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The power that emcees have over people is incredible. We have the power to influence, infuriate, and educate. Despite what people say, hip hop is alive and well, and thriving in the underground.
In your hands, you hold eight tips that will improve your rap skills. These tips come from The Complete MC full product version which includes in-depth tutorials and exercises on all aspects of rap. Not to mention, some awesome bonuses including a rhyming dictionary and beats to practice with. If you want to take your skills to a lever you never imagined, visit www.TheCompleteMC.com and get The Complete MC full product version.
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How To Grow Rhyme Memory by 125-Words a Day Quickly Develop Ability to Rhyme Multi Syllables How To Use Rhyme Progressions To Improve Your Flow Different Styles of Battle and How to Beat Them Understand what type of battle rapper you are Black Belt Techniques to Win battles Before you Even Speak Rookie Mistakes That Are Holding You Back
Module CD 2: Songwriting Technique
Verse Development: Write Songs With Meaning Writing Effective Hooks: Get Your Friends Singing When To Use Similes and Metaphors Rhyme Transcription: Nuts and Bolts of Rapping Explained Assonance: How Eminem Used This One Tactic To Become Top Notch Brainstorming Techniques That Destroy Writer's Block
Module CD 3: Vocal Technique
Improve Breath Control Strengthen Vocal Tone And Sound Like A Pro Connect Your Voice to Your Emotions Over 13 exercises guaranteed to improve your voice immediately
CD 4: Instrumentals and Beats
A Wide Variety of Royalty Free Beats for Freestyles and Songwriting Exercises Start recording today!
Practice and Follow Along With the Modules/CDs Learn Additional Exercises In-Depth List of Recommended MC's to Study to Improve Your Knowledge of Hip Hop
With this incredible software, you can add hundreds of new words to your rhymes. It's an absolute necessary tool to turbo charge your rap skills! It's incredibly easy to use. Just enter a word and get multiple words that rhyme.
We've recently come across some additional sick beats that you can practice, write, and record with. You'll be recording with these beats in no time! You can even play them at your next house party and flow live in front of your friends.
Have you ever wanted to buy music equipment but didn't know where to start? We'll help you understand the type of microphones that make you sound the best, how you can save money when shopping for production software, the difference between a first and a master copy, and legal issues you need to understand when signing a record deal.
Performing in front of people can be one of the scariest moments in your life. Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC still gets nervous before every show, and hes been performing for over twenty years! You'll learn how to improve your performance using eye contact (where to look and for how long), the steps you must take before every show to calm your nerves, and how you can turn your weaknesses to your advantage.
Exercise
To increase your rhyme progressions, pick five simple words that dont rhyme. Example: Cat, Show, Line, See, Paper Now look up four rhymes for each of these five words using a rhyme dictionary. The Complete MC Full Product Version comes with rhyming dictionary software to increase your vocabulary and save you time. You should now have a total of 25 words. Example: Cat: Bat, Hat, Mat, Sat Show: Flow, Blow, Toe, Pro Line: Mine, Shine, Pine, Sign See: Me, He, She We Paper: Caper, Taper, Draper, Vapor Now, use these words as your rhymes to freestyle for one minute. Be sure to time it. The purpose is to memorize these rhymes so you never have to think about them again. Do this exercise whenever you are freestyling or in the middle of a session. If you practice five times a day, you are adding 25 rhyme progressions to memory for a total of 125 words each day. While practicing five times a day may sound like a lot, it really isnt. You already know these words; you are just memorizing the relationship between them. If you watch a professional in a battle, they will often predict the rhyme their opponent is using toward them. Thats because they know the progression. This is the position you want to be in: one step ahead.
Exercise
When you have an idea for a verse, pick two words that dont rhyme. Using the rhyming dictionary included in The Complete MC full product version, add several words that rhyme with your original two. Once you have a list of ten words or so, pair them up in a way that you find interesting. Now, when you begin to write a verse (or freestyle) you already have several multi syllable rhymes built in.
