Beginners' Guide by Rebellion 2013/01/24 13:42
Everybody Comes here asking 'Hey what is this' 'Help me' 'Oh wow' ... If you don't know What's rap & freestyle you've come to Perfect place.
From other arrogants You're gonna listen Shxt! So bother to ask and read further....
Everybody Comes here asking 'Hey what is this' 'Help me' 'Oh wow' ... If you don't know What's rap & freestyle you've come to Perfect place.
From other arrogants You're gonna listen Shxt! So bother to ask and read further....
Rebellion 2013/01/24 13:55
Rapping is a key ingredient in hip hop music and reggae, and has worked itself into mainstream and alternative rock music as well. It is generally spoken to a beat, either with backing music or a capella. Rap is a complex mix of influences, and includes elements of speech, prose, poetry, and song....So, those who think rappers don't sing or say poetry...F**K **F
Rapping is a key ingredient in hip hop music and reggae, and has worked itself into mainstream and alternative rock music as well. It is generally spoken to a beat, either with backing music or a capella. Rap is a complex mix of influences, and includes elements of speech, prose, poetry, and song....So, those who think rappers don't sing or say poetry...F**K **F
Rebellion 2013/01/24 13:55
Freestyle rapping is spitting lyrics in ciphers (or alone) that you make up on the spot. While you might sneak in a line or two that you wrote the night before, most of your flow should be improvised, spontaneous, and off the top o' the dome. Keep your freestyle lyrics funny, improvised and creative.
Freestyle rapping is spitting lyrics in ciphers (or alone) that you make up on the spot. While you might sneak in a line or two that you wrote the night before, most of your flow should be improvised, spontaneous, and off the top o' the dome. Keep your freestyle lyrics funny, improvised and creative.
Rebellion 2013/01/24 13:56
Step 1. Start easy
No need to start off rhyming the toasty cows utter with most o my flows butter. No need to even rhyme. Just forget everything else and flow. The rhythm can be simple, the words might be second-grade level, but youre still freestyling as long as you make it up. This was my first freestyle rap, which I spit when I was 11 months old:
I am funny,
I like bunnies,
Touch my tummy,
Mummy
Step 1. Start easy
No need to start off rhyming the toasty cows utter with most o my flows butter. No need to even rhyme. Just forget everything else and flow. The rhythm can be simple, the words might be second-grade level, but youre still freestyling as long as you make it up. This was my first freestyle rap, which I spit when I was 11 months old:
I am funny,
I like bunnies,
Touch my tummy,
Mummy
Rebellion 2013/01/24 13:57
Step 2. Keep flowing
Youre going to make mistakes. Youre going to sound stupid. Make your first freestyle rap verses your stupidest verses just to get them out of the way. Keep flowing. Cant think of a rhyme? Keep flowing! Stutter over words? Keep flowing. Its inevitable that at some point some of your lines wont rhyme, wont make sense, or that you will inadvertently diss yourself. (I knew one guy who accidentally dissed himself all the time when we were freestyling.) Just keep flowing. If you make a mistake, do your best to incorporate your mistake into your next lines like Eminem did on this freestyle:
I take a beat and loop it,
I take a beat and choop it,
Choop it? What does that mean?
I dont know but I got fat jeans on,
And I already said that,
I dont know where my heads at,
Another technique to use when you find yourself in a bind is to whip out a quick filler. Fillers are just little phrases that you can insert occasionally to give you more time to think of a dope line. Every emcee has his own fillers. For example, Eyedea says I grab the microphone. Jin often says, Im (nasty) when Im freeing. I usually say, You know what Im sayin?
Try to come up with a few fillers that you feel comfortable using. Theyll bail you out of some awkward pauses. As you get better, you can rely less heavily on your fillers.
Step 2. Keep flowing
Youre going to make mistakes. Youre going to sound stupid. Make your first freestyle rap verses your stupidest verses just to get them out of the way. Keep flowing. Cant think of a rhyme? Keep flowing! Stutter over words? Keep flowing. Its inevitable that at some point some of your lines wont rhyme, wont make sense, or that you will inadvertently diss yourself. (I knew one guy who accidentally dissed himself all the time when we were freestyling.) Just keep flowing. If you make a mistake, do your best to incorporate your mistake into your next lines like Eminem did on this freestyle:
I take a beat and loop it,
I take a beat and choop it,
Choop it? What does that mean?
