A great place to start is by listening to other rappers freestyles to get ideas and inspiration. Listen to how they freestyle and find the cadence of your voice. Here's a dope Kendrick Lamar Freestyle from youtube check it out for inspiration. (Guide continues below)
Free styling as you already know probably means rapping of the top of your head without anything written down, however a good way to get better at freestyeling is to write more lyrics. Writing often will mean you will learn words that rhyme and learn more about structure so when it comes to an impromtu freestyle you will have much more ability.
You should try and analyze other rappers work, ask questions like what mood were they feeling at the time? or is there a deeper meaning to the lyrics?
Learn from other rappers however don't ever aim to copy another rappers style/flow. You should create your own style and method.
You should have a back up or filler line or phrase when freestyling. This is like an emergency line that you can use when you can't think of anything else and can be something short and easy to remember like "matter of fact"
Go with your gut feelings and just try to really get into the music you are rapping over, this will mean you sound more natural.
It's good to get feedback from others to allow you to improve, but you want constructive criticism not "that was shit"
Try to freestyle over a variety of different style beats, for example try old school beats, trap beats, east coast beats.. This will help you to have a more diverse style and might also help with your creativity as different instrumentals inspire different moods.
Now see if you can freestyle over this beat!
No comments:
Post a Comment