Make a mix-tape.

I want to make a mix-tape.

I don't mean a 'mix-tape' as in just burning a CD of other artists songs, I mean a mix-tape in the sense of rapping with my lyrics over other people's tracks.

Now while there are some people who are doubting it would be any good, it is something I have always wanted to do. For years now I have rewritten popular songs and parodied them lyrically, but it is only recently that I feel now is the time to actually record them and hand them out.

I wouldn't charge for them. Not just because I have knocked off someone else beat but because who'd pay for a no-name guy who makes videos on youtube's CD? My guess would be very few people. But this would be a mix-tape in the character of one of my youtube characters- so it could either be very popular or it could cause damage.

For that last reason this is why I am researching what is needed in order to make this the best I can. I mean, if  Lil Wayne can be a huge rapper, why can't an Italo-boy from Australian suburbs make some music too?

The main reason for this is because I am hoping that this would net a wider audience who wouldn't normally watch my youtube videos. It is easier to play an audio while driving, getting ready to go out or while you are working on projects than watch youtube videos.

I'm not 100% sure if I will do this, the only thing stopping me is time, as well as not knowing how to do it. I have had some people tell me to let them know if I need help- but how do we manage time with our own busy lives, I don't know how the time restraints would hinder it.

Another thing is: I'm not sure how many tracks to put on it. The dream would be to release a mix-tape series because I have no shortage of parody songs to record- I've been writing since 2003 and it's now 2011. Admittedly, in the last few years I haven't been writing as hard as I was before. One of the saddest things in life is when you become to busy, to tired and weighed down with life that you can't find time for your passion.

I was thinking at least 5 tracks. But who knows, this could just be one of those things that despite really wanting to do it but end up getting weighed down by more 'important' parts of life like working for our next pay day. 

What I hate about youtube

I enjoy youtube. It gives me a place to post my videos and view other talented and hard working people's videos.

But what I have noticed lately, well I've realized this all along but now it is more evident- Talentless people are getting views!

Some of you might be thinking "Jeremy, you are being a bit harsh" "You're just jealous that you don't have a large amount of views and subscribers!" I'm not jealous- I am mad!

I'd say that on youtube there is about 70% of bullshit posted. People uploading music, family functions and all shit that holds no importance to many of us. What pisses me off even more is that people who post videos that have serious attempts at humor/horror/drama and suck so freakin' bad, but yet have thousands, nearly millions of views and then on top of that, their videos get featured.

Get the fuck out of here!

They use copy-righted material such as footage and music, yet youtube turns a blind eye to them and attacks and flags the rest of us who are trying to get our videos out there! Now that I think about it, I'm not mad- I'm furious now!

It saddens me to think that there are people who are pouring their heart and souls into what they upload on to youtube only to have it overlooked and overshadowed by uploads that are crap.

I feel that the youtube community should be a little bit more like the hip-hop community- There needs to be beefs. People need to call out other people, get some controversy and inject it into youtube to keep everybody on their toes. I've noticed that there isn't a lot youtubers who have a large following and actually keep producing quality videos. The rest just rest on their previous achievements, I myself believe in every aspect of life that "You are only as good as your last performance".

If you were good last week, great yesterday but shit today- You're failure is what people associate you with. I think youtube needs some kind of over-hual. What that would consist of, I am not exactly sure but there needs to be a way to accurately show which videos are popular. 

A video may be incredibly popular today and be deemed worthless with in 24 hours. But a video that continues to get a steady amount of views will never be seen in the popular/most viewed part of youtube because it is all about the 'now'.

The more of the story is: Youtubers that have undeserved views and subscribers can go fuck themselves.