Rap & Hip-Hop Culture : How to Write a Rap Song

[LoEyBtrick]

first you have to meditate.

[azo9360]

Write a rap battle with a friend

[booking98]

u need a swagg but ur good like poerty

[GRADIETWYMAN26]

i feel u homie it is like poetry man i look at rap battles on youtube ya feel me

[GRADIETWYMAN26]

i just got starrted writeing rap songs i wrote this new joint called playboy check me out on youtube homie tell me what you think im from wilmington i wrote anotha joint cash money

[OFFICIALSWAGGTEAMENT]

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[milkenobi]

Who is this guy? I've never heard of him? I can't even find a single song of his on google or anywhere. I think he's just a poser.

[DONJUAN494]

your points are spot on!

[diegomanya17]

0:02 - Fail

[TheAxel234]

stop at 1:42 :D haha

[MegaJustice89]

Hey i just wrote a rap like a month ago and i want tips on how to make it better. hit me up

[bridges415]

ive been telling all my brahs rap is poetry they never believed me they call it gassing whe every word rhyme we from the bay but a the east coast sound is what i rap on they come with more swagg lately soon to change thanks to sbm Sco Boyz we comin soon but i feel the vid and just wanted to say thank u for proving my point

[EminemBruce]

Haha i just made this up

If you're going to mess with me, you better realize that it's not free, because I can easily rob you off your glee, messing with me has a fee

[Rawk4Life]

He said "you can't just put anything down on paper." Someone should relay that message to Lil Jon.

[giro227]

@Rawk4Life no, becaus the rap he does is called crunck and is different, but i think someone shud talk to lil wayne cuz iff he calls what hes duing rapping than i dont know what rap is nomore, and ive been in the game sins run, dmc and mc hammer,

[MEGIDIOT]

Could we have a real rapper on expert village like 'em.

[skatinforeal]

Yo can u hit me up sometime I'm looking for a record deal if u can get me a shot i appreciate it. Message me man peace

[theboredkid100]

i want ur hat :P

[MrAbu3bdo]

good lookin my dude

[com1exptert]

@MrTTindy1 ^an example of a wack rap

[schacht22]

@MrTTindy1 And that is an example of how not to write a rap

[lolurmoma]

@schacht22 LOL

[TRM831]

great message on this video i love it... how much weed did you smoke before though? haha jk

[101bensmith]

This guy is good

There is also a great book, which itnerviews over 100 of the best rappers of all time and gets them to drop knowledge on rapping, it's called " H0W-TO -RAP : The Art& Science of the HipHop MC '

Def worth picking up if you're into rapping

[DiamondDudeFilm]

@101bensmith why does everyon post something about this book on every video?!

[badboi3126]

@3DStoRecords lol you a homo thug

[IntelektTPW]

ROFL worst song writing tutorial I've seen in a while. well it was good for a laugh, some people just arent made for instructional videos.

[BBvidoes]

we gotta make sure it sounds good? hmm who woulda thought

[thasilverman]

stop hatin on him, lets see ya'll get up and school ppl how to game without sounding like a bitch

shutup

[throbule]

This amateur has a great act of stating the fucking obvious - and as usual with the so called " expertvillage" idiots, it all ends up being rather meaningless and of very little creative vale to serious musicians, writers or recording artists.

My advice is to seek out true professionals who know their stuff intimately, and don't just witter like old woman.

[VonR2010]

expression

[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

[saygin10]

stop saying you know for god sake

[TwoOhTV]

Im a rapper in need of a producer! please contact...

[lastexiles1]

@TwoOhTV Im a producer in need of a rapper...

[Blademuzic]

Who is this guy? I look in the description and it says "R.O.C. is a christian rapper". I just don't know how the words "christian" and "rapper" go together.

[saibu22]

Christian Hip-Hop glorify's Jesus' name through the artists lyrics. That's what it mean's when it say's Christian rap. There'a a load of Christian rappers out there, some great, some not so great, just like secular rap! The main difference between Christian rap and secular rap is the underlying message and truth of it. I mean, yeah sure there's truth in secular Hip-Hop, but it doesn't point you to salvation and trust in Christ Jesus like Christian Hip-Hop does. Check it out, be open to truth :-)

[phatboy712]

hey yall peep me out i only got 1 vid but i can put up vids on any thing u need from pro tools mixing to FL sampling..halla!!!

