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  When you first learned music, practicing your instrument was probably a daily struggle. Whether it was dealing with the pain on your fingertips from playing guitar or learning how to master the embouchure on the trumpet, it’s safe to assume you spent months learning the basics of your instrument and years honing in your technical skills. The world knows how hard it is for someone to sound truly great on an instrument and that musicians can’t excel without thousands of hours of practice. Unfortunately, musicians and non-musicians alike often don’t see songwriting the same way. Many musicians and non-musicians alike have the idea that songwriting is a talent that can’t be developed with years of practice. They’re wrong. Myth: You either have it or you don’t as a songwriter  Songwriting is not a “you either have it or you don’t” kind of thing. We love stories about bands and solo artists who find overnight success after releasing their first single or video, but those situation...

  Succeeding in music is a frustratingly vague thing to wrap your mind around because it means something different to every music-maker. For some, success might be the idea of transforming into a mega popstar overnight and earning enough money to buy an island. For others, success means making music audiences love and being praised by critics. But no matter what success means to you, you won’t find it without doing the work. By “the work,” I mean sitting down day after day to work on writing, recording, and producing music: scribbling down lyrics, trying out different combinations of chords until you find the perfect chord progression for your next song, recording a bajillion takes of that complicated guitar part until you get it sounding exactly how you need it to. You’re not ever going to get where you want to go in music without throwing yourself into the process and getting better day by day. This applies whether you’re a pop singer, aspiring music producer, singer-songwriter, ...

  If you’re reading this, the chances are good that making music is something you live and breathe to do. You probably feel like writing songs is your life’s calling, and that it’s the only thing in life that truly makes you feel understood. If this is the case, consider yourself lucky. There’s a huge segment of the human population that floats through life without having any true passions. Whether you’re a mega pop star or simply look forward to producing music in your bedroom during every spare moment, it’s truly a gift to get wrapped up in the endless pursuit of making the best music you can. It’s something that will enrich your life as long as you choose to keep going. However, even the most passionate musicians get bored with their craft at some point in their musical lives. For some artists, it’s the frustration of feeling like they’re constantly writing the same song over and over again. Others get jaded with their lack of conventional success and lose touch with the joy tha...

  If you want to be a great songwriter or performer, you’ll need to be a great music listener first. What we hear and how we listen makes a huge impact on the way we write music, collaborate with other musicians, and perform on stage. So thoughtful music listening ends up being a massive deal if you’re a serious musician. If you’re looking for ways to improve your music listening skills, these tips will help: Set aside time for undistracted music listening If you typically only listen to music while driving, walking, or doing chores around the house, create some time during your week for undistracted music listening. Sit down with some new music or your favorite album, do nothing but listen to the songs, and you’ll be treated to a completely different and superior listening experience. When you write music or rehearse with bandmates, music is (or should be, anyway) your only focus. Taking this approach with your listening experiences will improve your skills as a listener.  Ma...

  Dame Dash who brought Alpo, Rich Porter, and Azie life to the movie screen some 20 years ago with “Paid in Full” is now finally ready to shoot the sequel “Paid in Full 2”. Dame said the reason why he never shot “Paid in Full 2” sooner is because he had no ending for the stories main character Alpo (Rico), but since Alpo was murdered he now feels he has an ending to give the movie. No set date for production as of yet, but one key thing we heard is that Cam’ron is already signed on to play his role as Alpo (Rico) again. Stay tuned for more updates!

  Young Dolph’s family and friends are calling out Makeda’s Cookies Downtown for exploiting Dolph’s death in their favor to gain money. Young Dolph was murdered at the popular cookie location and now Makeda’s is trying to capitalize off it. Makeda’s Cookies posted a GoFundMe link on their company Facebook page looking to raise $150,000 in the wake of Young Dolph’s death. So far they have raised over $30,000. Makeda’s is also being called out for sharing that they now have a new bigger location since the death of Young Dolph. Check out all the posts below and tell me what you think!