Learn Freestyle Rap

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Opponent:
my rap if ain't d best, but good enuf to get u vexed,
rap ain't jus bout crap , it's more of sensible rhymin of text...

Me:
u say i m insensible just coz you cant undastand it
improve ur language skills i'm a tell you for ur own benefit
my raps have a great degree of brain shit and mneumonics
not meant 4 low pedigree and shame shit wid no logic. . . .
the dept of my lyrics , u aint never explore it
my shit makes even alcoholics like u euphoric..

Some ideas, some multies, some pure rhymes and some complex thoughts!

Flipping examples 1

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:20:00 +0000

Opponent's line:
"u got some fire witin, only to burn ur self,
u gotta take a break, boy u need some help..."

My reply:
"of coz i got a FIREcausin DIRE consequences
to burn to death all u LIARS even b4 u falls in NEMESIS"

-->the internal rhymes "fire,dire,liar"
-->the ending is special for me!.."consequences" rhymes wid "falls in nemesis"
I actually liked the opponent's lines too,that i had a fire only to burn myself..that shit was tight...but i guess my shit was tighter!hopefully...lolz

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:17:00 +0000

I like to rap battle in orkut!...This is how i initiated a new thread in the community "Rapper's world"
.....................
this is the old homie called mc xtasy
these damn forums got mixed up n all so rotten n dusty
u post ur crap rap or phat rap wherever u happen to be
thats made these forums uninterestin n nasty
its like a hazy cloud , an infection,an iron too rusty
so i laid these foundation b4 this one infection lets u get infected
just start battlin as i chalenge u accept it...

rap rules apply, diss ppl but not personally,
slangs work fine but too much spoils the alchemy
try mockin ur opponent down by hook n crooks or by treachury
if u got it jus prove it ,i m sure u have it in u buddy!

keep dissin ,dont keep this thread empty!!so let me spit it n start:
start slowly pickup n spark!
just do it ,diss all, make a mark....

wat the fuck do u want to proof of me?
u know wat? i rap ,true , n urs gonna be a true copy.
ur ideas are of pea-brain down wid flu and arrangement of words too sloppy
i smell a bitch out of u , n ur attitudes too cocky
u better b a prostitute n turn to silk stockings
n why'd u feel soo dodgy ,
how can u forget that u are battlin a prodigy.
lets accept it ,for u to diss me is too sticky ,
n add to that my dissy selection of words ,ya , i m too picky.
not strange that u never get the better of my verse ,n i feel so pity.
im too into astrology
wat u'll write about me will jus b too stinky,,,
better dont gloat about it coz its gonna b too kinky
pick up da beats n try ur rhymes...seems like ur loosin me...
..............................

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:06:00 +0000

I spit this in a reply in a rap battle...I liked it,hope you like it too.
the oopponent was talkin about spittina a chewing gum at me ...lolz...n i flipped it back...
also was commentin on my homies and gayish things..so i had to hit him back!

"Commentin on my DUDES and TUBES, you can do nothin better.
UNTIL I MAKE A JUICE OF UR SPOOFS N MIX IT UP WID PEPPER
hustler,i wont even waste a gum on u backstabber.
You spitted ur chewin gum ,FINE
and i CHOKE U UP WID DAT SAME WRAPPER."

Check out the rhymes...
1) dudes -tubes - juice - spoofs
2)better - pepper - backstabber - wrapper
Thinkin out of the box is more important than just rhyming!

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:00 +0000

(Parental advisory!)
Three dope lines to kill the opponent!
Well, you read my rhymes, my ideas but i would still like to use your OWN skills in your raps or rap battles.No true rapper would want to copy!

UR VERSE STINK LIKE UR PREGNANT MOMMA'S PEE FLOWS.
THE WORST THING IS UR STAGNANT VERSE THAT I DEEP FROZE.
I SEALED UR FATE DA DAY I HEALED UR MOMS CLIT WOES.

Well, the above three lines,really dope , as i call them..wonder sometimes how can i think of such shit!
lets check the rhymes...
1)verse stink - worse thing - sealed - healed
2)pregnant - stagnant
3)pee flows - deep froze - clit woes
Aren't those high quality hymes, come on! i aint praising myself :p
The best thing i like about it is ...."ur stagnant raps that i deep froze"...the idea!

Third Basic lesson

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:39:00 +0000

Well, you need to speak a lot thats true,but for that you need to be a good observer!
Observe everything around you and concentrate only on how to eloborate that and speak it fluently.
Slowly you would be able to rhyme your 'explanations' ,so dont bother about it now.
Start observing things around you right from the time you wake up!
How many times did the alarm ring when you woke up?How was the feeling to wake in the cold?
Well,what i mean is, create topics to rap on.
Its actually vry difficult to find topics.Maybe you'll realize that once you try to write a song.
To find a topic and writing three paras on it is not-so-easy job!
So
- 'Create topics'.
-'Be a great observer'.
-Always try to find things to rap on and rap on it.Great rappers dont mind rapping on anything and everything! .
-Try to create variations rather than just spittin the same gangster and money shit all the time,
remember eminem's 'Fack' or 'My dads Gone crazy'?!

