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90s OLD SCHOOL BOOM BAP BEAT HIP HOP INSTRUMENTAL
ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕋𝕠 𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕥 𝔹𝕒𝕣𝕤
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
To some degree, how you write your own rap song will depend on what lane you’re in – 𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐯𝐬. 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐬. 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐩 𝐁𝐚𝐫
A “bar” in hip hop music means a couple of things.
First, it refers to a single line of rap lyrics that fits into one “bar” of musical time.
A bar of musical time is basically how you count out music to the beat (i.e. “1 – 2 – 3 – 4”).
Second, it can be used to refer to a REALLY DOPE line that someone spit.
Something that’s extremely clever and makes you go “wow.”
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐩 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬
For the absolute beginners out there looking for hip hop verse writing tips, here’s a quick rundown on how to make a rap.
𝟭. 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁/𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲
Most rappers nowadays find a beat online that they vibe with and start writing their lyrics to the track. Some definitely still write without a beat, but if you’re starting out it’ll be easier to catch the pocket with your flow if you write to a track.
𝟮. 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁
𝟯. Fɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Rᴀᴘ Fʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ Cᴀᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ Yᴏᴜ’ʟʟ Usᴇ ʙʏ Fʀᴇᴇsᴛʏʟɪɴɢ Gɪʙᴇʀɪsʜ
Now it’s time to start writing rap lyrics. Sometimes, you’ll write straight through – Bar 1 to Bar 16.
Other times you might just start brainstorming dope lines that you’ll try to use somewhere.
Sometimes it’s really useful to just start freestyling “giberish/nonsense” to get an idea of the flow/cadence you want to have on the beat you chose.
Then you can just match your song idea to potential words/phrases you could use and fit it into the flow you freestyled. And just keep building up the lyrics, bar after bar for 8, 12, 16 or more bars of music.
Whatever method works for you just start crafting the message/story you’re trying to tell.
𝟰. 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗟𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 / 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝗺𝗲𝘀 / 𝗣𝗵𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀
𝟱. Fɪᴛ Yᴏᴜʀ Lʏʀɪᴄ Iᴅᴇᴀs Iɴᴛᴏ Yᴏᴜʀ Fʟᴏᴡ/Cᴀᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ
𝟲. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 & 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 – 𝗶𝗳 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 – 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆/𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁
𝟳. Sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Lʏʀɪᴄs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ Fᴜʟʟ Rᴀᴘ Sᴏɴɢ
𝔼𝕩𝕥𝕣𝕒 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕂𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕚𝕟 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕕
Here’s a few things you need to always keep in the back of your mind when you’re songwriting. This will help you really cut through the noise that’s out there in the music industry.
𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡
Don’t be boring. Keep s**t fresh and interesting. A good rule of thumb is to change something up in your rap verse every 4 bars. Otherwise, things can get monotonous and boring.
So change up your flow, cadence, rhyme scheme, intensity – something.
Keep things fresh and interesting to the listener.
𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Something new rappers fall into when writing rhymes is using too many words to express an idea. That can lead you to being off-beat.
Now, we mentioned rappers that have success while still rapping off beat (Blueface, City Girls, etc.). And if that’s what you want to do, that’s fine. It can sound dope sometimes – it’s a style choice nowadays.
But if you’re trying to be ON BEAT and you’ve got too many words in a line, it won’t fit within the bar of music and will sound sloppy.
Syllables are important! The number of syllables has to fit and sound “in the pocket.”
If you’re new to rapping, this might be tough at first, but get lots of feedback on your lyrics/rhymes.
If you can’t fit all the words you want in a bar, cut some out or say things differently so they fit. Re-writing is IMPORTANT. Don’t fall into the trap of just writing what comes to your head first and never changing a thing. That’s amateur shit.
𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐩
I know everyone wants to say they just step in the booth and spit or write a full song in 10 minutes. And if you can pull that off, cool.
But don’t ever be afraid of re-writing. Changing s**t up because you think it sounds or fits better is good practice. Most songwriters re-write. Including rap writers.
You want to make sure you’re writing the best lyrics you possibly can – whether you’re super lyrical or more melody based.
Take the time to make it sound legit.
ᵀᴴᴵˢ ᴵˢ ᴵᴹᴾᴼᴿᵀᴬᴺᵀˑ ᴼᶰˡʸ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒˢᵗ ᵗᵃˡᵉᶰᵗᵉᵈ ᵖᵉᵒᵖˡᵉ ᶜᵃᶰ ˢᵖᶤᵗ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵗʰᶤᶰᵍ ᶠˡᵃʷˡᵉˢˢ ᵒᶰ ᵗʰᵉᶤʳ ᶠᶤʳˢᵗ ᵃᵗᵗᵉᵐᵖᵗ/ᵗᵃᵏᵉˑ ᴮᵘᵗ ᵉᵛᵉᶰ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒˢᵗ ᵗᵃˡᵉᶰᵗᵉᵈ ʳᵃᵖᵖᵉʳˢ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᵗʰᶤˢ ᵃʳᵗ ˢᵉʳᶤᵒᵘˢˡʸ ᵃᶰᵈ ʳᵉᶠᶤᶰᵉ/ʳᵉʷʳᶤᵗᵉ ᵗʰᵉᶤʳ ˡʸʳᶤᶜˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᴹᴬᵡᴵᴹᵁᴹ ᴵᴹᴾᴬᶜᵀˑ ᴰᵒᶰ’ᵗ ˢˡᵉᵉᵖ ᵒᶰ ᵗʰᶤˢˑ ᴵᵗ’ˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜᵒʳᶰᵉʳˢᵗᵒᶰᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ˢᵒᶰᵍʷʳᶤᵗᶤᶰᵍˑ
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬
So… Should you write with a pen/pad (or phone) or just freestyle?
This totally depends on how you feel most comfortable writing – there’s no right or wrong way. Some people are better at just freestyling and stringing stuff together, while others are better at sitting down and writing their thoughts out on paper (or in your phone).
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ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ – ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ.
One thing I will say is this – if you’re trying to be super lyrical, it might work better for you to write using a pen and pad (or phone). If you’re trying to be more melodic and catch a vibe, then freestyling might work better for you.
Try both ways and see what works for your situation.
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If you’re just starting out, it doesn’t matter what you do your stuff’s probably gonna suck. That’s ok. Everyone does.
Don’t beat yourself up about it.
𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝙆𝙀𝙀𝙋 𝙒𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂. 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚
– aim to write 100 songs over the course of a year. You’re going to get so good you’ll look back at your early stuff and be embarrased and laugh about it.
Just keep working on it and I promise your music will get better and better and better.
Once you’ve written your hundred songs, then you’ll be at the starting line of being a rapper. So keep putting in the work.
𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘼𝘽𝙎𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙏𝙀 𝘽𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜.
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