MAKE BEATS FOR RAP

1. Find a Beat to Inspire You. Ever wonder how the pros beginning writing a rap song? 9 times out of 10 they begin by looking for beats to inspire them. They are looking for something that touches them in way that inspires and motivates them to write lyrics to. Everyone has a different taste in music, so find a beat that YOU like and can write naturally to. Find something that instantly grabs you and relates to you. You can find beats easily on the internet. Just search Google and Soundclick and you will be sure to find a beat to write rap song lyrics to.

2. Choose a Main Topic. Once you find a beat that you want to use, begin thinking of a topic that goes nicely with the beat you chose. Remember to choose a topic that relates with both YOU and the beat. If you chose a sad, emotional-sounding beat, then pick a topic that is sad and emotional and that you relate with. If you pick a club style beat then choose a topic that is relevant to the club scene. Listen to your beat, ask yourself what kind of impact you would like your rap song lyrics to have on people, and decide on your main topic. Remember that how you write rap song lyrics will greatly depend on your topic.

3. Write Your Hook. A lot of rappers and producers alike find it best practice to begin a rap song by first writing the hook. Now that you have your beat and main topic selected, you have a great foundation to begin writing your hook lyrics to.

To explain how to write rap hooks, I've broken hook-writing down into a few steps that I have found to be very effective.

a.) Consider these things: Do you want the hook to be catchy? Do you want it to be deep and emotional? Do you want to sing it or rap it out?

b.) Listen to the hook part of your beat. Vibe with the beat and start freestyling some ideas. Even if your words aren't making sense, freestyle to the beat to establish some different flows. Experiment and figure out what you like.

c.) Now that you have some ideas flowing, begin writing lyrics down. Make a list of words that you might want to incorporate into the hook.

d.) Look at your word list as you listen to the beat and begin freestyling some new ideas with these words.

e.) Once you come up with some strong ideas, it may be a good idea to quickly record them to see which one sounds the best. Once you've decided, we can move on with the verses!

4. Begin Writing the Verses. Now that the hook is finished, you have everything laid out for the verses. So how do you write rap song verses?

a.) Start each verse off strong in order to develop a connection with the listener right away. A good way to do this is to begin with a controversial, funny, bold, or catchy opening line.

b.) Now that you've got the listeners attention, finish out your verses with content that is relevant to your topic. Rhyme more than just the last word in each sentence when you can. Try to use different flow structures throughout instead of just sticking to one the whole time.

c.) If you are having trouble or writer's block, write out a list of rhyming words that relate to your topic (use a dictionary and thesaurus if necessary) and refer to this list to spark ideas.

d.) Just as you started off strong, end the verse lyrics strong too! Make sure you transition into the hook smoothly and finish with a bang!

5. Practice! Perhaps the most underrated part of rapping...practice! It's one thing to know how to write rap song lyrics, but putting it into action is something else. Once you have your song written, practice it over and over until you know it by heart and can recite it perfectly with no flaws. Trust me this is important!

I hope you now know how to write rap song lyrics more efficiently and effectively. Apply what you've learned to your next rap song and I am sure you will notice a difference!

If this sounds anything like you than I may have a solution ready for you; there are many services online which provide tools and guidance needed to novices and newbies to help them getting started into making their own music. These services are equipped with all the tools you'll ever need to make your own music. Also the biggest winning point that these services have is that they come at a fraction of the cost of studio equipment and yet provide all the functionality that professional studio equipment offer. Indeed anyone who knows how to use the computer can use these services to make his or her own music. And because these tools are so easy to use they are incredibly fun and addictive!

You can make any form of music ranging from reggae to pop to hip-hop, rock jazz with the aid of these tools. While these tools cannot match the expense of studio equipment in terms of quality, they more than make up for this in their affordability and ease-of-use.

Do not let your financial situation hold you back from pursuing your dreams. As you can clearly see options are available and you can use them to pursue your passion. If you're just getting started in the music production it is extremely important that you focus on doing just that: getting started. Make some beats and impress people with them, show your talents and earn some respect. Who knows you might even start to sell your own music and have a good thing going on for you. You can always purchase the expensive equipment later.

The truth is that many hot women have dated men with old cars and even those with no cars. But if you have an old car, the simple trick is to keep it clean. Get your car to the car wash and have it waxed as well so that it has a nice sheen. Or if you are on a budget, do this yourself. Get rid of all the candy wrappers, cans, crumbs or whatever else you got inside your car. Buy one of those little pine trees and hang it up in your car so as it to give it a nice smell.

I worked with a very classy attractive woman who once went on a date with a guy who drove a very old VW Beetle. The guy was handsome, muscular and highly educated but she told me that she won't be going on a second date with him unless he cleaned out his car. She didn't mind that it was old but it was dirty and didn't smell right.

You see, it is all about taking pride in yourself and the woman you want to take out on a date. If you turn up for date with a dirty car, she'll see you as a person who doesn't respect her or give a damn about how well the dates goes. Your date would have put on a nice outfit and the last thing she would want to do is sit in a car that is going to get it dirty.

But let us say you want a new car but can't afford one. There are many car auctions advertised on the web or in your local newspaper. There is a good chance that you can get a reasonably priced second-hand car there and gradually fix it up until it looks like new. Have you ever noticed in many rap music videos, rappers hanging out with hot babes in their fixed-up muscle cars from the 60s and 70's? These 30-40 year old cars aren't expensive, but when they are fixed up - they look great don't they? And trust me - women really love them. They make a man appear manlier than say one who drives a spanking new Toyota Prius.

So, get it out of your mind right now that you need a fancy or a "sexy" car to get a date or keep a woman. Instead, keep your current car clean and work on building your image and self-confidence. These will in turn, makes you more irresistible to a woman.

Technique #1 - Read A Rhyming Dictionary

One of the best investments you can make is taking the time to purchase a rhyming dictionary. One of the best investments in time that you can make is to spend time reading through this dictionary.

You can purchase one of these from an online website, from a brick and mortar store or you can borrow one from the library. This is a fantastic tool that will help you to develop your freestyle vocabulary and help you to recognize new words that you can rhyme with.

Technique #2 - Use A Rhyming Dictionary Website

If you don't want to purchase one, there is a great rhyming dictionary website located at http://www.rhymer.com. You can enter a word in and then it will show you a complete list of words that rhyme with that specific word.

You can choose to find words that rhyme at the end of the word, that rhyme at the last syllable of the word, that rhyme at the beginning of the word, that rhyme at the first syllable of the word and that double rhymes.

Technique #3 - How To Use Rhymer.com

Here is an exercise that you can do that will help you to improve your freestyle vocabulary. You want to pick a word and then type that word into rhymer.com. It will return you a list of words. You want to spend a minimum of 10 minutes a day for 21-31 days freestyling using each of the words in this list. You want to make sure that you freestyle using these words along with your instrumental beats.

At the end of the 31 days, you will find that your freestyling vocabulary will be better and you will have new words that you can incorporate into your rhyme and flow. You will find that your freestyle skills will double or triple in effectiveness. This is an extremely powerful tool that you can use to improve your freestyle skills and become an effective freestyler.

To Your Successful Freestyle Rapping,

Mike Min