(Original Artwork, Later Scratched)
In a little more than a week, I'll be graduating. I want to look back on this album and remember the time and effort I put into it as well as the memories I had recording with my friends and being able to share my music with the greater community of Proctor Academy.
Today, I decided to switch it up and release Highlander Music, the second single for the album, which should be out either next monday or tuesday. Highlander Music is a conceptual, contextual song within the album.
The first half of the album (trouble) is representative of the stereotypical artist; reckless, rambunctious and yearning live life like a rockstar. One who loves traveling, substance, various women from around the globe, and experiencing life to the fullest. In a way, this represents me because I believe that music is my ticket to fill my life in the greatest way possible. Its almost dreamlike, because the "trouble" half of the album often covers material that I am not familiar with, or hope some day to be able to do.
I guess that first half is more just me trying to make hits, while the second half of the album is more true to who I am.
Highlander Music embodies the typical teenager: careless in school, and only focused on girls and partying. The song is a soundtrack for high school house parties, demonstrating the journey of four friends going to a party, and being careless teenagers, living up the "best four years" of their lives.
Highlander Music is the song that those teenagers would listen to on their way to a party.
When I write a song, espeically rap verses, I like to paint a picture, tell stories. I like to have the listener visualize my thought process or even mentally think of the song as a video or movie. And through Highlander, I believe I accomplish that. I also drive a Toyota Highlander, which is the car that my friends and I usually drive around in and blast loud music to.My two features - J-Roc and Yung Messiah, both add a unique perspective to the track.
J-Roc eases his flow and delivers a clever verse where he boasts about his skill and lyrical prowess while also shouting me out. His worldplay is actually very impressive.
When I asked Nick (Yung Messiah) to be on my song, it was almost as if he didn't want to. For someone as good at rapping as Nick, it takes a solid amount of time to write a verse. So I told him to freestyle. And he delivered. Yet another clever verse from the Messiah makes the track flavorful and adds a nice contrast between the three emcees on the song. (After Yung did his, you know I had to write another verse.)
The song itself was actually recorded over the winter, with Nick and my final verses being recorded in the spring. The time of release just felt right.
Highlander Music
I liked this artwork better
More to come....
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