I dont know but I got fat jeans on,
And I already said that,
I dont know where my heads at,
Another technique to use when you find yourself in a bind is to whip out a quick filler. Fillers are just little phrases that you can insert occasionally to give you more time to think of a dope line. Every emcee has his own fillers. For example, Eyedea says I grab the microphone. Jin often says, Im (nasty) when Im freeing. I usually say, You know what Im sayin?
Try to come up with a few fillers that you feel comfortable using. Theyll bail you out of some awkward pauses. As you get better, you can rely less heavily on your fillers.
Rebellion 2013/01/24 13:57
Step 3. Rhyme in your mind ahead of time
Heres the biggest trick to freestyle rapping: as soon as you know what word youre going to end line 1 with, your mind should start racing to find out a word you can use at the end of line 2. Lets say your first line is, Im colder than a Dairy Queen Blizzard. As soon as you realize that youre going to end the line with Blizzard, you should immediately think of something that rhymes with that word and might possibly be related:
wizard
lizard
scissor
miss her
pins hurt
Pick one and then try to carve the second line to lead toward that word. Lets say you pick wizard, your next line might be:
Im colder than a Dairy Queen Blizzard,
This is Lord of the Rings, youre the hobbit, Im the wizard,
If you pick scissor, you might say:
Im colder than a Dairy Queen Blizzard,
A rebel since I was five, went running with scissors,
The real trick of freestyling is to have your mind constantly racing ahead of what youre saying. This isnt easy, but youll get quicker with practice.
Step 3. Rhyme in your mind ahead of time
Heres the biggest trick to freestyle rapping: as soon as you know what word youre going to end line 1 with, your mind should start racing to find out a word you can use at the end of line 2. Lets say your first line is, Im colder than a Dairy Queen Blizzard. As soon as you realize that youre going to end the line with Blizzard, you should immediately think of something that rhymes with that word and might possibly be related:
wizard
lizard
scissor
miss her
pins hurt
Pick one and then try to carve the second line to lead toward that word. Lets say you pick wizard, your next line might be:
Im colder than a Dairy Queen Blizzard,
This is Lord of the Rings, youre the hobbit, Im the wizard,
If you pick scissor, you might say:
Im colder than a Dairy Queen Blizzard,
A rebel since I was five, went running with scissors,
The real trick of freestyling is to have your mind constantly racing ahead of what youre saying. This isnt easy, but youll get quicker with practice.
Rebellion 2013/01/24 13:58
Step 4. Write
Writing raps will help you freestyle. When you write, rhymes become embedded in your head, and youre more likely to be able to pull these rhymes off the top of your head in a freestyle.
For the most part, you should never spit a long pre-written verse at a cipher, but you can certainly use rhyming words and shorter phrases that youve worked out beforehand. When Proof rhymes Ewoks, treetops, and Reeboks in a freestyle, you better believe hes thought of those rhymes ahead of time. Hes still freeing, but hes using rhyme words hed already worked out.
Sitting down and writing every day will improve your freestyles. It will expand your memory of rhyming words, and it will give you experience working these words into clever lines. Its also a good idea to write a few multi-purpose bars that you can spit at a freestyle in case you get really stuck. Put those lines in a Break Out Rhymes In Case of Emergency box, and smash the glass when you need help. This isnt cheating; its shrewd.
When youre writing these in case of emergency lines, make them strong and interesting, but not too ridiculously amazing. In other words, dont do this:
Turn the beat up, its all that I need, (free)
Rocking my pumas and my white tee, (free)
Hit or miss, this penetrates the uranium nucleus, (written)
Smoke crews like a hookah plus Im nuking your crib, (written)
You dont want your emergency rhymes to be that obvious. Try to write rhymes that generally match your level of freestyle but are clever and smart.
Step 4. Write
Writing raps will help you freestyle. When you write, rhymes become embedded in your head, and youre more likely to be able to pull these rhymes off the top of your head in a freestyle.
For the most part, you should never spit a long pre-written verse at a cipher, but you can certainly use rhyming words and shorter phrases that youve worked out beforehand. When Proof rhymes Ewoks, treetops, and Reeboks in a freestyle, you better believe hes thought of those rhymes ahead of time. Hes still freeing, but hes using rhyme words hed already worked out.
Sitting down and writing every day will improve your freestyles. It will expand your memory of rhyming words, and it will give you experience working these words into clever lines. Its also a good idea to write a few multi-purpose bars that you can spit at a freestyle in case you get really stuck. Put those lines in a Break Out Rhymes In Case of Emergency box, and smash the glass when you need help. This isnt cheating; its shrewd.
