Kinda done? [RAP SONG 16-30/30]
Well, the 2020 Blogrimage is over! Coronavirus took over my mental bandwidth these last two weeks. I’m a pastor and I’ve had to work with my team to essentially relaunch Kalos Church as an Online Church. So, I have done minimal work on my rap song.
I had a plan to film a music video last week and have it edited for today, but we got a “shelter in place” law passed in Washington State, so we didn’t film altogether. Instead, I’m going to release a lyric video of my song in two weeks. I’m not sure exactly when we’ll all be able to legally film again, so lyric video it is.
I’m going to bullet point some of the lessons, thoughts and highlights from this Blogrimage:
Sometimes you got to put passion projects on the shelf to take care of your family and profession
I really am hard on myself. I rewrote my song and rerecorded my vocals more than 60 times.
It is very therapeutic to write and perform a personal rap song
Several of my friends and family members cried when hearing the song for the first time
It’s really awkward and vulnerable to watch someone listen to your very personal song
Writing one rap song makes me want to write another. I think I could do it better
I love working with amazing creatives
I think my song will help people, but I’m worried about all the people it might offend. I love my son and want to honor him while sharing true feelings I had. I don’t want my shock of dealing with autism make people think I hate my son or hate people with Autism
It’s easy for me to obsess over a song I’m writing. I’m constantly thinking of new lyrics
While I love working via the internet on a project, it’s so much faster when you work in a studio with someone. You can make a bunch of consecutive tweaks instead of having to communicate everything
Because I’m so picky, I end up feeling bad for all the changes I want to make with my producer
I know I’m not the best rapper, but I enjoyed the process of creating. I don’t have huge expectations of this song going anywhere, but it’s made a big impact
Thanks for following my journey! I’ll post the lyric video when it’s done!
Much love!