Second Basic lesson

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:33:00 +0000

Now that you have realised that you need to listen to a lot of rap to become a great freestyler, you better start listening to a lot of them!
Well,but listening merely cant help!
The most importnat thing is that you should be ble to speak fluently. Well ,yes,for the time being forget rapping,just concentrate on speaking fluently, coz if you cant speak fluently then how can you rap fluently??
Just have the habit of elaborating topics into bigger things...and speak on it non-stop for a couple of minutes.
That will SURELY help boost your rapping skills.
Keep in mind:
Its not important that you need to rap or rhyme.
Its not importnat now that you speak to the beats.
The only important thing is that you should have a continuous flow.
Dont stop until you feel you have spitted sufficient amount of 'information'
For now, dont even try to create humour,becuse that may affect your free-flow.
Thus the bottomline : Free-flowing speech !

First basic lesson

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:27:00 +0000

Well this is my first post for my blog "Learn Freestyl Rap" and obviously I dont want to make it boring!..
First things first,obviously you are here just because you listen to a lot of rap music and you feel like being the next eminem or tupac or jay-z.
Well you might not be knowing you have already started fllowing the first basic lesson to learn to rap.., that is, to listen to a lot of rap.
Listen to a variety of artists,not just one or two.Its very important to get the exposure of many kinds of rappers. I used to be a fan of eminem and listened only to him for like a couple of years when i realised the loopholes in my methods.! I dont want you to suffer the same.!!
So first basic lesson: Listen to a lot of rap , more importantly , from various rappers,not just your favourite rappers.

How to Survive a Freestyle Rap Battle (from wikihow.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Steps
-Do your homework, watch videos online of battles (smack DVD and jumpoff.tv are good ones), or try to go to rap battles near your hometown. There is a scene in the movie 8 mile that is a good representation of what a freestyle rap battle is really like.
-Try and get your ears on some freestyle raps done by accomplished artists who are well known for their rap battles. You can learn a lot from rappers like Eminem, JIN, D-Graz, Big L, Ill Bill, Eyedea, Adeem, Vinnie Paz, Pacewon and any other artist known for battling. Good battles to look up include the Blaze Battles from HBO, Scribble Jam, among others. YouTube.com is an easy way to find these
-Pay careful attention to the techniques those artists use to battle, and try to mirror them which will help you enhance your own techniques.
-Start writing!.Write down anything that comes to mind and try to rhyme it. Write down sets of rhymes and then choose the best rhymes to go with your subject of rap.Consider getting a rhyming dictionary. The ability to write an effective battle rhyme will aid you when it comes to the battle.
-Practice freestyling (rapping without pre-written lyrics on the spot or impromptu) -- anytime, anywhere, as much as you can. Even if you run out of things to freestyle about, just keep going, the longer you force yourself to rap without giving up the stronger you'll become mentally. It's like a mental workout.
-Once you get freestyling down, try freestyling battle rhymes. Take a picture of someone, look at your dog do what ever you can to picture an opponent you are about to rap against and try and come up with clever ways to insult the opponent with rap lyrics.
-Start freestyle battling. The best way to start battling is to find opponents that are just for fun and don't care if you insult them or mess up for that matter. Constantly battle like that with people, especially if you can find a friend who is actually good at battling so they can teach how to improve what you lack. Again, continue to practice this until other friends you know (especially those into hip-hop music) think you're pretty good. House parties, and rap concerts are also good places to practice your battle rap techniques before actually entering a staged freestyle rap battle.
-Don't worry if you lose your first few real battles, the point is to constantly practice freestyling and writing. As with anything, the longer you do it the better you'll become. Continue practicing until you've got it down. There are many techniques to battling, but these are just the basics.

