A Son of Polynesia

I have finally completed my Brief 2 portfolio project for ireflect. It was an awesome journey sharing my experiences weekly on the topic of my musical creation, A Son of Polynesia EP, on Blogger. I am really happy so far with the product and even though it is 90% complete, blogging has really helped me set up tasks in order to get things done, and has played the role of reminding me that I have things to work on. Its really kept me on my toes. However I do feel I could've managed my time better.  The assessments have been piling up, and again I have been lacking in focus, as I have put too much energy into working on my music and getting noticed in the NZ Hip Hop scene, instead of making schoolwork a priority. I had ample amount of time and strength to get them done as soon as possible, but now its rushed work and I am worried could affect my overall grade for this paper.  I have continued to discuss with my mentors and fellow students in my music class,...

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I’ve come to my final post, and I’m still working on my sixth track. This week had been hectic as I’ve been trying to complete all my assessments in time, before I leave for Samoa. The backing track for this  is only one minute and fifty three seconds, yet it’s difficult to come up with a concept and speak on many societal issues as I have been. I’ve listened to a few Hip Hop albums and the way concepts flow into the outro track. I’ve noticed that the outro track is like the stamp or conclusion to your argument of the albums concept. The conclusion doesn’t bring any new ideas, it just sums up the Tracks which are like paragraphs that give points. So, the question I have posed to myself is what is my EP’s concept. Let’s dicsuss that. The EP is titled A Son of Polynesia. I’m a son of Polynesia, of samoan descent. The tracks are an insight into my life of being a broke rapper in New-Zealand, who doesn’t own his own vehicle, catches public transport where he sees pretty girls. ...

This week I worked on the fifth track for my EP titled, Every time. I was having a midnight scroll one night last week on Youtube for my usual beat hunting and I came across the classic,J Dilla. I listened to the beat on repeat for a good two days, and I came up with this concept. Being wavey every time and showing love to all upcoming and local artists. Many fellow Auckland emcees have inspired my own sound. Melodownz, Poetik, Rizvan,Raiza Biza, who I have alrehomevrew, ady made mention of, whilst also adding inspirations Avondales, Team Dynamite and Young, gifted and broke. Big props to fellow homies and rappers Church & AP and my main toko, Yung Gxldie from Otara, who’s known me since 2014 in the Gray Ave. Big ups also to my old stomping grounds of De La Salle College, who played an essential role in helping shape my career.  So far in terms of progress for the debut of my EP, it has been shaping nicely. Outside the project, I’ve been nominated as a finalist fo...