Ok, honestly, I've got so much going on in my life right now, I'm not positive if I'll be replying to anyone's disses. Ses has been killed by so many people before me, that I'd kinda feel like a necrophiliac to fuck him up again. Broken-Needle's pretty whack as it is.
It seems like so many people on this site are really angry, and feel like they're going to get somewhere in life by starting beef.
So let me set a good example:
The first diss track I did in my life was on DJ-Delinquent, because he's SICK at what he does, and titled his shit as a diss to me. Then when Ses started fucking with me, I tracked him to prove that I'm better than him. I don't need to put on an accent or double up my voice for a whole track to sound like I'm not a 16 year old kid from Miami. B-N asked me to start some beef for fun through a PM, and without listening to his 'music' I said, sure, it'd be fun. Then I heard his stuff, and was appalled. I told him he might not want to do that, but he did anyway, so I put out the 10 minute track. Now Ses has his 'reply' (I quote this because it's not understandable in most places, and where it is, it's just lame nerd punchlines involving Halo and Pokemon) and it's caused me to recognize that this is completely pointless, and not what I came to NG for in the first place.
I came here because I was tired of the environment on Myspace, and when I started getting feedback on my work here, I got hooked. I have become an exponentially better artist in the short amount of time that I've been involved with the Newgrounds community, and I'm proud of that. I gotta give shout outs to Delinquent, Wyze, and MickeyMao for helping me with this.
What I know is that I'm becoming recognized in my town for the music I make. I just had my 12th show last Friday, at which time an artist here started beefing with me for critiquing his work and his stage presence. I know that I've performed sold out shows. I've rapped with the mayor of my city, which is a first for any emcee ever. I've gotten paid to perform.
While I have never tried to hold my accomplishments above the heads of the respectable artists here on NG, I find it quite humorous that the 'minnows' in this pond are so obsessed with attempting to bring me down to their level.
This brings me back to the title of this post: Diss-Track-tion. Diss tracking has stopped me from making what I love, as of late, and instead has caused me to feel degraded; like a worthless rapper instead of a respectable emcee. I started in hip hop to inform people about things in their life that they might not otherwise hear, unless it was through a kick ass tune; politics, religion, hypocrisy in government, dissolution of hip hop, etc. Many of these topics, I was informed about, and did my research BECAUSE of the Politics forum here on NG.
I miss that.
As such, I've chosen to return to my true love: making reputable music to the best of my ability and of the highest quality.
To those of you that have chosen to dislike me, fine. I don't really care. 0-bomb everything I ever make. I don't care. Give me shitty reviews. I don't care. Try to offend me in any way you can. I don't care.
What you need to ask yourself is: What am I doing this for? What am I getting out of making the art that I'm spending so much time on? If you want to be the best battle rapper on the face of the planet, then by all means, do what you do.
But if you see what I see, feel as I feel, then perhaps you might take some time, and work on something that might MATTER in 10, 15, 20 years.
I'll see you in a bit, but for now, it's back to the lab.
GasmasQ
Blasphem-E
Music is what it is man. Sometimes you'll be so stressed and so pissed off that a battle is exactly what you need. But at the same time, I feel your comments here. It can definitely get to a point where you forget what you started making music for in the first place and get consumed by petty beefs.
Thanks for the shout out, and man, it's insane how fast people seem to improve when they come here. I've said since I started that NG is a great place to improve. I know of no other place where you get reviews rather than dumbass comments like "yo dawg, chek mah shiat!!!!1!". We're probably the only ones who will admit it, but I know when that at the very least I owe a lot to the NG community and the audio portal model for how much I've improved since I began rapping in September.
Now, let's get going on vibes. And finish up with walking the streets already lol
Gasmasq
lol dude i'm sorry about the trax, but my laptop is out right now. i gotta get a new cord. i thought i did walking the streets anyway? lol.
but yeah, it seems we're kinda on the same level without knowing it (I just listened to Distractions).
NG = win