I found out that I became a QuestBridge finalist on October 18th, and all the colleges I applied to through QuestBridge had all their supplementals due on November 1st. Basically, I had about two weeks to finish 8 schools' worth of supplemental essays – which is about 30 essays at least.
The college application process has been pretty stressful so far. I hope it all pays off in the end. I get my decisions on December 1st, and I’m going to record my reaction to it. Getting a full ride to a T10 would be very cool indeed.
There isn’t an ounce of creativity in our contemporary rap artists. The mainstream artists like Drake and Travis Scott know that their amassed popularity will generate them enough wealth through Spotify streams alone regardless of their record’s quality. This isn’t something new either (Kanye’s Donda was mediocre at best); I’ve just noticed it amplifying more and more.
Most popular artists today don’t put in valiant effort in their music anymore. A starved wolf is more dangerous than a satiated one, and all the rappers right now are satiated now, preventing them from actually trying and making good music.
On a positive note. I started listening to Key Glock. He might be the savior of this dead, washed-up rap industry. Good lyrics, flow, and production in Glaucoma 1 and 2. Overall, a pretty decent artist.
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