Show Notes
What’s goin on y’all? We’re back with another episode of Flow State. You probably noticed by now that I’ve been going in hard on new written tracks, and I wanted to take the chance to talk a bit about where that creative impulse came from and how it’s been going. Y’all keep submitting fantastic questions, so this episode we’re also talking about meditation, overcoming self doubt, and how exactly I remember all those random words during freestyles — including during one of the most exciting, high-pressure freestyles of my life… when I got to spit a flow for Ice Cube and the cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so pop in those ear buds and LET’S GOOOOO!
*Wherever You Go, There You Are* by Jon Kabat-Zinn https://bookshop.org/p/books/wherever-you-go-there-you-are-mindfulness-meditation-in-everyday-life-jon-kabat-zinn/19968905?ean=9780306832017
*Contents Under Pressure* https://www.harrymackofficial.com/contents-under-pressure
*‘Bounce House’ Car Freestyle* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqGThHzAilw
*TMNT Freestyle* https://youtu.be/VH80FTveM_4?si=664RXSvFtDx77ieP
0:55 Releasing Music 8:30 Facing The Pressure 17:35 The Voice Of The Writer 21:00 The Turning Point 24:39 Q1: Mindfulness Practices 33:33 Q2: How To Go From Thinking To Doing 39:59 Importance of Putting Things Out 47:32 Ice Cube Freestyle Reaction 1:05:35 Fan Freestyle 1:11:00 Closing Freestyle
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