How to Write a Rap Song : Preparing to Write Rap Songs

[MrAhrim]

Why is he talking about pens? Organization! Me personally i like to stick with my main tools. Composition book and black pens. Love this guy though. Mad respect for him. He should really be in the rap game. Or is/was he? idk too much about him. All i know is that we need more rappers like him now adays. Not saying lil wayne for example is bad. Just not serious and real. Waynes a rapper. This guys a hip hop mc. Real

[cjr122006]

Everybody Now A Days Type There Lyrics In A Phone Or Something

[Jordan1991Carter]

what if you just freestyle could you still be able to make it big

[OutDoorsMenNamedStix]

man you would think this is all basic knowledge and common

[MaxxxGiesler]

just started writing my own music and iv got to say this has probs helped the most, this guy has my respect.

[LegendJDT]

stop allt he damn hate you might get something from what he is saying

[DjBootlegTV]

very very nice!

[kerryane13]

plese answer me back my name is anne kerry i am 14 and i need you because i have the biggest dream ever to become a star so i need someone like you who know how to rap to help me with my song so please dont eggore me please dont .add me on facebook or twitter please

[javoncabarrus17]

helpful



[TheGumybearz]

Hey guys listen to my one and only song on my page, i wrote the lyrics and made my own beat! let me know what you think and ill buy you a blunt.

[Forstad12]

Come on guys quit hating!

[NitoJrFMM]

@saudi0knight yeh niqqa you needa stfu and leave niqqaz alone you didnt grow up like him.... you dont know where he from wtf and just because he talk like he from the south dont mean he has to be acting black dumass

[nahonio]

wendy sexs what and why is he talking about pens

[nahonio]

wendy sexs what

[ryanneuman1]

@saudi0knight hes made well over 1,000 videos. how do you know him?? if i hear a black person talking like hes a well educated person i dont say... "Hey quit talking white! be yourself" seriously? ppl need to grow up and not worry about other people., just do you

[tusancho13]

fo´sho´...pizza boxes... fo´sho´

[KeopsTV]

Do you mean i should sniff speed if i want write a fast song?!?!

[reviewsnake]

why does it matter what you write with thats gay

[rapperjak]

yyo i just wanted to thank u man you helped me alot

[xOzzyn8toRx211]

@snapforlife whats up ur ass

[snapforlife]

@xOzzyn8toRx21 how could u defend a fag like this hes fucking gay as fuck

[JiggaSmo]

I just started my rap career. I have one song so far. Lemme know if its any good, or if I should just quit. Honest feedback appreciated. Thanks.

[BatusaiJack]

spiritually

[lil0elai]

20 people are idots

[lil0elai]

yo mn can u make me an beat emocinal pleaze

[MrBlaster2100]

this is wassup well can you help me get sponsor..

[3nterpr1se]

When I prepare to write a rap, I light up a faaatass blunt. And just start rapping straight from my heart! Spit that real shit. Peace.

[olympicsk8]

Not ONCE have I ever not written my raps off my iPod, pen and paper just won't work for me

[sonickemetwo]

Writing raps with on regular paper? OH HELL NO. I want that shit on college ruled.

[TheNinjaMonsta]

First Gonna Talk bout Pret Zels



[ayeitsdavid]

Hella decent advice

[36074michael]

got to contact me man

[tomek45654]

pray? are you writing jesus songs?

[BatusaiJack]

@tomek45654 yeah pray you mathafacka

[weepingmidwinter]

Are you from Texas? lmao

[TheJak94]

I want to start rapping (grime) but I don't know how? I know lads by me who do and they say we will recruit anyone who wants to start but I don't know what to say to then. I also get told I'm good at singing but I don't know what to do. Any advice?

[CrankBot286]

just get high.....

