Writing songs based on real, personal experiences was a turning point that helped him improve his music.

“so up until then i probably i was writing songs and i'd learned how to like craft a song but i wasn't like writing anything with any like [ __ ] like meaning or like yeah like i was all kind of making up stories or whatever just like they weren't really about anything”

GloRilla gathers songwriting ideas from random thoughts and notes them down to fit onto beats later.

“say for instance, we say something right now. Like I can it's going to stick to my head. I'll be like, I can make a bar out of it. When I get up from this interview, I'm going to type it in my notes and it's just going to be a bar in my notes.”

Ne-Yo writes songs based on the universal themes of love because it is an energy that every person can relate to regardless of their specific circumstances.

“I keep it in the realm of love and Rel relationship and just knowing that everybody you know everybody can't dock everywhere but everybody can dock there you know everybody can dock there in some way shape form and fashion”

A great song is a frequency that is both simple enough for a child to remember and effective enough to engage a brilliant mind.

“To me, a great song is ... it’s a frequency that is simple but effective. So simple enough for a child to be able to remember and sing along with, but effective enough to fire off neurons in a brilliant mind.”

Artists should write down lyrics and put thought into their songs rather than solely relying on punching in verses in the studio.

“I feel like it's so important to be intentional when you like write [ __ ] down. I feel like it's cool like if you're in the studio you catch a vibe. I feel like nowadays everybody be punching in, bro, and it's like Punching in is cool, too. It's cool, but I feel like it's like if you really”