Tips
-When in a rap battle, you want to make sure that your verse includes three major things.
Metaphors - Making comparisons with your opponent to something that insults them.
-Disses - (a diss is an insult)You want to diss your opponent on broad topics like: how they dress, speak, spit, look, walk, talk, act, or their personality; or personally: the way they live, their past, their lifestyle, or any other weaknesses about them.
-Humor - Make the crowd and judges and even your opponent laugh. Sometimes that will win the battle for you.
-Battle raps are made up of two parts; a set up and a punch line. The set up is a line that is an opener or rhyme line that your punch-line (where the insult is) will follow. A Punch-Line is basically a line that incorporates a Metaphor, Dis, and/or anything else to enhance the flow directed at your opponent.
Example: In Nas' song called Ether (a famous rap battle song directed towards Jay-Z) he says "Put it together (the set up), I rock hoes ya'll Roc-Fellas" (the punch line is an insult using the name of Jay-Z's rap label and insinuating that Jay-Z and his camp prefer men over women).
-If someone beats you in a battle and it gets to you, practice more until you think you're really ready. Then challenge them again: if you win, you will earn a lot of respect back. It's a great feeling, and chicks or dudes will dig your system and flair.
-The more you write the better your freestyle will become.
-When you think you lost it, don't worry - just relax. The worst thing to do is freak out. Just relax and keep going. There is always value in overcoming a mess up.
-While your opponent is rapping, you should be figuring out what you are going to say in your next verse. But be careful not to tune your opponent out, because sometimes the insults they say to you can be flipped (re-directed as an insult towards the person who said it) and used to your advantage.
-Ordering of the spit is also important to some degree. While you are trying to rebut someone dissing you when you reply back, but when you spit first, you want to take that away. You can do that by self-deprecation. Anyone who can self-criticize can be very unexpected for the opponent trying to find flaws.
Take 8 Mile's Final Battle for example, since B-Rabbit was put to spit first, he insulted himself and basically said a big 'so what?'. "Yes, I'm white, I'm a bum, I live in a trailer, my mum's a drug addict...", thus basically taking every possible insult directed at him away from Papa Doc before Papa has anything to fight back. Then B-Rabbit dissed Papa Doc for being a private-schooler, then he closed out his turn by saying this battle is pointless, "Here, tell people something they don't know about me".
-Use humor in your rhymes, especially if your opponent is dead serious, that will make them mess up and possibly crack up. If you can get your opponent to agree with you during your battle verse, you are making great strides towards a win.
-Just stay focused and be confident in what your saying. Remember delivery is everything.
-There are two types of battles, free style and thought out, now.A battle may go longer than you thought so just remember to practice and bring out words out of the blue.Try to write the lyrics that are thought out when you're angry or hyper, energy puts words on paper.
-Don't say anything that is unrelated to the person, and don't say your going to kill them or that you sell drugs if you don't.
-Even if the opponent is not using pre writtens - say he is, then there will always be that uncertainty in the crowd!
-Don't look down, when you look down you show that you are getting beat, stay lookin into his eyes, but not like you are hard and your gonna hit him, cause chances are he will hit you.
-You should prefer facts and actualities in your freestyle rap battle, they will reduce your oponents self-confidence.

Warnings
-If you lose many rap battles and your friends pick it up with you, don't listen to them. Because you can get yourself real down and maybe do some crazy stuff. Just relax, take a break and just listen to your heart (sometimes you just have to stop looking and searching, and things will come by themselves).

How to Create an Acid Rap Song (from wikihow.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:36:00 +0000

If you've never heard of acid rap, you're missing out. It's the style of Esham and many others. In this article you will learn how to make an original acid rap song.

Steps
-Study acid rap and learn to love it. If you don't love it, you probably won't write a very good acid rap song.
-Come up with a topic. Good topics for acid raps are normally about very dark things such as killing, insanity, darkness in general.
-Write lyrics. For example, "darkness, it's heartless, street life, cut you with a knife."
-Get a group together. Jam with your friends and practice the song to make it perfect.
-Record it. Use your computer to record it. GarageBand is one useful program installed on Mac, though free alternatives, like Audacity, exist for Windows, Mac and Linux
-Good show, you've finished making an Acid Rap Song!

Tips
Acid rap is all about self-expression, and attracts a lot of attention when you get better.

Warnings
Dont fake your raps, for it may lead to consequences.

How to Rap (from wikihow.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:32:00 +0000

Steps
-Listen to the beats of the instrumental.
-Bop your head and get a feel for the rhythm. Just groove.
-Start saying words in rhythm and try to rhyme. Work on your flow -- this means that each line should have about the same amount of syllables.
-Start reading a dictionary to improve your vocabulary, and have a more vast reference to draw from.
-Listen to different types of music, for this will expand your creativity.
-Perform at local shows if you can. When you do, look at the reaction from the crowd or have it videotaped to see how you can improve.
-Stress the consonants. If you try to rap the way you talk, it won't be comprehendable.
-Write everyday
-Freestyle everyday (alone or with others)
-Practice by just reading the lyrics. Then, read the lyrics like you're trying to get a raise from your boss. Try to get it on the beat. Imagine when you are rapping that you are doing it in front of someone who knows you well and you respect. Don't try to make your voice sound like someone you're not. Relax.

Tips
-Download rap instrumentals like you would download regular songs.
-Try rapping to slow-flowing songs before trying to rap quick--you are not Krayzie Bone!
-Don't think a word can only rhyme if it's spelled the same. It's all about your flow and delivery.
-Get started improving your vocabulary.
-Use metaphors. Here's an example: "I`m a player in the game but I don`t follow the rules man/I`ll have you posted on the wall like a nerd at a school dance"
Write at least 10 rhymes a day. Even if you don't like what you've written, later on you could come back and re-word those rhymes into something you do like. When you finally like what you're hearing, test them in front of your friends and see what they think.

