POETRY

• You can make up things in your lyrics, but make sure they don't single out any one specific person or group of persons.
• Yet, at the same time, do not censor yourself or limit the potential of your expression because you're afraid of offending someone. In other words, if your going to say something with impact, it had better possess some sort of meaning or otherwise you will just be spitting out mindless hatred.
• Don't get upset just because some people don't like your raps. Other people will probably like it, and, in most cases, there will be more lovers than haters.
• You need talent, but PERSISTENCE is the key to being successful

• Write the chorus in a way that makes the listener really want to hear more of the song, but make sure the chorus goes with the verses.
• If you're unsure about rapping your own rap, ask someone else who could rap your rap for you.
• Deciding the title isn't really that big of a deal, but try to make it something out of the chorus.
• If you want you can even have your friends in your song to have more variety of lyrics.
• Get a good book on writing lyrics, get some ideas from those.
• Be real - rapping about your own life gives the song credibility.
• Usually rap songs have at least two to three verses, but as long as your song makes the point you're trying to convey and is, in your opinion, length doesn't really matter.
• If you ever have songwriters' block, listening to a couple of rap tunes can help give you fresh ideas.
• Rapping does not have to be written, many rappers can also freestyle
• Freestyling on a good rhythm can also let you jump into new ideas,and listening to other rappers rap can also give you inspiration too.
• Keep your rap original. dont copy someone else's style.
• Allways try your best
• Never give up!

• Think of a subject to help start off your rap, like how you can't be messed with, etc. Example: "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."
  

• Make sure the intro to your verse is strong. Set yourself up for a good rhyme scheme. Example: Man, it's strong palm down ,punch'em get 'em strong man. Girls you too but you've never heard a girl put it down like this, kill for.

• Create a good rhyme scheme. You don't always need one, but it helps! It helps the flow sound more enjoyable. Example: 50 cent has a bounce flow, up and down, Jay-Z Flow goes side to side. This is important if you're making hits.

• Notice that most rappers use multi-rhymes(Example: Kill For, Still Roll).Put these at the end line after each bar and see how hot your raps turn out. Count the syllables.

• Let some of your friends read it. Get their opinions, and if they have any suggestions write them down. (Get at least three friends' opinions). When you get back to your writing area, redo the song with the suggestions from your friends and then go over it and make sure that the changes keep the flow.

ORIGIN: NEW YORK----SOUTH N WEST BRONX

Rap music has stampeded through America like no other form of music since the creation of rock music in the 1960s. Like other popular styles, it has a history that is closely aligned with the rebellious attitude of its young creators; youth who rejected the contemporary music prevalent during the late 1970s (disco). Rap music is not a novelty, as many music professionals thought, but has a beginning as equal to blues, jazz, r&b, rock & roll, or any form of popular music.

It began in 1976 or ‘77 when disco was real popular. The first disc jockeys (DJs) would grab the mike while people were ‘partying’ and say something like, ‘clap your hands,’ or ‘you all ready to party?’ The crowd would respond to that. Then it evolved. The DJ wouldn’t have to do that because the DJ would bring a guy with him to do that - to motivate the crowd while the DJ deejayed. That got into a lot of the disco clubs and a lot of people weren’t going for it. The MC blabbing and running his mouth all night; the DJ scratching and cutting. Most of the people going into the disco wanted to dance and have a party. They didn’t really want to raise no hell.

The DJs and MCs took that away from the discos, and that’s when the hip hop culture came. They took it to the parks, the street, house parties and to little neighborhood centers and like that. So it really evolved out of disco when people didn’t want to hear the MC and DJ doing their thing. So the DJ and MC took it somewhere else.