[95railflip]

That is not a cool hat.

[GoldRiNgZ]

useless!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vincedirect]

i need someine to write a rap song for my business and website can you tell me who can help

thanks

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[lilbeatch]

expert village is gay. look at the start of the video he's pretending to write lmao

wtf is that about?! theres a woman in another expert village video holding a guitar the whole time. seriously wtf?!?!? why do they need gay props lmao

[juswolf22]

@lilbeatch lmao hell yea aint nothin even on the paper when you look....he aint even act the scene out right he just turns around and automatically assumes the camera there lol

[lilbeatch]

@juswolf22 perhaps his psychic powers told him it was there

[WAKEUPshift111]

i think this vid is def under-rated

[corporatethief]

new kid cudi style beat on my channel

[wastefuldragon]

@3DStoRecords get'em

[DaimRaw]

if someone need beats.contact me

[stacks6969allday]

i need some beats i need about 4

[chrisdotwynn]

Anyone that needs rap songs, I got them for sale. I got all styles . I used to rap myself, but I gave it up because I'm not one for the limelight. I also produce, so if you need beats, you need to talk to me. I got a channel on here dedicated to my instrumentals. Much Love, Ghost..

[arjunverma09]

@chrisdotwynn ya i want good beats but i dont wanna make it to stage either

just wanna do it for fun

[3DStoRecords]

exactly mayne. thanks for the support. these muthafuckas are retarded these days.

[3DStoRecords]

eyo dumbass, the word "career" don't have two R's in it. or an I.

[DoubleaFilm]

k, geek.

[SubliminalKriminalz]

it DOES have 2 R's !!!! looooool

but ur right about the " i " o_O

[hollowman113]

Is that a Mic on his Hat........ .. .. .. .....

[thepipgirls]

yes

[DoubleaFilm]

You can't learn them to rap.

You can imrpove them and give them tips.

Not learn them to rap, but learing them TO GET BETTER AT RAPPING. Nice video

[GuitarGodx300]

yeh you cant learn how to rap it comes from the heart

[monSTARsounds]

search loonasik for better shit

[traceurdoggy5]

badg856's right

U can't learn the people the rap

[Xsenso]

offcorse you can learn someone to rap -.-

like how to get the beat coming in the right spots, wich order the parts are coming :P dont know what its called in english like verse or w/e

[badg856]

man i dnt think u kno but wun thing i have i have learnd is that u cant teach people 2 rap, its a talent, in ur heart

[shua559]

thnk uthat made snese

[bangtizzy]

He said so much but so little. What are bars? What are punchlines? No examples.. What about metaphors? What about multi-ryhmes? NOPE! Fuck the important shit, as long as you "Keep it hot" that's all you need to know to write a rap song!

[sunray1984]

the first 9 seconds are the funniest!

[FiLdUbz]

lmao! u right...

[1x1x3]

if you think he's gay you're gay you pathetic wannabe fucking morons. if he were gay he'd be far smarter and better dressed wankers. read a book

[GODZILLAMANASS]

Uhm.. So are you smart and better dressed you fucking fruitcake ass faggot?

[GODZILLAMANASS]

Uhm.. So are you smart and better dressed you fucking fruitcake ass faggot?

[Sweetkidjo911]

lol

[IQueMusic]

this is funny

[PUNISHER555222]

thanks mate, and i will work on it :D.

[HugeHands31]

who the fuck is this douchebag..he doesnt kno wat the fuck he talkin about

[djsaad44]

flabby guy or gay maybe

[underoath3silver]

ur gay.

[manning1980]

haha, this fool looks like bow wow!

[WHATyouCANTbe]

Why is the label sticker thing still on his hat? Why do people do this? Gay!!

[apocalipserocks]

uh... gay? man fuk u everyone does that u metallica faggot

[WHATyouCANTbe]

No everyone does not do that! So I guess its like follow the loser? The sticker thing on the hat is gay! Whats the point? I'm going to start wearing my jeans and shirts with all the tags and stickers left on them so I can be cool to.. No never mind that would be gay!

[WHATyouCANTbe]

By the way Money Shake. Sucks ass!

Are you trying to raise enough to get out of the ghetto?