Warnings
-Be careful with racial, sexist, or hate lyrics or anything like that, it can get you in trouble.
-Don't steal other rappers' styles or lyrics, but learn from them and incorporate their style into yours if you want.
-Don't try to sound like you're someone you're not! If your voice is not low like Biggy then just accept it and work YOUR voice into your style, don't try to pretend.
-Don't rap to a beat that you're not comfortable with. That means: Don't clump too many words to a sentence to fit the beats, especially if you are doing a parody if you will just end up running out of breath or have really watery mouth. And don't rap a song that is too fast for you to begin with. Learning to rap is very unlike singing. You can't rap-along to songs on the radio. You will hear Fantasia singing 'Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word' by Elton John, but it is highly unlikely that you will hear The Game rapping to Eminem's 'When I'm Gone'.
-The reason why people will never pick a rap song to sing in a karaoke is this: While you can take advantage of the 'transpose' button to drop or raise the key to suit your own range (which is how most cover songs are done), there are NO keys in the system to let you speed up or slow down the tempo of the song, unless if you have a live band or something.

How to Freestyle Rap (from wikihow.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:27:00 +0000

Steps
-You need to listen to a lot of rap and hip-hop music so that you can learn from others. Study other rappers' skills until you can form your own style. This is also good to find some solid beats that you may want to try rapping over.
-Listen to other rapper's freestyles. Go to youtube, and watch videos of freestyle battles or download songs of rappers freestyling. Listen to how they do it, and finding the cadence of your voice before trying to rap in time to music.
-Write. The more you write raps and rhymes, the more raps and rhymes you ultimately know. This way, when you are freestyling and you say the word you intend to rhyme with something else, you can think of something quickly because you have used these rhymes before. For example, if you are going to use the word Veracious for the first time, it would be very difficult to think of a rhyme for it off the top of your head. (Side note - Don't just repeat whole verses, or even whole bars or lines for that matter, this is called spitting a "Pre-written verse", and defeats the purpose of freestyling in the first place.)But you need to build a name. So spitt a couple pre-written verses so you can get your street cred up. so just incase you spitt something garbage you have your history prooving your actually good. A good example is cassidy. he rapped pre-written raps a couple of times but the down fall of doing it he did the same verse a couple of times.
-Have a back-up line. This is like the fire extinguisher sitting in the red box that's mounted on the wall of rap. It's to be used only in emergencies. This is a line, or a phrase that you use when you can't think of anything else just so you can buy yourself some time to go back out on a tangent. The better you get at freestyling the smaller this phrase will become. Really good freestylers will use a one syllable filler line like "Yo" while less talented freestylers will use lines that are longer like "Matter of fact". Your Back-UP, or "Filler" line, will be something that you just start saying without realizing it.
-Begin with the downbeat. The vast majority of rap music is written with a traditional four-four time signature, also known as Common Time. This means that every measure will have a strong downbeat at the beginning: ONE-two-three-four-ONE-two-three-four. In most rap songs, the rappers allow the beat to come in at the beginning and fade out at the end without rapping over it. Use these "blank" spaces to try out your own raps. Do this in the privacy of your own home first, because chances are, you will sound like exactly what you are: a novice rapper with no skills.
-Stop thinking. Just spit and go with your gut feelings, and just let yourself fall into it. If you think too much about your next line you are going trip up and stumble over it. Just let your mind flow freely from one thought to the next. Practice and writing will help you learn how to do this.
-Come up with a good, solid,different, non-biten punch line that will make the listeners go crazy. useing similies are for beginners for a punchline artist. like when cassidy says"goin platinum like sisqo hair." the next level is metaphores or in other word "word play".like when jay-z said"young niggas dat blasphemy no religion". a line that you won't have to explain but at the same time people would have to think about. another thing that makes the croud go crazy is a one liner. lil wayne displays that in alot of his songs. ex"dese niggas can't see me im on my casper shit, im above average."or"i see she wearin dem jeans dat show her butt crack, ma girls can't wear dat, why, dats wear my stash at." in other words a line dat will forever be remebered as yours, and will be repeated. Agood way to see if you made that impact with your lies is to look at people myspace page names. if it was something good they will put it as their name.
-Once you feel relatively comfortable, invite some people to watch and critique your skills. Have them hold up various items and see if you can incorporate them in your raps. Note: Your mother is ok, just don't be too profane and don't let anyone in the streets know your mom is helping you with your skills.
-Play Games. The great part about this is that you don't always have to have friends who rap to play certain games. There are several games you can play. Use your creativity to come up with your own if you want, but heres two games. The first one is Pick a Topic/Item, and what you do is you have a friend just pick a topic, or an item in the room, or even just a random word and say it out loud. Then you start freestyling and trying to rap about that topic, item or use that word. This forces you to keep on your toes because your friends are the ones leading the direction your freestyle goes. Another game that is quite effective is not a game at all really. It's called Cyphering, you need a friend(s) who raps to do this one, and what you do in it, is get at least one friend who raps and one of you just start freestyling about whatever. When you "Lose the flow", or your time expires, (However you guys/girls choose to do it) your friend takes over and does his/hers until he/she "Loses the flow" or their time expires, and then you pick it back up. The key to this exercise is to start freestyling as soon as they stop. Try to run with the same topic or rhyme scheme. Here's another one. Try rapping nonstop for a few hours. Start with a single topic in your surroundings and branch out to either narrate in verse or describe objects or people. People around you may get annoyed, but it's really fun!
-Hook it up. Get some up-and-coming producers (they're everywhere) to provide you with some killer beats to work with. This will impress people more than using beats from other songs that many people have already rapped over. However if you want to compete as a freestyle MC in battles you won't get to choose your beats, you'll have to rap over whatever instrumental the DJ plays, so get used to rap over all type of different beats and try to develope a style that is as versatile as you can.
-Get some exposure. If you have connections with a radio show, see if you can get on to display your skills. Otherwise, show up at some rap battle events and try your hand. Hopefully, you won't get booed off the stage.
-Practice inside your head while doing your every day things, walking down the streets, in the bus or train, riding a bicycle... it's even better if you carry some instrumental beats on your discman or mp3 player to inspire you.

