Music Network
Only Raw Session
Act II · Lucia
- Location
- Only Raw Records
- Protagonists
- Lucia
- Summary
- Protect a recording session when rival shooters hit Dre'Quan's studio.
Mission briefing
Only Raw Session is a Music Network mission in Act II, playable as Lucia and set primarily in Only Raw Records. Protect a recording session when rival shooters hit Dre'Quan's studio.
Inside the Leonida campaign structure, this entry feeds the Music Network thread: its contacts, tone, and unlocks matter more to that lane than to unrelated hubs. Finishing it advances Real Dimez Video, with an immediate listed payout of $10,000 · Studio safehouse.
Tone-wise, Act II missions in this category mix free-roam travel with scripted set-pieces. You should expect driving, on-foot objectives, and at least one surprise that forces a change of plan - a chase, a betrayal, a wanted-level spike, or a dual-character switch.
Scout the pause map before committing to the first yellow pin. Players who learn district exits in Only Raw Records finish cleaner and medal faster than players who only follow the GPS line.
There is one backbone path, but dialogue picks and how loudly you resolve encounters can still change later mission lines and relationship outcomes.
Location guide
Only Raw Session anchors on Only Raw Records. Studio corridors, booth cover, and artist VIPs you must not down. Defend doorways; do not spray into recording rooms.
Before the mission marker goes active, ride the block once in free roam if you can. Note one-way streets, garages, alley motorcycle cuts, and any water ramps. That five-minute scout saves restarts when the alarm hits.
Ambient threats in this district match the Music Network fantasy: Rival label muscle, club security, paparazzi drones, and social-media heat that functions like a soft wanted system.
If you fail and restart, your world position usually snaps to the checkpoint - but ambient wanted level and damaged personal vehicles may persist depending on how the checkpoint was written. Re-armor before re-entering the hot zone.
Objectives
- Arrive for the session
- Repel the attack
- Get Real Dimez out
- Secure the masters
Recommended loadout
Pack a carbine or assault rifle with extended magazines, a shotgun for doorways and interiors, full body armor, max snacks, and either a high-handling sports car or a motorcycle for alley escapes. Heavy weapons (RPG, MG) belong in the backup vehicle - not always in your hands at mission start - so you are not slow during the opening stealth or social beat.
Opposition & threats
Rival label muscle, club security, paparazzi drones, and social-media heat that functions like a soft wanted system. Protecting artist VIPs matters as much as clearing shooters.
Detailed walkthrough
Defense set-piece in the booth and hallway. Escort out the back alley.
Mission start & preparation
Mission start places Lucia in or near Only Raw Records. Before you touch the first objective marker, open the full map and note police stations, hospitals, garages, and any water routes - Only Raw Session punishes players who improvise without geography.
Read every line of the phone, corkboard, or in-person brief. Rockstar-style Leonida missions often hide soft fail conditions in dialogue: do not kill a contact, do not leave the district, keep a vehicle intact, or protect a VIP. Protect a recording session when rival shooters hit Dre'Quan's studio.
Recommended opening routine: repair or replace your vehicle, buy armor and snacks if a shop is available, set a waypoint to the primary pin, and approach without sideswiping traffic. Early wanted stars almost never help a gold medal run.
Studio corridors, booth cover, and artist VIPs you must not down. Defend doorways; do not spray into recording rooms.
Walkthrough overview
Quick reference walkthrough: Defense set-piece in the booth and hallway. Escort out the back alley.
Rewards on completion: $10,000 · Studio safehouse. Unlocks tied to this mission: Real Dimez Video.
This mission follows a single primary path. How loud you play and which dialogue choices you pick can still alter later banter, relationship flags, and optional contacts.
Walkthrough - Arrive for the session
Objective 1 of 4: Arrive for the session.
This opens Only Raw Session. Travel to the marker without farming wanted stars. Use the approach roads around Only Raw Records that keep you off camera clusters and police stations. If a cutscene plays on arrival, your loadout and vehicle state carry through - arrive prepared.
Stay oriented on the mini-map. Music Network missions in Act II often spawn secondary markers (escape vehicles, allies, or optional loot) that are easy to miss under fire.
Studio corridors, booth cover, and artist VIPs you must not down. Defend doorways; do not spray into recording rooms.
Walkthrough - Repel the attack
Objective 2 of 4: Repel the attack.
Mid-mission objective in Only Raw Records. Expect the resistance level to rise compared to the previous pin. Clear the immediate area, complete the interaction or combat beat, then reassess ammo and armor before moving on.
Gameplay tip: this is often where Only Raw Session teaches or stresses a mechanic - hacking, trailing, intimidation, boat handling, or protagonist switching. Failures commonly restart at a mid-checkpoint rather than the mission start.
Studio corridors, booth cover, and artist VIPs you must not down. Defend doorways; do not spray into recording rooms.
