Chapter 21
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During this week he was busy thinking about the song the will sing during the auditions, if he should sing it with the original instrumentals or if he should do an acoustic cover with his guitar... he hesitated between a few songs and finally made a choice but he couldn't sing the song he chose song without buying something else.
He opened the store by thinking about it, a list of thousands of items appeared..
Scroll...
Scroll...
After scrolling for awhile amongst the cheapest items he found it.
Level 1 Rap skill book.
It costed 200 EV so he kept scrolling and found the level 2 book, this one was double the price but when he tried buying it, for the first time an error message appeared.
[please buy the previous matching book to unlock the next levels.]
In fact the level 2 book didn't cost 400 EV but 600 as it was indissociable from the level 1 book. He bought both and was finally ready to show his talent to the whole world, actually only France for now, the world was the next step.
He opened his laptop and found the instrumental of the song, start of the training.
He had to train to make the song sound as good as the original, it was probably not possible since the original was already a legend of the rap world but he would at least sound as good as the best covers.
He also changed some parts of the lyrics as it didn't describe him, he was trying to adapt the song to his own feelings and life, this was the kind of songs to hit you right in the heart and it couldn't do it if you weren't honest while singing it.
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Today was finally the day ! He had been in Paris for a week already and they were shooting the first episode of the TV show, the show was cut into a total of 10 to 12 episodes with the first 6 episodes being auditions, later came the semi final and all but he didn't care about that yet, he had to impress the judges today to make it to the next round.
It was already mid May and the weather had became hot, Sam dressed very lightly with a black t shirt and the same pair of ripped jeans he liked that much, he didn't put on his big boots and chose the lighter Nike's instead.
He parked the bike a kilometer away and started walking in the direction of the recording studios, he had seen it lots of times on TV already as this was the 12th or 13th season already, every year it would be on National television channel and almost every household in France watched it, if he wasn't mistaken it must be one of the highest watched programs in French television.
After walking for 20 minutes he had to stay in a queue for another hour and finally he was brought inside, there were way too much participants. He was happy he had brought his earphones so that he could listen to the song he'd be singing today, singing in front of thousands of people wasn't the same as doing it on YouTube so he was starting to feel pressure, it has been a long time he didn't feel this kind of pressure as his life was being still but now he was advancing again and the fear of the unknown was something that thrilled him.
Sitting on a couch with hundreds of people around him he was listening to his music until finally the TV's around the hall all turned on and the first guy to pass in front of the judges was diffused to them, everything was happening live.
The guy took out a torch and drank something from a bottle, he spat on the torch and fire started flying high in the sky. In the end he got three yes and one no from the judges, the argument was that his show could only be done once. It was impossible to innovate with that talent, well that judge wasn't mistaken.
Sam our his earphones on again and started listening with his eyes closed, he wanted to watch the rest of the contestants but his heart was beating too fast when he wasn't training, he felt like every second of training was making his pressure decrease.
Time went by and contestants went on stage one after the other, they came in all ages, sexes, races; some had talents some came to spice up their lives, the most impressive today was a group of kid dancers, they had really made an impact on the judges but that was all, the rest of the contestants weren't anything impressing.
/
/
/
Finally after 3 hours of waiting and enduring the pressure someone came to call Sam.
"Hummm... mister Petit, it's your turn."
"Oh, thanks."
After all that his heart was beating even faster, while walking he remembered the system, why was he feeling the pressure when most of these people weren't ? He had the system, he didn't have to feel any pressure as the system could make him the best, slowly his heart beat slowed down and went back to an almost normal rhythm, it still beat a bit faster than normal but he couldn't do anything about it.
He walked on stage under deafening applauses and stopped in front of a microphone in the middle of the stage, there were at least a thousand people in the public, some were clapping, other were whistling. Finally one of the judges spoke, he was a middle aged man dressed in a suit, when he spoke the room went back to silence. Sam wasn't very interested in the celebrities world so he didn't recognize him, beside him were 3 other judges : 1 man and 2 women.
"Hi, what's your name ?"
"Hello, my name is Sam Petit."
"Nice to meet you Sam, what is your talent ?"
"I have a few but I came here today to sing and rap."
"Hahaha are you confident in your skills ?"
"I am, I wouldn't have came here if I wasn't."
