look at it this way - how is the situation K presented any different from any other artist we listen to on a regular basis...time off from work to do music is equivalent to getting paid to do music - music is your main focus....and how many classics do we have today?

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its not as simple as just having the time

idk Freezy...i think alot of artists dont get to just chill and make an album, they have to gig, do mixtapes, promotion etc...unless you a really big artist music can become work

i agree, and its not always up to you what makes the cut, what doesnt, what gets pushed, ect..and youre right, promo, touring, appearances will take a tole on you

but im going to argue that all of that is necessary to create a classic...goes back to my original post - a classic is strictly an opinion shared by alot of people, but if you cant create the opinions, you wont create the classic

your nextdoor neighbor may be the GREATEST rapper youve ever heard - mainstream, underground, anything...but if youre the only person who knows about his talent, is he really the greatest?

Preach!!!! lool.... Boy speaks the truth.... :high:

no, but i'd make a pretty cool album

i think you all gotta lower your expectations
anyone going in there trying to recreate a classic will end up with a hot mess. the only reason those albums are classics is because they were so innovative for their time. and pure luck of the perfect storm of money ,music, hype, collaboration, and all the rest

and don't take for granted the influence your everyday life has on writing lyrics and creating powerful performances. i bet 6 months of only making music would create writer's block and a forced ass album of 90% irrelevant punchlines

in a word..yes.

i mean its not about how many people hear you...its about how many other people the person making the claim that someone is great has heard.

ex: if i was the only person to ever hear Illmatic, i'd call NaS the greatest. but if someone who never heard anyone else rap heard it and called it the greatest..they couldnt make that claim..

its not the amount of people hearing it...its the qualification of the person making the claim

how tho...

sorry..i edited my elaboration lol

ok i can see that...credibility is alot

but its still only one person thats heard you...and unless that person is someone significant in the music industry, his opinion is no different than mine or yours...its different for you to create something and consider it a classic verses someone else considering your work a classic...which are we shooting for with your original post - self satisfaction or the other

no single persons opinion of your music matters

you know if you made a hot track or not