Tips
-This is Naz-T talking to you, Freestyle Rap known as Freetyling or Off the Top rhyming is as much as an art as it is a skill. The ability to "spit" or "kick" a rhyme at a moments notice without any premeditated or prepared rhymes is a skill that every Emcee should possess.
-Try to impose as much verbal assault as you can
-Don't give up, if you mess up, thats alright just get back to it like nothing happened if it is truly off the tip then it is expected rarely.
-Do not get into a rap battle if you cannot freestyle. Hint: Practice at home or with your friends.

Warnings
-Everyone has seen "Nycks vs ENJ" and "Math vs Dose" (Youtube those for the vids). There is nothing wrong with dissin, Freestyling is supposed to be a fun time for all, and yes, things get heated. Respect a persons space. Don't get in someones face, and spit at them and expect to walk away ok. Because 9 times out of 10, you are going to get punched.
-Don't drop names. It's as simple as that. You drop a name, you are going to start trouble. Unless you are with friends who can take a diss. Name Dropping will get you stomped.
-Freestyle battles are meant to be a fun thing, in which the "disses" are not to be taken seriously or personally.
-Don't make things to personal, talk about things that are visible, like some ugly shoes, and stay relevant

How to Become a Great Rap Performer (from wikihow.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:25:00 +0000

Steps
Practice facial expressions.
Don't let the crowd see that you're nervous even if you are.
Try to connect with the crowd, make them feel special.
Make eye contact.
Move around a little, don't be stiff.
make a distinctive style. all the greats have one.
never hold the mic down to your side. it gives feed back
give them an experience they will never forget. let the crowd in to you.
start off with a hype song. everyone would know you for.
Don't be predictable.
you have to be excited. the fans aren't going to be excited if your not.
wear a jacket or clothing that can be thrown in to a crowd.
good time to promote yourself if your not already known. pass out flyers or make t-shirts wit your song or album name on it
give a freestyle, or something they never heard.
swagger is a must.

Tips
Practice performing in front of friends,family, etc.
Practice performing songs of other artists.
Practice everyday

Warnings
Don't try to steal another rappers style.
Don't do anything stupid while on stage.

How to write rap lyrics (from wikihow.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:16:00 +0000

Steps
-Think of a subject to help start off your rap, for example your nice flow ,pulling up in a hot car, etc. Example: "I got my sick flow, with my sick beat, Im a hustla man you cant touch me, when i pull up in the spot, im makin it hot, cuz i got my sick flow with my sick beat."
-Make sure the intro to your verse is strong. Set yourself up for a good rhyme scheme. Man! its strong palm down,punch'em get em strong man.Girls you too but you never heard a girl put it down like this, kill for.
-Create a good rhyme scheme; you don't always need one,but it helps man!.It helps the flow sound more enjoyable,example: 50 cent has a bounce flow, up and down, Jay-Z Flow goes side to side. This is important if you're making hits.
-Notice that most rappers use multi-rhymes(example: Kill For, Still Roll).Put these at the end line after each bar and see how hot your raps turn out. Count the syllables.
-Let some of your friends read it and get their opinions, and if they have any suggestions write em down (get at least three friends opinions). When you get back to your writing area, redo the song with the suggestions from your friends and then go over it and make sure that the changes keep the flow.

