Despite the fact that I have exams and papers coming out my ears, I decided to put together a description of my first year of college, and the music that I was listening to along the way.
August-September: New beginnings and bitter goodbyes
So school is just about to begin and I remember playing a song on my iPod just as I left my bedroom for the car that was taking me to school.
Street Struck
Obscure choice, but it was the beat,the spooky vibe that it gives off, that just stuck with me.
Another song I remember listening to around this time was Xerces by the Deftones.
Xerces
It was just like, the perfect description of how I felt at the time, like I was saying goodbye to a dream, an ambition of some sorts. The dream being, of course, my pipe dream of hip-hop ambitions, and "something else"
that I'll elaborate on later on.
October-November: Struggling to Stay Afloat
At this point in time, classes had begun and I was deep in schoolwork, trying to keep up, and gradually making friends. …
August-September: New beginnings and bitter goodbyes
So school is just about to begin and I remember playing a song on my iPod just as I left my bedroom for the car that was taking me to school.
Street StruckObscure choice, but it was the beat,the spooky vibe that it gives off, that just stuck with me.
Another song I remember listening to around this time was Xerces by the Deftones.
Xerces
It was just like, the perfect description of how I felt at the time, like I was saying goodbye to a dream, an ambition of some sorts. The dream being, of course, my pipe dream of hip-hop ambitions, and "something else"
that I'll elaborate on later on.
October-November: Struggling to Stay Afloat
At this point in time, classes had begun and I was deep in schoolwork, trying to keep up, and gradually making friends. …
