dimestop

thanks Richard your support has always warmed me, you are a lovely gentleman and are a pleasure to communicate with, on top of being a talented artist too, we all just want to share and build new friendships with kinsmen that have the same feelings as you when it comes to music, i am incredibly proud of this community and its artists because we are the people that have helped build it along with all our peers that walked before us, and the truth too, if i somehow ever got a break or hit, i would still be more active here because this is were i call home when it comes to music, i will always stand up for myself as that's just me, but i'm not here to argue with others all i want to do is share and be myself

that means so much to me my friend, i have invested good money in my set up, i always ask permission if i use anyone else's work loops samples even tho i don't need to i do anyway, i play keys and drums and i enjoy writing lyrics more than anything, i am aware there are far better musicians and producers than me on this platform and i joined to share and learn more, but finding i had a talent for writing poetic lyrics was i highlight for me and this community gave me a different mind set and it helped with some of the anxiety and memories i carry and as you say sampling is an art-form in itself, i done two covers of two movie soundtracks one was Breakin the movie, and other a huge dancer movie too, i was granted permission to upload to Youtube and soundcloud as i had altered them enough to get that permission, copyright is there for a reason to protect the original artist from theft of their work and as a hobbyist amateur i do everything in my power to make sure i aint breaking the rules, when you get a takedown these days you never get back on the algorithms are all against you and you have no chance of uploading anything anywhere, i also read long ago that labels and distributors also check if you have take downs associated to copyright and they won't touch you either, not that i will ever get contacted lol, I;m also personal friends with artists from the 70's and 80's that had hits and a number 1, and my friend you are an artist i want to work with its just finding some space at the moment i will reach out though soon

thankyou Manuela, its nice to see the community coming together and showing what we are all about, having a safe place to uploaded and share your work without fear of being attacked accused insulted etc, you have suffered it too, it goes with the territory, its disappointing that it happens in our community a place both you and I and many others have tried to build,
he as apologized to me, so i think he has a little substance and hopefully he will learn from this episode, he's only 15, I have nothing against him he just wants to share his music we were 15 once and naive lol, this is now closed for me

thanks Dan, your time is appreciated and yor comments too thankyou

lol, your a young kid i could never roast you, but i did get insulted by an adult here a long time ago, he was my friend too, but i roasted him, he's no longer around, here it is lyrics are my strong point https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/246406

thankyou for that young fella, you can see from the responses how the community feel, we are a family, we all want support and guidance, critical feedback is good not insults and accusations, you were right about the original source of the music but music is interpreted differently and that's why covers are done, I apologized to you when i realized you were 15 I'm an adult i should have shown more calm, so best foot forward put it behind us and just work with the community, i am the biggest supporter of our community so it is a safe place to share we have younger members and you are all our music tomorrows, you are the type of artist i try to protect like your father so you actually feel safe uploading your work as a younger artist here, can you imagine how you would feel if adults were saying your rubbish pack it up, you have a little about you, how do i know, because only somebody who is ignorant would not have apologized, and thats exactly why this matter is now closed, and we start again as associates now.

Steven i get an occasional hater, because I simply think they believe dimestop is real, the lad is only 15 so still wet behind the ears, dime he's the character i created and i wan't to develop him further, I am super proud of him and like you the people that know Paul know that dime is so far from the kind hearted community builder Paul is. i just use my own life as a template for my lyrics, you have all watched me grow into a community player and I protect this community with my life you all know how happy music makes me, and having a safe place to share their creations, I'm fine with critique but I'm not having anybody tell me what do, if I wasn't laughing so much about it I'd slaughter him for 3 minutes on a beat you know i have the vocabulary lol

its a late holiday weekend and i just checked in before i retire, he is only 15 Aaron he will learn like all new comers that us old heads know the rules, we also know how to monetize too, i tried to be as polite as possible but dimestop was in my head saying, why are you giving this kid your time just tell him to f#ck off and come back when he has educated himself on how the industry actually works, i will be on your fresh soon enough bruv

