Within any craft, there are three types of people; pioneers, innovators, and thieves. And sometimes the lines that divide each of them can become blurred. This same concept certainly applies to this craft we love and know as "rapping". But at times it can be difficult to pinpoint where you personally fit into all of this. Are you a pioneer, an innovator or just a thief that's bitting off of other rappers hard work? Well, after reading this you might have a slightly different perspective on all of this. Let's first take a look at each of these roles. PIONEERS Pioneers: "a … [Read more...] about A Case For Biting Rappers: Pioneers, Innovators And Thieves
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How To Rap A Verse – Establishing Rhythm PT.3
Staying on beat is probably the most common obstacle I see people struggle with who are learning how to rap and there's several reasons for it. It's most likely not due to you being tone def or not having rhythm. It's probably because you've just never been taught how to do it in a way that's easy to understand and practical to implement. In this article I'm going to go deeper than I ever have before into this topic and if you apply these techniques they will prevent you from making the same common mistakes that many do. So if you're ready to learn how to lock on to the beat tighter than … [Read more...] about How To Rap A Verse – Establishing Rhythm PT.3
Stretch and Bobbito – Everything You Need To Know
Every so often we'll witness the emergence of the next big thing to hit the scene that sends shock waves throughout the entire world. During it's infancy we can't predict the scope of it's magnitude nor the length of it's presence. We just simply bask in it's greatness and enjoy it while it lasts. Stretch & Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives is a new Hip Hop documentary about a college radio station ran by two quirky friends in the 90's who became unlikely legends by engaging their listeners and helped break the biggest rappers ever! History In The Making Adrian Bartos (Stretch … [Read more...] about Stretch and Bobbito – Everything You Need To Know
How To Create A Unique Rap Style
A common question I constantly get asked from up and coming artists who are learning how to rap is "how can I create my own unique rap style?". This is actually a really good question and you may find my answer quite shocking at first but before you discredit what i'm about to say please hear me out. If you're wanting to create and cultivate your own sound you need to first accept the fact that you're not original. I know this can be an offensive notion to entertain and I myself am not excluded in that regard. But before I'm bombarded with 4 letter objections allow me to … [Read more...] about How To Create A Unique Rap Style
How To Rap In FL Studio
https://youtu.be/rSTMT9blvsE Upping The Ante Since I began this journey of teaching others how to rap I find myself always trying to improve the effectiveness of getting my lessons across to you the viewer. In previous installments of Be A Better Rapper Now I have explained cadence, I've demonstrated cadence but I've never shown you cadence until now! In this video tutorial I dive into one of my favorite D.A.W's "FL Studio" and use it as a tool to teach cadence. I have a feeling that many more videos likes this will follow in the near future. So without further ado...LET'S GET … [Read more...] about How To Rap In FL Studio
How To Rap: Cadence To Lyrics
http://youtu.be/cv_ur1ZLeA4 Lifting The Veil When you are learning how to rap one obstacle you are sure to face is when you try to take your cadences that you've developed while scatting and try to translate them into lyrics. This can be a very difficult and some what mysterious aspect of rapping. But in this article I hope to lift the veil from your eyes so you can see the fundamental's of whats really going on at the most basic level. Syllables Are Beats In previous installments of Be A Better Rapper now I have broken down and expounded on how to create cadence by scatting and mumbling … [Read more...] about How To Rap: Cadence To Lyrics
How To Rap – Dissecting Beats
http://youtu.be/S4GeG766ju0 Taking The First Step When you are learning how to rap you may find it difficult at times when deciding how you should rap to an instrumental. We have all been there and none of us are exempt from this hurdle. However I would like to discuss a technique that works for me quite often, I simply call it "dissecting beats". Planting Your Feet When using this technique I simply load up an instrumental and start listening for the snare drum which typically falls on the 2nd and 4th beat. This allows me to easily establish my 4 count. If you are unaware of what counts … [Read more...] about How To Rap – Dissecting Beats
How To Rap: Adding Character To Cadence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDIyV73qaQA Wanna Stand Out? When you are learning how to rap one thing that will make you stand out from most of your colleagues is learning how to add character to your cadence. In my previous article "Cadence Explained" I broke down what cadence is along with a live demonstration of how I practice my cadences in the studio. Now lets go just a little deeper and discuss how you can add more character to your cadence. What's The Goal? I would like to submit to you a theory that in art perfection is not the goal but is rather creating something that is unique … [Read more...] about How To Rap: Adding Character To Cadence
How To Rap – Cadence Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATsFDZlvVto One question that I often get asked from people who are learning how to rap is how they can improve their cadence. If you are unaware of what cadence is it basically means "rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words". Basically cadence has to do with your style & flow of how you are delivering your rhymes to the tempo of the beat. If you haven't learned how rap in time with the beat I suggest you watch these two videos Establishing Rhythm pt.1 & Establishing Rhythm pt.2. It's important to know how to establish your rhythm first because … [Read more...] about How To Rap – Cadence Explained
Christmas Rap Music Video – Cole Mize
http://youtu.be/doddLR5kXVo Years Of Procrastination For the past three years I have wanted to make some kind of special Christmas rap video for all my good people out there. Well guess what? This year I finally did it! Consider this my official Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to you! I feel like this video represents who I am as a person very well. It's upbeat, funny, serious, deep, sincere and imperfect. Scrooge It Normally I would not have done this video because it was last minute and I didn't have professional video equipment to work with. In fact that's the same reason I didn't … [Read more...] about Christmas Rap Music Video – Cole Mize
