How to Pick a Rap Beat

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Summary: Writing rap music can be difficult. Learn how to pick a good rap beat in this free video clip.

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Jason Jason "Daniel" Deford has ghost written rap songs for several National, Regional, and Local Rap Artists. He is also one of the most sought after featured gues... read more

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How to Pick a Rap Beat

Alright, now we're going to talk about picking a beat. The selection of the beat process is very important thing because, of course you know, the beat is what moves people and it's the first thing they're going to hear before they even hear you rapping. So you want to make sure you pick a beat that can move people. If I have a tip for any rapper trying to come up, don't just pick any beat because some say "I want to rap over this beat" and you are going to end up selling yourself short of the glory of what you're trying to get to. Your lyrics won't even get recognized because the beat is so wack. But at the same time, listen to this, you want to make sure you make the beat and the beat don't make you. So you're going to cast twenty-two there. Do you see what I'm saying? I've always said that I would rather take an okay beat and do something astronomical than take an astronomical beat and do something okay. I have selected a beat. I'm in a real kind of down and out mood today. Not really but I'm in the vibe to write something realistic, you know something to feed the streets with something soulful. So I picked a beat and I'm about to show you all how to rock the beat now and how to figure out things.