I WANNA MAKE IT BIG!! !! any1 know the right ppl?

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Something else, to ever be taken seriously or even be heard by anyone, he's gonna have to get out there - I mean start going to local hip-hop clubs, trying to rap with the rest, hope he does well enough to have someone semi-major take him on as an opening act, hope he doesn't get screwed over on the deal, and even then cross his fingers because even the most talented get dikked their whole career. That and these days, unless you have some rhymes that are really gonna be felt and liked by the hip-hop fan at large and unless your the embodiement of the rhymes your spittin, you wouldn't even wanna try - otherwise you might end up getting hazed right into a dumpster outside the club. A rare few aspies could pull it off but you'd obviously have to be the type of aspie who's social flaws were completely in that crowd's perceptual blindspot.

Another thing, if your a nice guy who's never been in a gang, don't even think about rappin about bustin gats or icepickin' people cuz you will get trashed if you aren't hardcore like that and if you are people will wanna test you left and right. Lol, in the 3 Mobb Deep cd's I have Prodigy comments on that in a lot of tracks.

Eminem is a p**** IMHO.

Probably, but if you've listened to the Marshall Mathers EP he can definitely rap. Shame the depth and intensity went straight downhill from there and he was making crap like "AAHHHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAH". Then again when you get too hot too quick that can happen.

Ive got two of his albums. I probably agree that the "Marshall Mathers" album was probably his high point. I dont listen to rap that much anymore (or Irish rebel music) as it was making me become shallow and hateful lol though i have a few rap albums.

Well, there is stuff out there like Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and all the 'enlightened' hip-hop. I just got the new Little Brother cd (Minstrel Show) off a tip from some people on another forum - I like the flows and beats a little but the only downside of non-gangster rap is it still feels like it's missing something in the beats and the energy. Yeah, this one still has a lot more flavor than something like Anticon or Freestyle Fellowship but I can only say a few of the tracks do a lot for me.

On the low side I would use a Shure SM-58. Sure, as ZedSimon said, you can pick up a new one for about $100, but you can get a used one for about $75. --Trust me, you're going to want to remove the screen and foam from the inside of screen and boil them for about 10 minutes, and then dry them.

I'd recommend against an Elecrovoice RE-20 though, because of the expense, and what you can do with it. --If you need to spend $700 on a microphone, get an AKG C-414. It's a condenser mic that's a LOT more versatile than an RE-20. They also sell for about $700 new, but you can get a used one (Think EBay for used gear) for around $400-$500.

If you have a serious need to drop money on a mic though, go all the way and get a Neumann U-87 or a U-89. --You may be able to find a USED one for about $1500 or so. They sell new for around $3,000

Get yourself some decent software (Steinberg Cubase and Wavelab) a decent USB Mic Preamp and some decent monitoring and you can easily avoid spending big bucks on studio time. --The reason why I say this, is because the manager of a band that I once knew booked time in a big studio and ran up a $20,000 bill that they couldn't pay off to get the master tapes back, to release their CD. They resorted to burning off demo's of the sessions on a computer, and soon imploded.

I've spent far too long in the entertainment industry, so I can say it may not be what you think it will if or when you get it, this goes double for someone who is an aspie.

That aside, your best bet is to call around to studios that rent thier space out, preferrably where for a nominal fee they will help you with the equipment. Also, your area of the country probably isn't the best for "making it". the coast are where all the music agents reside.

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Let me hear your rap lyrics,dawg!