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Summary: Writing rap music can be difficult. Learn how to write a good rap verse in this free video clip.
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Questions & AnswersAlright, now we're going to talk about the second and the third verse. The second verse is not really your chance to get lazy. After we talk about how important the first verse was because you don't ever want your first verse to just so out shine your second verse; it?s obvious. On your second verse, you just want to calm down, get into a cool place, and maybe write something with a little more catchiness to it this time. I always try to make my second verses kind of...where I like...I've got your attention on the first verse by my wittiness. So my second verse I'm about to deliver my message. I don't know if that makes any sense to ya'll but, the light bulb just went off in somebody's head watching this. In your third verse you want have...my third verses I always like to start them off with a melody, kind of like a bridge. You know, bridges are real important. Songs are way more than sixteen bars, hook; sixteen bars, hook; sixteen bars...You got to have something...I'm going to teach ya'll more and more about this as we continue on but, there's a lot just going on. You got an intro, you got a outro, you got to have bridges, maybe a place where the beat drops. I mean, I'm teaching ya'll how to write a rap song right now man. This is priceless information.
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