You must choose for yourself the direction of your creativity, the genre of your tracks.
Here are the most popular genres:
Lyrics (about love, about something sad and romantic)
Battle rap (audacity, threats in songs are only welcome in this genre)
True rap (this is rap about what is happening around you, you must read about the truth no matter how bitter it may seem and that’s the whole point)
There are a lot more genres, but most of them come from these three!

Step 2

So you have chosen your “style”, your genre, what your soul is drawn to. Next you need to write your first text.
You should choose a topic based on the style that you have chosen for yourself, I’ll take true rap as an example!
The topic is very simple, read about your street, what is happening there, what people and neighbors are breathing. To begin with, you won’t be able to make very cool rhymes, but you don’t need to choose too simple ones either. In general, your task is to rhyme in ordinary words, but not with verbs:
I'm leaving my yard
I'll sit on the bench
THIS IS BAD AND BANAL

I'm leaving my yard
there is a bench not far from me
THIS IS JUST A GOOD THING FOR STARTING

So I explained how to rhyme to begin with.

Step 3

You have written the text, but you need music... When you become more experienced, you will understand that first the music is selected, and then the text is written, but now it will be easier for you. And so in rap music is called “beat, minus, instruments”, you write in Google “rap minus download for free” or something like that, I think you understand. So you found yourself a backing track and tried to read it along with it, but something wasn’t very good. To get into the beat you need to listen well to the minus, it is as difficult to understand as it is to explain. In general, first listen to the main part of the minus 2-3 times and try to figure out the beat in the beat; rap minus is a repetition of the same melody. One measure begins and ends with the same instrument as it began. In general, in this bar you should put one line, and at the beginning of the next bar, the next one.

Step 4

You have the text, you found a minus, but you need to start recording your first track. This procedure is the most difficult and problematic. First you need to find a microphone and sound card
Advice:
Take the Oktava MK-319 microphone (if you have the money)
Asus XONAR D1 A sound card
Or a cheaper option for a good microphone is Shure pg58
You already have the equipment.

Step 5

You bought a microphone and a sound system, connected it, installed it, etc. Next, you need a computer program to record tracks. Adobe Audition 2.0 is perfect. But how to figure it out? the procedure is long... but there is a video lesson that should help you with this (there are many lessons but I am posting only one of them)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8A9Ks25j_k
After watching the lesson you should understand, if you don’t understand, then look for others.

Everyone knows that the concept of “MS” is very flexible, just like “msing”.
There are many different styles, features, etc. But for some reason, most rappers never share with anyone the information about how to rap, the basic elements of creating a full-fledged song. Some secrets and mysteries! How so! Who will know your signature method or at least basic techniques! Some competitors and enemies!! There is no one to trust! (does it really look like the plot of some kind of detective story or abstruse action movie?)
But I, your humble servant and friend Spirit aka Nasty B, will now try to tell you the most important thing that I know about this myself. Pass on my knowledge to you! And I don’t feel sorry at all, and if my advice helps, teaches something and promotes real talent, I will only be proud of myself and sincerely happy. My first article, basic information about reading.

And so, as they say: “Check it, bro!”

1. Reading.
Every rapper has his own form style, and one cannot argue with this, but every MS also uses and knows basic knowledge. In order:

a) Rhythm.
First of all, it's hitting the beat. Some people have been gifted with an ear for music since childhood and can immediately feel the rhythm. Someone has to catch it. The most easy way getting into the beat means reading a track that you know from the memory of your favorite band, downloading the backing track of this group (or MC), and rapping along to it. And not just read it under your breath like a verse, but maybe stretching out the words, maybe emphasizing them to the beat with the help of intonation, the most successful example This is Eminem. Some people read the text smoothly to the beat, others draw it out the last word. Some pause, others draw out a certain word in a line. Here we need to experiment.
Also, if you realize that you don’t hit the beat well, then there may be a reason in the text, but more on that later.

b) Diction.
One of the most important points, in my opinion, because without it no one will understand you.
Diction: correct pronunciation and pronunciation of letters, sounds, words, etc. I understand that everyone has their own speech impediments, for example, when I started, I stuttered a little and had trouble pronouncing the letters “r” and sibilants. Many with speech impediments become a performer's feature. You can hide speech defects, or you can not. But that's not what this conversation is about.
The easiest way to practice diction is, of course, how to read. Tongue twisters also help. There is such a way: hold a cork, preferably a wine cork, between your teeth in the middle and try to read the text well.

