Post by ian1337 on Aug 1, 2005 9:59:34 GMT
Ok, things you need standard to make a rap song.
1. A Working Microphone
2. A Program to record in, either: Acid Pro 4.0, Cool Edit 2.0, Adobe Audition (New version of cool edit) or Something simpler like Audacity.
3. Your voice/Lyrics
4. A beat to put your rap onto, you can make your own beats using: Fruityloops, Reason, or Cubase. Most people tend to download FREE beats from places such as Soundclick.com or Dmusic.com
Things every rapper must know.
YOU MUST ALWAYS BE YOURSELF, USE YOUR OWN ACCENT ON THE MICROPHONE, AND REPRESENT YOURSELF (IF UR PLANNING TO MAKE IT ANYWHERE)
-- I'f you've heard american raps only and when u rap its just a natural american accent but ur from the UK, then try talking to the microphone, and compare YOUR accent to the one you've been spitting in and work on it.
The best way to get ur accent out is to speak a rap in your accent, then try and add emotion in ur own accent, afterwards. compare them!
EVERYONE HAS AN ACCENT
Bar: how the lyrics are structured, each bar is 1 line, and the line should fit into the time space of the beat (different speeds/tempos depending on what beat it is)
You can count 1,2,3,4 for each bar, so you should be able to count '1-4' for each line (intime to the beat)
You should try and keep your bars the same length throughout the song in order to keep the flow smooth.
Any normal structured rap bar contain's the rhyming word at the end Eg:
I am showing an example of rhyming (11 syllables)
With the same syllables to fit the timing (11 syllables)
Multi = A Multiple rhyme scheme, added to a normal structured bar.
Multiple rhymed lines adds some complication (11)
With Well timed kinds it helps with the foundation (11)
If you can get multi's with punchlines and think of fresh material everytime, u got it locked
Adlib = An Added Sound Effect to the song in the background relating to what you are rapping/singing about.
Punchlines = Mostly used in battle rapping, but not all the time, a punchline is the line at the end of 4 bars (usually) and finish's a joke, or an explanation with the 'punch' the ending, the funny part etc.
If using punchlines in battle rapping, try to get them personal against your opponent instead of using played lines already like: Your dad's gay etcc, you can say that to anyone.
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Metaphors; If you said, "My style is Fire" your style = fire
Allegorys: When you finish off your metaphor, eg: "My Style is fire, Everybody burns because of it"
Metonymy: When you call something by another name, eg. Freestyling = Spittin
Metalepsis: Like a metonymy, but many added into a sentance like if you said:
'my spits drown your earsnares'
then spits = words (ur spittin),
drown = fill with sound, cos you're talking loud,
earsnares = eardrums cus snares are drums
Similie: When you say something is like something else, Eg:
Im like a space rocket
Or, I got money like cash in the bank
Parable: When you compare 2 different things in your similie
Your like A 'Something' which could also mean something else..
Quotation: Duh! where you say something that has been said by someone else already, or as if someone was talking in your song. uses "" marks
Colloquialisms: Slang words
Apologue: is a fable, you talk about animals or inanimate objects like they're people.
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FLOW...
Now, Any artists you Idol, have had much more practise than you and you must remember this. They have gained something called 'Mic Presence' which is something you will build up on (The better the quality, the better the presence) The presence, is the sound and the emotion you put into your flow..
If you can flow a song in time to the beat, with strong emotion, and in tune, then people will like it.
If you can do this and make people laugh, people will love it.
STRETCHED LINES?
Alot of people write stretched lines which leads to people overlapping their lyrics or becoming out of time to the song half way through..
Try to keep the syllable count of each line roughly the same throughout to help it flow nicely.
Also, don't write pages of writing for your lyrics, thats harder to read when it comes to performing it, try and structure them in blocks of 4 lines..
I'm still elevating myself, if anyone has extra tips please post them, but this is mainly what you must know.
1. A Working Microphone
2. A Program to record in, either: Acid Pro 4.0, Cool Edit 2.0, Adobe Audition (New version of cool edit) or Something simpler like Audacity.
3. Your voice/Lyrics
4. A beat to put your rap onto, you can make your own beats using: Fruityloops, Reason, or Cubase. Most people tend to download FREE beats from places such as Soundclick.com or Dmusic.com
Things every rapper must know.
YOU MUST ALWAYS BE YOURSELF, USE YOUR OWN ACCENT ON THE MICROPHONE, AND REPRESENT YOURSELF (IF UR PLANNING TO MAKE IT ANYWHERE)
-- I'f you've heard american raps only and when u rap its just a natural american accent but ur from the UK, then try talking to the microphone, and compare YOUR accent to the one you've been spitting in and work on it.
The best way to get ur accent out is to speak a rap in your accent, then try and add emotion in ur own accent, afterwards. compare them!
EVERYONE HAS AN ACCENT
Bar: how the lyrics are structured, each bar is 1 line, and the line should fit into the time space of the beat (different speeds/tempos depending on what beat it is)
You can count 1,2,3,4 for each bar, so you should be able to count '1-4' for each line (intime to the beat)
You should try and keep your bars the same length throughout the song in order to keep the flow smooth.
Any normal structured rap bar contain's the rhyming word at the end Eg:
I am showing an example of rhyming (11 syllables)
With the same syllables to fit the timing (11 syllables)
Multi = A Multiple rhyme scheme, added to a normal structured bar.
Multiple rhymed lines adds some complication (11)
With Well timed kinds it helps with the foundation (11)
If you can get multi's with punchlines and think of fresh material everytime, u got it locked
Adlib = An Added Sound Effect to the song in the background relating to what you are rapping/singing about.
Punchlines = Mostly used in battle rapping, but not all the time, a punchline is the line at the end of 4 bars (usually) and finish's a joke, or an explanation with the 'punch' the ending, the funny part etc.
If using punchlines in battle rapping, try to get them personal against your opponent instead of using played lines already like: Your dad's gay etcc, you can say that to anyone.
--------------------
Metaphors; If you said, "My style is Fire" your style = fire
Allegorys: When you finish off your metaphor, eg: "My Style is fire, Everybody burns because of it"
Metonymy: When you call something by another name, eg. Freestyling = Spittin
Metalepsis: Like a metonymy, but many added into a sentance like if you said:
'my spits drown your earsnares'
then spits = words (ur spittin),
drown = fill with sound, cos you're talking loud,
earsnares = eardrums cus snares are drums
Similie: When you say something is like something else, Eg:
Im like a space rocket
Or, I got money like cash in the bank
Parable: When you compare 2 different things in your similie
Your like A 'Something' which could also mean something else..
Quotation: Duh! where you say something that has been said by someone else already, or as if someone was talking in your song. uses "" marks
Colloquialisms: Slang words
Apologue: is a fable, you talk about animals or inanimate objects like they're people.
--------------------------
FLOW...
Now, Any artists you Idol, have had much more practise than you and you must remember this. They have gained something called 'Mic Presence' which is something you will build up on (The better the quality, the better the presence) The presence, is the sound and the emotion you put into your flow..
If you can flow a song in time to the beat, with strong emotion, and in tune, then people will like it.
If you can do this and make people laugh, people will love it.
STRETCHED LINES?
Alot of people write stretched lines which leads to people overlapping their lyrics or becoming out of time to the song half way through..
Try to keep the syllable count of each line roughly the same throughout to help it flow nicely.
Also, don't write pages of writing for your lyrics, thats harder to read when it comes to performing it, try and structure them in blocks of 4 lines..
I'm still elevating myself, if anyone has extra tips please post them, but this is mainly what you must know.
