Everyone has experienced it. You work hard on a song and post it with high hopes that it's the best track you've ever done. Then, Johnny "know-it-all" comes in and quickly brings you back down to reality. Maybe it's your quality that's lacking, or your mixing. Perhaps your flow is good, but you suffer in the "emotion" department. In either case, you feel flustered and frustrated that you're hearing the same "gripes" about your work in every track. Well, here's the solution. ELEVATE!

Before I learned to mix and got good equipment, I used to hear, "Q, you have a good flow but your quality is awful. When you improve your quality, you'll be dope." That angered me because, at the time, I didn't know how to fix what people were talking about. I didn't understand EQ'ing and editing beyond rapping over a beat. Then, when I got my quality somewhat straightened out, I heard, "Q, you can flow, but your delivery is bad and you lack emotion." Now, that's the criticism that nearly drove me up a wall! What in the hell was emotion? How could I improve delivery? I started listening to rappers who had good "emotion" and resolved to fix what was lacking. I came to the conclusion that "emotion" on track doesn't mean rapping like you have Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder, rather it meant being expressive with the inflections and pitch in your voice.

The point is, rapping and elevating is a never-ending process of trial and error. So, instead of throwing hissy fits when people give you constructive feed--the operative word being CONSTRUCTIVE--use it to better your techniques.


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Youtube Video for my song "CARRY ON"