5 Ways to Overcome Writers Block For Songwriting

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @THERAPCOACH
    @THERAPCOACH  5 лет назад +31

    Hey guys you need to join the Patreon, It is the NUMBER ONE PLACE to be if you’re trying to be a rapper NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL YOU ARE. Everything from how to get started to building an audience. www.patreon.com/rapcoach

  • @ramonowens8957
    @ramonowens8957 4 года назад +92

    He deadass just said “get high” 😂

  • @McMurda3c
    @McMurda3c 4 года назад +187

    Another great tip from me is to have a couple different songs to work on, so when u stuck on one just switch it really helps my writers block

    • @LYN4X
      @LYN4X 3 года назад +29

      lmao I am stuck on all of them xD

    • @marquirasheed
      @marquirasheed 3 года назад +5

      @@LYN4X fax

    • @OffThaWallEnt
      @OffThaWallEnt 3 года назад +9

      @@LYN4X deadass.lol. I’ve got like 10 unfinished songs

    • @mikecorreia9544
      @mikecorreia9544 2 года назад +2

      This literally just helped me record 3 songs

    • @justgruz3884
      @justgruz3884 5 месяцев назад

      I have exactly 394 unfinished since 2014 😂😂😂😂 finished only 11 of them and recorded only 6 😢😂😂😂
      And about 500 deleted once cause of the same reason and rage 😂😂

  • @KNOWLEDGEKOLLECTIVE
    @KNOWLEDGEKOLLECTIVE 4 года назад +408

    Weed is a great help to my creativity but a killer to my drive and motivation so I’m kinda stuck in the middle

    • @PickASideHub
      @PickASideHub 4 года назад +51

      smoke sativa fam itll keep you up n make you wanna do shit

    • @VeloOfficialRV
      @VeloOfficialRV 4 года назад +8

      Yeah it relaxes the thought process if anything

    • @slmfarro6470
      @slmfarro6470 4 года назад +11

      BRO YES EVEN SATIVAS

    • @Cartermchick
      @Cartermchick 3 года назад +6

      @@slmfarro6470 pop a addy you’ll be aight

    • @MadHatta212
      @MadHatta212 3 года назад +2

      I can definitely relate to that

  • @ladybugradio1988
    @ladybugradio1988 11 месяцев назад +6

    I’m so glad you are taking the time to talk about this because I wrote and released my first collection of poems on my 30th birthday and let me tell you I can relate to having writer’s block.

  • @PYROtheNomad
    @PYROtheNomad 2 года назад +22

    Another thing that helps me is free writing. You take the topic of what your song is gunna be about and write everything that comes to mind when you think of that topic and then go back through what you wrote and try to find something Interesting to write about in your flow of mind

  • @greggonzales8
    @greggonzales8 4 года назад +52

    What gets me through writers block alot is listening to some of my favorite rappers best verses.

  • @cylershaw7701
    @cylershaw7701 Год назад +11

    5:05 hit hard. I was too much of a critic to record anything that I just never recorded it to begin with and ultimately, it hurt my "flow". Thanks for the advice!

  • @melenaitedelmar8077
    @melenaitedelmar8077 2 года назад +29

    Going through a writers block moment writing my first book and of course I come to RUclips looking for inspiration to get me through it and your video pops up.
    You had me laughing while and after watching this content. Thank you for being you and for sharing your ideas!
    Most videos I watched, people seem really uptight and programmed, it was nice to get inspiration from someone who was just letting it flow.

  • @vwokhardt_
    @vwokhardt_ 2 года назад +10

    I think one of the biggest takeaways is just getting something out. I'm glad he confirmed this because COUNTLESS times I'll be stuck on a line because I don't like how it sounds and hinder myself from placing down the rest of the lines after that.

