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Introduction As stated in my EPK,  Compton rapper, songwriter and record producer Kendrick Lamar has massively influenced me. Kendrick started rapping as a teenager under the stage n ame K. Dot . He released a mixtape titled "Overly Dedicated" , which garnered local attention and got him signed to record label Top Dawg Entertainment (other signees for TDE include Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad and SZA) and started gaining popularity in 2010 following the release of "Overly Dedicated" . Since then he has released four albums: "Section.80" (2011), "good kid, m.A.A.d city" (2012), "To Pimp A Butterfly" (2015) and "DAMN." (2017), all to critical acclaim and commercial success. He was creating professional standard music when he started due to being signed as a professional rapper.   Career Lamar had been rapping since 2004, but it wasn't until 2010 until he got recognised by major label TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment) after releasin...

 In the past week I continued co-operating setting up the microphones - since I have sensitive hearing and tend to struggle with loud noise, I brought earplugs to help me focus without the loud noises hurting my ears and I felt much more comfortable setting the microphones with them in. I remembered to bring them after another student gave us criticism for not being able to set anything up. Music I have been listening to for the past week includes... SINGLES Starlight - Dave Go - Cat Burns No Love - Summer Walker & SZA Night Away (Dance) - A1 x J1 feat. Tion Wayne 3005 - Childish Gambino 2am - Foals Meet Me At Our Spot - THE ANXIETY, Willow & Tyler Cole Headtaps - Lil Durk KEEP IT UP - Rex Orange County Maria I'm Drunk - Travis Scott feat. Justin Bieber & Young Thug What I Wanna - MoStack Helpline - Mura Masa feat. Tom Tripp ALBUMS Still Over It - Summer Walker Over It - Summer Walker DAYTONA - Pusha T AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP - A$AP Rocky The Walls Are Way Too Thin - Holly Hu...

 Skills I have learned before half-term include me continuously getting better at the mixing desk, rigging and de-rigging the microphones and loading the computers up in order to record the band. I feel like there should be more skills I need to work on. Half term has given me a chance to check out more new music and expand my taste. Over my week off I have been listening to Central Cee's new album "23" - my favourite tracks are "Obsessed With You", "Lil Bro", "Eurovision", "Khabib" and "Retail Therapy". I have also been listening to Chicago rapper Lil Durk and German funk producer Purple Disco Machine, as well as checking out songs in the Top 100 I never knew existed. This Spotify playlist contains a list of songs that have been on rotation for me in the past month: