Writer’s Block / Inspiration

Sometimes the rhymes flow straight from the mind, and then out of my pen till it’s like “just say when!”

Other times I hear the illest beat but the words just don’t come.

I’m not saying I like R. Kelly. I will say Ignition (Remix) is catchy. It also motivates me. It’s a regular thing when I’m struggling with a severe case of writer’s block. I take a break, turn on Ignition and just think . . .

The way you do the things ya do reminds me of my Lexus coupe
That’s why I’m all up in ya grill tryin’ to get you to a hotel
You must be a football coach the way you got me playin’ the field

. . . if lyrics like that make for a #1 hit, I can definitely come up with something.

Then, of course, sometimes the best rhymes come about by borrowing from the masters.

I’m still in the closet about that time I binge watched Trapped in the Closet. I do admit to having been being sucked in for hours by whosampled.com (and genius.com) on multiple occasions. I’m awed by the way brilliant compositions give birth to other brilliant, yet completely different compositions, and by the often unexpected sources of inspiration and profound meanings behind the songs that have shaped me.

In that vein, for future posts I’ll link to some of the songs I borrowed from, was influenced by, or otherwise thought about when I wrote my own lyrics. It’ll be a throwback to some good stuff.

In the meantime. . .

p.s. Guys, I know you don’t mean to be rude, but if you’re trying to get your girl to the hotel, assuming she’s of age, you probably wanna stay out of her grill and not compare her to Jim Bob Cooter.

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