“I didn’t actually know how to count bars when I met Jay. I would write a verse and it would be 12 bars, sometimes 14, sometimes 18… everything but 16 bars you know… he kind of trained me to write the chorus… and he was like… he’d write make the chorus to the record 3-4 times before I started. And this is why sometimes I have habits based on that.”
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 50 Cent Rap Songwriting Clip #1 0:46 Tip #1 Melodies Make The Music
2:12 Drake Applauds 50 Cent’s Rap Songwriting
2:42 50 Cent Rap Songwriting Clip #2
2:56 Tip #2 Choruses Don’t Have To Be One Shot, One Kill
4:12 Free Rap Songwriting Course
6:02 50 Cent Rap Songwriting Clip #3
6:49 Tip #3 Mentors Are A Must
9:04 Comment and Pick Up Your Free Course
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In this first clip, 50 Cent has subtly provided us with provided us with a little-known and often unmentioned diamond of a gem in the process of rap songwriting:
#1 Melodies Make The Music
While rap as an art-form is certainly not only tied to melody as its defining characteristic…
The generation-defining influence of 50 Cent’s melodic hooks and infectious bridges on Hip-Hop is undeniable.
In a minute, we’ll see 50 break down further exactly how he used his Southside Jamaica Queens swagger to first grab the attention of his future mentor, Run D.M.C.’s Jam Master Jay…
But for step #1, it’s crucial to understand that:
Outside of his well-known marketing skills, business acumen, and larger than life persona…
50 Cent’s melodic chorus writing ability is one of the main things helped set him apart from other artists in the early early 2000’s.
Many artists had all the street credibility in the world, big artist co-signs, and so on…
But none of the rap songwriting and chorus constructing capabilities that 50 did to appeal to a mass audience.
In fact, the current “hook writer in chief” of this generation Drake (someone who could not be further away from 50 Cent in other ways), admitted that 50 Cent had a direct influence on his chorus-writing sensibilities when he was coming up.
So how exactly did 50 go about teaching himself rap songwriting and chorus techniques?
Let’s run back the clip as we delve into step #2.
#2 Choruses Don’t Have To Be One Shot, One Kill
“He kind of trained me to write the chorus, and he was like… he’d write make the chorus to the record 3-4 times before I started. And this is why sometimes I have habits based on that. Sometimes I’ll put more than one melody on the actual record.”
50 Cent Interview
50 here describes three crucial rap songwriting secrets that we’ll break down step by step:
* Develop The Habit of Writing Many Choruses
* Be Able To Write The Chorus Before The Verse
* Put More Than One Melody On The Record
First, let’s talk about the habits needed for multiplatinum level rap songwriting.
Develop The Habit of Writing Many Choruses
One of the main ways 50 Cent went from underground to mainstream and caught the attention of Eminem and Dr. Dre was by his prolific production of high quality mixtapes.
50 Cent was notable for having reinvented the public’s conception of what a mixtape could be.
Instead of simply rapping over random beats or just having his crew on a bunch of unsorted tracks…
50 would take a famous beat that was “trending” at the time as we would say now…
And write a completely new chorus and song concept on top of it.
By doing this, often 50 would not only catch the public’s attention by using a popular beat at the time and show he could rock on your favorite artist’s music…
…He more importantly demonstrated that he could make a CATCHIER SONG than the original artist who paid for the instrumental… and he gave it to us, for FREE.
Therefore, really what this came and comes down to is having a habit of writing many choruses on any form of track thrown at you.
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COMMENT: What do you think is 50 Cent's CATCHIEST song? Also…
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 50 Cent Rap Songwriting Clip #1 ?0:46 Tip #1 Melodies Make The Music
2:12 Drake Applauds 50 Cent’s Rap Songwriting
2:42 50 Cent Rap Songwriting Clip #2
2:56 Tip #2 Choruses Don’t Have To Be One Shot, One Kill
4:12 Free Rap Songwriting Course
6:02 50 Cent Rap Songwriting Clip #3
6:49 Tip #3 Mentors Are A Must
9:04 Comment and Pick Up Your Free Course
50 is one of my favs. He left an indelible mark on the culture fr
Big fan of 50 but this is the formula Bone Thugs did in the early 90’s, hook, melodies..etc
High all the time!!
I think PIMP and i'm not saying that because its been mentioned here. And the intro in In Da Club… those are just easy to follow and sing along.
-Singing nigga
I mean this video is cool but now you cats literally mumbling on records and going platinum. This is a solution for 50 cent not every rapper. Make the best music you can there literallt no formula you can follow! What worked for 50 will not work for you. I mean ja rule did literally the same thing. 50 cent did not have longevity hes broke now and depressed. Is that success? Not in my book
I just recorded a song and I don't like the way the hook came out. I like the words and the melody but I don't like the way my voice sound. Plus it's the only melody I hear. How can I fix that?
I got the same issue… I don't catch the beat while I freestyle…but My bars are ? G
Wrong pic at 7:18. Played the hell out of The Outsidaz. Smh
back down
I mean obviously his best hook is Many Men, but one of my other favorites is Piggy Bank
Murakoze is thank you ??????? e
If I can't prolly the catchiest
Lmaooo. Bruh ur pics for the Bass brothers and the Outsidaz
"lord forgive me, for I've sinned over & over again just to stay on top"
NO I.D my memtor… Now let the story begin
Fif and Nate dogg are the ?of hooks
Many men chorus would be my favorite by 50 cent
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.
Many Men
I busted out at the 'Many Mentors' line lol. I've been following your stuff for a while. I purchased Freestyle Fortnite and worked through it a bit but after finishing The Artist's Way I'm going to take this a lot more serious. I'll hit you up in the future as I progress, thanks for these videos
How do I make a melody though? My hooks always sound like another verse
this is 50 off the massacre, the entire song is a series of choruses/bridges
Damn I remember you having just 2k subscribers now you got over 400k salute bro send some of that traffic to my YouTube channel my skills have definitely came a long way since following you earlier on keep grinding bro see you at the Top ??????
lol at Drake "songwriting" lmao
That is not a picture of the outsidaz. Do your due diligence. Low key disrespectful to their part in the history of Marshall.
Never was a fan of his music but I love all of his shows he producing
Drake he's basically a Lucky fan….fuck anything that girl has to say, 50 has paid homage to the hiphop pioneers since the very beginning…if drake popped back in '99 he would've gotten jaruled! Big facts
Window Shopper. Most catchiest chorus but 50 is my goat so I've enjoyed his music From Guess Who's Back to Curtis.
https://youtu.be/UNi_YeLDfCY
50 definitely had street appeal which took him a long way, that and his great business sense thou his delivery sounded unorthodox and took a min to get used too it was different from everything else that was out but you always wanted to listen to hear what was coming in them next few bars.
Soooooooo…..we just gonna act like Ja Rule wasn't already singing hooks forst, 50 bashed him for it then turned around and did the SAME exact thing?!?!? Some short memories in here huh?