Steps
Practice facial expressions.
Don't let the crowd see that you're nervous even if you are.
Try to connect with the crowd, make them feel special.
Make eye contact.
Move around a little, don't be stiff.
make a distinctive style. all the greats have one.
never hold the mic down to your side. it gives feed back
give them an experience they will never forget. let the crowd in to you.
start off with a hype song. everyone would know you for.
Don't be predictable.
you have to be excited. the fans aren't going to be excited if your not.
wear a jacket or clothing that can be thrown in to a crowd.
good time to promote yourself if your not already known. pass out flyers or make t-shirts wit your song or album name on it
give a freestyle, or something they never heard.
swagger is a must.
Tips
Practice performing in front of friends,family, etc.
Practice performing songs of other artists.
Practice everyday
Warnings
Don't try to steal another rappers style.
Don't do anything stupid while on stage.
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Friday, April 4, 2008
How to Become a Great Rap Performer (from wikihow.com)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
How to write rap lyrics (from wikihow.com)
Steps
-Think of a subject to help start off your rap, for example your nice flow ,pulling up in a hot car, etc. Example: "I got my sick flow, with my sick beat, Im a hustla man you cant touch me, when i pull up in the spot, im makin it hot, cuz i got my sick flow with my sick beat."
-Make sure the intro to your verse is strong. Set yourself up for a good rhyme scheme. Man! its strong palm down,punch'em get em strong man.Girls you too but you 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 man!.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 and get their opinions, and if they have any suggestions write em 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.
Tips
-Write the hook or chorus in a way that makes the listener really want to hear more of the song, but make sure the hook goes with the verses.
-Just like you can be a good songwriter, but a poor singer, there is no shame if you can't rap the greatest lyrics you wrote. Get someone who can rap to test it out.
-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, good, 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.
-Do the best u can and never give up!
Warnings
-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, meaning: "Don't give up yaw'l!"
-Think of a subject to help start off your rap, for example your nice flow ,pulling up in a hot car, etc. Example: "I got my sick flow, with my sick beat, Im a hustla man you cant touch me, when i pull up in the spot, im makin it hot, cuz i got my sick flow with my sick beat."
-Make sure the intro to your verse is strong. Set yourself up for a good rhyme scheme. Man! its strong palm down,punch'em get em strong man.Girls you too but you 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 man!.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 and get their opinions, and if they have any suggestions write em 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.
Tips
-Write the hook or chorus in a way that makes the listener really want to hear more of the song, but make sure the hook goes with the verses.
-Just like you can be a good songwriter, but a poor singer, there is no shame if you can't rap the greatest lyrics you wrote. Get someone who can rap to test it out.
-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, good, 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.
-Do the best u can and never give up!
Warnings
-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, meaning: "Don't give up yaw'l!"
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