Tips
-Write the hook or chorus in a way that makes the listener really want to hear more of the song, but make sure the hook goes with the verses.
-Just like you can be a good songwriter, but a poor singer, there is no shame if you can't rap the greatest lyrics you wrote. Get someone who can rap to test it out.
-Deciding the title isn't really that big of a deal, but try to make it something out of the chorus.
-If you want you can even have your friends in your song to have more variety of lyrics.
-Get a good book on writing lyrics, get some ideas from those.
-Be real - rapping about your own life gives the song credibility.
-Usually rap songs have at least two to three verses, but as long as your song makes the point you're trying to convey and is, in your opinion, good, length doesn't really matter.
-If you ever have songwriters' block, listening to a couple of rap tunes can help give you fresh ideas.
-Rapping does not have to be written, many rappers can also freestyle
-Freestyling on a good rhythm can also let you jump into new ideas,and listening to other rappers rap can also give you inspiration too.
-Keep your rap original. dont copy someone else's style.
-Do the best u can and never give up!

Warnings
-You can make up things in your lyrics, but make sure they don't single out any one specific person or group of persons.
-Yet, at the same time, do not censor yourself or limit the potential of your expression because you're afraid of offending someone. In other words, if your going to say something with impact, it had better possess some sort of meaning or otherwise you will just be spitting out mindless hatred.
-Don't get upset just because some people don't like your raps. Other people will probably like it, and, in most cases, there will be more lovers than haters.
-You need talent, but PERSISTENCE is the key to being successful, meaning: "Don't give up yaw'l!"

Rap Battle example 3

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:37:00 +0000

(Thats me battling at a community forum ..online)
emcee 1:
hey kid i'm back
time and again i'm here to rap...
to show u d difference between rap and wat u yap...
u sound so lame, u sound like a bitch
u ain't a big pain, mafuker u jus a small itch
u just an asshole found in a million,
hey u pony don't try to b stallion...
u think u r a phat,u remind me of d tastless gum tat i jus spat
rappin ain't ur game,u put al d rappers to shame...
do us a favour plz don't "yAp" again...
wat u gonna diss me, come diss ma piss...
gonna send u bottle ful of it but plz don't kiss
i'm stuck wid dis word "yAp" for u, coz u call ur self a rapper,
yeah boy! remindin u again, u r nothin but a "yAppEr"
tellin u again, ya you d waana be...
stop yappin kid, u sound like a sick pussy...
lets see wat u yap again, ya i'd like to see...

emcee 2 (me):
everytime i be here i witness a new comic
u gift me da same shit again wid no logic
u've got a disease thats tooo chronic
thats one in a billion ,yo! too historic
i dont mind buddy u can just "yap"
that shows ur wings in single direction flap
too pity to cut it off n u be handicapped
carry on mate , u can ask me again to "yap" "yap"

if u been to any freestyle competition
wud have been eliminated in the da very first collision
well even before, if u showed that "yap" in the audition
sorry to say, but u r out of words, so pls rehearse
n i dont give a damn to ur self actualization.
first make ur mind clear whether im an itch or pain
a gum , a stallion , a pony or lame?
ur confused right from the first verse like a whore..
if u got that in u,show me some more?
buh its funny, shit,carry on wid dat crap...
u remind me of kids cryin for a 1 cent lozenge pack....

Example 2

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:44:00 +0000

(this is actually a reply to a diss in a rap battle...note the interesting flips)
every rap i did u copied like a shadow
when i rhymed 'whore' n 'more' u copied desperado!
when i dissed u 2 hell u did a mamma-cry-ho!!
ur a bullshit copier,u aint got no style no!
my point is,u never got dat free flow.

maybe ur an army,better know am da leader.
ur a cheater, u copy me,plus ur da repeater
only 1 can win here, n ur one of da 1000 quitters.
this aint a garbage, slut, find a place for ur litters
i've often been through craps like u ,mufkin shitters.
ur one of them n i know how to give em jitters.
I'll strip u of ur life n still u'll be found wanderin hither tither
..haha..coz man u better undastand ur raps are worse than a streaker.

Rap Battle example 2

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:32:00 +0000

emcee 1:( a newbie)
I don't care who u r, i don't care wat u do,
u suck big time, yeah tat is true...
u say u rap true & think others r fool,
hey player ur attitude sucks , and da truth is u ain't tat cool...
I smell frustration in every word u rap,
Rap? dude u jus yap...
u got some fire witin, only to burn ur self,
u gotta take a break, boy u need some help...
watever u yap after dis, I giv a fuck,
I'l make it simple homie, wid me don't try ur luck

emcee 2 :(amateur)
u dont jus SMELL frustration mate
u eat, drink, hear, fear,touch it too
wat i mean to say is,its just ur fate
i'll crush u in this battle off late,
,..jus like kids do too,crush a grape
yea u r rite i aint that cool like u ...
coz im the coolest..not jus cool
"i just yap" if thats wat u feel, ur the foolest of all the fools
yea i got FIRE, causin DIRE consequences
to burn to death all LIARS even b4 u falls in NEMESIS
yea i am a sick boy,need some HELP..
come mano-a-mano with me n see for URSELF
y try to reach where you CANT BE
like ICE SHELF,on the land ,wantin to b in da sea?
phew! my attitude well it does suck BIG TIME??
coz we aint here for "hi,helo,hows u ,i m fine?"
we gotta rap ,while u FACK! try to make urself shine
wid pre-written raps that u wrote last nite
u say u rap,??? Yea!! U CAN, u r GOD ,HO LORD
i fuckin mean ,u truly deserve a SHRINE
cuz u rap "fool cool"..."fuck luck"..."self help"..
n thats wat a grade 1 kid can rhyme!!

