So you want to know how to rap? Are you a beginner trying to put your first rhymes together or are you more advanced? Tired of reading about rap theory and actually want some practical exercises?
A lot of people think that rap is a natural talent; a mystery that cannot be taught. This is not true. While many people have a strong sense of rhythm and timing and others are good with words, these are skills that can be worked on and developed. Even freestyling can be gradually developed; though this is something that people often have a predisposition to. Like with everything in life, with knowledge and practice you can develop and improve. Nobody tries to learn the piano without knowledge and practice; why would rap be any different.
Rap can be seen in Jazz, Rock, Folk, and World music as well as more traditional urban genres such as Grime, Drum and Base and Hip Hop. I have also aimed this at people who already rap, and the information will hopefully increase understanding and ability.
There are some fundamentals of rap, so before you use the links let me break down the key things you need to be able to work on to develop good rap technique.
Timing - to put it simply if you can't count the beat then you can't rap. When you learn to play the music you learn to count 1234 along to the music. This is your basic skill and something you can practice to any track.
Rhyming - most of rap revolves around the ability to rhyme words. While it is not essential and groups such as Public Enemy 'I don't rhyme for the sake of riddling' didn't use rhyme to a large extent, it is still key to the rap sounds.
A lot of people think that rap is a natural talent; a mystery that cannot be taught. This is not true. While many people have a strong sense of rhythm and timing and others are good with words, these are skills that can be worked on and developed. Even freestyling can be gradually developed; though this is something that people often have a predisposition to. Like with everything in life, with knowledge and practice you can develop and improve. Nobody tries to learn the piano without knowledge and practice; why would rap be any different.
Rap can be seen in Jazz, Rock, Folk, and World music as well as more traditional urban genres such as Grime, Drum and Base and Hip Hop. I have also aimed this at people who already rap, and the information will hopefully increase understanding and ability.
There are some fundamentals of rap, so before you use the links let me break down the key things you need to be able to work on to develop good rap technique.
Timing - to put it simply if you can't count the beat then you can't rap. When you learn to play the music you learn to count 1234 along to the music. This is your basic skill and something you can practice to any track.
Rhyming - most of rap revolves around the ability to rhyme words. While it is not essential and groups such as Public Enemy 'I don't rhyme for the sake of riddling' didn't use rhyme to a large extent, it is still key to the rap sounds.