I was born in the beautiful, tropical country of Honduras, a small nation located in Central America, bordering Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, where my mother’s family is originally from. I’m part Brazilian as well from my father’s side but my brothers and I were all born in Honduras where my parents met. In all … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 156: Growing Up In Two Different Cultures
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500 WORDS, DAY 151: Musical Journey: Rapping, Software, Hardware, Modular
I started making music on FL Studio back in 2010/2011. Well… actually, that’s not true. I started making music on a program called Acoustica Mixcraft. Looking back now it’s definitely not a professional DAW in the same way the well-known ones are, but I was able to do what I needed on it, and what … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 151: Musical Journey: Rapping, Software, Hardware, Modular
500 WORDS, DAY 130: A Hip-Hop Legend
If there’s one thing I’ve been doing for a long time, and that I enjoy and know how to do, it’s listening to music. I’ve been a longtime listener of music of all genres by all kinds of artists. Sometimes I listen to random albums, but mostly I listen to artists’ full discographies from beginning … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 130: A Hip-Hop Legend
500 WORDS, DAY 91: Changes
I have changed a lot over the years. There’s a lot I’d like to do that I haven’t accomplished yet, and there are a lot of changes I am still struggling to make, but I can definitely say I am happy with some of the changes I’ve implemented in my life up to this point, … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 91: Changes
NEWEST RELEASE: EXCEEDINGLY DOPE THINGS, VOL. 1
Today’s post is still part of my daily blogging experiment of posting at least 500 words a day, but I’m temporarily putting the subject I was writing about yesterday to the side, since today is the official release date of the newest rap project I’ve been a part of, and it wouldn’t be right not … Continue reading NEWEST RELEASE: EXCEEDINGLY DOPE THINGS, VOL. 1
500 WORDS, DAY 25: Old-School vs. New-School Hip-Hop
So, with yesterday’s post I started exploring the comparison between old-school and new-school hip-hop. I concluded that, even though both are guilty of including negative content in their lyrics and being careless with their words, at least the earlier generations of rappers cared about the craft and were dedicated to making the music dope. The … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 25: Old-School vs. New-School Hip-Hop
500 WORDS, DAY 24: Why Is Hip-Hop Dying?
Today’s post is a continuation of what I was writing yesterday, after having completed a recap of my first 20-something days of daily posting. If it’s your first time reading a post of mine and don’t want to read the recent recap, just know I’ve been writing about music, more specifically hip-hop, and about its … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 24: Why Is Hip-Hop Dying?
500 WORDS, DAY 19: Growing Out of Old Interests
Today’s post is a direct continuation of what I posted yesterday. I’ve been writing about music and creativity in general, and hip-hop more specifically, both its positive and negative aspects. Yesterday’s post was about whether, now that I try to live my life in a more deliberate way, I should stop listening to ‘negative’ music … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 19: Growing Out of Old Interests
500 WORDS, DAY 17: No One Wants to Tell Each Other the Truth
Yesterday I was bringing attention to how much contrast there is within hip-hop, focusing specifically on the subject of rap lyrics. I gave an example of how some rappers use their talent to be poets, to try to contribute something positive to the world, but I also acknowledged a sad truth, which is that the … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 17: No One Wants to Tell Each Other the Truth
500 WORDS, DAY 16: What’s Wrong With Hip-Hop?
Today’s post continues on the topic I introduced on Day 13, and started developing more on Day 14. I know that I mentioned at the end of that post that I would continue the topic on Day 15, but yesterday I just had to write about my wife and I’s 7th anniversary, which was an … Continue reading 500 WORDS, DAY 16: What’s Wrong With Hip-Hop?
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