Some of my Tightest lines!

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:53:00 +0000

I used these lines in a rap battle and they're worth having a look i guess.
I mainly concentrate on multies and super-multies as i call it.

I'LL HIT U BACK AND CAUSE YOU PAINS AND LESIONS IN.
AS I DISS U LIKE A TISSUE SAPPED IN GLUCOSE , STAINED IN GLYCERINE.

What rhymes where in da above?
1) hit u - diss u
2)diss u - tissue
3)back - sapped
4)cause - glucose
5)pain - stained
6)lesions in - glycerine
Not only the rhymes but the lines "hit" the opponent.Well, it can atleast leave the opponent thinkin for a second or two...plus it shows that you gained some knowledge in da bio lab!

Rap Battle example !

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:28:00 +0000

emcee 1:(he was jus freestylin,not dissin any1)
Rappin ain't no pain, rappin ain't jus a game,
yeah, i love ta rap, its my road to fame...
no matter what u do, no matter who u r,
rappin got no rules, jus b wat u r...
you, gotta shine... you gotta rhyme,
do watever it takes do beat d time...
now stoppin readin this song, go write ur own rap,
rap wat u like and put ya self on d map...

emcee 2:
we dont care maps n stats
we dont worry doughs in lakhs
we do diss, diss bad phat raps
we aint lookin for fame in fact
we r hea to diss all like u
we rap dont stop we spit rite thru
even if we r sick or down wid flu
we have our own homies our own crew
who flew in the day next i was sued
by a bunch of laggards who cant rap
just flap their wings n prove they're fag
dissin is not ur job, at max
u can wipe the dust until i be back...
wateva i just got this uncanny nack
to diss any1 n hit right back
dont care u ver hea 4 jus a gag..

Freestyle rap 1

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:25:00 +0000

well, if you participate in a rap battle and you are told to inititate , or even if u want to initiate, how about something like this?
(Its my own!)

wat the fuck do u want to proof of me?
u know wat? i rap ,true , n urs gonna be a true copy.
ur ideas are of pea-brain down wid flu and arrangement of words too sloppy
i smell a bitch out of u , n ur attitudes too cocky
u better b a prostitute n turn to silk stockings
n why'd u feel soo dodgy ,
how can u forget that u are battlin a prodigy.
lets accept it ,for u to diss me is too sticky ,
n add to that my dissy selection of words ,ya , i m too picky.
not strange that u never get the better of my verse ,n i feel so pity.
im too into astrology
wat u'll write about me will jus b too stinky,,,
better dont gloat about it coz its gonna b too kinky
pick up da beats n try ur rhymes...seems like ur loosin me...

Examples of Multies

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:47:00 +0000

(well i pre-preapred it n spit it in a rap battle!!)

last time i spitted right thru and left you knackered.
you lost ur senses,n compared me to mothafuckers
u ver lost everywhere plus i left you scattered.
but i cuss best, flew thru to da flag checkered
shattered you mufuckers and dissed you too,you laggards.
me da real mc and you do dummy daggers!

i diss u too bad , u get a few boos and then banned
like a spittin venom , a few F.U's and then fanged
u run wid a mind blank,wid no clues and then cranked
you stand dumped in garbage, loose in this land
u did a slow 50 cent,but i spit rite thru like mc shan.
its like 80's streetlamps battlin flourescent lens
u ver smashed even before you knew da goons and da gangs
watcha gonna rap now?i just got u ruined n then hanged...

The flocabulary article (www.flocabulary.com)

noreply@blogger.com (Pranay) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:21:00 +0000

Flocabulary.com has the suggests us the follwing steps to become a gret rapper..and i agree to the greates extent!

1. Start Easy.

No need to start off rhyming "the toasty cow's utter" with "most o' my flow's butter". No need to even rhyme. Just forget everything else and flow. The rhythm can be simple, the words might be 2nd grade level, but you're 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 2. Keep Flowing.

You're going to make mistakes. You're going to sound stupid. Make your first freestyle rap verses your stupidest verses just to get them out of the way. Keep flowing. Can't think of a rhyme? Keep flowing! Stutter over words? Keep flowing. It's inevitable that at some point some of your lines won't rhyme, won't 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 this:I drive you bananas, apples and oranges,ah.... damn, nothing rhymes with oranges,to make it rhyme, I squeeze it into orange juice,flow's tighter than small undies...yours are mad loose.

