Writing a Rap Song: Verse 3

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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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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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Writing a Rap Song: Verse 3

Alright now we're going to go back further into the third verse and discuss the bridge of it. We're going to do the options. One, if it's the third verse, you want to drive everything you say...you set them up on the first verse with wittiness, good lines. The second verse, you deliver the message. The third verse, is where you just got to drive everything you've done home. That's if you choose to rap on it. Daniel, Daniel probably gone have a hook on there; another hook, which is a bridge. Just something...something like...I might have the first four bars with something of a melody like; ups and downs I been around the world. I done had a coke problem old lady and my girl and I don't know what to do, I'm losing my mind. Pray to God all the time. I'm out here on the grind and I, I get it. I'm always on a paper chase cause this people hating daily and they always trying to hate. That was just another free style but the example was I'm subject to have my third verse start off like that just with that melody just to kind off...something new. Once again it's fresh ears. Oh, o.k. he got my attention. He grabbed my attention again with the beginning of that third verse. So, you just want to always keep in mind that the average consumer or listener is just... They're easily bored as you are. I mean, I'm easily bored. I'll be honest with ya'll. There's a couple of songs, two minutes into the song I be like this is so repetitive, it's horrible. This is why I hate what hip hop is evolving into. Cause after two minutes songs get kind of boring. They are so repetitive. So, the third verse is where you really want to shine and show them that you are capable of keeping the listeners attention. So, think really hard when you right that third verse.