Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2011, Page 6

Description:	Rapping About LifeStory by Egla RrashiPhoto by Kasey EdieFrom the days of singing along with theradio when he was a toddler and hitting thenotes perfect, to now. Senior Lucas Padronshares his love for rap.Hes very serious about his music.Sometimes he may just rap about somethingrandom like his swag, but theres never lies inhis music, junior Cassidey Ousley said.Ousley is one of Padrons good friends andsupporting critic. Theyve known each othersince the beginning of Ousleys sophomoreyear.Hes so different from everybody else,Ousley said._ And when you listen to his\|_music, you want to reflect on your own life,Padron started when he was young and isstill going with his music.I started writing when I was 13, when I wasin summer school, Padron said. Some of mySouth friends were doing this song and theyasked me to rap, but I didnt know if I wasgood or not, but when I rapped, all my friendssaid that I was good.Padron started recording when he was 15.He has tried a variety of ways to record hismusic, and finally he has now gotten hisrecording process down.I started putting up my music up onMySpace, Padron said. I would record on myMP3 player that had a mic, after that I wouldstart recording on a headset.Now he currendy is using a microphonethat his mother bought him, and recordingmusic from his room.There was a time where I couldverecorded with some of my friends, but theirstyle of rap wasnt for me, Padron said. Theywould rap about drugs and other stuff likethat. Thats why people dunk of rap negatively.Because theres rappers that will rap abouttaking someones life and guns, and whenthey get fingers pointed at them, they ask why.If youre not writing a song about something,dont rap, Padron said.When he writes his music, he sticks to hisroots. Although he was born in Indianapolis,he claims those roots in Bloomington.He raps about stuff about Bloomington.The people here or something emotional, likehis family, or someones life, or just his love ofHip-Hop, Ousley said.Padron takes advice from his father, who ishis inspiration. He takes his fathers advice toput together his music.He said,_ It s all about progression. Nothingllean ever be perfect, just got to keep going up,Padron said.Padron is focused on his future as well.When it comes to his future, he is verydetermined to fulfill his dream.I want to go to college, get my ownapartment and have my own studio, Padronsaid. I dont want to be an average Joe, I wantto be somebody.000
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