  • @Daliciosoo
    @Daliciosoo 3 года назад +10

    I just be loving the beat soo much I don’t wanna let it go but I be soo stuck

  • @numbjayy
    @numbjayy 3 года назад +1

    fax , that’s how i quit i got it and i kept pushin it away until the point where i didn’t care ab it as much anymore it started to feel like a job and i had to force myself to do it, i’m trynna get back into it doe

  • @luhfivenine
    @luhfivenine 4 года назад +22

    🔥🔥 dis fire bro i kno dis stuff but hearin shows im doin sum right

  • @BleachExpansion
    @BleachExpansion 4 года назад +57

    Been on house arrest for 2 years now can’t even rap about a flower🤣

  • @chrisritchie5692
    @chrisritchie5692 3 года назад +6

    Bro this shit was helpful and it's crazy how some of your techniques I already use subconsciously without even knowing

  • @kidhexx_
    @kidhexx_ Год назад +3

    Real ass shit, appreciate your words. This video was everything I needed to hear, keep grinding dawg

  • @oscarb5634
    @oscarb5634 Год назад

    I watched a lot of videos about this, but hands down, this is the only video that has helped. Thank you brother

  • @RuKuaj
    @RuKuaj 4 года назад +13

    This video alone motivated the fuck outta me

  • @ariella8376
    @ariella8376 4 года назад +11

    Yessss when I light one up I always catch a whole different vibe , great video !

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  4 года назад +2

      Combined with a fire ass beat 🥶🥶

  • @panndaacookies213
    @panndaacookies213 2 года назад +3

    Word of the video... FLOW

  • @sethbanda6818
    @sethbanda6818 2 года назад +1

    Yo man, great reminder seriously. I laughed a lot throughout this video, and i really appreciate the rawness in the content. Feels more real, thank you.

  • @BigPoppa_
    @BigPoppa_ 4 года назад +131

    How to beat any block: Go exercise while listening to some 🔥 & then go back to the studio.

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  4 года назад +17

      Great idea

    • @Cartermchick
      @Cartermchick 3 года назад +3

      Oh yeah that shit works great or also playing a basketball game or sumn just to get your mind off it

  • @TheScorpion615
    @TheScorpion615 2 года назад +2

    My inner critic is bad as well drinking helps it go away then i don't care or judge as much i just start writing or freestyling word's and it definitely helps out and gives me inspiration

  • @streetway_moey3388
    @streetway_moey3388 2 года назад +8

    💯real shit bro! U hit that subject on the head I’m going thru this rite now… that is what lead me here! Definitely motivates me to give it another try

  • @only.blanco6539
    @only.blanco6539 3 года назад +3

    even in 2021 this comin in clutch

  • @sleepingdogpro
    @sleepingdogpro 3 года назад +10

    "Just say fuck it" is the best slogan I swear to God

  • @4kmrii
    @4kmrii 3 года назад +3

    i keep motivated but i just cant think about wat to write

  • @MysticOfTheNorth
    @MysticOfTheNorth 3 года назад +45

    I don't rap. But I do write. I've been stuck on a project for what feels like an eternity. your video is the only video I've found on you tube that actually struck a chord with me. . I'm done f****** off. Thank you for that!

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  3 года назад +10

      Wow lol glad I could reach other writers out there. You don’t know how much this comment made my day. THANK YOU

    • @Friendship1nmillion
      @Friendship1nmillion Месяц назад

      ​@@THERAPCOACHI'm sorry - I like your video here ( you spoke real truth ) although I'm a songwriter and I don't actually like rap songs ( majorly ) . I'm suffering songwriter's block and getting caught in the trap of intellectualizing the songwriting process ( to come up with a fire 🔥 global hit ) . It's not working for me - I'm dead with frustration . I'm sure ALL the greats of all creative arts get writer's block . Even hit makers like Bruce Springsteen and Elton John . PLEASE if you could , make a video about how I overcome doing what I'm NOT meant to do when writing my first draft of a song & I'm only in very early stages of learning to play the piano/keyboard 🎹 . Thanks .
      ♑✍️🇳🇴🇦🇺

  • @DizzyHempstead516
    @DizzyHempstead516 3 года назад +4

    I came here looking for inspiration dude had me dying I like this dude right here but he started bugging at the end of the video lmfao he still got my vote for having a sense of humor you don’t find people like this no more everyone so tense and ready to fight

  • @nathanielliddy638
    @nathanielliddy638 4 года назад +1

    Man I fuck with your attitude heavy, you're the type to always say real shit. Thanks for the helpful vid. Subbed🙏🏻

  • @mustafadollie5532
    @mustafadollie5532 3 года назад +4

    Most times when I have writers block I land up coming with fire verses at random then write them down and work those random verses together and tweak them a bit

  • @OpalOmen-OpalOmen
    @OpalOmen-OpalOmen 3 года назад +2

    Imma be real, at first I didn’t think this was gonna be helpful but it did!

