How do I get into rap music?

Find out how below.

1. Start with What You Know. You probably already know some rap artists, so start with these.
2. Find the Style That Suits You. Just like any other musical genre, there are lots of sub genres, styles and niches.
3. Find Out About the Genre’s Lineage and Development.
4. Don’t be Deterred.
5. Listen, Listen, Listen.

Where do I start with hip hop?

Get yourself started on the best albums from these artists, then dig deeper into their discography if you like them. If you really like hip hop, look at the features on the tracks on the listed artist’s albums, as they’ll have some songs like that (unless they’re singers).

Can you synthesize rap?

Check out the video above for some synthesized rap. An updated version of the DopeLearning paper was accepted to the KDD conference, which will be held in San Francisco in August 2016. DeepBeat is a program which uses machine learning techniques to generate rap lyrics by combining lines from existing rap songs.

What makes rap music so special?

One aspect that makes rap music so special is that one song alone can include a multitude of messages by the artist. In comparison to traditional types of music, a rapper is able to communicate much more with listeners of the song.

What makes a rap song well thought out?

From poetic and lyrical rhymes to aggressive battle rap, there are many incredibly well thought out lyrics that rap has to offer. “A poet’s mission is to make words do more work than they normally do, to make them work on more than one level.” Every rap genre has its own lyrical gemstones only waiting to be discovered by real rap heads.

What is the Best Rap/R&B Collaboration of all time?

Arguably the greatest rap and R&B collaboration of all time. Here GZA creatively weaves a story around celebrity names, a concept so powerful that it’s been emulated by several emcees. Brownsville rapper Ka reworked the idea on “Off the Record” from 2013.