Life = Risk

This shit is motivational!!!

Making Moves

I have some updates....but I don't want to jinx anything. But a lot is happening right now and I will be sure to fill everyone in ASAP.

Welcome to the "TWITtape"

I am starting the first TWITtape ever done. This is basically a mixtape with content that will be exclusively for Twitter. The TWITtape will consist of 20 verses (each verse will be 16 bars) using all industry beats, and a new track will drop each week. This is the second track on the TWITtape...hope you enjoy!!!!

Forever Freestyle for Twitter by TheRealHoráce

If you want to hear some other songs from the tape, check out my soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/therealhorace.

Thanks,
Horace

It's About Time

So after all the talk about not being able to find a good situation for recording...I am good now.

Here is some behind the scenes footage from my studio session last week when I was featured on another artist track.




This studio has become my main recording outlet. I go at least once a week just to record new original content or re-record older stuff I want to put out on twitter or facebook. Also, the producer supplies me with original beats free of charge. We are currently working on a track called "Southern Love". Make sure to look out for that soon!

Tom Hardy- Upcoming Artist

Please check out my man from high school, Tom Hardy. He is definitely doing his thing.

Tom Hardy Video ft. Freeway and Young Chris

He is the white dude rapping FYI!

Moving Forward

In life it's never really about what knocks you down or stops you from doing what you want. It is only how you respond that matters.

In my last post I outlined the disappointment I had experienced from trying to get connected with a producer here in DC. I would like to think that I have bounced back nicely though.

On Saturday I have a recording session with a producer named Bash from 10am-1pm.

On Monday I have a recording session with a producer named Jeff from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

Also, my friend and I have decided to put a studio together at his house so I can begin recording tracks on my own time. This will not only be free recording time, high-quality equipment, and trustworthy people- it will also serve to take the skycap off of my creativity. Post-production is almost equally important to your vocals and beats. Only thing is, post-production can get expensive real quick. So having a studio at my own disposal will allow me to put as much post-production effects as i want on my tracks without having to pay a producer or engineer.

I was talking to my friend @Mr_greenwood the other day and I said to him, "The money is in producing!" He shot back a quick text and said, "The money is in being successful."

Long story short it doesn't matter what your dream is, as long as you become the best at whatever you envision. Living is work.

In my words...

i keep my hunger cuz i dont get a second to eat/

im on my grind homie i dont get a minute to sleep/

i neva take a hour jus to lie in the sheets Im flyin over valleys so i can recline on the peaks/

- Horace

"Damn..."

Let me be clear, I am one of the happiest people you will ever meet. I often get in trouble for smiling all the time when shit is "just not funny." lol But recently it seems as if my obstacles have been mounting at an exponential rate and it has been affecting my outlook.

I titled this post "Damn..." because that's occasionally the way I feel about things that happen in my life.

Im sure eveyrone goes through struggles to achieve their dreams with the exception of Hulk Hogan's daughter, RUN DMC's girls, RUN DMC's son, and lil BOW Wow. And since I don't fall on that list, I am obviously not an exception.

I have been trying to find the right producer for my mixtape for quite some time now. A couple weeks ago in DC, I met a guy named Tony Skinn, a professional basketball player currently starting for a team in Italy. We talked, met up, he listened to my music, and his face quickly became scrunched because he thought my stuff was "tough" (meaning good). So he called up a DC producer named Native and told him that he wanted to get me into the studio. Tony explained to me that it was a $100,000 studio complete with a soundfoam booth, all the mixing boards, and a movie theatre. He also told me that Native would consider working with me for free since we had a mutual friend in Tony.
No charge for studio time!!!!
Stupid nice equipment!!!!
This is every musician's dream!
That night and the following week I practiced my verses every day after I got home. I wanted to burn the studio down in one take. I stayed up late just practicing my cadence, my delivery, my tone, my breathing. I practiced everything. Tony had me so hyped I told him I wanted to get in there as soon as possible. So we scheduled our studio time for the first available slot: next Friday at 7pm.
-->Fast forward to next Friday at 7pm: I am waiting on the street as Tony comes to pick me up. (you know how shit always runs later than expected)
--> 7:30pm: Tony scoops me. (picks me up from my residence)
--> 8:00 - 10:00pm: Driving towards the studio. Tony is calling the producer. Native isn't picking up his phone. (This happened for literally two hours...just sitting in the car like WTF)
--> 10:01pm: Tony turns to me and says, "Yo I don't know why he isn't picking up the phone...im sorry...you want me to take you home."
--> 10:02pm: I look down at my blackberry staring at my verses that I was ready to record and I say to myself "Damn...".

Lets review:
- Meet a great connect.
- He likes my music enough to put me on.
- I practice for a week straight.
- I spend an entire week thinking about this moment that could possibly change my career.
- The day comes and....nothing

Its funny because this is the kind of shit that happens on a monthly basis. You get a contact, you try to set something up, then it falls through. And all you can say to yourself is... "Damn..."

As much as it sucks, this is the life of an individual who is trying to pursue his dreams, follow his heart, abandon logical thoughts and conventional lifestyles. This is a day in the life of Horace...just another average guy trying to trade "Dockers for Dunks".

If you've got a Docker to Dunks story that details your struggle while pursuing your dreams, follow me on twitter and I will DM (direct message) you my email. I will take your story and showcase it on the blog!

- Horace