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Delta city, Nigeria.

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John prezton is a 18-year-old Rapper, Singer/Musician/ Actor from Nigeria, Delta city . It could be said that john Prezton has music in his DNA. Singing from a young age, his musical style can be described as pop or alternative pop/rock. Inspired by artists such as Chris brown One Republic, Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Bruno Mars and Maroon 5, prezton writes original songs with lyrical depth far beyond his years.

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10 Jul 14, 12:13 PM, Africa/Lagos

Writing Your Own Rap Lyrics
Build your vocabulary . If you are
going to be rhyming words, it is
important that you have a few to pick
from. Read books and news articles
that contain polished, refined writing.
If you come across a word you don' t
know, look it up.
Develop an ear for rhythm . As you
add to your vocabulary, try reading
certain passages out loud and
noticing where you naturally tend to
add emphasis. In English, for example,
a lot of poetry and song lyrics are
written in iambic pentameter, in which
the first syllable is unstressed, the
second is stressed, the third is
unstressed, and so on for a total of
five stressed syllables and five
unstressed syllables. Developing your
sense of meter will ultimately help you
form a beat to your lyrics, or the
lyrics to your beat, in a way that
sounds reflexive and easy.
Try saying " rapper" both ways,
with the first syllable stressed and
the second unstressed, then vice
versa. Notice the difference?
It might sound dorky, but a good
way to introduce yourself to iambic
pentameter is to read Shakespeare
aloud. (Search for his plays
online.) You' ll begin to notice the
alternating stressed syllables and
how naturally they flow.
Get focused. Your lyrics should have
an objective other than making words
rhyme. The rhyme is the glue for your
lyrics, but the substance is in your
message. What do you want to say?
When you' re talking to other people,
which topics really get you fired up?
Whatever you choose, be real -
rapping about your own life gives
the song credibility.
Write it down . Rap lyrics can happen
anywhere - at home, at work, at
school, on the toilet, and in your
sleep. Write down what comes to you
without censoring yourself or editing.
When you' re struggling with writer' s
block later, refer back to your ideas.
Come up with a good hook . A hook is
the part of a song that gets stuck in
your head and makes you want to
listen to it again. For most raps, this
makes up the chorus. It doesn' t have
to be long, but it should have a
catchy rhythm and be fun to hum.
For a lot of songwriters, the hook
is the most difficult part to create.
Don' t feel discouraged if it takes
you awhile to come up with one -
it' s better to wait for a good hook
than to wrap up your song with a
bad one.
Memorize your lyrics . After you have
worked out a final draft of your rap
lyrics, memorize every word. When
you go to perform your rap song in
the studio you don' t want to be
reading from your notebook.
Download an audio editing software :
If you are a new rapper, it is
recommended that you get Audacity.
It is a freeware that is user-friendly
and works quite well. If you own a
Mac, you can record using Garage
Band, which is already installed. After
you gain more experience, it is
recommended that you move onto
other software such as Audio
Audition. They are not free, but they
are better than the free ones.
Revise to a beat . Pick a beat that you
want to use to rap on. You can
search for rap beats on youtube, or
download rap beats from a beat
distributor like Beat Brokerz. A good
strategy here is to already have the
core of your rhymes written, and just
work on adapting them to fit your
beat. A common pitfall is if you try to
write the core of your lyrics to a beat,
you can likely suffer from " writers
block" because you are trying to be
creative and do revisions at the same
time.
Record your rap . Using your mic and
your audio editing software, you can
now begin recording. Load your
downloaded beat to the software and
record over it. Remember to add
emotion or you will sound like a robot
metaphorically speaking!
Record your rap again . While this is
time-consuming, it gives you a wider
variety of takes to choose from.
Record at least 1 to 3 more times.
This is because your first time might
not be perfect.
Select the best track. Now that you' ve
done several takes, choose the one
you feel like is best and delete the
rest.


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