October 6, 2015

INSPIRATION: Everyone Starts Somewhere…even Jay Z

The cornerstone of a building is usually the first block that is placed to build the entire structure. Think of your rap career as a building, you must place your cornerstone...

by ShottyGunz Beatz

Motivational

Uncategorized

October 1, 2015

Rappers: Discover How To Rise Above The Negativity (Just Some Real Talk)

You probably been told your entire life that: Only a select few are blessed to do music…most are starving artists… Or perhaps this sounds familiar: Get a real job,...

by ShottyGunz Beatz

General Music Advice

July 28, 2015

How To Get A Unique Rap Style and Sound (The Answer May Shock You)

Shout out to Piano Fangaz aka PistolGripBeats for this comment, it’s given me some dope ideas for some future posts so make sure you stay tuned! Let’s get to the...

by ShottyGunz Beatz

General Music Advice

July 14, 2015

Hip Hop Is F’d Up Right Now!

Saw this article posted on Sohh.com today and I thought this really ties in into a lot of what has been covered here on this site. Basically, Fong Sai U (The Roots affiliate)...

by ShottyGunz Beatz

General Music Advice

July 8, 2015

People Are DEMANDING Real Hip Hop Back

I was getting distracting again watching Youtube videos the other day and saw another one from Complex about Troy Ave/Joey Bada$$ little back and forth on Twitter. If you know...

by ShottyGunz Beatz

General Music Advice

July 8, 2015

Becoming A LEGENDARY Emcee (Words of Wisdom from Jeru The Damaja)

I was on Youtube the other day while I was uploading beats and saw this video off to the side about Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean from Complex.com. Come Clean has always...

by ShottyGunz Beatz