"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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SAYNO

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I give you an

A -for effort. What did you record this on, Pro Tools, reason, fruityloops?

Sounds like you need to take a little of the reverb off the voice and add some compresion.

What kind of mike's did you use...

Something about the vocals sound like you may have done them in an open space or something.



Sayno'
 

Desdinova

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Your rapping is good, but the quality of the music isn't there. I'm pretty much with SayNO on this one.

The mixing job could be much better.
If you're using Fruityloops, don't. From what I've heard using fruity loops, it's garbage for anything remotely professional.
You definately need to use a limiter or some kind of compression on your voice. Even digital ones work quite well.

If you like, I'll fire you a link of the work that I've done.
 

S-lemond

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is that you rapping fo real?....thats pretty fly my boi.....holla at my boi pj shoul, thats my cousin, he is on this site also, and man he is looking fo someone to rap in one of his new tracks....hes new and will be big soon....email me man at [email protected]
 

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I appreciate all of the comments!

I am a hip hop artist and as an artist I make music for fans not other artist! Fans listen to music different then artist! Fans either like the song or they dont they don't usually care about the insignificant points that other artist (producers, artists, recording engineers) listen for!

I believe in perfect imperfection since the is the core nature of humans!

And thanks again!

ps. E_z I would love to hear your cousin tracks I love making music and if his tracks are hot I would definitly spit over it!
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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