Become a Great Rap Performer

Have you ever wanted to write a rap song, become a professional at rapping, or are you just plain bored and looking for something to do? This article will tell you how to write a rap song, promote yourself, develop your own style, and more.

Steps

  1. Pick a topic for your rap song. You can rap about school/work, friends,family, or whatever you want!
  2. Most rap lyrics are simply made up of couplets, or two rhyming lines. Write about certain things you want to rap about relating to your topic, then try to put it together in rhymes.
  3. Once you are done writing your lyrics, practice in front of your friends or family, people who you feel comfortable around with or won't laugh but instead will help you and give you tips.
  4. Raps are talk songs. They go with the flow and follow the beat. When rapping, keep in mind that you talk, not sing. Put a lot of feeling into your words, because if you don't, you might not sound as nice as you wanted.
  5. Practice facial expressions. If you look pained or really nervous while rapping, instead of having fun, feeling excited, and being enthusiastic, the audience will know something is wrong and they won't be impressed by your performance.
  6. Try to connect with the crowd by making eye contact, make them feel special.
  7. While rapping, move, swagger, or walk around a little, don't be stiff. Watching a person stand around all day is boring.
  8. Develop your own distinctive style. You can study other rappers' styles, and find out what sounds bad and what sounds good. Don't be too predictable.
  9. A good way to promote yourself if your name is not already known is to pass out flyers or make t-shirts with your song, album name, or band printed on them.
  10. Never hold the microphone down to your side. It gives the impression you don't want to be there and the audience won't hear you properly and you may get bad feedback.
  11. Give the audience an experience they will never forget. Start off with a hype song everyone would know you for, something that reflects your own self and something they haven't heard before.

Tips

  • Have confidence in yourself while performing, you should have an attitude of rapper too.
  • Rap about something you have experienced.
  • Be nice to your crowd. If they ask for pictures or autographs, politely say no, or say yes if you have time. If you be grumpy around them, they will think you're rude.
  • Practice everyday.
  • Try to crack your brain for rhymes.
  • Practice performing songs of other artists.
  • Try not to laugh during rapping.
  • Practice performing in front of friends,family, etc.

Warnings

  • Not everyone will like your style.
  • Don't try to steal another rapper's style.
  • Don't do anything stupid which might ruin your reputation while on stage.
  • Always keep it real for the year in which you are rapping ( i.e always)

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Sources and Citations

  • Can't Stop Won't Stop - book on history of Hip-Hop and how the genre evolved.
  • How To Rap - book interviewing many MCs to see how they write their lyrics.
  • Classic Material - book reviewing many classic Hip-Hop albums and detailing why their lyrics are timeless.
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