When youre writing these in case of emergency lines, make them strong and interesting, but not too ridiculously amazing. In other words, dont do this:
Turn the beat up, its all that I need, (free)
Rocking my pumas and my white tee, (free)
Hit or miss, this penetrates the uranium nucleus, (written)
Smoke crews like a hookah plus Im nuking your crib, (written)
You dont want your emergency rhymes to be that obvious. Try to write rhymes that generally match your level of freestyle but are clever and smart.
Rebellion 2013/01/24 13:59
Step 5. Rap about things around you
This is definitely the best way to prove to the crowd that youre really freestyling and not just spitting something you wrote in your room the night before. Its also a huge crowd-pleaser, cause its impressive and it makes everyone real glad that theyre hanging out with you. Rap about things you see. Incorporate objects, actions, people, clothing, situations, and sounds into your rap. When Im in the shower, Ill rap about what kind of soap Im using:
Trying hard to get clean, maybe just a smidgen,
Make my Dove dirty, oh, now I call it pigeon
At a battle competition, this is crucial. Youve got to spit things specific about your opponent. These are the hardest-hitting punches. Take Iron Solomons opening lines against The Saurus in a battle on the streets of New York. He looks his opponent up and down, sees that hes wearing shorts, and then spits:
Maybe you should have come here rocking a better flannel,
Or at least some long pants,
You should have checked the weather channel.
One of the freestyle kings is a rapper from North Carolina named Spectac, who can spit a rhyme off the top of his head that sounds like it was pre-written. Ive heard Spectac freestyle for 40 minutes straight over various beats, and Ive seen him in action at a show, getting some kid to walk around the audience pointing at things and Spec rhymes about it. I asked Spectac what it takes to freestyle. Heres what he told me:
Honestly, first of all, you have to have a love for the music and not just the hip-hop genre. You have to love the instrumental. Once you have the passion for it, anybody can develop the ability to freestyle. It comes down to how much time youre willing to invest in practicing that part of the art. When Im freestyling, Im thinking ahead. Im definitely thinking ahead. At the same time, I dont get too far ahead of myself. You try to enjoy it with the crowd. Enjoy the punch lines, but keep yourself focused on the fact that the party isnt over.
Step 5. Rap about things around you
This is definitely the best way to prove to the crowd that youre really freestyling and not just spitting something you wrote in your room the night before. Its also a huge crowd-pleaser, cause its impressive and it makes everyone real glad that theyre hanging out with you. Rap about things you see. Incorporate objects, actions, people, clothing, situations, and sounds into your rap. When Im in the shower, Ill rap about what kind of soap Im using:
Trying hard to get clean, maybe just a smidgen,
Make my Dove dirty, oh, now I call it pigeon
At a battle competition, this is crucial. Youve got to spit things specific about your opponent. These are the hardest-hitting punches. Take Iron Solomons opening lines against The Saurus in a battle on the streets of New York. He looks his opponent up and down, sees that hes wearing shorts, and then spits:
Maybe you should have come here rocking a better flannel,
Or at least some long pants,
You should have checked the weather channel.
One of the freestyle kings is a rapper from North Carolina named Spectac, who can spit a rhyme off the top of his head that sounds like it was pre-written. Ive heard Spectac freestyle for 40 minutes straight over various beats, and Ive seen him in action at a show, getting some kid to walk around the audience pointing at things and Spec rhymes about it. I asked Spectac what it takes to freestyle. Heres what he told me:
Honestly, first of all, you have to have a love for the music and not just the hip-hop genre. You have to love the instrumental. Once you have the passion for it, anybody can develop the ability to freestyle. It comes down to how much time youre willing to invest in practicing that part of the art. When Im freestyling, Im thinking ahead. Im definitely thinking ahead. At the same time, I dont get too far ahead of myself. You try to enjoy it with the crowd. Enjoy the punch lines, but keep yourself focused on the fact that the party isnt over.
