How To Rap: Writing Lyrics Like One Of The Greats

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Hey guys, so this week I got a question that I’m going to modify a bit, but basically the question is asking how can you make lyrics like some of the greats. Now obviously there’s a ton of work that goes into this and some measure of natural talent, but here are the three things all the greats have in common.

Poetic skill.

First, these guys are masters of a huge range of poetic techniques. They have no problem writing an extended metaphor with multiple wordplays while holding a complex multi-syllable rhyme scheme. These guys are nothing short of masters of language. Articulating an arrangement in alliteration aint at all ardous. The flip similes like fast food workers flip burgers. The list goes on and on. If you want to get to that level, look up a bunch of poetic devices and start studying them. Here’s a few you need:

Wordplay
Simile
Metaphor
Assonance
Consonance
Imagery

And the list goes on and on. Not only do you need to be able to use all these techniques, you have to be able to seamlessly blend them together. You can work on polishing this part of your craft indefinitely.

Your own unique style

Now, to layer on top of the english skills, you need to have your own unique style. None of the greats stole a style from anyone else, they’ve all come with a style that’s different from anyone else. This can be in their beats, their topics, their delivery, their writing style, or any other variety, but no great just stole someone else’s style.

They may have, instead, stolen many small aspects from other artists, then layered their own unique spin on it. If your style is too similar to everything else that’s being put out, it will never stand alone. That’s simply the way music works, you can’t be a breakout artist by simply following established artists.

You see this a lot as various artists get bigger, many smaller artists scramble to copy their style. If you ever want to become one of the greats, I’d highly advise against this. It doesn’t mean you have to do the opposite, but you definitely have to make your music your own. Don’t be another multi-heavy eminem clone or something similar.

A message

Finally the last, and probably most important, recurring theme in all great artists is a resounding and impactful message. It doesn’t mean the message comes up in every song, but the artists that stick around for the long haul have messages that mean something. Messages that resonate with people. Sure you can rap about having money and being a baller, but how long will that last? Nas raps stories and messages about where he wants to see the world. Kendrick does the same thing. These are messages that resonate with a large community or are insightful in some way. You need to speak to people about something they care about.

These artists are making unique sounding music with meaning that’s nice to listen to, all wrapped up in poetic language. If you want even a remote chance of making an impact like that, that’s where you’ll have to start. Then you’ll need to work your face off every second of every day to refine the skills and get the exposure. Easy enough, right? Good luck out there!

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