"Fine, why do you surprise us ?"
Sam looked at the MC on the side of the stage and nodded to him, the MC also nodded to someone and the beat came out, it was a slow piano rhythm that most people there recognized instantly, the song was released in 2002 by Eminem and it was called "lose yourself", it was also the soundtrack from the movie 8miles where Eminem was the lead actor. After changing the lyrics to his liking he felt like this was the best song to start with.
When the slow piano stopped and the guitar started ringing he spoke the intro :
"Look, if you had
One shot
One opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
In one moment
Would you capture it, or just let it slip
Yo"
And then started the rap part
"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already: Mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's choking, how? Everybody's joking now
The clock's run out, time's up, over—blaow!"
By the time he was done most of the people that knew Eminem had their hairs standing, this guy in front of them could transmit such strong emotions through his voice, he was way to similar to the original on that.
The song kept going for a minute without a sound, in the waiting room everybody was just as surprised. After spending a long time there most of the people had looked at who was waiting with them and they had seen this guy with earphones in the ears and eyes closed, he didn't look at the TV and was just sleeping.
Now this sleepy dude was actually a genius rapper ? Back on stage Sam was done with his performance, he put so much of his soul into it that he was all sweaty by now.
"Wow, I wasn't expecting this."
Said one of the female judges.
"I didn't understand most of it as I'm not proficient in English but I still had goosebumps..."
Said the other male judge that didn't speak until now.
"Let's not lose time as it's already late, I vote yes ! What about you guys ?"
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During this week he was busy thinking about the song the will sing during the auditions, if he should sing it with the original instrumentals or if he should do an acoustic cover with his guitar... he hesitated between a few songs and finally made a choice but he couldn't sing the song he chose song without buying something else.
He opened the store by thinking about it, a list of thousands of items appeared..
Scroll...
Scroll...
After scrolling for awhile amongst the cheapest items he found it.
Level 1 Rap skill book.
It costed 200 EV so he kept scrolling and found the level 2 book, this one was double the price but when he tried buying it, for the first time an error message appeared.
[please buy the previous matching book to unlock the next levels.]
In fact the level 2 book didn't cost 400 EV but 600 as it was indissociable from the level 1 book. He bought both and was finally ready to show his talent to the whole world, actually only France for now, the world was the next step.
He opened his laptop and found the instrumental of the song, start of the training.
He had to train to make the song sound as good as the original, it was probably not possible since the original was already a legend of the rap world but he would at least sound as good as the best covers.
He also changed some parts of the lyrics as it didn't describe him, he was trying to adapt the song to his own feelings and life, this was the kind of songs to hit you right in the heart and it couldn't do it if you weren't honest while singing it.
/
/
/
Today was finally the day ! He had been in Paris for a week already and they were shooting the first episode of the TV show, the show was cut into a total of 10 to 12 episodes with the first 6 episodes being auditions, later came the semi final and all but he didn't care about that yet, he had to impress the judges today to make it to the next round.
It was already mid May and the weather had became hot, Sam dressed very lightly with a black t shirt and the same pair of ripped jeans he liked that much, he didn't put on his big boots and chose the lighter Nike's instead.
He parked the bike a kilometer away and started walking in the direction of the recording studios, he had seen it lots of times on TV already as this was the 12th or 13th season already, every year it would be on National television channel and almost every household in France watched it, if he wasn't mistaken it must be one of the highest watched programs in French television.
After walking for 20 minutes he had to stay in a queue for another hour and finally he was brought inside, there were way too much participants. He was happy he had brought his earphones so that he could listen to the song he'd be singing today, singing in front of thousands of people wasn't the same as doing it on YouTube so he was starting to feel pressure, it has been a long time he didn't feel this kind of pressure as his life was being still but now he was advancing again and the fear of the unknown was something that thrilled him.
Sitting on a couch with hundreds of people around him he was listening to his music until finally the TV's around the hall all turned on and the first guy to pass in front of the judges was diffused to them, everything was happening live.
The guy took out a torch and drank something from a bottle, he spat on the torch and fire started flying high in the sky. In the end he got three yes and one no from the judges, the argument was that his show could only be done once. It was impossible to innovate with that talent, well that judge wasn't mistaken.
