Publisher's Synopsis
Learn Freestyle Rap & Songwriting in Less Than a Day: Keep the Skills for Life Ever wished your freestyle was smart, fast and impressive? Are you eager to write your first meaningful rap song? Newcomers, beginners, novices, fans and students of hip-hop: If you've always wanted to learn how to freestyle rap live and write inventive rhyme: this resource was made for you. The New Hip-Hop Rhyming Dictionary is an updated and expanded version of the classic original, and is an essential resource for rappers that want to step into next level writing. In this exciting new edition you will find: **The real roots of rap music (New York was not the beginning!) **Relevant rap styles that arose over the years **What kind of rapper you really are **The true elements of rhyme & rap song writing (couplets, bars, schemes) Including! **The 15 most potent types of rhyme **A comprehensive rhyming dictionary for exercises and skill building **A brief introduction on how to create your own flows With this rhyming resource, you will spend more time honing and perfecting your rhyme schemes than wading through page after page of unnecessary theory. Cut to the chase! Special features: **Gold-standard examples of rhyme from the music industry's best artists, including Eminem, Nas, Tupac, Talib Kweli and more **A homonym dictionary for shrewd lyrical styling The New Hip-Hop Rhyming Dictionary gives you a way to transition from a rap imitator into a fresh, new voice in the field. Skill building has never been easier. See you at the Grammys! Tags: The Rap Year Book, How to rap, book of rhymes, The Complete Rhyming Dictionary, Shea Serrano