How to avoid becoming a rap sell out!

As a retired unsigned rapper from Charm City B.K.A Cruddy Yo I later reinvented myself by using my inner energy to hone my craft. There comes a point in every rappers life when you have to ask yourself, am I really cut out to do this? That's the harsh reality of dreaming big. Not everyone who has dreams of becoming a house hold name rapper will make it big. Some of you will actually become a one hit wonder. Hey I didn't even make it that far. So don't let my words rain on your parade, please. I'm here to help you in any way I can. I wanted to share this with those serious about the rap game.

• Freestyle rap strengthens your mind. Your mind is a muscle and by forcing it to think and come up with rhymes on the spot, it gets a "work out" and becomes stronger. The longer you keep at it the better you will be. Think of it as weight lifting for your muscles, the first day at the gym you can only do a few reps, but in a month you can push out those reps no problem and have already moved on to bigger weights
• Write the chorus in a way that makes the listener really want to hear more of the song, but make sure the chorus goes with the verses.
• If you're unsure about rapping your own rap, ask someone else who could rap your rap for you.
• Deciding the title isn't really that big of a deal, but try to make it something out of the chorus.
• If you want you can even have your friends in your song to have more variety of lyrics.
• Get a good book on writing lyrics, get some ideas from those.
• Be real - rapping about your own life gives the song credibility.
• Usually rap songs have at least two to three verses, but as long as your song makes the point you're trying to convey and is, in your opinion, length doesn't really matter.
• If you ever have songwriters' block, listening to a couple of rap tunes can help give you fresh ideas.
• Rapping does not have to be written, many rappers can also freestyle
• Freestyling on a good rhythm can also let you jump into new ideas,and listening to other rappers rap can also give you inspiration too.
• Keep your rap original. Don't copy someone else's style.
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