[bboyz3r0p01nt]

does someone know other vids?

i wanna learn how to rap know but am lacking the proper knowledge.

[PUNISHER555222]

there another guy from expert village who did all his videos in a lined t-shirt black and whit and i personally think he is good.

[mesaboogieamps]

yo yo yo yo................. yo and shit or but could you and rap but i and for flow to make a pop song shiggy shag on the top side or the back stop my nig for real!!!! 1....

[Skripmusic]

lol@how this guy turns around from the seat

[madelineschannel]

I can think of 4 simple steps

1. Hit maybe 2 points about something offensive and belittling to women and/or drugs

2. Make a drum beat and do cool beat boxing things with your lips

3. optional) make a chorus with actual MUSIC

4. aimlessly rhyme things like "you left him right in front of me, you make me so sick I need an IV"

or "Take off your dress, we can make a mess, lets have sex!"

[soulmman]

What's your problem with Hip-Hop? It isn't anymore belittling to music than pop or RnB. The belittling of women isn't an ideal of Hip-Hop, it's just what's popular in some stupid wannabe's music videos. The real Hip Hop is deep, amazing and has incredibly poetic elements to it.

[badboy72493]

WTF r u talkin bout....read up on ya history rap comes from all kinds of music Rock,soul,RnB,Blues etc u wouldnt say that those anit music! and ima hip hop producer and i would like to see someone like u go to a real studio not no home studio and produce a track u wouldnt be able to do it there is alot more in hip hop then most people think....and if u think that only rappers talk about women u dont know shyt every rock band from tha 80's does, look at elvis and tha beatles....no before u speak!

[madelineschannel]

Learn proper grammer if you want to try and get a point across. Try some punctuation, and get rid of your double negatives. They make you say the exact opposite of what you're saying.

I never said anything about hip hop, although that does come pretty close to rap.

If you listen to the radio you'll understand why I dislike this type of 'music'. It's discriminating, meaningless and just plain vulgar. It may mean something to the person who wrote it, but they could atleast make it a song.

[badboy72493]

Every type of music that has ever bin in tha top charts or popular is vulgar. Not just rap and hip hop so bone up on sum history before u come at something that u dont know shyt about!!!

Now i do agree with u on rap not being that much music anyone can talk about killing sumone and blazing. But hip hip is a form of music it takes alot of hard work to make a track if u looked into it maybe u would know a lil more!

[SouthOx]

uh...they don't play Hip Hop music on the radio anymore

[dawgie1234]

Red Hot Chili Peppers : "I Like Dirt". What's that song about? Anal sex.

How is hip-hop more degrading than other kinds of music? It's not. It's just been demoinzed by the media.

[flaledude]

what are you twelve?

[kuihkun]

just because it rhymes it doesnt make it a good rap, you're right about that - BUT, if it doesn't rhyme, it will NOT be a good rap.

[mrfino239]

nice bro

[xxxxMetaknightxxxx]

yeah well i meant to alter the word falling and etc as many rappers do like (the) (da) but i guess some people are a bit slow to notice it. I laugh at the fact you are criticising me despite ur blatant errors.

Since i also want to sound stupid, u mispelled laugh u wrote lol instead

[swishaswisha]

Ohhhhh so its the pen to the paper? Man I always fucked that part up. LMFAO

[michaelskape]

90% of you who commented are retarded

This is a great vid that helps people learning to rap

and actually Rap takes a lot of skill retard

Id love for you to be able to make a rap beat and make a good rap song, then you can talk shit

[xxxxMetaknightxxxx]

i did make 5 since 1999 my friends and i seen people make up raps at lunch, and we edited beats,effects and stuff on the comp. btw he plays guitar(skill required) anyway the song was hilarious it sound like busta rhymes and had lyrics making fun of rap :p good times

Rap may seem like it takes skill to you but it doesnt its the easiest genre to create since u dont have to play instruments and stuff. Thats why its easy even for kids to create, hit table in a tempo alter one note andu got asong

[zamil25]

Man, this is all Logic. How is this helpful? If this video is actually helpful to the person it means that guy is a fool because he has no logic.

[bigfatdick5000]

he knows nothing about hiphop.

