26th Sep2010
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07th Aug2010
Pharoahe Monch Talks About Writing “Simon Says” (Audio)
In this excerpt from his interview for the How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC book, Monch talks about his “chrous first” approach to writing “Simon Says”.
29th May2010
Schoolly D on Why It Was Difficult for Hip-Hop’s Pioneers (Audio)
Rap legend Schoolly D recounts the difficulty that Hip-Hop pioneers experienced and how they had a harder time due to there being fewer avenues and more opposition.
Taken from an interview for the book How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC.
22nd May2010
Sheek Louch Talks About Notating Flows (Audio)
In another excerpt from the interviews from the How To Rap book, Sheek talks about how he makes notations throughout his rhyme notes so he knows when to pause, put emphasis, etc. when he’s recording. You mean there’s still a rapper who writes shit down? Who knew.
11th Apr2010
Royce da 5′9 & Crooked I Teach You How To Rap
Here are a couple of excerpts from interviews Royce and Crook did for the upcoming book How To Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC, which will feature advice on various aspects of MC’ing from over 100 different rappers. Above, Crooked explains why he thinks writing lyrics down is a better approach than writing in your head. After the jump, Royce answers the question: What’s More Important, subject matter or Flow?
Interview w/Paul Edwards coming soon…