Step 3. Rhyme

Not ever line in your ridiculous freestyle rap has to rhyme, but most of them probably will. Words that rhyme form the foundation of rapping. As soon as you know what word you're 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. Let's say your first line is, "I'm exhausted from doing summer reading." As soon as you realize that you're going to end the line with "reading," you should think of something that rhymes, and might possibly be related:
meaning,weeding,beading,ceiling,teething,
Pick one and then try to carve the second line to lead toward that word. Let's say you pick "weeding", your next line might be:
I'm exhausted from doing summer readingbreaking my back digging holes, painting and weeding.
If you pick "meaning," you might say:
I'm exhausted from doing summer reading,my eyes skim the page but always miss the meaning.

Step 4. Rap over beats, rap over anything.

Rap over classical music, jazz, rock, techno. Rap in the shower, on the bus, before you go to school, during your lunch break, and after dates. Freestyle rap while you're out on a jog, rocking out your iPod. Yeah, people will think you're crazy, but they won't think you're crazy when you go Platinum!

Step 5. Rap about things around you.

This is definitely the best way to prove to the crowd that you're really freestyling and not just spitting something you wrote in your room the night before. It's also a huge crowd-pleaser, 'cause its impressive and it makes everyone real glad that they're hanging out with you. Rap about things you see. Incorporate objects, actions, people, clothing, situations, and sounds into your rap. When I'm in the shower, I'll rap about what kind of soap I'm using:
Trying hard to get clean, maybe just a smidgen,I use ghetto Dove soap, also known as pigeon,
Or at a battle competition, this is crucial. You've got to spit things specific about your opponent. These are the hardest-hitting punches. Take Eminem's freestyle (not really a freestyle - because it was pre-written to sound like a freestyle) on 8-mile. He's battling a guy named Lotto who's wearing a tight, white tank top:"Lookin' like a cyclone hit you,Tank top screamin', 'Lotto, I don't fit you!'"
If you're rapping while driving around in your car, rap about how you feel or things you see.
I'm hungry driving in this old Volvo,I think I'll stop by Olive Garden and drink some olive oil.

Step 6. Include Metaphors.

Metaphors and similes are an advanced but important part of freestyle rapping. They are often found in a rapper's funniest and cleverest lines, and they really differentiate beginners from skilled emcees. Take Talib Kweli's lines:
"We're like shot clocks, interstate cops and blood clots,my point is... your flow gets stopped."
Metaphors and similes are really the backbone of an advanced rapper. He'll spit more comparisons than a door-to-door salesman to sink the competition like a leaky submarine. Learn how to use metaphors correctly, and your rhymes will not only be funnier and smarter, but they'll sound better too. Take Kanye's line:
"Ooh, girl, your breath is harsh,cover your mouth up like you've got SARS."

Step 7. Reference current events.

See what Kanye did in that line above? He snuck in the cultural reference.Other than amazing in-rhyming and dope metaphors, the most impressive thing a freestyle rapper can do is make timely references to culture and current events. Let's 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 Oprah 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,smaller than Oprah Winfrey dropping 200 pounds.
I recently heard an emcee reference soaring gas prices:
fast? son, that ain't fast.I'm rising faster than the price of gas.
The sooner you can reference it, the better.

Step 8. Pass the mic like it's contagious.

Rap in ciphers - groups of two or more rappers playing off of reach other, trading verses. This is a great way to improve and it's hell of fun. One of your friends can beat box, you can throw a beat on the stereo, or just freestyle over nothing. Take turns, cutting in whenever you want or when someone "passes you the mic" (you probably won't have an actual mic). Never drop the invisible mic! Pick it up and pass it!
Work off of others rhymes. If they throw in something about the bible, pick up that theme and run with it. Try to stick to similar topics, or riff off of topics in creative ways. Expand / reference their lines. When my friends and I cipher, we like to kick it about random stuff that we all know about, like our personal lives.
Me:Derek's life is tough, his job is rough,plus Suparna took all his dopest stuff,for her apartment in NYC,'cause that's where she be,holding down a job at a publishing company.Derek:Yeah, my life is tough, but not that hard,'cause I spend all my nights watching Sponge Bob,Blake you the one with the job that sucks,asking people if they want more pepper on their halibut.
Or take this example from Eminem's battle with Lotto from 8-Mile. Lotto starts off references the old 50's TV show, Leave it to Beaver. Eminem picks it up and spits it right back, references all the characters from the show.
Lotto:Screw 'Lotto,' call me your leaderI feel bad I gotta murder that dude from "Leave It To Beaver"
Eminem:Ward, I think you were a little hard on the BeaverSo was Eddie Haskell, Wally, and Ms. Cleaver

Step 9. Listen to great hip hop and learn.

The best rappers know how to freestyle rap. Listen to your favorites and copy (not permanently) their styles to see how they do it. Check out our best freestyles page (coming soon) for Common, Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Mos Def and others, freestyling.
Listen and learn.

Step 10. Practice.

That's all there is to it. You've got the learn how to freestyle battle rap tips. Now its time to take it to the streets. Rap all the time, practice all night and day. Practice might not make perfect, but it makes damn good! Good luck and godspeed.