Sam our his earphones on again and started listening with his eyes closed, he wanted to watch the rest of the contestants but his heart was beating too fast when he wasn't training, he felt like every second of training was making his pressure decrease.
Time went by and contestants went on stage one after the other, they came in all ages, sexes, races; some had talents some came to spice up their lives, the most impressive today was a group of kid dancers, they had really made an impact on the judges but that was all, the rest of the contestants weren't anything impressing.
/
/
/
Finally after 3 hours of waiting and enduring the pressure someone came to call Sam.
"Hummm... mister Petit, it's your turn."
"Oh, thanks."
After all that his heart was beating even faster, while walking he remembered the system, why was he feeling the pressure when most of these people weren't ? He had the system, he didn't have to feel any pressure as the system could make him the best, slowly his heart beat slowed down and went back to an almost normal rhythm, it still beat a bit faster than normal but he couldn't do anything about it.
He walked on stage under deafening applauses and stopped in front of a microphone in the middle of the stage, there were at least a thousand people in the public, some were clapping, other were whistling. Finally one of the judges spoke, he was a middle aged man dressed in a suit, when he spoke the room went back to silence. Sam wasn't very interested in the celebrities world so he didn't recognize him, beside him were 3 other judges : 1 man and 2 women.
"Hi, what's your name ?"
"Hello, my name is Sam Petit."
"Nice to meet you Sam, what is your talent ?"
"I have a few but I came here today to sing and rap."
"Hahaha are you confident in your skills ?"
"I am, I wouldn't have came here if I wasn't."
"Fine, why do you surprise us ?"
Sam looked at the MC on the side of the stage and nodded to him, the MC also nodded to someone and the beat came out, it was a slow piano rhythm that most people there recognized instantly, the song was released in 2002 by Eminem and it was called "lose yourself", it was also the soundtrack from the movie 8miles where Eminem was the lead actor. After changing the lyrics to his liking he felt like this was the best song to start with.
When the slow piano stopped and the guitar started ringing he spoke the intro :
"Look, if you had
One shot
One opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
In one moment
Would you capture it, or just let it slip
Yo"
And then started the rap part
"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already: Mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's choking, how? Everybody's joking now
The clock's run out, time's up, over—blaow!"
By the time he was done most of the people that knew Eminem had their hairs standing, this guy in front of them could transmit such strong emotions through his voice, he was way to similar to the original on that.
The song kept going for a minute without a sound, in the waiting room everybody was just as surprised. After spending a long time there most of the people had looked at who was waiting with them and they had seen this guy with earphones in the ears and eyes closed, he didn't look at the TV and was just sleeping.
Now this sleepy dude was actually a genius rapper ? Back on stage Sam was done with his performance, he put so much of his soul into it that he was all sweaty by now.
"Wow, I wasn't expecting this."
Said one of the female judges.
"I didn't understand most of it as I'm not proficient in English but I still had goosebumps..."
Said the other male judge that didn't speak until now.
"Let's not lose time as it's already late, I vote yes ! What about you guys ?"
During this week he was busy thinking about the song the will sing during the auditions, if he should sing it with the original instrumentals or if he should do an acoustic cover with his guitar... he hesitated between a few songs and finally made a choice but he couldn't sing the song he chose song without buying something else. He opened the store by thinking about it, a list of thousands of items appeared.. Scroll... Scroll... After scrolling for awhile amongst the cheapest items he found it. Level 1 Rap skill book. It costed 200 EV so he kept scrolling and found the level 2 book, this one was double the price but when he tried buying it, for the first time an error message appeared. please buy the previous matching book to unlock the next levels. In fact the level 2 book didn't cost 400 EV but 600 as it was indissociable from the level 1 book. He bought both and was finally ready to show his talent to the whole world, actually only France for now, the world was the next step. He opened his laptop and found the instrumental of the song, start of the training. He had to train to make the song sound as good as the original, it was probably not possible since the original was already a legend of the rap world but he would at least sound as good as the best covers. He also changed some parts of the lyrics as it didn't describe him, he was trying to adapt the song to his own feelings and life, this was the kind of songs to hit you right in the heart and it couldn't do it if you weren't honest while singing it. / / / Today was finally the day ! He had been in Paris for a week already and they were shooting the first episode of the TV show, the show was cut into a total of 10 to 12 episodes with the first 6 episodes being auditions, later came the semi final and all but he