rhyme scheme tutorial update

[the rhyme king]

Practice.

Like Iphorill said, different rhyme schemes severely impact your flow. The more syllables, the less filler, thus more of a rhythm.

Start with simplicity.

[FILLER] --------- [MULTI]
[FILLER] --------- [MULTI]

Here's an example:

"Actions have reactions, don't be quick to judge
You may not know the harships people don't speak of
It's best to step back, and observe with couth
For we all must meet our moment of truth" - Gangstarr

^ This isn't an overly-complex multi-syllable pattern, but ultimately, it flows.

You've gotta crawl before you can walk. Start small and progression will naturally occur.

Here's a more advanced multi-syllable pattern:


"The same sheisty cats that you hang with, and do your thang with
could set you up and wet you up, nikka peep the language
It's universal, you play with fire it may hurt you
or burn you, lessons are blessings you should learn through" - Gangstarr

This is a ABAB rhyme pattern. 'A' is the bold, and 'B' is the italic-bold. This is a bit more complex than my first example, and this is a really good example on how to mold your schemes.

The theory is, the more multi-syllabics, the less filler, thus better flow. If you don't know what filler is, it's just talking nonsense; stuff to fill the void before your actual punch/rhyme.

Example of filler:

"Yo, I'm really dope boy, don't contest!
I got mad hammers and glocks dog, I'll come to ya nest!"

^ In this example, the bold part is filler. It has no real value and while it may be contributing to the theme, it's probably better to either re-word it or come up with something a little more clever.


I can go on all day about what works or what doesn't, but if you're looking to improve your flow, the best way to go about it is practice. I know, it's easier said than done, but a good place to start is online. Look up your favorite rapper's lyrics and analyze them. Look at his or her rhyme patterns and try an replicate them with your own lyrics. Mind you, don't totally steal their swag or style, but try an see if you can do what they do.

A few good emcees to search for dope rhyme patterns are Eminem, Gangstarr, Joe Budden, Xzibit, etc.

Overall though, practice makes perfect.

 

[the rhyme king]

Slant rhyming allows you to tell a story without compromising how real the things you're saying...sound.

For example, one of the most CORNY and overused rhymes in love poems (and I'll admit I used it myself when I was like 12 years old) is something like:

I'm in love...
You're like an angel from the Heaven's above...

Stop and ask yourself: When have you EVER at ANY point in your life said the words "Heavens Above" out loud and in Public? Unless you're the pope or something, the answer is probably "Never". You needed a word to rhyme with "Love" so you thought of the word "Above" and forced a rhyme by using a lame sentence that you'd be stupid to use in a day to day conversation. If you were to combine Multis -AND- perfect rhyming, nothing you ever said would make sense. So get rid of the perfect rhyming, it's old and out of style. Focus on syllables and the vowel sounds they give off.

 

[the rhyme king]

before I end this chapter, I figured I'd just add a small chart of vowel sounds, there are a few more than those listed:

Short A - Pronounced Aa, Words Such As Apple, Flask, Rap, All Use This Sound.
Long A - Pronounced Ay, Words Such As Cake, Rape And Place All Use This Sound.
Short E - Pronounced Eh, Words Such As Bet, Check, Left All Use This Sound.
Long E - Pronounced EE, Words Such As Cheat, Creap, Beat, Sleep All Use This Sound.
Short I - Pronounced Ih, Words Such As It, Give, And Lift All Use This Sound.
Long I - Pronounced Eye, Words Such As Ice, Bite, And Write All use This Sound.
Short O - Pronounced Ah, Words Such As Drop, Pac, And Lost All Use This Sound.
Long O - Pronounced Oh, Words Such As Blow, Close, And Clothes All use This Sound.
Short U - Pronounced Uh, Words Such As Cuz, Bust, And Rush All Use This Sound.
Long U - Pronounced Ooh, Words Such As Choose, Glue, And Boot All Use This Sound.

Those Of Course, Are Only The Basic Vowel Sounds, Anyone Who's Thinking About "Y" Thats Falls In The Long Or Short I Sounds, But There Are More Based On The Consonants That Follow Or Lead The Original Vowel.

For Example:
Blow Uses The Long O Sound, However - A Word Like Plow Uses An Unlisted Sound. All There Is To It Is Knowing What Words Fall In Which Category When Using Multis, For Instance, Sound, Out, And House All Used The Same Sound As Plow.

 

[Ghostface Trillah]

Words cannot express how much I hate you.

 

[Consigliere]

this is some next level trolling





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