| If you want to find out how to rap better, then read | | | | Step #3: Create your own "Emcee Identity" |
| this now. You will learn to rap so you can impress your | | | | Another tip to learn to rap is create your own rapper |
| friends and win rap battles. | | | | identity. A lot of hip hop emcees try too hard to be |
| Step #1: Use the 1-2-3-4 formula | | | | someone else. They want to be like the next big hit so |
| If you want to learn how to rap, then always follow | | | | they make their hair look like the latest hip hop artist or |
| the 1-2-3-4 phase formula. You can turn every hip hop | | | | rapper. But when you do that, you lose a lot of your |
| song into a 4 step beat formula. Every time there is an | | | | own originality. |
| emphasis in the rap, that is one of the 4 numbers. | | | | Instead of trying to be someone else, take some time |
| An easy way to use this formula is to use your hand | | | | to reflect on who you are. Look into your own life |
| and move from left to right every phase. That will | | | | experiences and find out what makes you unique. |
| make it easier when to make your flow rhyme. You | | | | Whatever that is, add them up to create your own |
| want to usually rhyme on the same phase of the | | | | unique emcee identity. Once you create your own |
| formula. | | | | rapper identity, you will have more ownership to it and |
| For example, you want to rhyme every 4th phase. So | | | | thus you will have much more conviction and power |
| the next 4th phase you want to make your word | | | | when you rap. |
| rhyme with the previous 4th phase of the 1-2-3-4 | | | | Step #4: Use a rhyming dictionary |
| formula. | | | | To improve your rhyming skills, just get yourself a |
| Step #2: Rap with other friends | | | | rhyming dictionary. A rhyming dictionary is a dictionary |
| Another secret on how to rap better is to freestyle | | | | that gives a list of rhyming words. This is a very helpful |
| rap with your friends. It is much more fun to freestyle | | | | tool to help you incorporate words to make your |
| rap with friends than to do it yourself. But you can | | | | freestyle rhyme and sound better. |
| make it a playful competition by freestyling against | | | | Step #5: Focus on your own skills |
| each other for fun. This will make your freestyle | | | | A lot of rappers focus too much on other rappers. |
| rapping skills to improve much faster than before. | | | | That is not good because you can end up being |
| If you can't find anyone to rap with, just go to an online | | | | discouraged if you see other hip hop artists do better. |
| voice chatroom and look for a chatroom that has a lot | | | | So don't focus on other people's lives or their rapping |
| of hip hop fans. You will easily find people who are | | | | skills. Instead, focus on your own skills. The more you |
| willing to freestyle rap with you or battle. Just have fun | | | | focus on your own freestyle rapping skills, the faster |
| because the more you have fun, the more you will get | | | | you will improve as a hip hop artist. |
| better at freestyling. | | | | |