I heard about this Lincoln- Common competitionthrough several artists myspace pages and I was so eager to get on here and see someamazing Original vi deos with Verbal Technique and visually sophisticated material!
I'm no artist myself but I think I speak for most music consumers and contest voters when I say I'm a little disappointed.
But hey, with shows like american idol, it is evident that are an overwhelming amount of people who have dreams and their heart is in the right place, but that is the only thing in teh right place.
With the exception of few , there are so many top videos that are all about the artist and what they are wearingOR how many different locations they can film at.
That's not original at all, especiallyif thats THE ONLY THING that is in the video. I've seen comments saying "boring" and I couldn't agree MORE.
Where is the WOW or the AWWWW, and the HAHAHAHAA and the OOHHH SNAP, what was that? or DID YOU SEE THAT??
Some have it, but many don't :(
And verbal technique: I've listened to all 25 top videos and there are some who's lyrics I can't make out... Not because I wasn't trying, but because theres not much verbal technique consideration. Just because you can rhyme or sing, doesn't mean the listner is going to understand each word- SO TRY TO BE MORE CLEAR.. PLEASE!
AND as far as VISUAL SOPHISTICATION, this goes back to the first point.
What is SO visually sophisticated about watching someone or people just standing in different places or in one place, doing their art? Where is the element that makes the viewer say "Oh Im gonna remember this video because of that..."
Surely we've all seen videos that made us remember them before. Michael Jackson's face morphing in "Black or White" or dancing as a zombie creature in "Thriller", or even Kanye West "All Falls Down" where we are wondering where he is until we see his reflection in the bathroom mirror. I know no one here has a big budget like those artists, but that's where creativity comes in!
This is NOT coming from a "hater". I'm just so eager to see originality,uniqueness and evolution in the music industry. So many artists have dreamsof becomingthe next (so and so) but how about being the FIRST (your artist name here)!
Those are the artists who make waves and get other artists who aspire to be like THEM!
Good luck to you all and I hope Lincoln gets it right when the winner is announced!
feel me.
Dreams That Drive Me
-RayDawn The 86th
As kids we’re told, dream big
If lived one day we’d be big
Yeah, I began to think
I can’t make waves when scared to sink
As kids we’re told, dream big
If lived one day we’d be big
Yeah, I follow my dream
Swallowed my fear, follow my lead
Breathe to achieve then leave no doubt
Chase my dream my thing touch clouds
…Ever seen a black man wit wings?
Not chicken, I’m talkin’ bout chasin’ dreams
…Everyday, I fly so high
Like flies on butter I’m butter-fly
Goals I hold make mother cry
No vodka, I’m gonna touch the “SKYY”
As kids we’re told, dream big
If lived one day we’d be big
Yeah, I began to think
I can’t make waves when scared to sink
As kids we’re told, dream big
If lived one day we’d be big
Yeah, I follow my dream
Swallowed my fear, follow my lead
I got a B.A. in English
But cubicles make me squeamish
Found out what my dream is, -
Used my degree, whipped up a thesis
God given talent, music
It’d be a sin if I don’t use it
It just made “Common Sense”
Prom king???...I rather be PROM inent
As kids we’re told, dream big
If lived one day we’d be big
Yeah, I began to think
I can’t make waves when scared to sink
As kids we’re told, dream big
If lived one day we’d be big
Yeah, I follow my dream
Swallowed my fear, follow my lead
Things I’m not, made who I am
Kanye said, and I understand
Back as a kid, before the dream hit
Nothin’ but C’s made Daddy C-Sick
I had potential but, didn’t work hard
Had to NAVIGATE through scrapes and scars
Had to figure out, how to reach the stars
Had to stick it out and, beat the odds
…Then epiphany hit me
I’d be, anything I wanted to be
I gained knowledge, came outta college
Did law school for a year, not Harvard
Starvin’, ambition leakin’
Kick down doors when I used to peak in
… So simple, my dreams a Lincoln
All I had to do was put the key in
As kids we’re told, dream big
If lived one day we’d be big
Yeah, I began to think
I can’t make waves when scared to sink
As kids we’re told, dream big
If lived one day we’d be big
Yeah, I follow my dream
Swallowed my fear, follow my lead