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Starving Artist: Verse 4

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Category: Emcee Lounge
Forum Name: Open Mic
Forum Description: This isnt a Battle Board, this is for your Freestyle Verses to be Rated by other members.
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Printed Date: 28 March 2024 at 6:01pm


Topic: Starving Artist: Verse 4
Posted By: King Jehu
Subject: Starving Artist: Verse 4
Date Posted: 23 February 2010 at 11:46pm
Have you ever put yourself in the old, worn boots
Of somebody with talent that has never borne loot?
Do you know what it's like to see billboard songs
Thinking you would make it by now, but still, you're wrong?
To see people whom you helped pass a test in class
Helped them mix their songs then see all your best surpassed
See them run studios and profit from skill
I know what talent is and I've got it, but still...

Can't pay this rent working less than 20 hours a week
I'd pray to god, but that's like turning over cowardice cheeks
Might be biblical and lyrical, No power, too meek
It's like joining languages at the Babel Tower to speak
That's how hard it is to focus with so little on the last check
With student loans to pay for a career that I don't have yet
With music gear but without a studio to keep it in
An ocean of debt and no buoyancy for me to swim
No way for me to win, no time to take a breather
Trying to get paid doing what I love and doing neither
Writing songs is getting hard, easier time on my guitar
But mixing songs not up to par when all success just seems so far
Used to making beats with baking heat, battling, breaking streaks
But even trying to write this verse has taken weeks, I'm aching, weak
I think if I'm not gonna finish shit then I'm starting none
Sometimes I'd rather not be an artist than be a starving one

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Insert something rappy here



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Posted By: Sick-Witted
Date Posted: 24 February 2010 at 4:07am

that verse was dope KJ, very well written..peace



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Sick-Witted->means

I'm clever an ill & my best is revealed when

Da pressure is buildin, so step if ya willin

But testin da realest

Will only lead u down a lonely street 2 ya death cuz I kill it


Posted By: Fatal
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 12:58am

This was sick holmez. For some reason, topics like this usually bore me, but this was fuckin hot. Good to see you back to writting...Reminds me of the good ol days.

No way for me to win, no time to take a breather
Trying to get paid doing what I love and doing neither
^Madness


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Posted By: Cuba
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 2:08am
Amazing, style is so effortless and you've got some really poignant lines in there...love reading your drops, quality

lol @ your signature too


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Posted By: CHAIN
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 10:44pm
well, thats what you get for hating on hip hop...lol


Might be biblical and lyrical, No power, too meek
It's like joining languages at the Babel Tower to speak
That's how hard it is to focus with so little on the last check
With student loans to pay for a career that I don't have yet

Clap

all jokes aside, u always on point







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+Sick-Witted+


Posted By: Calibra
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 10:44pm
Like Cuba said you seem to be able to write these extremely well written peices so effortlessly. Some really slick rhyming. Dope Jehu!


Posted By: Lucky D
Date Posted: 27 February 2010 at 8:45pm
With music gear but without a studio to keep it in
An ocean of debt and no buoyancy for me to swim
No way for me to win, no time to take a breather
Trying to get paid doing what I love and doing neither
Writing songs is getting hard, easier time on my guitar
But mixing songs not up to par when all success just seems so far
 
 
When I read stuff like this it makes, me wonder why ya don't write more things.  I mean that was as real as it gets


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Posted By: Stalin
Date Posted: 28 February 2010 at 12:26am
With http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/starving-artist-verse-4_topic19184_post208327.html#" rel="nofollow - student loans to pay for a http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/starving-artist-verse-4_topic19184_post208327.html#" rel="nofollow - career that I don't have yet
 
With music gear but without a studio to keep it in
An ocean of
http://www.lyricalassault.co.uk/forum/starving-artist-verse-4_topic19184_post208327.html#" rel="nofollow - debt and no buoyancy for me to swim
No way for me to win, no time to take a breather
Trying to get paid doing what I love and doing neither
 
Used to making beats with baking heat, battling, breaking streaks
But even trying to write this verse has taken weeks, I'm aching, weak
I think if I'm not gonna finish shit then I'm starting none
Sometimes I'd rather not be an artist than be a starving one
 
shit is fire..
 
next time let me know if u almost done, this wouldve made my shit look bad though, so maybe its good it aint on mine.


Posted By: -Orion-
Date Posted: 28 February 2010 at 10:47pm
My nigga

Just nailed the concept... like a motherfucker


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. . . Now who said they fuckin' with me?
They just said that FUCKIN' with me
They didn't mean it
Nah . . .


Posted By: I-kontinue
Date Posted: 01 March 2010 at 1:37am
This was dope. I feel you outdid ya partners even though they were nice... This felt more personal... Which makes it more relateable, as if it's from the heart rather than a topical from somene else's eyes... The wrting was simply great...


Posted By: Lucky D
Date Posted: 12 August 2013 at 12:44am
Has the way c

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Posted By: -Orion-
Date Posted: 13 August 2013 at 7:02pm
Still a classic

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. . . Now who said they fuckin' with me?
They just said that FUCKIN' with me
They didn't mean it
Nah . . .



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