Once a rapper wrote a song, they had to memorize the script, and then they recorded themselves rapping it over and over again until they got it right. At some point, the rapper realized they could just record themselves rapping, and then cut it short to make the most of their time.
Looks so simple right? Well, everything you read above was just the tip of an iceberg. The real battle comes before you sit down to write a rap song. So how do rappers learn the art of rapping? How do they find out which script will give them a hit? If you ponder these types of questions, you have landed on the right blog.
The Learning Process of Rappers
Before a rapper sits down to write a rap script, he/she has to learn the skill. The most famous rapper whom you have seen making the audience go crazy, do learn a lot of stuff before rapping. The basics of hip-hop, the long-term processes of dissing the opponent, the best genres in the music industry, the script that will go viral, the funniest rap lines, etc. Successful rappers first learn what kind of script, theme, and even language that people would like to hear. You must have come across a situation where you might have seen a rapper making a rap on international, national, or regional issues. This is because they know that a topic that is trending will give them a lot of new followers and a lot of more views on YouTube since people are searching for that stuff. Sometimes rappers just make a script on just particular 1 trending hashtag from Twitter and/or Instagram. It’s not like rappers get consistent ideas. They follow trending topics and people and learn a lot about the behavioral aspects of the trending topic. A rapper doesn’t only learn how to do killer rapping but also learns about the topics that are in news. What if a rapper makes rap about the pandemic? He will definitely go hit right? Not only because he is up to date but also he’s learned and researched in-depth about a topic.
The Learning Process of Beginner Rappers
A beginner rapper who wants to make a career in rapping first learns the basics and art of rapping. Thankfully nowadays there are various online resources available from where you can learn how to make a rap, the basics of rapping, and even the step-by-step guide on how to become a rapper. Apart from this, a beginner rapper keeps on experimenting with new and new scripts and themes of rapping and participates in rap battles where they get to meet new people, get new ideas, build new connections and come to know how they need to improve.
So rapping needs consistent learning and applying. The best tip for a beginner would be to keep following your favorite rapper and participate in rap battles so as to increase your learning curve.
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