  • @sniffingmarkers
    @sniffingmarkers 3 года назад +3

    this whole vid was an inspiration. thx dawg

  • @kyledavies6464
    @kyledavies6464 3 года назад +2

    Hell yea dude! This dude inspired me himself.

  • @anonymouskiwis2165
    @anonymouskiwis2165 4 года назад +2

    prolly one of the best vids ive seen bro

  • @theeammartian
    @theeammartian Год назад

    Thanks so much this hit hard !

  • @J._REZ
    @J._REZ 3 года назад +3

    saying "fuck it" is the best advice anyone can give you

  • @mangosama9695
    @mangosama9695 3 года назад +2

    Appreciate you my boi fr 🙏🏾💙

  • @justalilyoungen8681
    @justalilyoungen8681 5 лет назад +12

    Yo bro watched u from day 1 happy to see u grow next year u going to blow believe that 💯🙏🏾❤️

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  5 лет назад +3

      Means a lot fam. Glad you’re still here

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  2 года назад

      You ain’t a youngin no more

  • @user-qs2hp8eh5r
    @user-qs2hp8eh5r 2 года назад

    Damm the first 2 we’re okay tips but when I heard the last few tips. You got it.

  • @DemGodz
    @DemGodz 2 года назад

    I can't lie. This video actually helped me.

  • @RThe-Artist
    @RThe-Artist 4 года назад +3

    Good shit, back to the lab.

  • @scruff921
    @scruff921 3 года назад +3

    Yo as a metal guitar/ bassest you speak across all genres man

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  3 года назад +1

      Means a lot coming from a musician thanks man

  • @4eyenuocngoai847
    @4eyenuocngoai847 3 года назад +1

    Hey guitarist here. Appreciate the video

  • @Joshflo527
    @Joshflo527 4 года назад +3

    Lmaooooo the peaceee at the enddd😂😂😅😅😅 love this guy whata coop coach

  • @FllyGirl8
    @FllyGirl8 Год назад

    This video made my day it was honest and straightforward

  • @sjDfreak20
    @sjDfreak20 3 года назад +2

    ❤️✨ great video sirrrrr

  • @ahli313
    @ahli313 Год назад

    Lmfao “Spark it up get high man “ Thank you 😂😂🙌🏻

  • @DeffMusic
    @DeffMusic Год назад

    That last tip is DEFINITELY me. Thanks. 🙏🏽

  • @itsproof2
    @itsproof2 4 года назад +9

    It’s been 8 months since I found the perfect beats and I’m still thinking of lyrics to this day...

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  4 года назад +3

      Become the Artist/Rapper you always dreamed of being I will guide you if you can trust me. www.patreon.com/rapcoach

    • @desmondstewart4263
      @desmondstewart4263 3 года назад +5

      Wtf 8months? Have u tried drugs ? Go get high az fuc wit some friends and rap about what happened ....... Or go meet a girl off a dating site and make a song about her .....
      Ur welcome

    • @thelegendarysupersaiyanbro6535
      @thelegendarysupersaiyanbro6535 3 года назад

      @@desmondstewart4263 😂😂

    • @halfdeadwizard1009
      @halfdeadwizard1009 2 года назад +1

      Sometimes I'll get so carried away finding dope beats that it distracts me from songwriting

  • @kiaralenoir7858
    @kiaralenoir7858 3 года назад +5

    I have a song I’ve been trying to complete for 4 years but I’m not gonna give up on it because I feel it’s actually a good song and one of the best I’ve ever written so far 🙃 still looking for inspiration so I can finish it

    • @encouraginglyauthentic43
      @encouraginglyauthentic43 2 года назад +8

      God damn 4 years is crazy

    • @yokosinferno
      @yokosinferno 2 года назад

      @@encouraginglyauthentic43 it took Jimi Hendrix 3 years to re-make the star spangled banner, so it happens lmao

  • @sapphire92414
    @sapphire92414 4 года назад +12

    At first I would use instrumentals to write my own flow and it literally takes me no time to get it out. But now a beat just comes at the most random time and it helps make my writing feel a bit more original

  • @jason5409
    @jason5409 3 года назад +9

    I usually get creative for 1 or 2 verses then run out of ideas. Have you ever had that happen, then came back and wrote more or is it hopeless after you get stuck?