Left Memory
Right Creativity
Exercise
Play a beat without any lyrics. If you dont have any beats, The Complete MC full product version contains over 25 beats for you to practice and record with. Practice freestyling over the beat and go as long as you can without stopping to breathe. Dont worry about rhyming; you can just as easily doo whap your way through the exercise. The focus should be on developing sounds that connect with each other and the beat. Now, try rapping in different accents: English, French, Middle Eastern, Jamaican, whatever. You may laugh, but look at Slick Rick. When you freestyle with others, focus on lyrics. When you freestyle alone, focus on flow. When you are comfortable with both, try incorporating them together. Listen to a musician improvising, and youll notice their ability to change pitch, speed and emotions. The same goes for great speakers: start slow and build speed and volume as excitement builds. Preachers have flow. So do actors. Anytime you get in front of someone you are battling for their attention. Monotone doesnt work (except, maybe, for Ben Stein). Remember the big three aspects VETs change to strengthen their flow: Volume, Emotion, and Tempo.
Exercise
Practice rapping different tempos. The most effective way is to take a very simple beat (even clapping your hands will do), and keep tempo with your voice. Dont worry about words, just make sounds that keep the beat. Think Chevy Chase in Caddyshack: Nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu Now, make the same noise but half as fast: nunu.nu Once you are comfortable, try to incorporate words that fit into both speeds. Dont get down on yourself if you slip; the important part is to keep the beat. As your rhyme progressions grow it will be easier for you to fill these speeds. When you are ready for more advanced techniques, check out The Complete MC full product version at www.TheCompleteMC.com.
Exercise
Develop Supernatural like abilities. As you practice your battles, make a conscious effort to tie in crowd rocks, punch lines and use of props. Mastery of these three will take you to a black belt level in no time.
Props
Sweet Spot
Punch Lines
Crowd Rocks
All 14 exercises should be done prior to every performance, including freestyles and battles. Do this routine for two weeks and you will notice your voice is more open, honest and powerful.
Exercise
Look at the following verse and transcribe it: My last day as lie upon my death bed Counting back ways, in which I felt no contentment Wanted to create, but was afraid and just suppressed it My mind glazed began to think that itd be best to let My aspirations fade away and just accept it The truth I face came all too unexpected I was betrayed by every single little second Instead of great now Ive just become complacent I lie awake, afraid my life had no purpose Lifetime of days and not a single one was even worth it This is how it should look: My last day (A) as lie upon my death bed (B) Counting back ways (A), in which I felt no contentment (B) Wanted to create (A), but was afraid and just suppressed (B) it My mind glazed (A) began to think that itd be best to let (B) My aspirations fade (A) away and just accept it (B) The truth I face (A) came all too unexpected (B) I was betrayed (A) by every single little second (B) Instead of great (A) now Ive just become complacent (B) I lie awake, afraid (A) my life had no purpose (C) Lifetime of days (A) and not a single one was even worth it (C)
If you are transcribing just the end of every line, it should be (B) all the way down until the last two lines. These final lines shake the listener, who has grown used to the rhyme, and drives the point home life had no purpose/ not even worth it. Now look at the internal rhyme pattern. The middle of every line has a hard A sound (my last day counting back waystruth I facewanted to create). This gives the verse a sing song, methodical quality, and goes great with the imagery: we can actually feel the old man pacing back and forth as he muses over the decisions in his life. This is great songwriting. The form follows the function, and the use of two rhyme structures in the same verse demonstrates a strong flow throughout. When you write a verse ask yourself: what am I trying to say in this piece and how can I structure the song to help say it? If there is a lesson to be learned in your verse (and their should be!), try to break up the rhyme pattern to highlight the lesson, like the last two lines of this example. For more exercises on rhyme transcription, visit www.TheCompleteMC.com and order The Complete MC full product version.