[irep901]

mane bs dnt listen 2 dis shit mane all u gotta do is speak frm ur heart mane u dnt have 2 a good lookn pen mane longs dat muhfuka write u good

[BlackAndPrHawaii]

Bobby Bushee Can RRrRrRap....like this if u use Wordpad to write your Raps

[djchipmunx]

hi can you help me i dont sound like rappers but i want to rap

[caigancaigan]

Yo peeps, why yall watchin if all you wanna do is hate?

[theuglyfingers]

There's hella haters posting on here. This man is trying to help artists up their game. Yall should be appreciative.As a producer Ive worked with hella ignorant ass rappers that would benefit from what hommie has to say. I wish half the rappers ive delt with would actually think about their art and careers like this cat.

He's touching on all aspects. Creativity,techniques,buisness­,marketing,vibe etc.

He gets respect in my book. And thanks for taking your time out to help the community.

[YoungxAc3]

LoL haha yu gotta have a certain pen nd alll That

[Igoryok1990]

You crack me up, Snapz! haha

[Snapz97]

In all of the vids of this guy he looks as if he came back from a hot as hell room or he just ran a mile :L

-Snapz

[nuclears1]

Wanna write a rap song ?!

GET HIGH LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER !

[theboredkid100]

what i do is just jot a bunch of shit out that i feel then i listen to a beat i wanna use and i get ideas from that

[IAMRAFIKI77]

you should of made your vids longer and combined them in steps so i didnt have to change videos every min

[KristinCBoyd]

I see you have a lot of haters... but u wise in my eyes... uh oh, uh oh... you hear that.. I think I got a rap. Just kidding... thank you though for real.

[razheed1]

1st off lets get so real RESPECT about the music game if you all have no been in the game with sell on the radio or sell in the store ,then shut the hell up , the truth is this guy is just stating what RAC,MCA,SONY and others will say and ask you and themselves before giving you a DEAL real talk I know I have a DEAL and I had to go through the HOOPS of the trade so Folks lay off this brother that is just giving advice to help people to get to there goal

[MrPEYTON121]

and smoke a blunt

[DRUMM3R117]

Lol, a fresh pad

[b0mbdrop]

damn this dude loves his pens!

[Elektrokoustik]

HOLY FUCK ARE YOU KIDDING?

[kerii57]

AIGHHT LISTEN.. WHY YOU WRITIN ON A PIZZA BOX WHYD I CLICK ON THIS VIDEO YOU JUS A WHITE BOY THAT EATS A LOT NO KIDS, NO WIFE SCARED OF GUNS, RUN FROM KNIFES SPEND YOUR TIME AT THE LIBRARY, OL BOY NEEDS A LIFE YOU BUY TAMPONS, STUCK EM IN YOUR ASS PULL THEM OUT, NOW THEY SMELL LIKE TRASH EWWW; YOU LICK EM CLEAN PUT EM ON YER WINDOW CILL TO PUT IN YOUR DICK HOLE AFTER A WET DREAM YOUR NOT THA SHIT, YOUR NOT A TOOTH PICK

[redrudy5]

need to let these cats no who you is jelly.

[fightinray]

Look up Fightin' Ray... Click my name.....

[lilkazmakater]

yoo man i just listened to all your videos and heard nothing but truth. i wish i could meet someone like you in person and just work with them

[LloydDanny1978]

Ayo, if you really wanna know how to rap, just get the book "How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC", it's got interviews with over 100 famous rappers

[vapors420]

Fuck a book on this shit... That's the weak easy way... Hip hop is a way of life not a lesson in a classroom. You need to live this everyday struggle shit n go through the pain & grind to know the definition of true hip hop... Hip hop=The streets... Either your from them or not... Spit it how you live it...

[Absonyx]

@vapors420 Thats pretty close minded of you, If by way of life you mean culture which I doubt you do, then your right. Otherwise Hip Hop is musical Culture and has nothing to do with grind, pain or Struggle. Of course it plays a role, but the streets wont make you understand the Real Definition of Hip Hop, it;ll make you relate to certain songs/subjects. You don't need to be from the "streets" to understand hip hop because It's an Art therefore it is teachable.

