as when he's really trying to flex live

[@lavabeard5939]

@@iKaanic after iconoclast just dropped, I take back what I said. he's proved me wrong. iconoclast is an incredible track.

[@daveberzack]

If he likes writing, more power to him. But as he’s said, it’s not his strength. He doesn’t have the kind of energetic swagger to drive a hip hop banger. He has the energy and ability to create mind blowing improv. This track is no better than his good freestyles. His best of 23 is essentially a video album of rap bangers. I don’t get the point of this, and I’d much rather see him doing what he really does well.

[@iKaanic]

very interesting take, are you not interested in seeing where he can take the hip hop track route? It's not like he's stopping the freestyles, just adding in a new layer to the catalogue.

[@private-nobody6667]

i like his freestyles, a true gift, over his writtens; i would like to see another OB type of platform to perform his magic, just a personal choice ...

[@iKaanic]

you and many other people haha.