look bro you are new to the community i have no issues with you like i said this beat has 230.000 listens on YouTube and i put my vocal on it, what is your issue, that i never mentioned the classical work it stems from, i don't have to, i used 2CEE's work and adjusted it myself, your comment and feedback is fine, i don't expect everybody to like me and if you had just left that comment without the garbage, my response would have been simple,
thanks for your time bro, i don't agree with the comment as it doesn't reflect what others are saying but i appreciate your time anyway, but you chose to be clever, stay of my work because your just adding to the hype its getting, concentrate on improving your listens and comments and stop worrying over mine. WE are all about building communities and not throwing rocks at them when you first arrive so FUCK YOU
and i won't even bother giving you another reply, so dont bother wasting your time

thankyou Chris i tried to explain how the work came about and the permission i asked, its like here Chris, I have sang on over 75 songs from our community, lots of friends too, but i always ask them first, some people must think I'm pushing to be pro, I'm not, i do this for me and my mental health first and foremost if i ever get a reward, i will be truly grateful but that is not my goal that is being a good man a good father and an exceptional grandad. i know i am popular in our community i have helped build it this ismyescape must be the headteacher kind, intellegent but no common sense, if i feel I can give feedback on a track be it critical or not, I will say it, i would certainly never be narrow minded, he is no expert, although he may have thought he was, i have two friends away from LM too one had a No1 hit 1978 and they are both still pro today the other being a session drummer for 30 years, and our own Manuela, these are the people i learnt from. thanks for the comment and listen and your warm wishes for my recovery

Juan thanks for time and lovely comment, i love them words authentic urban poetry, i have wrote that down and it may well appear in a track i pen, poetry will be the word i work from and source my inspiration

authentic urban poetry
the ecstasy
expectancy
flowing free
quoting me
distance of my enemy
standing next to me

that's just coming from reading your comment
there is so many words that rhyme with the key word
thankyou good Sir,

my friend suffers migraines and needs to lie down in a dark room, i feel for you bruv
and of course Marijuana is a help I've used it for 40 years i bought my father some marijuana cream for his tight chest and cough, from the Netherlands when he was 70, it worked a treat he's 80 and still fit as fiddle he also stopped smoking 20 years ago at 60

bro this is my bro's beat from Germany, it's on sale and has 230.000 hits on youtube, i asked if I could use it non commercially, no issues, it will be on soundcloud too, just like other tracks I've added including the soundtracks to the biggest dance movies, i used their sound track, never ever had a takedown from any platform, and bro,
i make beats i play keys and drums, but i much prefer to rap/sing on friends work Im love sharing with talent.
Lastly, nobody tells me what to do or say and that includes you, I'll eat you alive and throw the scraps to my cage fighter son
learn what you can and can't do legally, i know,
i want feed back on the track not the industry, if you think the track is shit, that's fine, just have the balls to say it, i don't have almost 100, 000 listen in 5 years here if i didn't know what I was doing, Regards Dime

thanks Kay, i started with the word messing, the next word was sentence, thats where it all started them two words only, i then built it out. there are so many words that rhyme with sentence lol, thats how i usually work, i have a story wrote down then i pick the choice words and mould the line around the word i chose. and i used the pain i am suffering as the energy and drive for this track, my next track is built from One word only and it is the title 'Brightspark' lol, thanks for the time lady and please pass my regards to Oli

Fanis i am the type of person that can usually handle pain, I'm a northern we are a tuff bunch like the Scots, Cyber is probably made the same stuff as me he's from Aberdeen the UK and Europe's gas and oil capital lovely people but tough also and of course they provide the world with my favorite tipple scotch, thanks for your comment your English is fine my friend if you struggle for words just use your own language, i will translate it brother, thanks again for stopping off

thanks Manuela, i dropped you a mail explaining and tried to do so music as my mind was not with music because of the pain so was pleased to take my mind of it and you know more than most how i feel about music and writing, the relief etc so it was good for me also to do it, it's been a beautiful long weekend in the UK, May bank holiday so everyone is off and its 30C yep its boiling hot so not everything is doom and gloom lol, i also have a few tracks penned and I'm going to start my next track later today, its the playful one i told you about called Brightspark, thanks for your constant support it is always so welcome to here from my long time friend, hope Croatia was a great break for you all

