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How To Rap: The Art And Science Of The Hip-Hop MC (2009)

by Paul Edwards(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1556528167 (ISBN13: 9781556528163)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Chicago Review Press

review 1: If I had to recommend a book to serve as an introduction to hip-hop, I wouldn't hesitate to shove this into someone's face. This is definitely going to be a book I'll keep around to thumb through whenever I'm looking for some inspiration or insight as to what goes behind a good rap or when I want to dive into where specific artists are coming from.Edwards breaks down the creative process and divides his interview answers in a smooth, logical fashion that should be valuable to anyone who does creative work in most any field. As in most endeavors, there's more than one way to skin a cat, and the book goes over the variety of techniques and attitudes emcees have toward their work. The elements of hip-hop that this book focuses on translate well to writing music in other genre... mores and public performance in general.This book, combined with an Internet connection and a lazy afternoon, will give you a greater appreciation of hip-hop and the talent it takes to spit a rhyme.
review 2: This book was given to me by a friend and colleague who is an entrepreneur in the music industry. He strongly recommended it and praised it as he put it in my hand and said "Just read it." At first, I looked at the cover and when I saw "How to Rap" I kind of sighed, closed my eyes and tilted my head back. I was't that excited and enthusiastic to read the book because it sort of reminded me of one of those "Idiots Guide To..." corny instruction books. However, once I opened the book and started reading, I realized that this book was beyond just how to rap, and that it provided a platform to bridge "the art and science" of the Hop-Hop/Rap genre to rap as a whole. In addition, it provided me with a wider sense of rapping and rhyming. I mean, from the perspective of anyone who can put words together, rapping is just rhyming and making words at the end of each sentence sound the similar, but this book gets deep into what makes "good flow" and what techniques to use when writing raps. I think that the biggest plus for this book was that it offered professional advice. One of the worst things for me is when somebody tries to teach you something without having done it before, so it was good to see actual big name rappers appear in this book and offer their advice on things. However, I am very involved in the music industry and deal with rappers everyday, but this book really opened my eyes to how complex rap really is versus how simple many may think it is. It reminded me that there are a lot of elements that shape a rap artist and there are a lot of things to keep in mind as an MC. This was a surprisingly great book for me and I would actually recommend it to anyone who is interested in not only rap music, but music in general. You will definitely learn something new during this interesting read. less

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