    • @MichaelTurner856
      @MichaelTurner856 3 года назад +2

      I don't write rap music but I do write songs and I'd suggest that you should come back to it and see what you can add or take away as long as you have the baseline idea to work off of and to think about. I definitely don't think it's hopeless though although some songs might come easier than others

    • @encouraginglyauthentic43
      @encouraginglyauthentic43 2 года назад +3

      2 verses is enough nowadays for a song. Just come up with a hook.

  • @wdg.gslime
    @wdg.gslime 4 года назад +3

    You the best man🔥🧠

  • @lovely_star1917
    @lovely_star1917 Год назад +2

    I think it’s a lot harder for R&b artists though because we have to write to the melody

  • @lbush8261
    @lbush8261 2 года назад

    This was dope asf bro. Thanks; weed def helps and also; taking a break and getting inspired has helped me. Good vibes man; thanks

  • @justfrosty7789
    @justfrosty7789 4 года назад +10

    I’ve had writers block all of 2020 and I’m trying to restart for 2021

  • @dutch759
    @dutch759 8 месяцев назад

    Holly shit i can totally relate man thanks a lot for the wise words and the help that you provided in simple and easy words man, I just subbed thanks a lot, goin out for a walk! Thugger Thugger baby

  • @HollieFrandsen
    @HollieFrandsen Год назад

    I was sceptical at first till my man said watch a Scorsese film to relax! Hell yeah!

  • @fiyahflamefebruarytv9809
    @fiyahflamefebruarytv9809 9 месяцев назад

    This is a great video. Love the energy! 💪 That ending, tho! Gotta love it! 😂😂😂😂

  • @TristanOliver
    @TristanOliver 3 года назад +2

    I listen to artist I like and their best verses in my opinion. That usually gets me out

  • @cjthechosen777
    @cjthechosen777 5 лет назад +40

    8:28 RIP to all my headphone users 😂😂😂

  • @alexclarke152
    @alexclarke152 4 года назад +11

    New favorite channel. Very personable delivery. That “I can’t think of a rap good enough for this sick beat” problem is a bitch and a half. I just started the inspiration break approach. Btw, I recommend lemons, hazes, or (my fav) green crack strains for creativity.

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  4 года назад +2

      All we got is og where I’m at smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @BabyB4Reall
    @BabyB4Reall 3 года назад +1

    GOOD STUFF BRO 🤜

  • @cooperlyle8781
    @cooperlyle8781 4 года назад +2

    If you keep a journal, go back through old entries for writers block

  • @Deep420
    @Deep420 4 года назад +5

    1st phase :- creative phase.
    2nd phase :- editor phase.

  • @EricOsaer
    @EricOsaer 3 года назад +2

    Before I continue watching this I would like to say the thing about being in flow that is absolutely one hundred percent correct is I have spent so much time of my life being in flow just Mass writing songs and now I'm stuck I feel like I can't come up with nothing so let's see if this video hopefully gives me some ways to figure it out

  • @rywittmore9326
    @rywittmore9326 3 года назад +2

    This was actually good advise

  • @TJ-vo3co
    @TJ-vo3co 3 года назад +2

    Bro thanks for the tips

  • @andersaucy
    @andersaucy 2 года назад

    Yo staying till the very end was a nice treat no lie there

  • @WtfShazz
    @WtfShazz 10 месяцев назад

    Your My Pain Killer Man Hat's Off 🙌🏻

  • @daviddelgado6411
    @daviddelgado6411 2 года назад

    This video was a gem my boy.

  • @Thelilbone
    @Thelilbone 3 года назад +1

    53 seconds in lovin it. Let's see

    • @Thelilbone
      @Thelilbone 3 года назад

      2:20 in. I'm finally gonna watch Shawshank Redemption

    • @Thelilbone
      @Thelilbone 3 года назад

      4:20 amen

    • @Thelilbone
      @Thelilbone 3 года назад

      5:16 rough draft yes

    • @Thelilbone
      @Thelilbone 3 года назад

      6:40 my soul is free

  • @topic4843
    @topic4843 Год назад

    When he talks about stealing a rappers flow, i feel that. its totally cool to do that, you get stuck and with me ill copy a flow when i could hear that person on the record or in a verse. totally cool

