(sorry for the explicit language I didn’t have time to censor the language.
This is the final version of Nothing to something.
I decided to make this track as I wanted to express my current frustrations in life. Rapping about my current position in life how I am still “Nothing” and i’m just trying to be ” something”. I also wanted to address my arrogance and ego in this track. I don’t know who I was inspired by specifically to make this I believe it was inspired just from the things I am currently experiencing in my life and the instrumentals in this EP are an representation of my moods.
As you can tell the mixing isn’t the greatest but as I as said before I actually really like how it isn’t mixed the best as I believe it adds more character to the song. The EP itself is called nothing to something and the music sounds like it is made from nothing which adds a bit of emersion into the music. Whilst making this EP I imagined it as 2 teenagers rapping over really rugged beats using cheap equipment making the best out of the equipment they have. Which I hope I have pulled off successfully.
The vocals in my opinion sound pretty decent and not that bad they are bursting with agression, passion and energy. The vocals on some parts of the EP to me sound almost electrifying. I am extremely happy with the delivery of the vocals, the rhyme schemes and flows. I am overall really proud of this track as everything you hear in this track was completely improvised and freestyle’d and most of all the music was made directly from the heart which was my main goal expressing myself.
I am really happy with the ad libs of this track they bring in so much soul to the track for example during the beginning of my verse the singing in the background add so much to the verse and makes me feel something every time i listen to it. or for example when I say the line “I have nothing to lose” there is an ad lib of me screaming it which adds a massive punch to the line.
I really enjoy Marcels verse on this track and am genuinely impressed with his rapping skills as rapping isn’t really marcels specialty and isn’t used to making hip hop tracks. I of course helped him with his delivery and the syllables with the rhymes but he understood it and cached up pretty quick. Marcels singing on this track was perfect as well and I taught him how to rap he taught me how to sing as I am not experienced in singing and am not used to it as well. He taught me how to stay in key and use my chest whilst singing which really helped the final version of this track.
You can hear white noise in the background of the beat because I used stems to take out the vocals from the original song. I originally planned on adding additional instruments on top of this track so the white noise isn’t noticeable but I changed the key of the song and I do not have any knowledge about music theory at all so I didn’t know the different chord that fit to they different key. But again as I said I like it as it can add immersion into the track. The first couple of lines during the last vocals however are terribly mixed and has a lot of echo I did not know how to fix this and didn’t have enough time to fix it so I had to leave it the way it is unfortunately.
The last verse in my opinion is the best part of the track I really like it how me and marcel are bouncing off of each other and the two different personalities are displayed. Me and Marcel have explained before the things Marcel says near the end of the track are not supposed to be taken seriously and purely made for humour and entreatment purposes. And me and Marcel enjoy that part as we both personally find it funny. And it adds a bit more to the track in my opinion as is shows a bit of our personalities in the track.
Eric added 2 compressor on the beat exactly the same like this so the beat is much louder and has more life in it.
He also added this EQ on the beat I have no idea what he did but this is what he did with it.
He also added this single band EQ which I have no idea what the purpose of this is.
This is what I added to the vocals I added basically the same thing on all the vocals I do not know the specifics of each thing I did. I mix by ear what i was trying to do with EQ is make the vocals sound brighter and have more life in them and the image above is what I did until it sounded right.
This is what I did with the vocals with a compressor I again basically added the same thing to each vocal I just lowered the make up the ratio and threshold it sounded right to me and did the same with the rest of the vocals.
Lyrics
Chorus
But i’m just trying to get from nothing to something but they don’t know what it’s like to have a fire. But they call me so obnoxious and arrogant but they don’t know what it’s like to have a fire.
1st Verse
well I want all the finer things life I want my nikes and stripes do whatever I like i want my name on platnium plaques hung on the wall back to back I want it all no more council shacks. I have nowhere to fall im at the bottom of the ranks of ranks which means i have nothing to lose a hungry obnoxious gypsy is on the move with a drive that can drive him up to the moon. but thet call me so arrogant and obnoxious society telling me imma never top with anarchy and these beats ill be toxic the first two gypsies to get the box.
Chorus
And as time goes by I wonder will I be what I said I’ll be. But no not this time this is mine oh just you wait
2nd verse
I want gold on my shoes and neck I just wanna represent my presence is heaven sent I wanna get on the mic and just vent I don’t wanna rent i wanna own I don’t wanna loan I wanna be buried in gold but while I’m living i wanna be kicking my shows will be ripping champagne we will be sipping.
but everybody trynna end my mission
but its okay champagne we will be sipping
Chorus
But i’m just trying to get from nothing to something but they don’t know what it’s like to have a fire. But they call me so obnoxious and arrogant but they don’t know what it’s like to have a fire.
3rd verse
But right now I am nothing that is the problem Im just trying to be something I have no other option, society telling him you should be cautious. but I don’t care you should be cautious. well chill well be succesful in portions driving in porches having no other bosses. well let me tell you do you know what a loss is right now Im jobless whilst Im dreaming of fortress. rolls royces and you choices ohh is this what joy is I guess your right but Im sick of waiting so impatient want that payment want mY name on the Hollywood pavement.
Chorus
But i’m just trying to get from nothing to something but they don’t know what it’s like to have a fire. But they call me so obnoxious and arrogant I guess its true.
This is our final track “Victorious” I got the subject idea for this track just from listening to the bear I was putting what this beat made me feel into words.
I instantly knew I wanted this track to sound aggressive and inspirational I have a lot of the same opinions on this track as I do for “Nothing to something”. My main issue with this track is the white noise. The white noise on this track is really bad but there is so much love and passion put into this track that when I personally listen to it, it almost outshines it but that’s what I feel like others may obviously feel different about it.
I had a last minute idea for this track when Kabeer and me finish our last part the track slows down and parts of our speeches are replayed with the vocals pitched down and have a vast amount of reverb on them. I unfortunately do not have any screenshots of the mixing on this track as I was running out of time and forgot to do basic things.
during the middle of the track mine marcels vocals are almost muted I have no idea what happened there and I cant fix it at this point.
If you are wondering what I am saying near the end of the song I am speaking in Gypsy language and in short I am saying
“I am not afraid I will be the best I will be the greatest you will all see.”
Lyrics
1st verse
I was destined for greatness when I was born I felt a cosy home with that microphone and now for this Ill forever be know my whole life was alone when I was a little kid I wanted to be known I wanted to be shown but everything just feels so slow I keep dreaming of my own shows wearing nice clothes wearing white gold
2nd verse
I was destined for greatness when I was born I want a house full of trophies on my wall by doing this i accept that I will fall but I will get up and prove it to you all. I wanna wake up with good thoughts and have no worries I go outside not check my account and spend my money.
were gonna prove it to you all were hungry for our plate this is our manifestation starting today.
this is our manifestation our creation this is all we have
we were destined for greatness when we were born we want homes full of trophies on our walls
and this is it, this is it this is our celebration
and I feel so full of mania I just feel like were going places like were gonna be the greatest like were gonna be the greatest
and as long as I have the passion to do it this beautiful music will get the world moving you can call me foolish but these verses will fuel it you are welcome to our movie.