hip hop
New Song: Happy “Hip Hopoween”
Last Saturday my friends and I went to McCalls Haunted Farm, a local pumpkin patch/haunted house attraction.
We just so happened to go on its busiest day of the year and ended up standing in line for one of its haunted houses for a very long time.
While we were standing there under constant barrage by Halloween music I was suddenly inspired to try my hand at the genre. I spent the next day playing around with different instruments and tunes and ended up with the track below.
I highly suggest that you turn off the lights, turn up the speakers and find something to hold onto. Happy Hip Hopoween!
Let me know what you think.
Hip Hopoween
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Behind the Music: White Boy Rap
It’s good to know on this Memorial Day weekend that I’m not the only one fighting for freedom and justice for all peoplez. If it wasn’t for peeps like The Perceptionists, I would think I was fighting all alone.
Is it me or is that sick hook branded in your brain like hot metal on skin? (picking up on the sarcasm?) Speaking of sick hooks; the White Boy Rap was inspired by fellow soldiers like these who weren’t afraid to ask the tough questions. That and I’ve always liked songs that said “white boy.”
I ended up writing the music after the rhymes on this track. I do that a lot of times when writing hip hop or rap. I just get a funny line or hook stuck in my head and next thing I know I’ve spent two hours writing lyrics down on a paper towel. I went through a couple of iterations (basically I recorded something for hours and then decided it was terrible and started all over) before busting out what ended up on the track. All in all it was a lot of fun to record.
Let me know what you think by commenting below and have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend.
Number 2: A Play on Turds – White Boy Rap
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My name's Jonathan Lewis and I write and record music. Sometimes it's funny. Sometimes it's really funny. Please email me for all music collaboration inquiries.
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