If Only I Could Sing..... (The Music Blog pt.1)
A few years ago, I released an album entitled, The Miserable Mind of Marques. It was probably the most personal record that I've ever recorded, and I told a few stories that I normally wouldn't share through my music. I've always been open about my love life or my love interests for the most part, but on that album, I think I shared a lot of the pain that I'd gone through with love. Love is something I've always struggled with, and is something I still have a hard time with. I'm 29 years old, married with children, and for the most part, I'm in a good place in my life, but love is still something I struggle with. If you've listened to M3, you've probably noticed this.
I've been teasing the idea musically of a Miserable Mind of Marques pt. 2, as I feel there are more love stories to be told, as I've been through a lot that I haven't discussed, or in some cases, haven't gotten over. Music, writing the lyrics and putting it to a rhythm for you all to hear, is therapy for me. It feels good to get that off my chest and out there. But there's a little hesitation to put that album out because die-hard hip hop fans don't really want to hear that record. They don't want to hear a rapper speak about his struggles with love throughout an entire project. Take for example, when I released Lyrical Renaissance in 2010, everyone loved it. I sold a lot of those records, at least among my friends and folks who support me, and even some who had never even heard me rhyme before. People really enjoyed it. But two years later, people didn't really feel the same way about M3. The rap world doesn't really embrace love like that. Sure, it's ok for a song or two, but for an entire album? Nah, unacceptable. Another example is Kanye West. In 2008, he released 808's & Heartbreak, which I thought was an absolutely amazing album, but people criticize it because he's singing throughout, and it's an album about love.
Which leads me to the point here. The Miserable Mind of Marques pt. 2, (M3: pt.2) in my opinion, is an R&B record, trapped in the mind of a rapper. I can't sing at all. Occasionally, I give it a shot and harmonize on a record, but I'm really no good at all. I'll post a link of one of my songs in which I sing for you all to get an idea. (http://youtu.be/da9dIBPE25w?list=UUp2QdUlQEFRu12qq76uV7aA) Drake, I am not. Wyclef Jean, I am not. Bone Thugs n Harmony, I am not. But some songs of mine, call for that harmony, and I don't just have any R&B friends on call like that. Plus, who better to sing the way I feel about my love issues, than me? They're MY love issues after all. If I could sing, I'd sing the pain and heartache away. I'd sing about my some of my sweet, sensual fantasies. I'd sing about love of the past, love in the present, and potential love in the future. I have this album in my head right now ....... But, I just can't sing. So it's trapped in the mind of a rapper. The album wouldn't be as strong with me rapping it all. The album needs me to sing it..... But I can't.
I posted on Facebook the other day, " Imagine the thoughts I don't share with you all." Some of you have heard my music. Imagine the musical thoughts that I haven't shared with you all? Maybe one day, we'll get that album that sits off in a dark corner of my mind. Peace.
I've been teasing the idea musically of a Miserable Mind of Marques pt. 2, as I feel there are more love stories to be told, as I've been through a lot that I haven't discussed, or in some cases, haven't gotten over. Music, writing the lyrics and putting it to a rhythm for you all to hear, is therapy for me. It feels good to get that off my chest and out there. But there's a little hesitation to put that album out because die-hard hip hop fans don't really want to hear that record. They don't want to hear a rapper speak about his struggles with love throughout an entire project. Take for example, when I released Lyrical Renaissance in 2010, everyone loved it. I sold a lot of those records, at least among my friends and folks who support me, and even some who had never even heard me rhyme before. People really enjoyed it. But two years later, people didn't really feel the same way about M3. The rap world doesn't really embrace love like that. Sure, it's ok for a song or two, but for an entire album? Nah, unacceptable. Another example is Kanye West. In 2008, he released 808's & Heartbreak, which I thought was an absolutely amazing album, but people criticize it because he's singing throughout, and it's an album about love.
Which leads me to the point here. The Miserable Mind of Marques pt. 2, (M3: pt.2) in my opinion, is an R&B record, trapped in the mind of a rapper. I can't sing at all. Occasionally, I give it a shot and harmonize on a record, but I'm really no good at all. I'll post a link of one of my songs in which I sing for you all to get an idea. (http://youtu.be/da9dIBPE25w?list=UUp2QdUlQEFRu12qq76uV7aA) Drake, I am not. Wyclef Jean, I am not. Bone Thugs n Harmony, I am not. But some songs of mine, call for that harmony, and I don't just have any R&B friends on call like that. Plus, who better to sing the way I feel about my love issues, than me? They're MY love issues after all. If I could sing, I'd sing the pain and heartache away. I'd sing about my some of my sweet, sensual fantasies. I'd sing about love of the past, love in the present, and potential love in the future. I have this album in my head right now ....... But, I just can't sing. So it's trapped in the mind of a rapper. The album wouldn't be as strong with me rapping it all. The album needs me to sing it..... But I can't.
I posted on Facebook the other day, " Imagine the thoughts I don't share with you all." Some of you have heard my music. Imagine the musical thoughts that I haven't shared with you all? Maybe one day, we'll get that album that sits off in a dark corner of my mind. Peace.
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