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How Do You Tell What Words Fall On Which Points?

This is a Drake verse (Starts at 1:08) that we were asked to break down, because they (Shots out to Smmartenies for sending us the verse) needed to know How Do You To Tell What Words Fall On Which Points? Points 4 & 8 are in Bold (If you got the book you know they are part of the Primary Point System Group) and for this example we’ll bold and color the other primary group 2 & 6.

First Off You Know What It Is If Ya Heard Drake / Makin Hoes Wobble Like A Bridge In A Earthquake
Neva See Me Out Cause I Live In My Work Place / I Give U Da Buisness So Button Up Ya Shirt Straight
Look At Where I Landed / You Would Think I Planned It
I’m Just Doing Me And U Can Neva Understand It.
Chicks Get Hammered / Big D*** Bandit
Money Flowin Like A Slit Wrist No Bandage
Flow In Perfect Clouds Nigga / I’m So Sky High
I Aint Cuttin Anybodys Slices Outta My Pie
Outta This World Though / I’m So Sci-Fi
N I Dont Sit Still I Keep It Moving Like A Drive-By
I Just Tell Da Truth So I’m Cool In Every Hood Spot / twenty one Years And I Aint Eva Met A Good Cop
Me And Wayne Lean Like Kareem Doing Hook Shots / Cover Me I’m Going In Im Buckin When The Hook Drops

Note – Each Bar ends on Point 1 and starts on Point 2

“One of the biggest investments you can make as a rapper is to invest into your own studio.  It will cut studio costs and give you the option to create at any given moment.  Read more Below”

Author details: Jamaal West is the author of The Official How To Rap Manual.  He has over 15 years experience helping others improve rap skill and rhyming ability.  Inventor of the How2rap Point-System & The Understanding Bars Tutorial his techniques on teaching others to rap have been regarded as one of the best of its kind since the year 2000.
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“One of the biggest investments you can make as a rapper is to invest into your own studio.  It will cut studio costs and give you the option to create at any given moment.  Read more Below”

I knew from going to so many studios what mic I wanted, which was a “Blue Bird” I might add.  I recorded my first EP on a “Bird” and fell in love with it ever since.  As a rapper all we really need is a microphone to record with and the rest can be taken care of with a nice engineer.  A great engineer can do wonders with vocals recorded with a half way decent mic. 

 

The benefits of having your own studio should make you jump on trying to get your own.  With my home studio I was able to wake up and record in the middle of the night.  Didn’t have to call a soul or set up some studio time.  I don’t know how many times I got an idea and recorded a song and wasn’t able to actually record it until I could book studio time.  Which could turn in to days even weeks depending on where you go.  By that time the feeling is gone and hard to capture.

 

The benefits of having your own studio should make you jump on trying to get your own.  With my home studio I was able to wake up and record in the middle of the night.  Didn’t have to call a soul or set up some studio time.  I don’t know how many times I got an idea and recorded a song and wasn’t able to actually record it until I could book studio time.  Which could turn in to days even weeks depending on where you go.  By that time the feeling is gone and hard to capture.

 

Here are 6 elements that you need right now to have your own home studio.

1.Microphone

2.Pop Filter

3.Mic Stand

4.Head Phones

5.Personal Computer

6.MBOX

 

In PART 2 we’ll touch on each of these briefly and I’ll even have a recording done on my own home studio set up.

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Author details: Jamaal West is the author of The Official How To Rap Manual.  He has over 15 years experience helping others improve rap skill and rhyming ability.  Inventor of the How2rap Point-System & The Understanding Bars Tutorial his techniques on teaching others to rap have been regarded as one of the best of its kind since the year 2000.
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When I had my own home studio I made sure to get a top quality mic and Blue Bird Microphones make some of the best quality sound around.
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“Considering the fact that most artist make their money from shows you would want your performance game to be at the top of its level.  There is no greater feeling than connecting with your audience at a live gig.“

I’ve had my share of performance and I’ve opened up for major acts like Shyne, Trina, Ludacris, and Black Rob to name a few.  But it wasn’t until later in my corner that I learned to connect with my audience.

 

In the beginning of my career I was notoriously famous for getting on stage and forgetting my lines.  A lot of the time it was due to lack= of being focused and prepared for my show.  Other times it was outside sources that contributed to my lack of memory.  But as I learned to focus and prepare myself I found my stage presence to become better with time.

 

Here are 6 Tips you can use to help connect with your audience.

oEye Contact

oFreestyle

oCrowd Participation/Acknowledge

oSmile

oWork The Stage

oPractice

 

Eye Contact – One way to connect with your audience is through eye  contact.  I don’t know how often I see it.  Rappers on stage rapping but doing it with their eyes closed.  Their whole set is done with them on stage rapping into the mic with their eyes closed.  I’ve seen artist complete their whole set and not look into the crowd not one time.