c) Submission.
Delivery – this can be said to be a loud reading, but not reaching the point of shouting or yelling, the pressure of reading, with emotions, etc. It's hard to explain, but when you listen to the likes of Lil Jon, Boncrusher, Eminem, Dmh, you'll understand. The best thing to do is listen to the Busta Rhymes track “Touch It”, and the remix is better.
The delivery can be developed by shouting reading, or by shouting the text rather than reading. But we must remember that serving is not shouting.

d) Dynamics.
Dynamics gives your track not even emotions, but the intensity of events.
This is possible if the lyrics grow over the course of the verse of your reading from calm, indifferent, to a cry of hopelessness, etc. Dynamics develops the plot and adds interest to your track.

d) Emotions.
Emotions, whatever they may be, must be in the track. With the help of them you convey the meaning of the track, your emotions and the emotions of what is happening in your text.
You should feel what you are reading about - whether it be pity for someone, a desire for sex, anger, hopelessness, joy or disgust. Emotions must be understood by the reader. They should be addressed to the reader!
It’s easy to work through emotions: take any phrase, for example: “I love you” or “I have a closet” and speak with different emotions. Example:
Say the phrase “I love you” with surprise, then with anger, with fatigue, with fear, with joy.

e) Breathing.
Many aspiring rappers have breathing problems. Many of them do not have time to read the lines. It’s easier if you record a track, in a studio, for example. You can read 2 lines. What if you are performing? And especially without backup singers or friends to catch you? You need to distribute your breathing, know where the pause is, and have the opportunity to breathe in air.
The only way to develop your breathing is by playing sports and quitting smoking. There are ways to hold your breath as long as you can, five times a day. But this doesn't work well. It is easier to write the text correctly and pause correctly.

g) Chant.
This doesn’t apply to reading so clearly, but still! Chanting is a transition from reading to half-singing. They can be heard from foreign rappers such as Eminem, and from ours, such as NTL and noise MSI. This is adding melody and tonality to the reading. For example, you feel the melody of a minus and adjust the text and reading to the melody.
Often the chant is used in choruses.

Spirit aka Nasty B

Chapter:

1) You need very good lungs,
2) You need to be able to read very quickly and not stumble over your words,
3) You need a voice that breaks very often during recitative (I checked it myself) the basics of rapping are to impress people with how quickly you can rap without getting out of breath, I think that’s the whole point.
Therefore, I advise you to run more and write something more often, and then maybe you will rise to the top.

As a quick read, learn tongue twisters and just repeat them to yourself while walking down the street, or take verses from songs and try to read them wildly quickly.
You can learn to compose in this way, you walk down the street, what you see about it and rhyme, of course at first it will not seem right at first, but then it gets better and better.

African-Americans are known to have an unsurpassed sense of rhythm, which is what allowed them to come up with rock and roll, jazz, and eventually rap and hip-hop. Therefore, a rapper must have at least a small share of their talent in order to be able to convey a picture to his text, to apply it to the beat.

Only rare, nugget talents come up with something from scratch, everyone else draws their skills from already existing examples. Behind last years Russia has its own school of rap, where there are strong musicians with their own bright style. By repeating their ‘carts’ you can learn a lot, for example, develop diction. After all, it is very important that the language is not skeletal, so that everyone can understand what they want to convey to him. If the performer “lives” and “swallows” the words, then they simply will not listen to him.

What to write about is everyone’s personal matter. These can be “banter” or texts about experienced emotions. Many rappers have a difficult fate, and it is emotional turmoil that becomes the trigger for their talent, when painful things pour out into songs that then become hits. Wherever the line comes, it must be written down. It doesn’t matter in a notebook or a piece of paper. He recommends using a voice recorder for this - you can immediately read the rap into it, and then copy the words onto paper.

After the text has been written, it is worth reading it to friends so that they can hear constructive criticism, because defects are always more visible from the outside. And it doesn’t matter if at first things don’t work out, if the words get stuck somewhere in your throat. You might get a callus on your tongue, but end up with a great rap. After all, it's worth it.

Ernest Hemingway once gave this advice to young writers: “Write as much as you can so you can understand how it’s done. It's the same with rap."

Tact (bar) contains 4 bits (beats).