Rebellion 2013/01/24 13:59
Step 6. Include metaphors
Metaphors and similes are an advanced but important part of freestyle rapping. They are often found in a rappers funniest and cleverest lines, and they really differentiate beginners from skilled emcees. A rapper like Lil Wayne lays down verses that straight-up drip with similes and metaphors. Hes the one who is balling like Rawlings and Spalding, who is a giant like fee fi fo fum, who is counting (money) all day like a clock on the wall. Not only does he drop lots of similes, he drops clever, original similes. So do like he does. Dont just say sharp as a knife. Say:
Im sharp as Samurai swords
Im extra sharp like cheddar
Im sharp as a Schick Quattro
Metaphors and similes are really the backbone of an advanced rapper. Learn how to use metaphors correctly. Your rhymes will not only be funnier and smarter, theyll sound better too. Take these lines from rapper Chingo Bling: Im fly like Big Pun on prom night with a cummerbund. You know that is fly!
Step 6. Include metaphors
Metaphors and similes are an advanced but important part of freestyle rapping. They are often found in a rappers funniest and cleverest lines, and they really differentiate beginners from skilled emcees. A rapper like Lil Wayne lays down verses that straight-up drip with similes and metaphors. Hes the one who is balling like Rawlings and Spalding, who is a giant like fee fi fo fum, who is counting (money) all day like a clock on the wall. Not only does he drop lots of similes, he drops clever, original similes. So do like he does. Dont just say sharp as a knife. Say:
Im sharp as Samurai swords
Im extra sharp like cheddar
Im sharp as a Schick Quattro
Metaphors and similes are really the backbone of an advanced rapper. Learn how to use metaphors correctly. Your rhymes will not only be funnier and smarter, theyll sound better too. Take these lines from rapper Chingo Bling: Im fly like Big Pun on prom night with a cummerbund. You know that is fly!
Rebellion 2013/01/24 14:00
Step 7. Reference current events
Just as good as referencing something nearby is referencing something timely. Lets say, for example, that you are at a cipher, rapping with some of your friends (dissin each other, just goofin around), and the day before you remember reading that Star Jones recently lost 200 pounds. How dope is it if you throw that in your rhymes:
You big now, but you bout to get cut down,
Faster than Star Jones dropping 200 pounds
I recently heard an emcee reference soaring gas prices:
Fast? Son, that aint fast
Im rising faster than the price of gas
Whether its related to sports, politics, music or celebrities, if its in the news, reference it. As Wordsworth told me recently, I just try to think of whats important to the people in my surroundings and try to speak on it.
Step 7. Reference current events
Just as good as referencing something nearby is referencing something timely. Lets say, for example, that you are at a cipher, rapping with some of your friends (dissin each other, just goofin around), and the day before you remember reading that Star Jones recently lost 200 pounds. How dope is it if you throw that in your rhymes:
You big now, but you bout to get cut down,
Faster than Star Jones dropping 200 pounds
I recently heard an emcee reference soaring gas prices:
Fast? Son, that aint fast
Im rising faster than the price of gas
Whether its related to sports, politics, music or celebrities, if its in the news, reference it. As Wordsworth told me recently, I just try to think of whats important to the people in my surroundings and try to speak on it.
Rebellion 2013/01/24 14:01
Step 8. Listen and practice
Freestyling, like sculpting or shooting three-pointers, takes an insane amount of practice. Practice as much as you can. Freestyle with homeless people, with your friends, and with your family. Listen to pro rappers who freestyle and try to analyze their styles. Rap all the time; practice all night and day. Practice might not make perfect, but it makes real good....
Step 8. Listen and practice
Freestyling, like sculpting or shooting three-pointers, takes an insane amount of practice. Practice as much as you can. Freestyle with homeless people, with your friends, and with your family. Listen to pro rappers who freestyle and try to analyze their styles. Rap all the time; practice all night and day. Practice might not make perfect, but it makes real good....
Rebellion 2013/01/24 14:02
[b]This topic is just for those who know nothing about rap and willing to know. If you think you're a master, Don't bother to read. Thanks
[b]This topic is just for those who know nothing about rap and willing to know. If you think you're a master, Don't bother to read. Thanks
Rebellion 2013/01/24 14:05
Rap has more in common with traditional poetry than you might think. Take some time to learn about different meters and rhymes, and develop a "body feel" for the rhythm. If your brain and body are not conscious and in tune with the beat, your rap will feel stiff and unnatural
Rap has more in common with traditional poetry than you might think. Take some time to learn about different meters and rhymes, and develop a "body feel" for the rhythm. If your brain and body are not conscious and in tune with the beat, your rap will feel stiff and unnatural
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#49 Rap BattleZ
Engage in lyrical battles with other 2wap rappers. Not for the easily-offended.
Engage in lyrical battles with other 2wap rappers. Not for the easily-offended.