Walkthrough - Get Real Dimez out
Objective 3 of 4: Get Real Dimez out.
Mid-mission objective in Only Raw Records. Expect the resistance level to rise compared to the previous pin. Clear the immediate area, complete the interaction or combat beat, then reassess ammo and armor before moving on.
Complication tip: plans break here on purpose. Prioritize the objective over perfect cleanup. Civilians and side enemies only matter if a gold criterion calls them out.
Studio corridors, booth cover, and artist VIPs you must not down. Defend doorways; do not spray into recording rooms.
Walkthrough - Secure the masters
Objective 4 of 4: Secure the masters.
This is the closing beat. Defense set-piece in the booth and hallway. Escort out the back alley. Confirm gold-sensitive conditions before you trigger the end marker: vehicle health, VIP health, wanted level, and any cargo integrity. Once the final cutscene starts, you usually cannot reverse a failed criterion.
Stay oriented on the mini-map. Music Network missions in Act II often spawn secondary markers (escape vehicles, allies, or optional loot) that are easy to miss under fire.
Studio corridors, booth cover, and artist VIPs you must not down. Defend doorways; do not spray into recording rooms.
Escape, delivery & cleanup
When the last combat or interaction objective clears, Only Raw Session still requires a clean handoff. Lose heat with tunnels, public garages, mangrove blinds, district borders, or chop shops depending on where Only Raw Records sits in Leonida.
Deliver cargo, intel, cash, or VIPs to the final marker with integrity intact. Damaged vehicles and bleeding allies can fail gold after an otherwise perfect shootout.
Do not skip the debrief cutscene on a first playthrough - Real Dimez Video often appear as map icons or phone contacts immediately afterward. Save manually if you are about to chain heist prep.
Fail conditions & restarts
Common fail states in Only Raw Session include death of a required character, destruction of a mission-critical vehicle, abandoning the mission area for too long, or killing a contact the brief told you to keep alive.
Wanted-level soft fails appear on stealth-leaning medals even when the story continues. If you are hunting gold, treat stars as a fail and checkpoint-restart rather than fighting the whole district.
On dual-character missions, letting the idle partner die in the world while you play the other can still fail the mission - watch both health bars when the UI shows them.
Gold medal strategy
Gold medal checklist for Only Raw Session:
- 1. Artists unharmed
- 2. Masters saved
- 3. Attackers cleared
Strategy: run a learning attempt to memorize routes, spawn points, and fail triggers. Then replay specifically for medals with cutscenes skipped and a pre-staged loadout.
If a criterion conflicts with another (speed vs stealth, for example), prioritize the harder one on a dedicated replay - many players unlock gold across two focused attempts rather than one perfect run.
After gold pops, you can freely replay for fun or collectibles without worrying about medal state.
Gold medal criteria
- Artists unharmed
- Masters saved
- Attackers cleared
Tips & tricks
- Replay from the last checkpoint if a gold criterion fails late - Only Raw Session evaluates medals per attempt, not across combined sessions.
- Stock snacks, armor, and ammo before accepting the mission; Only Raw Records does not always expose a shop once the script locks the area.
- Open the pause map during the opening drive and pin a hospital plus a garage. Only Raw Session rarely gives you time to browse mid-chase.
- Use cover and character switches to bleed pressure - many dual missions let the idle partner recover slightly between switches.
- If your stolen ride is smoking, swap to Lucia's nearby default vehicle - story spawns are usually undamaged and untraceable.
- Death during the final delivery drive can void payouts on heist-tier missions even after objectives show complete. Survive until the mission-passed banner.
Aftermath
When Only Raw Session completes, the game grants Real Dimez Video. Cash, gear, and contacts listed under $10,000 · Studio safehouse apply after the mission-passed state - not merely after the last shootout.
Narrative aftermath depends on cleanliness and any mid-mission choices (spare/kill, approach, loyalty). First-completion flags usually stick even if you replay for gold later.
Suggested follow-up: open the missions catalog and queue other Act II entries in Music Network, restock in or near Only Raw Records, and check the phone for new texts from characters this mission advanced.
If this was heist prep, return to the planning board before starting unrelated side content - some assets despawn or require re-acquire if you wait too long in certain designs. Chain prep while the board is hot.
Rewards & unlocks
- Rewards
- $10,000 · Studio safehouse
- Unlocks
- Real Dimez Video
Trivia
- Only Raw Session adapts classic GTA mission pacing into Leonida's Only Raw Records geography - compare its beat list to similarly themed music network missions from earlier mainline games.
- This dossier's lead image is sourced from drequan-priest-02.jpg in the site media library.
- Tracked objectives: 4. Gold criteria: 3. Act placement: Act II.
- Playable cast label: Lucia. Primary setting pin: Only Raw Records.
- Short summary retained for cards and SEO: “Protect a recording session when rival shooters hit Dre'Quan's studio.”