[flonase21]

and put your hat on straight boy

[eliteboy916]

wtf who would make a tutorial on how to rap XD

[flonase21]

rap isnt music or poetry or any other artform. in fact its the farthest u can get from art. talking about shooting someone or bangin' a hoe thats not music. listen to zepelen or white lion thats music, and it requires some function of mental capacities. so get your dumb lazy ass off a chair and do some work like the rest of us

[KidWiruz]

Oh my fucking god.

A tutorial how to write a rap song o.O

[SleeplessSouljah]

and what he means is not every line has to rhyme lines make up bars, bars usually rhyme. When two lines that make up a bar rhyme its usually an internal rhyme.

Nas for example favors using internal rhymes to intensify his flow and emphasize the beats he raps on.

Immortal Technique on the otherhand favors end rhymes.

It all depends on ur style. Sometimes internal rhymes tend to take away from the overall message sometimes it dont

BUT NOT EVERY LINE HAS TO RHYME

[RexLaboro]

Um, every line DOES have to rhyme.

[Jarhead128]

U know nothing about rap. Actually listen to a rap song before u open ur mouth

[RexLaboro]

Listen to one? I'm a writer and producer, stupid.

[doe333]

That's what my rhymes have been missing this whole time... the hotness! I knew there was something. Thank you Expert Village.

[andyem1453]

And good video

[guitargod345678]

this dumb fuck wasted my time

[DarkZekeX]

This is cool :)

[stormer187]

fuck ya'll hatin bitchez, i could put a bet on it that ya'll listenin to some trashy, bitchie music........is he gay couz he tryin to help the beginerz out???? i mean pleeeeease...shut tha fuck up and give him a chance to show his tight feelings to hip hop....cool vid man, lot 'o' luv in it...peace

[SleeplessSouljah]

you wanna help the beginners out tell em step on stage and get booed off thats how u learn simple as that

[domm786]

we can see that from the way you spelt 'dyslexia' lol your a tw@

[legoshoota]

shut the fuck up you prick. wow! callin the dyslexic a twat because he spelt dyslexia wrong hahaha you must be proud

[brendaandchons]

said the guy who typed spelt

[Edinazzu]

go to sleep

[HeavyVerbzz]

good looks my nigga...fuck these cracker ass fagz below who hatin....they dun hav shit ta do..so they yap bout rap....

[Stomski]

Good question! Who am I? One could rejoinder "Someone that has knowledge of the basics of the written English language." That, I fear, would be far too palpable.

Seems like there's plenty of room for punctuation afterall.

[legoshoota]

wow! how smug are you? I honestly dont care, you have to much free time on your hands if you're on youtube videos commenting on peoples puntuaction and grammar. so quit being an ignoramus and perpetuating this unnecessary exhibtition of bravado, when your not even talking about the fuckin video.

[UTSONUT]

rappers meditate?

[chulo113]

This guy is a fag.

[ttttonytm]

basically this video told me absolutely nothing. his sentences just rail on and on and on.

basically, what i learned is "a rap song comes from within you, so just write some words and make them be what you want them to be." so this video pretty much didn't serve any purpose at all. hahahaha

[12trkAn26]

1. who the fuck is this

2. who named him expert when he's never heard of.

3. why does he wear the same shit every video

[canadianmaple09]

If nobody ever wrote another rap song again, I'd be very happy.

[KidWiruz]

Rap is not 50cent or Souljaboy...

All u c in TV isn't rap. It's just a fucked up pop copy of rap. So go to the searchfield at the top and type in: "The Roots"

[bigfatdick5000]

"The Roots". That's Word of Gold right there.

[7649460]

sorry man, who are you again?

[krazeakake]

and who made you the expert, who are you?

[krazeakake]

sorry but really, who told the greats how to write a rap song lol its self taught so cut your class

[bigblackniggerlover]

i fucken love niggers man

[OBZRV82]

Thats funny ur mom tells me the samething, when my long cock is deep in her ass.

[moparmonster1965]

Rap requires a poor command of the English language, a low IQ, and a desire to be like everyone else.

[legoshoota]

people like mos def talib lupe fiasco dont have a poor grasp of the english language and theirs pleanty more i could name so dont speak if u dont know what your talking about!

[moparmonster1965]

You shouldn't post anything because you're confirming what I said.