didn't care about that yet, he had to impress the judges today to make it to the next round. It was already mid May and the weather had became hot, Sam dressed very lightly with a black t shirt and the same pair of ripped jeans he liked that much, he didn't put on his big boots and chose the lighter Nike's instead. He parked the bike a kilometer away and started walking in the direction of the recording studios, he had seen it lots of times on TV already as this was the 12th or 13th season already, every year it would be on National television channel and almost every household in France watched it, if he wasn't mistaken it must be one of the highest watched programs in French television. After walking for 20 minutes he had to stay in a queue for another hour and finally he was brought inside, there were way too much participants. He was happy he had brought his earphones so that he could listen to the song he'd be singing today, singing in front of thousands of people wasn't the same as doing it on YouTube so he was starting to feel pressure, it has been a long time he didn't feel this kind of pressure as his life was being still but now he was advancing again and the fear of the unknown was something that thrilled him. Sitting on a couch with hundreds of people around him he was listening to his music until finally the TV's around the hall all turned on and the first guy to pass in front of the judges was diffused to them, everything was happening live. The guy took out a torch and drank something from a bottle, he spat on the torch and fire started flying high in the sky. In the end he got three yes and one no from the judges, the argument was that his show could only be done once. It was impossible to innovate with that talent, well that judge wasn't mistaken. Sam our his earphones on again and started listening with his eyes closed, he wanted to watch the rest of the contestants but his heart was beating too fast when he wasn't training, he felt like every second of training was making his pressure decrease. Time went by and contestants went on stage one after the other, they came in all ages, sexes, races; some had talents some came to spice up their lives, the most impressive today was a group of kid dancers, they had really made an impact on the judges but that was all, the rest of the contestants weren't anything impressing. / / / Finally after 3 hours of waiting and enduring the pressure someone came to call Sam. "Hummm... mister Petit, it's your turn." "Oh, thanks." After all that his heart was beating even faster, while walking he remembered the system, why was he feeling the pressure when most of these people weren't ? He had the system, he didn't have to feel any pressure as the system could make him the best, slowly his heart beat slowed down and went back to an almost normal rhythm, it still beat a bit faster than normal but he couldn't do anything about it. He walked on stage under deafening applauses and stopped in front of a microphone in the middle of the stage, there were at least a thousand people in the public, some were clapping, other were whistling. Finally one of the judges spoke, he was a middle aged man dressed in a suit, when he spoke the room went back to silence. Sam wasn't very interested in the celebrities world so he didn't recognize him, beside him were 3 other judges : 1 man and 2 women. "Hi, what's your name ?" "Hello, my name is Sam Petit." "Nice to meet you Sam, what is your talent ?" "I have a few but I came here today to sing and rap." "Hahaha are you confident in your skills ?" "I am, I wouldn't have came here if I wasn't." "Fine, why do you surprise us ?" Sam looked at the MC on the side of the stage and nodded to him, the MC also nodded to someone and the beat came out, it was a slow piano rhythm that most people there recognized instantly, the song was released in 2002 by Eminem and it was called "lose yourself", it was also the soundtrack from the movie 8miles where Eminem was the lead actor. After changing the lyrics to his liking he felt like this was the best song to start with. When the slow piano stopped and the guitar started ringing he spoke the intro : "Look, if you had One shot One opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted In one moment Would you capture it, or just let it slip Yo" And then started the rap part "His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already: Mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out He's choking, how? Everybody's joking now The clock's run out, time's up, overblaow!" By the time he was done most of the people that knew Eminem had their hairs standing, this guy in front of them could transmit such strong emotions through his voice, he was way to similar to the original on that. The song kept going for a minute without a sound, in the waiting room everybody was just as surprised. After spending a long time there most of the people had looked at who was waiting with them and they had seen this guy with earphones in the ears and eyes closed, he didn't look at the TV and was just sleeping. Now this sleepy dude was actually a genius rapper ? Back on stage Sam was done with his performance, he put so much of his soul into it that he was all sweaty by now. "Wow, I wasn't expecting this." Said one of the female judges. "I didn't understand most of it as I'm not proficient in English but I still had goosebumps..." Said the other male judge that didn't speak until now. "Let's not lose time as it's already late, I vote yes ! What about you guys ?"