Where Words Rhyme

The point-system is probably the most amazing tool for anyone learning to rap – Simply because it gives you a grid so to speak for your rhymes.

If you read the article “How Different Points Can Make Different Lines” you have some more insight on how you can incorporate bar combinations into your lyrics.  Not only can the point-system be used for line combos but you can also use it to determine where you want your lines to rhyme.

You may have a rhyme scheme that ends on point 8 for instance like 2-8.  So a four bar rhyme ending on point 8 would look like:

Bar 1                   2-8
Bar 2                   2-8
Bar 3                   2-8
Bar 4                   2-8

Now with that being said you can choose to make your words rhyme any where.  Of course the standard position would be to have your words Rhyme on points 8

Let’s explore some other spots you can place your rhyming words.  Keep in mind it will be up to you to determine the best place to fit your rhyme words (make sure you like how it sounds and that they are not rushed or off point/beat). Let’s use points 2-8 to get you rolling in the right direction.

So in a 2-8 bar some great places to stick your rhyming words would be points 4 and 8 on some lines and just 8 on others.  The beauty of it all is you can make points 3 rhyme with 8 or 5 and 8 and so forth.  It’s really up to you the artist where you want your lines to rhyme.

For example one scenario with a 2-8 line scheme may look like this: () Represents point with rhyming word

Bar 1                   2  3 (4) 5 6 7 (8)
Bar 2                   2  3  4  5 6 7 (8)
Bar 3                   2  3 (4) 5 6 7 (8)
Bar 4                   2  3  4  5 6 7 (8)

The above example shows you rhyming on points 8 and adding a rhyming word on points 4 on bars 1 and 3.

This is just one way you can use the point-system to find where words rhyme.  Practice using different point combinations in your verses and adding rhyming words to certain points – It will be a great asset to your arsenal.  For practice check out the examples above and construct some of your verses the same way.

Hope this helps.  If you have any questions leave a comment.  Good luck

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Jamaal West is the author of The Official How To Rap Manual.  He has over 15 years experience helping others improve rap skill and rhyming ability.  Inventor of the How2rap Point-System & The Understanding Bars Tutorial his techniques on teaching others to rap have been regarded as one of the best of its kind since the year 2000.
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In chapter 8 of The Official How To Rap Manual rappers learn about incorporating syllable structures and combos into their rhymes.  The book teaches about four syllable structures you can use in your rhymes for improving rhyming ability.  Keep in mind the best way to use these syllable structures are at the end of your lines preferably in the standard rhyming positions.

5 Syllable Structures To Place Into Your Rhymes

1) One Syllable Words – This structure works well at the end of your lines and depending on the words used can come off as quick and forceful.  Practice combining two one syllable words together through out your bars to hear the difference it makes.

2) Two Syllable Words – This structure also works well when incorporated in your rhymes.  2 syllable words add a nice affect to your lines.  Although they can add a different affect when combined with one syllable words.

3) Three Syllable Words – This structure is a little harder to incorporate into your rhymes but have a added affect that differentiates from all of the others.

4) Syllable Combos – You can enhance the affect of each of these syllable structures by combining them together in the rhyming sections of your lyrics.

5) Singy Syllables – These are when you add a extra long stress to your syllables almost to the point where your singing the syllable but not quite.  Don’t over do it when using this structure because to much of it will definitely water down your verse.

Reread chapter 8 in The Official How To Rap Manual to gather a better understanding into incorporating syllable structures into your rhymes.  Understanding how syllables structures can enhance the affect of  your rhymes will only help you that much more in your rap arsenal.  Practice combining and using the above structures in your rhymes to see how they affect your rhymes.

Until Next time,  Good Luck

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Jamaal West is the author of The Official How To Rap Manual.  He has over 15 years experience helping others improve rap skill and rhyming ability.  Inventor of the How2rap Point-System & The Understanding Bars Tutorial his techniques on teaching others to rap have been regarded as one of the best of its kind since the year 2000.
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A great way to Improve your rap skill is to use a rhyming dictionary.  It will help a great deal when writing your rhymes.  Also helps improve vocabulary as well.
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Jamaal West is the author of The Official How To Rap Manual.  He has over 15 years experience helping others improve rap skill and rhyming ability.  Inventor of the How2rap Point-System & The Understanding Bars Tutorial his techniques on teaching others to rap have been regarded as one of the best of its kind since the year 2000.
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