Anthony that word is about right' unbearable is the perfect word, it is. the pain is constant and so uncomfortable, i struggle to walk and driving for 8 hrs a day is not the best position to be in, i am taking Opiod pain relief it leaves me feeling light headed and its against the law to drive under the influence of strong painkillers and carries the same sentence as drink drivingso i can;t work, but i am going in to speak to them this week as its not affecting me has it did at first now my body as gotten use to it, so not being at work leaves me thinking about the pain all day so hopefully getting back will keep my mind on other things, thanks for the stop and comment its always appreciated my friend this was delivered with anger and pain but i still had a smile on my face

thanks for stopping of Robin, i am glad i put something down this pain is a setback but i'm improving this was just showing how i've felt for 4weeks now angry lol

brother to receive a comment like that is beautiful for me to read, Paul was a confident young man even tho he took many painful hits, I have a dramatic back story, my closest here know about it, I am lucky to be alive also, and I hid it all for 40 years, its difficult to talk about, I have always been searching for a release since age 15 and that release was music and finding a community here at 54 was the icing on the cake, Im 60, so it was a long journey, and i put that strength, energy and courage into my music, it comes from within me its my heart and i draw off the inspiration I receive here and in all the positive feedback , i try to provide inspiration for others too, I play my part commenting, as you all provide me with so much
my lyrics are usually about my life in general, I am recovering slowly my friend, and your warm message will help that recovery and it speaks volumes about the person you are for thinking about me, there is beautiful people on this planet lots are @looperman lol

Squadd, thankyou so much for stopping off boyz, you know me well enough now to know i always bring real life, sciatica is a bummer and its kept me from music, f#ck that, I'm not letting it beat me down, it took me years to find this much release from everyday life, music stimulates me more than ever and the friends I've made is incredible and rewarding for my mental health and my well-being, music is medicine to people like us, if we are down we turn to our comfort blanket music and keeping creative and we use that anger and pain to help create too :-)

wow Lu always love to receive a comment of thought from you, your a cool friend i have always appreciated and i know your time is often limited, i invested in a hobby that became a passion and improved my mental health and me as a person, so the money i have spent has been a solid investment because it was me and my health that i was investing in, you can't really put a price on that

nice to see you about bruv, its been time, glad your still with the music tho, i will give your fresh a play in a tad :-) thanks for the stop off and listen, its always appreciated

thankyou bruv, your listen and comment are appreciated, welcome to the community, hopefully you will bring some work and join in with us all :-)

thanks BoaBou, its good to see you back in the community, like a bus, your waiting for, then two come at once, lol, i will be checking your fresh out in a while, quick turn round bruv but always a great listen

hello Bullitt thanks for the stop off, i'm glad you brought up the difference between UK and USA rappers, they are different in flow and delivery and both have their place in todays listening and being a proud north easterner from the Boro but livin in Birmingham, i still talk like a boro lad not a brummie i have never tried or wanted to be anything other than me, and bring my own individual character, the streets i have had many comparisons with and I gracefully except it everytime Mike Skinner writes good lyrics, thanks for a nice comment bruv

thanks for the listen and feedback Micky, i have always tried to push boundaries in my music, sometimes i beat myself up because i have my plans and ideas that are more structured and follow the standard format but i love messing shifting the panning side to side, i like a bit of ping-pong in sound too, i use lots of automation also, i mess with stereo editing and shaping and like reverb delay interwoven with resonance shifts.
I have quite a few good tracks penned and I am going to bring just a straight down the middle piece no sideways movement apart from maybe a couple of overlays left or right but nothing else and see how i think it sounds,
i do use reference tracks also at times as a guide, but tend to divulge to show a little creative flair, i suppose it really is the music choice,
if i do a ballad, I use Manuela, well i use an expensive Studio master of hers that her producer Nic sent me, when we were working together, her voice is amazing the master is so professional and sounds gorgeous and of course I would never ever share it, it was a personal gift, she is a big part of our community with her support and advice to most, you are also one of the artist along with Rob and Cru who i looked up to for guidance, you all helped me and also allowed me to be a little crazy, and to be truthful, hip-hops boundries are limitless so your still qualified to have your own opinions mate, it has crossed into all genres because of its lyric content from rock to jazz to funk and pop any rapper could spit 8 bars and it would or should stand out in the track, i'll keep pushing because that's what this community taught me, its artist are daring and prepared to push things, just like you mate with your amazing compositions only difference being yours sound f#ckin great everywhere lol