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How To Write Better Rap Verses By Unlocking The Power of Iteration

How To Write Better Rap Verses By Unlocking The Power of Iteration

Do you ever get discouraged because your rap verses don’t sound as good as your favorite rappers? Do you feel like giving up on a verse when you’re taking forever to write down only one line? If so then I think you’re going to find this week’s video very timely and encouraging as I give you a peek behind the curtain of the process your favorite rappers go through to write their verses along with…

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Improve Your Rap Flow with Rap Vocal Improvisation | Learning To Scat

Improve Your Rap Flow with Rap Vocal Improvisation | Learning To Scat

In today’s video, I’m going to show you how to improve your rap flow with Rap Vocal Improvisation by learning to scat. Scatting is something many rappers struggle with and it’s such an important tool that we use to not only come up with dope rap cadences and catchy hooks, but it’s also a key tool we use to make our lyrics and cadences work perfectly together. At the end of the day, every…

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Rhythm Secrets For Rappers | Beats Within Beats

Rhythm Secrets For Rappers | Beats Within Beats

In today’s video I’m going to be sharing one of my favorite rhythm secrets for rappers. You likely already know that one of the keys to making your raps sound good is by rapping on beat. And beats are simply the division of a bar into 4 even pieces. The 1st beat, the 2nd beat, the 3rd beat, and the 4th beat. These beats can also be called quarter notes because each beat takes up 1 quarter of a…

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This Biggest Misconception About Buying Rap Beats Online!

This Biggest Misconception About Buying Rap Beats Online!

In today’s video, I’m going to be discussing the biggest misconception about buying rap beats online and covering the difference in leasing beats vs exclusive rights & what are split sheets?

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How To Rap More Clearly | Rap Pronunciation

How To Rap More Clearly | Rap Pronunciation

How To Rap More Clearly | Rap Pronunciation In this video, I’m going to show you how to rap more clearly by improving your rap pronunciation. You can use all of these vocal performance tips today to improve your rap delivery. UNDERSTANDING SYLLABLES Okay, to get started let’s get two things straight #1 Every syllable you rap is a rhythmic music note. The most common rhythmic notes rappers use…

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How To Create Catchy Rap Melodies in 5 Easy Steps

How To Create Catchy Rap Melodies in 5 Easy Steps

How To Create Catchy Rap Melodies in 5 Easy Steps In today’s video, I’m going to show you how to create catchy rap melodies in 5 easy steps. To get started let’s first discuss what a melody is. What’s a Melody? A melody is a musical pattern that’s made up of varying up and down movements in pitch as well as varying amounts of sustain on each note. In other words, a Melody uses the two main types…

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How To Freestyle Longer Without Messing Up | How To Improve Your Freestyle Rap

How To Freestyle Longer Without Messing Up | How To Improve Your Freestyle Rap

How To Freestyle Longer Without Messing Up In today’s video, I’m going to teach you how to freestyle longer without messing up. So if you’re wanting to learn how to improve your freestyle rap I’m about to give you 3 tips that you can start using today that will get you guaranteed results!  THREE TYPES OF FREESTYLE RAP The first thing you need to understand is that there are 3 different types of…

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How To Get Your Music Out There | Getting More Plays On Your Songs

How To Get Your Music Out There | Getting More Plays On Your Songs

So you’ve been pouring out your heart and soul into your music and it’s finally ready to share with the world. But now you may be wondering how to get your music out there. Well, today I’m going to attempt to demystify the process of how to get more plays on your songs by using a few practical but highly effective tools and techniques you can start using today! Today I’ll be using rap music as…

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Changing Rhyme Schemes | How To Transition Into A New Rhyme Scheme Perfectly!

Changing Rhyme Schemes | How To Transition Into A New Rhyme Scheme Perfectly!