This is not an entirely accurate definition, because rappers and musicians have different meanings for the word “bar” (bar, stanza, verse). For many rappers, a verse is two lines of text (one full rhyme). For other rappers, it's one line of text. For a musician, the word bar (bar) has nothing to do with the text at all, but is associated with beats. This is the definition we will use.

A beat is the time it takes to count to 4 to the rhythm of the music. This is only true for music written in 4/4 time, but all rap music is written that way. As a rule, the drum beats occur on the 2nd and 4th beats of each measure. Most rap verses are between 8 and 16 bars long. A line is a text spoken by a rapper for one beat.

Basic rules for rapping

Each rapper has his own unique rapping style, but there are several general rules that help improve reading.

1. Count the syllables

Counting syllables is the easiest way to make rap reading continuous, without gaps. The number of syllables per line depends on reading speed, but usually one line contains 10-16 syllables. You need to try to have the same number of syllables in the lines. For example, what happens if the number of syllables does not match. The lines below have some good elements, but the end result is a complete disaster, the rap lyrics fail.

plus you know I got more bars than the candy aisle
in 7/11

The problem is that the second line has too many syllables. The breakdown is as follows: the first line has 14 syllables, the second line has 18 syllables. In general, this scheme is not suitable for writing normal rap text.

But this is easy to fix. You just need to remove some 4 syllables from the second line, so as not to distort its meaning. To begin with, we will remove the words “plus you know” from the second line. This phrase is not needed at all, it is just a filler to fill the space, it just gets in the way. So, 3 syllables out, now you need to remove one more syllable. Let me change “the candy aisle” to “candy aisles,” the second phrase is one syllable shorter, so we got rid of one more syllable. Now this is what happened:

My lyrics are so good, God's reading them in heaven,
I got more bars then candy aisles in 7/11

This is already much better. The first line has 14 syllables. The second line also has 14 syllables. Reading is much smoother. Most advanced rappers, consciously or not, put in lines equal number syllables. Look at this example from Chamillionaire's "Riding Dirty," his big 2006 single. Chamillionaire, a talented Houston rapper who was friends with Paul Wall as a teenager, rose to national fame as Houston took over the hip-hop scene in late 2005. With "Mixtape Messiah," Chamillionaire made a name for himself with his deep, versatile voice and lively lyrics.

Lines number of syllables
Houston Texas, you can check my tags 9
pull me over try to check my slab 9
glove compartment gotta get my cash 9
cause the crooked cops try to come up fast 10

In these lines, Chamillionaire uses the same number of syllables, except for the last line, where he uses double the tense introductory words lines cause the. If you, like Chamillionaire, put an equal number of syllables in the lines of your text, then they will no longer be jerky and awkward. However, sometimes rappers put different number syllables into lines to mix them up, but they do it deliberately.

This is an article: “How to rap correctly?” will bring you a little closer to the best ms. But it’s all about practice, this is literature for learning how to rap correctly and it’s not a fact that after reading it you will rap correctly.

Rap appeared in the 70s among Americans; today this music is widespread among young people all over the world. This is a popular style, and therefore every second schoolchild and teenager wants to perform it.

Working on diction. Even if you don’t have a speech impediment, you still need to work on your pronunciation. Of course, there are rappers who deliberately pronounce some sounds incorrectly, creating their own signature style, but it’s unlikely that you can immediately repeat everything after them.
Learn and read as many tongue twisters as possible, which will help you better reproduce even the most confusing phrases at a fast pace. Here is one of the tongue twisters:

A chubby bear puffs like a plump.

Valerik ate dumplings, and Valyushka ate cheesecake.

I drag the pike, I drag it. I won't miss the pike.

Karp Karlych bought carp from Karl Karpych.

Kirill bought a jar and a mug at the market.

We walked through ditches and over humps into the forest, picking up mushrooms.

Seven waxwings sat and whistled.

One forty is one hassle, and forty forty is forty hassles.

The snake was bitten by the snake, and you can’t get along with the snake.

Three magpies were chattering on the hill.

From the clatter of hooves, dust flies across the field.

There is a wasp on the vine and a goat in the vine.

Daria gives Dina melons.

A beetle is buzzing over the honeysuckle, the casing of the beetle is heavy.

Six little mice rustle in a hut.