[Stomski]

Considering your poor grammar, I'm not sure you're in a position to comment on such things.

[flonase21]

lol its true

[wanderer1955]

LOL!! Rap-Crap. If you cant write real music write ''Wrap''. Music by wannabee songwriters. Give it up boys go back to mugging people its less painful on the ears.

[ShardedFire]

alrite man chill

this is the internet

say w/etf you want

[fleetwoodsucks]

aye or is it aite? I dont know. I dont speak monkey!

Anyway. Fuck all you "haters".

[Zainkhan08]

the fastest rapper is eminem and 2pac

[zzz33333]

that's the dumbest shit i ever heard

[csvnsaoqua]

here is my rap song

jump on a black bmw straigh to cali

mother f...k my name is woky

[420Godboob]

it goes 2 pac, Biggie, and Eminem.

[Marlboro1337]

im sorry but eminem is some of the best rap i have ever heard (some of his songs at least). He has real meaning in a lot of the darker stuff he has written. There's a lot of commercial shit these days that you have to sift through to find quality stuff but eminem has obvious talent.

[legoshoota]

i h8 da fact dat ppl think hiphop is rap dey 2 dif genres hiphop's like jurassic5, leaders of the new school, pharcyde, lupe fiasco etc. n rap is harder to define its basically anything that has proper lyrics but is more violently orientated. (thats my opinion n e way) a lot of the shit released today pisses me off like soulja boi and mimms, lil john, mike jones basically n e one with a stupid gimic. its destroyin the culture and music aswell fuck producers that makes da same track for everyone

[n0s1r]

The difference between rap and hip-hop is hip-hop is a culture that just so happens to contain rap, along with DJ'ing, Breakdancing, and Graffiti.

[SenorBivins]

you can write anything you want and be famous nowadays

Soulja Boy .. MIMS .. Weird Al Yankovic

People listen to anything.. fuck formats

[alucard100101]

this is good rap: wu tang clan, mos def, danger doom, aka mf doom, aka viktor vaughn, big L, big pun,mc chris, murs, brother ali

the following cant rap worth a shit:lil john, lil wayne, young joc,ying yang twins,50 cent, eminem, and i can go on im just sayin not all rap is bad ppl and dnt gi ve up on it just because a few shitty rappers pretty much fuked everything up i havnt given up and i love metal and rock im not really into rap but i like good rap

[legoshoota]

yor on the right tracks their but then i saw eminem in the cant rap section? now what the fuck are you smokin to think that???? em came up through battlin and made 3 good albums before he started to decline he still comes out with the ocasional good verse on a track but you have to give him credit that he's done a lot in rap music an he cant be put in the shit catagory for that reason, their are a lot of worse rappers.

[typhoon227]

soulja boy. mike jones. tony yayo. k fed. vanilla ice. master p. bizzare. shawty lo. i got millions under Em and i aint even a fan, he's just a beast.

[SoundmasterSam]

Danger Doom is a band that MF Doom was in with Danger Mouse.

[stei667]

ya ya know... its not that hard you pretty much just have to "sing" i dont know wut to call it, and put in what whammywon said and be sooo monotanis that is get to the breaking point. not trying to offend by saying this but you got to admit its true... i hate rap. its so annoying. no offense

[Whammywon]

So rap = poetry?

That means that poppin' caps and slappin' hoes = poetry?

I like rap and all, but I think calling, in general, poetry is a little far fetched. Some rap is very poetic but music about killing someone or screwing a girl all night isn't, in my opinion.

[Howitzer89]

Wow, if you think that's what hip-hop is then you are clueless.

[tnizzle53]

Thats not rap. Thats just a modern variation of rap. Its a completly different genre.

Rap is Wu-Tang-Clan, NAS, BIG, Big Pun, tupac, Eminem, some Dr.dre stuff, etc.

Rap these days isnt rap.

its shit.

[typhoon227]

honestly i don't say certain lyrics make something a genre, even though that's been a main steryotype for rap. i honestly think the style, sounds you hear, and the artists way of putting the music designates the genre. a rock song could be considered rap if they were to say what you said. i do agree with the fact that everyones makin it now above the good artists, it's a shame too cause I'm trying to make it myself. i just hope the ones like soulja boy step up thier game instead of making themse

[typhoon227]

lves hated