Writing a rap song is not as easy as you may think. There are many aspects that
go into writing a good sounding rap song. These aspects may go unnoticed to the
listener, but it is in essence what can make or break a rap song. One of these
aspects is how much syllables you rhyme with. If you rhyme with only one
syllable its likely to sound like a novice wrote it, also known in the Hip Hop
culture as "Nursery Rhymes". If you rhyme with too much syllables it is likely
not to make any sense, witch is just as bad as making up your own words to rhyme
with.
The recommended approach is to rhyme two to four syllables, and have at lease
one rhyme every two bars. A bar is when the snare in an instrumental or beat
hits twice. A rap verse usually has sixteen bars and a hook usually has eight
bars. This means that in a verse the snare will usually hit thirty two times,
and in a hook it will hit sixteen times. In some instrumentals or beats the
snare might have a change up. When this happens you will have to estimate when
you think the snare would of hit. This is not hard to do if you can rhyme on
beat. Another aspect to writing a good sounding rap song is to rhyme a multi
syllable word with two or more one syllable words. An example of this is to
rhyme the word "activate" with the words "pack a plate".
This is a good way to avoid using the same words over and over again. If you are
ever stuck and can't think of words that rhyme, you can use a rhyme chart to
find out what words to use. A good website to find a rhyme chart is
http://upbeat.tk which is highly recommended. They also have good instrumentals
and beats that are not too expensive. There is no orthodox way of writing a rap
song but if you use some of the aspects you read about here, there is a good
chance you will be writing good and professional sounding rap songs in a small
matter of time.
Download Rap and Hip Hop Instrumentals, Sound Effects, Stock Music -
http://www.beats365dl.tk/