So, this press release showed up in my inbox, and it is no joke. Artists such as Chuck D, Kool G Rap, Q-Tip, and many, many others have shared their wisdom for the new book, “How To Rap”. The book is published by Chicago Review Press and is available now (see press release below)… If you need this book to learn how to rap, you may want to consider not rapping… Just a thought. But seriously, the book is food for thought for any Hip Hop fan as it breaks down classic flows, and offers in-depth looks at how artists do their thing.
Over 100 Hip-Hop Legends Teach You “How To Rap” In New Book
Chicago Review Press releases new Hip-Hop book—“How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC”—with contributions from many of Hip-Hop’s most notable figures.
Chicago, February 1st, 2010 – Over 100 Hip-Hop legends teach the art form of MCing in a new book recently released by Chicago Review Press. “How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC” guides the reader through the science of rap in the words of the artists, giving an inside look behind their creative processes and techniques.
Acts interviewed exclusively for the book include classic MCs and groups such as Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Mobb Deep, AZ, Cypress Hill, Pharoahe Monch, Boot Camp Clik, Masta Ace, and A Tribe Called Quest, as well as recent acts such as Clipse, Styles P, The Black Eyed Peas, Crooked I, Immortal Technique, Royce Da 5’9”, Papoose, Nelly, and Jurassic 5.
The foreword to the book was written by Kool G Rap, an MC named as a major influence by most of the current generation of Hip-Hop artists, including Eminem and Jay-Z.
How to Rap breaks rapping down into content, flow, writing, and delivery—with topics such as writing in your head, punching-in vocals, and interacting with the crowd all tackled from different angles by numerous MCs.
The book also features the first complete breakdown of rap’s “flow”, allowing readers to create tongue-twisting compound rhyme styles like Kool G Rap and Eminem, complex conversational flows like Nas, Jay-Z, and OC, the classic old school patterns of Melle Mel, and everything in between.