[vapors420]

"Music" is an art... Hip hop is a way of life... No shit is a culture... Similar to weed or anything else in life people take serious. Not every body could do it like real people who go through the grind, pain n struggles every day... Why else do so many rappers rap about sad shit coming up as a child??? Close minded huh? Sure guy...

[Absonyx]

@vapors420 Listen im not trying to be rude or anything but maybe search what Culture really means in a dictionnary? Also, one thing I want you to think about if Hip hop was a LifeStyle, why would Nas and so many other people say Hip Hop is Dead? As I recall the street life never Died and never Will Right?Hip Hop represents culture cause it affects fashion,dance,music, You really think the first few hip hop songs were about the ghetto N struggle?Nah it was all about dancing n expressing urself.

[vapors420]

First of all don't tell me to look up words in the dictionary when u can't even spell that right... Second of all, Nas is not the voice of hip hop foolio... Third of all, hip hop is not dead... It lives in the underground & last hip hop was a form of "expression" because of "The Ghetto" Are we done here or what???

[Absonyx]

@vapors420 Is that the best you came up with? I never said Nas was the Voice of hip hop, But He Most def knows the struggle of the streets And did not associate it with Hip hop when presume dead. So It lives in the underground, dont forget you said Hip hop was a Lifestyle,Il let you figure it Out.You just agreed with me btw saying it was a form of expression, How did they express it ? With Music, Dance,Fashion and not By struggling,Pain,Suffering.Ye were done, you didn't point out any facts yo.

[vapors420]

Lol worst than an ex girlfriend yo' Sure guy why not...

[ReALiTeeChEkk]

@Absonyx , just wanted 2 say i read your debate with vapors420 and thought his comments were comical lol. He made no sense at all. Alot of the rappers who make songs about the streets or struggle and pain in the ghetto are the same ones making songs about being in the club, having sex, cars, women, politics, etc. Like u said, its just a matter of relating 2 certain songs. 4 him 2 say u have 2 be from the streets 2 know the meaning of true hip hop is one of the craziest things ive ever read lol

[NogEggz]

Seems to me, from viewing several "Rap How To's", all rappers have some form of speech impediments.

[TheDalaiLayman]

You need a new person to write your captions, dude

[joebg1]

he's right! I hated writing on a messed up piece of paper.

But now, I just use a pen because I'm to the point where I'll write a rhyme and rarely even have to re-edit it. writing with pen keps me in beast mode so I get in a habit of not messing up.

on the surface or subliminal, I aim to kill//

if they calling you a fan then you came to feel//

Its like taking a pill,they say my lyrical is blaze//

leave em' fiendin' by the stereo,still in a daze//

still and amazed,and I don't even trap//

[chipzndipz78]

JUST GET THEM EMOTIONS FLOWING FOR ME PRODUCES THE BEST LYRICS FEEL GENUINE LYRICS

[KingLeoShinda]

accually real talk i prefer using only certain types of pencils (mechanical bic penciels) when I write I also prefer spiral notebooks over lets say compesition books or napkins or pizza boxes

[Sagefrakrobatik]

Check out the book "How to Rap" from Paul Edwards. I got a copy from the library it is definately worth checking out.

[Jo0s53e]

WTF!!!!! is this fucken bullshit man

u dont need to pick out ur pens or pad or any of this fucken shit man this is bullshit

[dilusional1]

@Jo0s53e He said to each his own,thats just how he does it.He's not sayin it's a must

[romainelettuce2]

lol

[romainelettuce2]

"i picked my pants wisely" lol.. i think he ment pens

[lilbeatch]

he did say pens! it just sounded like pants cuz of his accent and apparently the person that did the subtitles didnt realise that lol

[lilbeatch]

@romainelettuce2 he said pens

[lilbeatch]

@lilbeatch oops i already said that lol

[Dru912]

@romainelettuce2  he did say pens

[MrJamal112]

tight bra

[lilbeatch]

sorry if i sound like a bitch, but who the fuck cares what kind of pen he uses?!?!?!?

he prefers bics? oh great now i can write a rap! lmao

[lilbeatch]

is it just me or are the subtitles wrong?

