Studio Session Struggles

Written by Lovon Parham
A random hip-hop story

Staring The kid and Og

Our story starts with me going to a video shoot studio session with my engineer Aka Bully or sometimes I call him OG, he’s stern but always giving knowledge. As soon as I came in he start telling me how my last vid needed better production, and yadda yadda, I was not tryna hear it but I got respect for Og, so I listened. After the the speech he ask me was I ready to record, I answered with flaming confidence. “Hell yeah, lets go.” I started spazzing, we did take after take, it started to feel like work.    

We shot scene after scene, take after take, and it was really me just spazzing.  It felt like I was doing a relay race tournament, bra, I was done. We got to the third verse and I just kept messing up on it. I’ve been so busy with life I didn't have  time to work on the verse, well recite it. But as A true mc thats a rookie mistake, and Og was sure to let me know.  

And for sure he did. This was a two hour Session that felt like ten, But I Knew it would be worth it. Man did this feel like a sparing challenge, something I haven't felt in a minute, I needed it. “Listen, this is like a job and sometimes work gets Hard, feel me? Some Days your going to stay up late to get a Master result, understand me king?” 

I took what he said in and let it marinate, but it felt like a war I was going through mentally. It wasn't just just about the preparation, it was about my life, and where It was going. To be honest nothing was going to according to plan, even in the booth, sometimes I just couldn't understand why I couldn't get a win. I came in feeling like the s?!@# and by the end of the session I was feeling Humbled. No matter what I always did my best work here.  

All in all it was a great session and I was happy with the results. Me and Og Dapped up and I walked out. Feeling like a completed mission, but still Something in me needed to be completed.