i get what you’re saying. i struggle with this feeling myself. honestly, the only thing that separates the artists who establish themselves and those that treat it like a day at the skate park is just how crazy they are. the more unhinged the more willing they are to essentially push themselves into a state of delusional grandeur. sounds corny as hell but believing in yourself (which can be construed as deluding yourself, just depends on the outcome) and that you’re the hot shit that has what it takes to go somewhere and impose that feeling on others is the great separator. it takes ego. or a shit ton of luck but those are the exception not the rule.

been working on a project with a guy i met on discord. it’s going really well. finished 3 tracks (more or less), have vocals down on 5 more, and we’ve got 3 tracks still in heavy development. i have a development thread for the album in Dom McLennon’s official discord server “THE BLOCK” with instrumentals, art, and just about everything we have for this album so far in it. if you want to collaborate on this project come find me.