MC’s are basically street rappers. They’re usually from the inner-city, but may be from any city in the United States. MC’s who don’t fall into this category are called “anti-MC’s.” They’re known for saying controversial or politically incorrect things about the culture they grew up in. Why does street rap become popular? Many feel street […]
What’s the first thing people try to do with us? The first thing people try to do is put a rap on us and say we got a good album and shit, but nothin on it. We ain’t gonna be no more than a group of freeway freaks and freeway freefunkaz, I know that. If […]
When it comes to rhymes, you need to take the words out of your mouth. This is the only guarantee you can give. That’s what you should always remember: Never repeat what’s already said. If you don’t always take it out, people will eventually find a way for you to repeat what you just said. […]
What do their words even mean? Let’s start with the most obvious thing: hip hop does not make a lot of sense. Let’s take a look at a few of the most popular songs of all time: All of these songs have at least twenty bars of lyrics. Let’s use “All for the money” as […]
There are no rhyming lyrics in rap, but how does it sound to you? Rapper Drake, 24, doesn’t think the term applies to the people he’s rap with. His peers like Kanye West refer to him as “the rapper.” “There’s lyrics in rap, you know what I mean? It’s cool, and you’re supposed to be […]
“The influence was primarily from the East Coast, and East Coast rap was really coming out of the New York City area, particularly on the East Coast. I was born and raised in Philly, and this was part of what I went there for. Being the only black guy living in a gated community in […]
Well, first, you gotta pay in cash. (I used to joke about how I did it on the bus, but then I realized that there’s really no way to pay in cash.) Then you need to sign a release saying you’re not going to spit rhymes off that phone. I signed a release to spit […]
This new song, a tribute to the late Michael Jackson and its singer, is just shy of two minutes and 40 seconds long — and there’s a real reason why: the original version of Hips Don’t Lie is nearly 16 minutes of dancing. This is the first time that a song has reached this size […]
What is the most common rhyme in English? My friends all love me but I have one rhyme they haven’t heard. It’s this line… A. J. LIGHTNING! I have a rhyme for every occasion in life. It sounds like a cliche but it’s true. The best phrase in my dictionary is this. The best way […]
The answer is probably Michael Jackson, whose hits were in fact more about black gang-warring than hip-hop itself. But as with many of the musicals of the early-to-mid-’90s, the true inspiration came from gangsta music as a tool for urban rage. Like the “Shoot First” video, the “F–k You” video, and more, Black Rage is […]