Follow the records of the best rappers, this method will help develop a sense of rhythm and understanding of the rhythm of the text, and after that you will be able to develop your own unique intonation for playing rap.
Rap should be powerful. That’s why you need to read it rhythmically and assertively. If you pronounce it quietly and indistinctly, then no microphone or sound will correct the situation. Therefore, you need to seriously work on your breathing, it is best to work with a professional in order to make the correct voice production.
Also important is stage speech and acting, they help develop the performer’s ability to work in character. If it is not possible to attend vocal lessons and stage speech courses, then you need to practice proper breathing on your own. A powerful sound is obtained after the correct take a deep breath, when inhaling, you must try to ensure that the air passes to the very bottom of the lungs, filling them completely.
With proper breathing you need to breathe in with your stomach, then the diaphragm will lower and the useful volume of the chest will increase.
No need to shout To get a powerful sound, the ligaments during rap pronunciation must be free and not overstrained.
When working with text You should not rhyme a verb with a verb, for example, shout - stick out, you can use different parts of speech, it is best to combine a verb and a noun or adjective. You should also make an equal number of syllables in each line, so the text will be more rhythmic. Each line should carry meaning, be close to the environment, have not only a beautiful sound, but also meet the purpose of the story.

For a beginner rap artist you will need:

First, you need to analyze the text, make sure that it has a clear form of production and is reproduced at a fast pace. It is important to understand the meaning of what is written, to highlight the main idea of the entire work and each line separately. Pay attention to rhyme, emphasize particularly difficult places, and identify accents in the text.

After this, you should say the text several times to yourself, and then out loud, increasing the tempo each time. Constantly monitor your pronunciation. The voice should always remain level and diction clear.

Yes, the first entry is unlikely to suit you, don’t be upset, this is absolutely normal. It is important to analyze the content correctly. Mark the places where you made mistakes, work on them, write them down again, re-read the entire text again, and then add a backing track.

Attention: don't forget to hold your breath! There are no clear censorships in rap, you can take your breath anywhere, your lungs should not remain empty, otherwise your speech will be intermittent.

Today there are no universal methods or techniques by which you need to learn to rap; this is largely an individual style, each rapper is a master of words, a poet from the heart. He must be able to rhyme lines and arrange words in the text so that they merge together and become the music of the heart and soul!

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How to learn to sing rap?

Not every young person dreams of going to work in a factory or supermarket. Many people want to be creative. And rap occupies one of the first places here. But to become a rapper, it is important to know how to learn to sing rap correctly and beautifully. In general, the word read is more appropriate here. After all, professionals read their texts, and do not chant them.

First of all, you need to get in time with the beat. This is rhythmic music, to which such songs are performed. To train your first rap reading skills, you can listen to well-known performers in this genre.

At the same time, feel free to sing along. This will make you feel like a professional singer. And it will give you confidence.

Remember that when performing such compositions you should not be out of breath or confused. You can learn some breathing exercises and inhale air unnoticed. Then it will be easier for you to perform rap.

In addition, rap is a fast and clear performance. This means you need to be able to pronounce words quickly and efficiently. At the same time, you should not get the effect of a drunkard with a slurred tongue.

To make progress in this field, you will need to read tongue twisters. This way you will learn to speak quickly. But for diction itself, you can try various exercises in particular:

Circular rotation of the tongue in the mouth;
Talking with nuts in your mouth;
Pronouncing words syllable by syllable;
The ability to position the tongue correctly when pronouncing complex sounds.

If you have problems with diction that you can't correct (for example, you can't pronounce the letter "r" at all), then it's not too bad. If you rap well, your viewers will pay little attention to minor defects.

Remember that rap is read with confidence. You must know the text clearly and sing it easily. To do this, you need to speak in public. Let the first audience be your friends who will appreciate you. You can also sing when you are alone at home.

Some people think that vocals are not important in rap. But it is not always the case. Your voice should be loud and bright. Then you will be remembered. And they will listen to you again and again.

Like any other creative activity, rap must be practiced constantly. But learning to sing rap in a couple of days will not work.

If possible, sign up for courses on this matter or purchase a video course. Professional advice is very important here.

Don’t immediately strive to become as cool as Timati or Basta. Don't criticize yourself excessively. After all, even talented people often make mistakes.

Try to sing a rap that is close to you. Then you will put emotion into the song. And it will sound alive. This is the main quality in this matter.

If possible, it is better to team up with friends. After all, it is always easier for a team or duo to achieve success. This way you can encourage each other and find better solutions.

