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I don't like rap
you know what I mean?
you rhyme all the time,
like from a bad dream?

it's so easy to do
to make up the words
to say them to a beat
and then pull all the birds

I am no rap star
I don't open my trap
because I told you before
I just don't like the rap.

Thought up and written in ten minutes, it is that easy to do, it's just simple rhyming poetry set to a beat, but these guys are making millions out of such simplicity.



Actually, try to sound legitimate doing it - and you'll find it's not so easy after all. The rap I mentioned has much more creativity in the rhythmic phrasing than simple rhymes ending on the last syllable. Seriously. Let's hear some.

I've done three raps my entire songwriting history. They are hard to do well. I can't say any of mine are worthy of airplay. Much more difficult process for me than grabbing a guitar and writing a song.

Here's the first one ever - about writing 14 songs in the month of February:
http://rockstarnot.rekkerd.org/fawm2007/...%20song%203.mp3

Here's the 2nd - serious this time, about helping out a local rescue mission and what I saw there:
http://rockstarnot.rekkerd.org/fawm2010/Scott%20Lake%20-%20Could%20Have%20Been.mp3

And perhaps the last, about getting excited seeing an advertisement for oatmeal in a magazine - seriously..
http://rockstarnot.rekkerd.org/fawm2011/...0Export%201.mp3

These are all very simple rhymes that hearken back to 1980's era rap. There's much more complex stuff going on today.

Here's one from Playdough that has creative sampling, interesting rhymes, drop-outs of beats, etc. http://playdough.bandcamp.com/track/say-sumn

I guess the point is, writing a poem is not the same as what makes up rap. Any lyricist can write a few lines that rhyme - that's not all of the artistry involved in rap.

-Scott

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