New rappers can get a head start in learning to rap by reading up on the basics and fundamentals of rap music.

Rap Like A Pro says it is The Official How To Rap Manual For Aspiring MC’s. Here are some of the topics covered in the book:

• The Basics Of Rapping – Learn the foundation of rapping!
• How To Come Up With Rhymes – Learn simple but very effective ways to come up with rhymes with ease!
• How To Write Rap Songs – I will explain the 4 steps used to write a rap song!
• How To Write Hot Hooks – Hooks can make your rap songs instint hits, if you know how to write them!
• How To Freestyle Rap – I reveal exactly what it takes to become a REAL Freestyle Rapper and how you can become one!
• The one thing that you should never do when freestyle rapping and how to avoid it!

Title: Rap Like A Pro – The Official How To Rap Manual For Aspiring MC’s
By: The Ghost Writer

• Website:http://www.raplikeapro.com/

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2. A Guide to Freestyling, Writing Rhymes and Battling
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It contains “The stories behind 36 immortal rap albums, straight from the original artists” including:

• A Tribe Called Quest
• Beastie Boys
• De La Soul
• Eric B. & Rakim
• The Fugees
• KRS-One
• Pete Rock & CL Smooth
• Public Enemy
• The Roots
• Run-DMC
• Wu-Tang Clan

Title: Check the Technique – Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
Written by: Brian Coleman

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http://www.monstertones.com/ringtones/rap-ringtones.htm

1. The link seems like it’s the rap ringtones section of MonsterTones.com
2. On the page, the title/logo says “Superstar Ringtones” which is a little confusing.
3. There’s an incredibly long list of ringtones listed and at the bottom, it states that:

MP3 ringtones are not the artist’s original recording. Artist names are used for recognition only.

Compare this site to Thumbplay and MuchMusic, you’ll see that there’s quite a difference.

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From the details on their site, the book seems to be packed full of useful advice for new rappers and seasoned MCs. Here’s a sample of what’s in The Official How To Rap Manual:

• Hundreds upon Hundreds of Rhyme Schemes, Styles and Flows.
• Rap Tips and Techniques.
• Poetry and Grammer lessons that help rhyming ability.
• Learn how Tone & Pitch effects your lyrics.
• Do You know how Grammer impacts your raps?
• How to find and come up with metaphors.
• Learn what power positions are within your verse.
• What lines of any lyric section are natrually strong?
• Are you writing your lyrics in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd person narrative?
• What consonants give you a quick sharp sound when added to your lines?
• Learn about word connections and letter sounds that will enhance your flow.

Title: The Official How To Rap Manual
By: How2Rap.com

• But-It-Now: http://www.how2rap.com/rapbook.html

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It has a wide collection of rap and hip-hop ring tones for you to choose from with their previews representing the highest quality mobile ringtone available.

MuchMusic’s previews represent the highest quality mobile ringtone available. Due to the wide variety of device capabilities, the ringtone for your phone may differ from the one you initially previewed. To listen to a preview customized for your phone, please login. If you do not have a MuchMusic membership, please create a new account.

Check out the hip-hop ringtones at MuchMusic for yourself.

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Here’s the list of ThumbPlay’s Top 10 Rap and Hip Hop Ringtones:

1. Live Your Life – T.I. ft. Rihanna
2. A Milli (Goon To A Goblin) – Lil Wayne
3. Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (Unplugged) – Jay-Z
4. Low – Flo Rida
5. Hustlin’ – Rick Ross
6. Bust It Baby (Pt. 2) (Wet Wet) – Plies
7. Shawty Say – David Banner ft. Lil Wayne
8. Heartless – Kanye West
9. Game’s Pain – The Game
10. I’m So Hood – DJ Khaled

Visit ThumbPlay to find more Rap Ringtones.

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With tons of tips in this rapping course, anyone learning to be a rapper will surely improve their skills from some of the benefits listed in the package:

# The truth about how great rappers practice. Find out why you aren’t improving as fast as you think you should.

# The secret of “rhyme chords.” How using this one technique can rocket you past the competition.

# A simple way to create better rhymes. Stop spitting obvious rhymes. Learn how to develop over 125 new, original rhymes every day in ten minutes or less.

# What you can do to rap faster. Practice these three exercises and you’ll know how to rap faster (or slower!).

TheCompleteMC covers a wide range of rap related topics including:

1. Module CD 1: Elements of Freestyle
2. Module CD 2: Songwriting Technique
3. Module CD 3: Vocal Technique
4. CD 4: Instrumentals and Beats
5. 45-Page Workbook: Practice, Practice, Practice

Title: The Complete MC – The Art of Rhyme in Half The Time: Sharper Lyrics, Liquid Flows and Black Belt Rap Techniques That YOU Can Master in Two Weeks!

• Website: http://www.thecompletemc.com/

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Can’t Stop Won’t Stop – A History of the Hip-Hop Generation is a good book that “presents the hip-hop generation in all its grime and glory with breadth, wit, and style.”

“Hip-hop is the voice of this generation. Even if you didn’t grow up in the Bronx in the ’70s, hip-hop is there for you. It has become a powerful force. Hip-hop binds all of these people, all of these nationalities, all over the world together.”
—DJ Kool Herc, from the Introduction

Title: Can’t Stop Won’t Stop – A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
By: Jeff Chang
Introduction by: DJ Kool Herc
Website: http://cantstopwontstop.com/book

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This book is ideal for beginners learning to rap, more experienced emcee wanting to learn how to rap better or rap music lovers who want to discover about the hip hop industry and rap artists.

The definitive guide to rapping, in the words of over 100 of the greatest MCs of all time. Also includes the first ever notational system for rap’s “flow”.

Never-before-seen advice and guidance from over 100 of Hip-Hop’s most acclaimed and successful MCs, including Big Daddy Kane, Nelly, Mobb Deep, Clipse, Black Eyed Peas, Twista, David Banner, Public Enemy and many more artists.

And insights from the interviewed artists into the work of Eminem, Jay-Z, Outkast, and many more

Title: How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC
By: Paul Edwards
Foreward by: Kool G Rap

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Thus, when aspiring rappers talk about getting rap dictionaries to make rhyming a bit “easier”, I naturally balk. A rap dictionary is literally ‘cheating’ in my book. It kills the very soul of the music. It says, “I have no skills or interest in working hard to be a rapper. I just want a quick fix solution that will make me semi-famous”. Such a hack mentality can’t take you very far in the rap game.

Of course, I’m not saying that you need not consult a dictionary at all. A strong vocabulary is, after all, a cornerstone of rap. But for that, I would really recommend a regular dictionary over a rap dictionary. This is for the reason mentioned above, and because rap dictionaries tend to be very genre specific and lack the killer words that can make or break a song.

Most importantly, if you follow the rap dictionary too closely, you will start sounding like the hundreds of other rappers who took the advice of the dictionary. Instead of sounding original and fresh, you will sound like another soldier in an army of rapping clones. Surely you don’t want such a reputation to be associated with you or your art.

The best rhymes involve words that are complicated and are not commonly found in most rap dictionaries. Longer words with more syllables make for great rhymes, but are unfortunately missing in such dictionaries.

Try this out: pick up a dictionary (a regular one) and write down a dozen words you have never even heard before, let alone know the meaning of. Make sure that they are multiple syllable words such as “megalomaniac” or “metamorphosis“. Try to find ryhmes for these words and include them in your song. You will be surprised how the includsion of a few such words can make your song stand out completely.

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