How to read rap?

Rap is a difficult musical genre that requires from the performer not only talent, but also perfected technique. We will tell you further about how to learn the difficult skill of rap.

Rap is an artistic recitative that is pronounced to the rhythm of the selected music track. Not every performer is capable of working in this musical direction. To really read rap in a high-quality, professional, interesting way, you need:

Have well developed lungs. This will allow you to pronounce long lines without hesitation, in one breath. To do this, go jogging and swimming. Learn to hold your breath for a few minutes.
Have impeccable diction. Rap is a quick recitation of poetic forms, and if you pronounce the words unclearly, crumpled, then listeners simply will not be able to understand what you are rapping about. Tongue twisters will help develop diction.
Know how to work with voice. The ability to vary the timbre during a reading, lower and raise the tonality, speak a little hoarsely or, on the contrary, very softly and smoothly, is extremely important for a beautiful, emotional performance. Find out about all the possibilities of your voice and try to develop the skills given by nature as much as possible.
Have charisma. A real rapper certainly knows how to work with the audience perfectly. He conveys the meaning of words through facial expressions, gestures, eyes, and internal energy messages. Learn to completely liberate yourself on stage, flirt with the audience where necessary, convince them of something through your music and performance.
To be on trend is to understand which topics are most relevant and interesting to listeners. At the same time, it is very important to learn to distinguish high-quality texts from superficial, frivolous, and fake ones.

Learn rap terminology. This will allow you to better understand the meaning of thematic sites, articles, magazines dedicated to this style of music in the future.
Carefully study the work of recognized masters of the chosen genre of rap. At the same time, it is advisable to read articles that describe the MC technique used and the style of performance.
Write yourself a few exercises to develop diction and devote a couple of hours a day to practice.
Learn to feel the rhythm. To do this, turn on rap and quietly repeat the words after the performer, trying to get into the tempo of the piece as accurately as possible.
Having learned to clearly and quickly pronounce phrases of rap verses to music, pay attention to the artistry of the song’s presentation. Work with facial expressions and gestures. Video recordings of performances by famous MCs will help here.
Master complex rapping techniques that will make your performance truly professional and beautiful.

Thus, venerable professionals are critical of Russian rap, since it very often uses so-called “square” rhymes. By them we mean the imposition of text clearly under certain sections of the backing track - that is, for each measure, which consists of 4 bits, there are 4 lines of text. This technique is well suited for beginners, but for professionals this technique is inappropriate. Solid rap is the ability to make complex rhymes that start or end a little before or after the end beat of the bar. To do this, you will need to learn how to stretch or, conversely, “chop” individual words, use other techniques.

Double Time and Fast-Flow. These are techniques in which reading text is 1.5, 2 or more times faster than the rhythm of the beats. In addition, you can slightly speed up or slow down the reading of individual syllables of a word.
Tung Twist. This is a rather complex technique in which one or more syllables in a word are repeated several times.
Triplet. This is a method of reading rap using Doubble Time/Fast-Flow, Tung Twist and other similar techniques that make the reading broken, and therefore more emotional and interesting.

The following techniques, related to the skill of creating texts, also greatly enhance the reading of rap:

Spelling. The use of not just suitable-sounding words within the framework of rhyming, but vivid expressions characteristic of modern rap, is a completely special, “branded” play on words.
PunchLine. This term means placing a semantic emphasis on the phrase that completes the square. Typically this is achieved through comparative turnover.

Use different intonations when reading texts. Read incrementally to the peak and then down. Or read the lines in waves. For example, one line is ascending, the other is descending.
Feel the tone of the music and try to emphasize it in your rap. To do this, it is advisable to study at least basic music theory and consolidate it by listening to tracks with different keys.
Don't forget about backing vocals if you record the piece. It will make the work even more colorful and atmospheric. To process backing vocal entries, it is convenient to use, in particular, Adobe Audition and Sound Forge programs.
Do your chants before your performance. To do this, take a low note and sing the letter “A” for a minute, as if you were at a therapist’s appointment, showing him your throat. Try to keep the sound even. After this, take a higher note and sing “E”. Then even higher - “I”. After this, you need to take a sound lower than that for “A”, sing “O” and finally even lower “U”. As a result, you will spend only 5 minutes of time (one for each sound), but will perfectly prepare your chords for the performance.