| How many of you have dreamed of one day | | | | hip hop lyrics and you need to be able to take any |
| becoming a hip hop artist? I know I have before. It | | | | word and supply a number of words that rhyme with |
| takes lots of ongoing practice and hard work to | | | | that word. You need to learn how to rhyme in your |
| achieve this. There is a lot of stiff competition in this | | | | songs. Hip Hop is poetry and you need to connect with |
| industry. Many rappers who are well known are | | | | rhyming poetry. |
| constantly mentioned in the news as they have | | | | 4. You need to develop an understanding as to how |
| earned their popularity. | | | | rap songs are structured by looking at the number of |
| Do you want to know the steps to learn how to rap? | | | | verses and hooks in those songs. See if the song |
| Then keep reading. | | | | starts off with a hook or verse first. Is there an intro or |
| I am going to show you some steps that you can take | | | | an outro? You can imitate the structure of the songs |
| to get your foot in the door in the world of hip hop. | | | | and apply them to your own rap songs. |
| 1. One of the main obvious things you can do to | | | | 5. Learn how rap artists write their lyrics and imitate |
| becoming a rapper is to listen to a variety of artists | | | | them. Imitate the way that rappers write their lyrics in |
| both old and new school. Listening to artists such as | | | | terms of their language and rhymes. Are there any |
| Tupac, Rakim, Biggie, Eminem, Immortal Technique and | | | | metaphors, similes or punchlines? Do the lines contain |
| KRS-One are great ways to get a feel and taste of | | | | elaborate or big words? How is the tone of the lyrics? |
| this music. Listen to the beats and how the rapper is | | | | 6. Can you freestyle? Learn how to make up your |
| saying their words to the beat. You need to listen to | | | | own freestyle lyrics to rap beats. This will help your |
| the hooks and verses, noting any intros or outros. | | | | imagination, rhyming skills and flow. If you ever want to |
| 2. Print out the lyrics to songs and learn how to rap the | | | | become good at battle rapping, you must learn how to |
| lyrics to the songs. This will allow you to get a feel for | | | | freestyle. Just practice rapping about the things around |
| the flow of the music. The art of hip hop is being able | | | | you and employ rhyme. |
| to rap poetry to beats. This is the basic foundation for | | | | 7. Writing everyday will allow you to refine your skills. |
| learning how to rap. You must learn the flow of rap to | | | | Daily practice is key to getting better because it will not |
| be successful as a rapper. | | | | happen overnight. |
| 3. Learn how to rhyme. Rhyming is at the very core of | | | | |