[AlabamaPimp15]

No homo but checc out homie's hand at 0:54 , whiteboy a GD

[23yellacuz]

thank you much appriciated

[funbuns29]

of course you wrote your rap on pizza boxes chubs

[dcent2]

@AliTobi What do you mean?

[uppityox]

@AliTobi yall are rude, how would you feel if someone made a comment like that when you're trying to help out the rap community

[Navan1991]

@AliTobi ROFLFAO! :))

[LilSquareHead23]

@AliTobi dude jelly roll is a way better rapper than you will ever be he may be big but that doesnt mean anything

[mcelusive]

@AliTobi wendy sacks

[deadpool971]

@AliTobi

thats mean haha

[mikejdeuncestoya]

@AliTobi lame ass bitch



[Kimissobad]

@mikejdeuncestoya hey guys i'm a girl an you know who need to be on a dvd is this girl name msraedaniels from philly.. she got skills forreal.......

[lilrapfan97]

lol

[tontocorazon]

Fuckin Bic pens up in this mofucka

[Saotik]

ExpertVillage, once again providing indispensable advice on subjects ranging from how to prepare to write a rap to how to wipe your arse. All you need is a piece of paper and a ball-point pen.

[lando9386]

Dis nigga Fye!! Eveythang u be sayin da shit nigga

Nigga got dem Descriptive powers

[318ray]

gud  speaking

[tubingforever]

A pen and a piece of paper. That shit's dope, son! I gots to remember that!

[rossoneroedoboi]

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[rodrigolandia151]

shit

[optamaze]

anyone gots this dudes myspace?

[ivantatla]

nicely said

[gearsclown]

the pen is also a good

[GhostWriterakaGMoney]

honestly i think its stupid no body can 'teach you' how to rap you have to learn yourself, watching a video can not help you become a better rapper, practicing and finding your motivation will

[fireguy770]

this is true i can not dispute that, but this might help organize there thoughts better. if that makes sense. do u understand what i am trying to say.

[Sm1thy2k8]

@GhostWriterakaGMoney Then what are you doing here?, you say all this but this can help anyone

[GhostWriterakaGMoney]

@Sm1thy2k8 u can listen to my songs on my page, i was just saying what i thought, somebody sent this video to me and i watched it

[matthew562]

watching this shit makes me wanna bust a flow on a beat and record it.ahah

[nikonxxx]

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[MuseNerd]

Wow i never knew the type of pen was so important for rapping....? :D

[prepolei94]

me 2

[xSUxgrubes91]

don't forget the paper

[amazrand]

Rap is the SPECIAL OLYMPICS of music!

[chknjo]

THE PROOF IS IN DA PUDAN YALL. chknjo

[Dust329]

Thanks 4 the advice... Im 15 and am starting out as a rapper, and recorded my 1st song... check it out if you like its called "destiny's road"

[prepolei94]

yeah really ok hear my ''enantia ston nomo'' its a greek but ok:)

[WorkmanS000360]

0:36 ... does he say wendy sex?? lol

[cinobette]

wendy sacks fool

[WorkmanS000360]

hahaha i know ... i'm jus messin

[revolutionary125]

Whats the difference between a rap song and a poem?

[maddywoowoo]

There is none, Rap is a particular type of poetry.

I like to think of rap as poetry in motion.

[revolutionary125]

Ohhh so,All you need is a good flow???But ive heard rappers go with the measure of the song as when you hear best i ever had by drake he goes with the measure meaning the drums.hear the song and youll know what i mean.and than hear Goood times by joell ortiz and youll see what i mean by just flow.

