Tips for a Live Rap Performance

Summary: Rapping, also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming, is the spoken, rhythmic delivery of rhymes and wordplay, and one of the elements of hip hop music and culture. Although the word rap has sometimes been claimed to be an acronym of the phrase "Rhythmic African Poetry", "Rhythm and Poetry", "Rhythmically Applied Poetry", "Rapping About Poetry," "Racing Always Pacing," or "Rhythmically Associated Poetry", use of the word to describe quick speech or repartee greatly predates the musical form. Rapping can be delivered over a beat or without accompaniment, yet stylistically, rap occupies a gray area among speech, prose, poetry, and song.

When it comes to live performance, all of your rapping skills may go out the window if you don't know how to perform. In this free video series, our expert will go over everything, from crowd interaction and song transitions to how to hold the mic and where to stand on the stage. MCing isn't just about what you do in the studio, and these videos will show you how to transform your hip hop and rap songs into a great performance.