This was written hours before creating this blog. My intentions have since developed.
Immediately upon beginning to write this, I realized how little I know about hip-hop and music in general. Sure, I might have "grown up" listening to this genre - a habit that may or may not have expanded in high school when I began listening to older and other abstract works within it. It could also be my gradually-increasing (beginner’s) appreciation for the likes of jazz and classical that would qualify me as a a credible analyzer of music. I might’ve even taken a semester or two of Chorus to provide me with the experience to professionally approach this task. Yes, with all those mental resources for me to draw from, my resume is complete - or so I thought. It all becomes clear once I try to gather the words to describe such a large and enigmatic concept to people outside of my head. Too bad.
I don’t want to doubt myself too much, however. It is the opinion of my psychologist and myself that I actually have some positive aspects to my personality - one of them being my intelligence. I could easily dismiss that as false by reminding myself of where I currently am in life, but I suppose that wouldn’t get me anywhere either. However, at the same time, I can’t, by any means, assume that my supposed intelligence transcends any need for assistance and true effort on this project. This balance of confidence and humbleness is something I’ve frequently failed to bear. Thus, to those reading this, feel free to provide whatever you’d like here. Criticism, advice, suggestions, motivation, and literally anything else is accepted. Hell, if you want to send me a picture of your dick, I’ll accept it. While I’m fairly positive that I possess the capability of writing something worthwhile, I also recognize that I can only really do that if I actually put my mind into it and encourage help from others.
Anyway, I have no projections of the result of this project; I only have goals at the moment. My current motivation stems from doing nothing for too long and the urge to better understand music, so those may or may not shape the outcome of this. I also don’t know how long this will take, but I’m almost certain it will take a while. Currently, my hopes include a broad, yet concise, detailing and perhaps even definitive history/guide to this genre called hip-hop. Writing this entry has reminded me how long/difficult of a path this will be regardless of what I try to accomplish here, but I suppose that’s what will make it all worthwhile.
With that in mind, I can now begin, again.
Immediately upon beginning to write this, I realized how little I know about hip-hop and music in general. Sure, I might have "grown up" listening to this genre - a habit that may or may not have expanded in high school when I began listening to older and other abstract works within it. It could also be my gradually-increasing (beginner’s) appreciation for the likes of jazz and classical that would qualify me as a a credible analyzer of music. I might’ve even taken a semester or two of Chorus to provide me with the experience to professionally approach this task. Yes, with all those mental resources for me to draw from, my resume is complete - or so I thought. It all becomes clear once I try to gather the words to describe such a large and enigmatic concept to people outside of my head. Too bad.
I don’t want to doubt myself too much, however. It is the opinion of my psychologist and myself that I actually have some positive aspects to my personality - one of them being my intelligence. I could easily dismiss that as false by reminding myself of where I currently am in life, but I suppose that wouldn’t get me anywhere either. However, at the same time, I can’t, by any means, assume that my supposed intelligence transcends any need for assistance and true effort on this project. This balance of confidence and humbleness is something I’ve frequently failed to bear. Thus, to those reading this, feel free to provide whatever you’d like here. Criticism, advice, suggestions, motivation, and literally anything else is accepted. Hell, if you want to send me a picture of your dick, I’ll accept it. While I’m fairly positive that I possess the capability of writing something worthwhile, I also recognize that I can only really do that if I actually put my mind into it and encourage help from others.
Anyway, I have no projections of the result of this project; I only have goals at the moment. My current motivation stems from doing nothing for too long and the urge to better understand music, so those may or may not shape the outcome of this. I also don’t know how long this will take, but I’m almost certain it will take a while. Currently, my hopes include a broad, yet concise, detailing and perhaps even definitive history/guide to this genre called hip-hop. Writing this entry has reminded me how long/difficult of a path this will be regardless of what I try to accomplish here, but I suppose that’s what will make it all worthwhile.
With that in mind, I can now begin, again.
