🎤 How to Be a Lyricist-Pt. 5 – Own the Mic, Own the Moment (Theme: Own Your Space)

Being the best version of yourself is not the same as meeting some outdated standard. Own your truth and walk in it appropriately…. if you haven’t met somebody to do the things you think need to be done you should do them yourself. I got my Bachelor’s in Business Administration and my Master’s in Business Administration with the intention of making a company where I could help other’s achieve what I had not been able to attain previously. Artists would have a place to digitally publish music, poetry and e-books connected to an artist created company. None of the disloyal, disrespectful, “money first” driven behaviors I had too often experienced as an artist. At Mental Images Never Die LLC. if you are serious about where you want to go with your dream, then this would be the place for you on my link….https://www.mindllc.org

The stage isn’t just a place. The mic isn’t just a prop. Your notebook, your voice, your story — that’s your territory. As a lyricist, you don’t just write words… you claim space.

Owning your space starts with confidence in your voice. Not just how you sound — but what you say. What do you believe in? What won’t you compromise on? That conviction becomes your lyrical foundation. Without it, you’re just another echo. With it, you’re a force to be reckoned with.

Owning your space also means knowing your value. You don’t have to shout over everyone to be heard — you just have to say something real, and say it like you mean it. Quiet bars hit just as hard when they’re loaded with presence.

Make room for your style. Whether your delivery is smooth and introspective or chaotic and raw, that’s your signature. Don’t dilute it for trends. Trends fade. But your space? That’s eternal if you build it right.

This also applies to the business side. Your art is your intellectual real estate. Protect it. Register it. Don’t give it away just to be seen — get credit, get paid, get respected.

And when it’s time to perform? Don’t shrink. Don’t apologize. Don’t wait for permission. You step up and take what’s yours — bar by bar, breath by breath.

Because if you don’t own your space, someone else will. Write like you belong. Rap like you’re home.

And as always……r u using ur mind?