Back to the future 3 You have to love the instrumental

Back to the future 3

You have to love the instrumental. Once you have the passion for it, anybody can develop the ability to freestyle. It comes down to how much time youre willing to invest in practicing that part of the art. When Im freestyling, Im thinking ahead. Im definitely thinking ahead. At the same time, I dont get too far ahead of myself. You try to enjoy it with the crowd. Enjoy the punch lines, but keep yourself focused on the fact that the party isnt over. Metaphors and similes are an advanced but important part of freestyle rapping. They are often found in a rappers funniest and cleverest lines, and they really differentiate beginners from skilled emcees. A rapper like Lil Wayne lays down verses that straight-up drip with similes and metaphors. Hes the one who is balling like Rawlings and Spalding, who is a giant like fee fi fo fum, who is counting money all day like a clock on the wall. Not only does he drop lots of similes, he drops clever, original similes. So do like he does. Dont just say sharp as a knife. Say: Metaphors and similes are really the backbone of an advanced rapper. Learn how to use metaphors correctly. Your rhymes will not only be funnier and smarter, theyll sound better too. Take these lines from rapper Chingo Bling: Im fly like Big Pun on prom night with a cummerbund. You know that is fly! Just as good as referencing something nearby is referencing something timely. Lets say, for example, that you are at a cipher, rapping with some of your friends dissin each other, just goofin around, and the day before you remember reading that Star Jones recently lost 200 pounds. How dope is it if you throw that in your rhymes: Whether its related to sports, politics, music or celebrities, if its in the news, reference it. As Wordsworth told me recently, I just try to think of whats important to the people in my surroundings and try to speak on it. Rap in ciphersgroups of two or more rappers playing off each other, trading verses.