  • @DMANNstar
    @DMANNstar 4 года назад +2

    Subscribed. Great vid bruv ,hi from England

  • @ghostridda
    @ghostridda 3 года назад +1

    The first rap coach to be honest about weed😂😂🔥

  • @alexrankine521
    @alexrankine521 2 года назад

    Watching this was the motivation i needed

  • @zewaisnel6130
    @zewaisnel6130 5 лет назад +18

    Can you make the " how to " videos a series like your last the video on juice wrld? For example trippie, x, ski, melly those kind of people
    Edit: or even the " how to write melodies like " videos

  • @solas444
    @solas444 Год назад +1

    Usually during my writer blocks I’ll produce for some time then when I feel like I’ve outdid myself in production I’ll be able to write again cause I constantly play back the beats I’ve made and have the sudden urge to rap over it on top of playing rap radar interviews in the background or some old anime and then for musical inspiration I’ll listen to oldies slowed and reverb (preferably Marvin Gaye & Michael Jackson) while high or I’ll listen to some
    Roc Marciano
    Conway The Machine
    Benny The Butcher
    And Drake
    Then i slowly get back to it

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  Год назад +1

      Whatever you gotta do to get back in the groove

  • @specialk864
    @specialk864 4 года назад +2

    what about if steppin away doesn’t help?

    • @specialk864
      @specialk864 4 года назад

      also, it takes me anywhere from a few hours to a few days to come up w a line or 2, most of the time. I have a verse that’s takin me 2 years to finish, and I still am workin on gettin it finished. I write myself into a corner on every single line, and I get stuck, then it’s either struggle day after day tryin this, tryin that, doin this, and editin that til’ after days I get sumn, or I just crap the whole idea and start over at the beginnin of the idea, or at the beginnin of the verse.

  • @via-vividview7641
    @via-vividview7641 3 года назад +2

    Man I'm the coach the player

  • @billstoa
    @billstoa 2 года назад +2

    Fuck wit ya dawg dis shit helped out a lot💯

  • @bigjames8742
    @bigjames8742 3 года назад +2

    Appreciate ya G Frfr 💯💪🏾🔥

  • @marcel5430
    @marcel5430 2 года назад

    1min in and this video got me geeked. Loved the way you described writer's block. There's no excuses now lmfao. Thanks for the awesome and helpful content
    edit: mane, you a gem. I'll be checkin out your services.

  • @codeineking9405
    @codeineking9405 3 года назад +4

    This happens to me all the time. Sometimes I just get stuck. Other times I think its fucking terrible😂

  • @JKBEAST
    @JKBEAST Год назад +1

    I sat down to write, took an hour and wrote a 16 bar verse, still wasnt satisfied but I could not afford to give it more time cuz its already late at night. Not being satisfied from what I write even after taking a long break. Is it still a writer's block or something else??

    • @THERAPCOACH
      @THERAPCOACH  Год назад

      Try editing what you have and make it better

  • @SincerelyZay_
    @SincerelyZay_ 3 года назад +1

    Facts coach‼️💯🗣🙏🏾

  • @catholicismisthetruth6012
    @catholicismisthetruth6012 3 года назад +2

    4:17 lol weed activates ya pineal gland

  • @ayomidebrown129
    @ayomidebrown129 4 года назад +3

    Write a few pages freehand about whatever is on your mind!

  • @dylancarriere6923
    @dylancarriere6923 4 года назад +14

    I started weed cause of this video n now im broke livin in a box but hey i got my blunt rolled

  • @liamlomannnn
    @liamlomannnn Год назад

    The last tip was super helpful thankyou my bro ❤️

  • @beji199
    @beji199 3 года назад +1

    Your awesome bro thank you so much your video is inspiration 💯💯💯❤ I will never what u say to me practice , practice , practice 👌

  • @Hoobie-official
    @Hoobie-official 2 года назад

    your a legend!!!

  • @angelblumuzic9023
    @angelblumuzic9023 4 года назад +3

    Thanks this helped a lot
    I’m a singer but great video 🔥

  • @kamikazehound3243
    @kamikazehound3243 4 года назад +1

    That jacket fly✈️

  • @adelorme16
    @adelorme16 2 года назад +1

    Im both a writer and songwriter. So these come often

  • @giovani8754
    @giovani8754 3 года назад +1

    Appreciate this a lot

  • @viralworld1362
    @viralworld1362 3 года назад +1

    Awesome stuff!!

  • @sergioescarfuller8941
    @sergioescarfuller8941 4 года назад +1

    Great video, man!

  • @2706ix
    @2706ix 2 года назад

    This video was great bro, helped a lot