For the 30th anniversary of one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time: Nas’ Illmatic. Woke up in a mood to RAP this morning and whip up a freestyle of my favorites “It Ain’t Hard To Tell” in celebration of one my biggest inspirations.
When I started making music, I had no choice but to do pretty much everything myself: write 📝(of course), record 🎤 & make my own beats🎹. I use to be frustrated about it because I knew it would sound so much better if I could just pay someone but I didn’t have the money & I had people consistently in my ear reminding me of that. But those times in hindsight we some of the most fun I had making music & I was building skills that made me a better artist in the long run.
Much love to all my producer & engineering homies because doing this shit is NOT EASY & yall deserve every penny you charge!
I took this one on myself because I needed to stop doubting myself & reach the potential I knew I had in me when I was a kid in my room trying to make the most of what I had.