[maddywoowoo]

Well that's the way it has to be, or else the beat and rhythm wont go with your flow... Poetry to the beat homie.

[revolutionary125]

oo ok,i got you.cuz somebody told me that i was writing poetry not a rap song and i was like what? lol

[rOmEoMUstDi3]

i dont use pens and pads i use my sidekick lx ..Haha

[ImDino]

i use my cellphone that has a sidekick layout ^^ it goes faster so you have more time to thing about what you write (i guess) hehe

[abbydavisjr]

I usually take a shit and crank the super man dance at the same time that helps me alot the only problem is afterwards my shits everywhere!!!????

[TAPIA809]

lol

[dhruv494]

.....keep workin at it man

needs alot of work

[Slasherzza]

Your first line doesn't make a whole lot of sense IMO. I'd suggest you stretch it out and follow this cat's advice and rhyme some multi-syllable words to keep it interesting. I'd say you have potential though. :)

[illwunbeats]

who gives a flyin *@#$ about the brands of pens and pads? preparin mentally is of course crucial if you got a deep song youre fixing to write but you aint even touched that subject...

[devleo12]

it doesnt make any sence though..

its alright but no point whatsoever

[alext1223]

well its really about a large subject

LIFE :P hahahaha

[moonsoonmenu]

I write my shit on windows word, but the real music secret is your shit comes out on the toilet! lol

[23viktor23]

i drink liquer befow i do

[samarins]

When i'm writting i listen to beat on my headphones and write lyrics in my computer, it makes things easier...

[HERBALBLAZER]

i have a smoke before i write ;]

[oysta44]

amen! it always brings out the best

[joshquin]

It sounds lame but he's right about picking a good writing utensil. Pencil's slow me down I can't stand it, I need a pen because sometimes I'll think of lyrics so fast I need to almost scribble them down at first just to get the ideas out.

[Stunnakidd12]

i like taking showers to hype my self up

[trapsohtraps]

I like to do a barrel roll

[jrj08901]

i like to smoke weed wen i write

[nomindbeats]

well said! thanks:)

[datstudrapper]

I like to prepare by listening to underground competition. It gets me pumped up to write a hit. And I use either a notebook or I type it in a word document.

[OldSchoolHipHopLover]

LOL. That's my method. Bun A Spliff. That always get's me in the mood to write RHYMES.

[nomindbeats]

haha word

[Klauz1337]

I write on my computer...

[Swagster407]

Nice vid. I know of an unkown cat that goes pretty hard. Search "Vthov Let Me Clear My Throat" and you'll see what I mean. Fiyah, pure fiyah. I can't believe people are sleeping on this guy.

[FAVREandREDD]

some people might go on a diet, as should you, you fat waste of oxygen, just shoot yourself

[nuces1er]

Alot of haters in here. expertvillage has alot of great tips .....WORD!

[Frivolous248]

cage wrote "agent orange" on a whopper wrapper, not sure if it was a gel pen or not... this guy should have spent more time discussing how to decide on tempo, measure, rhyme scheme, etc. I personally find typing to be easier to edit and quicker than writing the old fashion way, plus it saves paper for handstyles :D

[chasd28]

haha

this is hilarious

[cnote0187]

tHIS iS hILARIOUS. hE sAID hE uSE tO wRITE oN pIZZA bOXES. lOL. bUT gOOD tIPS tHO

[sora4139]

He said it HIS way of getting prepared to write a song, he didn't tell each individual in the music industry to pick a lovely little pen to become a famous rapper.

[bigredd322]

he another bubba sparks

[bobbiiiy]

all i heard was pens

[bobbiiiy]

whats the deal with the pens buddy

[DESC3NDANT]

He said it HIS way of getting prepared to write a song, he didn't tell each individual in the music industry to pick a lovely little pen to become a famous rapper.