Many times intro’s will be playing just sounds with no drum beats. They generally last 2 or 4 or 8 bars long. Generally hip hop beats made by producers will be structured with these pieces in mind. Here is a breakdown of the most common pieces to rap songs.
OR what you can do, is end the line with a hard stop on the 4th beat, and then use the next syllables to “bring in” your next line.įor example: How To Structure Your Rap Song That being said, there are 2 more options you can use instead of the hard stop on the 4th beat with a single stressed syllable. Although when starting out, it allows you to take a breath without interrupting the flow. This leaves time before another “bar” or “line” starts. You’ll notice that on the 4th second we hard stop on the rhyme. There are definitely more things to learn about when writing rap, so keep reading if you need some more tips on structure and making your raps sound good. This is the basic structure of how to write a rap song so it actually sounds like rap. There are many ways to arrange your words, but the number one key when starting out is to land stressed syllables RIGHT ON EACH BEAT OF 4. So for example, I will bold the stressed syllables and leave the unstressed syllables so you can see the difference: Everything else is an unstressed syllable. You can identify the stressed part of words and phrases because they are the more emphasized sounds. Read the rest of that so you can make your rappin STRONGĮvery language is mixed between stressed and unstressed syllables. Hey, my name is Matt and i just came to write a SONG You can start by placing rhymes at the end of each line, which is the 4 beat. Rhyming is a massive part of hip-hop and rap. The slower you count 1-2-3-4, the slower the beats per minute, and the more syllables you can fit. The faster you count 1-2-3-4, the faster the beats per minute, and the less syllables you can fit. While the instrumentals may create a different vibe, the measure of time passing (1-2-3-4 seconds) is always the same. You don’t count 1-2 really fast and then 3-4 really slow.
Meaning they always have the exact amount of space between them. In order for your lyrics to sound good, you need to land the stressed parts of the words on those beats.ġ-2-3-4 beats are repetitive. They last 4 seconds of time and then repeat throughout the whole song. And a hook/chorus which you can repeat throughout the song, which can be either 4 or 8 lines. Hip hop music is typically broken down into sections. And if you want to make something dope, there are a few tips to go know. Rap is clearly the dominant genre of popular music over the last few years. You will understand the basic skeleton for writing raps in this post, and then move on to create your own styles. There are SO MANY ways to create lyrical art. I’ve been studying how to make a rap song for 17 years.