In today’s lesson, we’re discussing changing rhyme schemes. And I’m going to be showing you how to transition into a new rhyme scheme perfectly by using 4 powerful moves! And I’ll be demonstrating everything today using a rap verse that I wrote and if you’re not a rapper, don’t worry, these techniques can be used for any genre of music. KEEPING TRACK When it comes to having smooth transitions…

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Best Place To Record Vocals At Home | Tips For Recording Rap Vocals

Best Place To Record Vocals At Home | Tips For Recording Rap Vocals

In this video, I’m going to show you the best place to record vocals at home. (and two of these places, most people have but don’t even realize it!) You can use these tips for recording rap vocals or any other genre of music for that matter because these recording techniques are universal. And I’m also going to give you some tips on how to improve the sound of whichever room that you chose to go…

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How To Use Autotune for Rap | T Pain Vocal Effect

How To Use Autotune for Rap | T Pain Vocal Effect

In this video I’m going to show you how to use Autotune for rap vocals to achieve a T Pain vocal effect.  So if you’re wanting to learn how to make melodic rap vocals this will be the perfect video for you!  Now if you already have Autotune and it’s installed in your DAW correctly then feel free to skip ahead to STEP 4 BELOW. If you don’t know how to get Autotune and install it, I’m going to go…

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How To Make Your Rap Lyrics Fit Instrumentals Better

How To Make Your Rap Lyrics Fit Instrumentals Better

If you’re a rapper that’s struggling to get your rap lyrics to sound good over an instrumental then stay tuned because I’m about to show you 3 easy techniques you can use today that will take your rap lyrics from sound like garbage to sounding like gold. What I’m showing you today is the Engineering or the “problem solving” part of being a rapper. To Learn more about all of the elements of…

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Why Your Rap Vocal Recordings Sound Like Crap!

Why Your Rap Vocal Recordings Sound Like Crap!

Today I’m going to share with you one of the most common mistakes I see rappers make when recording their vocals which makes them The good news is this is a super easy fix that you can use right now and it won’t cost you anything! THE PROBLEM So here’s the problem. Rappers scour the internet vehemently for the perfect instrumental on sites such as Airbit and Beatstars.com until they find that…

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I Hate Writing My Rap Lyrics Down! Please Help!

I Hate Writing My Rap Lyrics Down! Please Help!

If you’re a rapper that isn’t enjoying writing your rap lyrics down on paper the good news is that you’re not alone…and in this video I’m going to be providing you with some quick practical tips as I answer one of my student’s questions regarding this very issue! LHORMI SE7EN asks… “Hey Cole. I find it hard to write my lyrics with a pen and a paper but when I eventually do, my raps are way more…

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Rap Vocal Production on Cal Scruby: Cigarette Break - Part 4

Rap Vocal Production on Cal Scruby: Cigarette Break – Part 4

In this lesson, I’m going to be breaking down the vocal production behind Cal Scruby’s song Cigarette Break. I’ll be discussing his delivery, background vocals, and I’ll even going to discuss some of the mixing as well. So if you’re a rapper who’s trying to get better sounding vocals, this is going to be the perfect video for you! This is the 4th and final video of this series. I’ve already made…

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How To Rap Like Cal Scruby Cigarette Break - PART 3: Songwriting

How To Rap Like Cal Scruby Cigarette Break – PART 3: Songwriting

In this week’s lesson, I’m going to show you some of the secret songwriting techniques that the very talented rapper Cal Scruby is using in his song Cigarette Break. If you haven’t already heard this song, be sure to check it out here. This is the 3rd part of this series. I’ve done 2 other videos that break down Cal Scruby’s Rap Flow and his Rhyme Schemes which you can watch via my YouTube…

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How To Rap Like Cal Scruby Cigarette Break – Part 2: Rhymes

How To Rap Like Cal Scruby Cigarette Break – Part 2: Rhymes

In this week’s video, I’m going to be revealing all of the advanced rhyming techniques that Cal Scuby uses in his song ‘Cigarette Break’. If you apply these techniques correctly you can take your Rhyming Skills to new heights which will make your raps sound so much more pleasing and catchy to the listener!

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This is Part 2 of my…