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kdog3683
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States916 Posts
November 28 2009 04:42 GMT
#1
Recently I've become obsessed at freestyling. I can spit the words and have rhythm. But I tend to gasp for air and sound monotone when I'm struggling for words. I also sound a little nasally.

Are there any techniques I can do to improve on this? For example, listening to Lil Wayne, his voice is really comfortable to listen to.

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Multiply your efforts.
Monstah-_-
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
249 Posts
November 28 2009 04:46 GMT
#2
I was gona help until you mentioned Lil Wayne. And until I read your screen name.
you live in the woods and drink vodka
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
November 28 2009 04:57 GMT
#3
LLOLOL
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
MassArbiterFTW
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Australia52 Posts
November 28 2009 04:59 GMT
#4
If you are gasping for air your flow is off. Your rhythm should include regular intervals for a quick intake of breath. As to your voice, there probably are vocal coaching techniques for modifying one's voice, but in my opinion these are unnecessary to rap well. There have been successful and acclaimed rappers with all kinds of voices; compare an 'ideal' rap voice like Biggie to Canibus, Eminem or Lil Wayne. I believe how you deliver your lines is a far more important consideration, and delivery will improve with practise.
In Bisu we trust
Bearigator
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States233 Posts
November 28 2009 05:07 GMT
#5
Ok, Lil Wayne has the most obnoxious voice ever. What you probably like about Lil Wayne is his flow. It isn't his voice it how he puts the words together. Lil Wayne could rap about anything in any voice and he would still have exactly what you are talking about.

Rap more, get more confidence, etc. As you stop having problems looking for words and get more experience you will find it just sounds better in general.
Ichigo1234551
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States649 Posts
November 28 2009 05:09 GMT
#6
smoke a lot of weed
I WILL DESTROY YOU IN 2009 OK???????????????
perfectteeth
Profile Joined November 2009
United States30 Posts
November 28 2009 05:17 GMT
#7
we would like some sampling imo
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
November 28 2009 05:25 GMT
#8
On November 28 2009 14:07 Bearigator wrote:
Ok, Lil Wayne has the most obnoxious voice ever. What you probably like about Lil Wayne is his flow. It isn't his voice it how he puts the words together. Lil Wayne could rap about anything in any voice and he would still have exactly what you are talking about.

Rap more, get more confidence, etc. As you stop having problems looking for words and get more experience you will find it just sounds better in general.

i bet lil wayne sounds like shit without his autotune...
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
cunninglinguists
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States925 Posts
November 28 2009 05:33 GMT
#9
On November 28 2009 14:25 YPang wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2009 14:07 Bearigator wrote:
Ok, Lil Wayne has the most obnoxious voice ever. What you probably like about Lil Wayne is his flow. It isn't his voice it how he puts the words together. Lil Wayne could rap about anything in any voice and he would still have exactly what you are talking about.

Rap more, get more confidence, etc. As you stop having problems looking for words and get more experience you will find it just sounds better in general.

i bet lil wayne sounds like shit without his autotune...

lil wayne sounds like shit even with autotune.

but actually, i bet most singers sound like shit without autotune. that seems to make the most sense as you wouldn't need autotune if you could actually, ya know...sing.
Bearigator
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States233 Posts
November 28 2009 05:39 GMT
#10
On November 28 2009 14:25 YPang wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2009 14:07 Bearigator wrote:
Ok, Lil Wayne has the most obnoxious voice ever. What you probably like about Lil Wayne is his flow. It isn't his voice it how he puts the words together. Lil Wayne could rap about anything in any voice and he would still have exactly what you are talking about.

Rap more, get more confidence, etc. As you stop having problems looking for words and get more experience you will find it just sounds better in general.

i bet lil wayne sounds like shit without his autotune...

His voice sounds like shit no matter what. Listen to an interview of his, it is completely silly to be honest.
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
November 28 2009 05:58 GMT
#11
i watched a few interviews of lil wayne, he does seem like a nice guy o,o
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
Monstah-_-
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
249 Posts
November 28 2009 05:58 GMT
#12
On November 28 2009 14:39 Bearigator wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2009 14:25 YPang wrote:
On November 28 2009 14:07 Bearigator wrote:
Ok, Lil Wayne has the most obnoxious voice ever. What you probably like about Lil Wayne is his flow. It isn't his voice it how he puts the words together. Lil Wayne could rap about anything in any voice and he would still have exactly what you are talking about.

Rap more, get more confidence, etc. As you stop having problems looking for words and get more experience you will find it just sounds better in general.

i bet lil wayne sounds like shit without his autotune...

His voice sounds like shit no matter what. Listen to an interview of his, it is completely silly to be honest.


Yeah, hes just a stupid little crack/drank head.

But one thing you got to respect is his ability to make dead presidents.
you live in the woods and drink vodka
HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
November 28 2009 07:03 GMT
#13
i thought title said raping voice ;o
"come korea next time... FXO house... 10 korean, 10 korean"
KrAzYfoOL
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Australia3037 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-28 09:02:54
November 28 2009 09:01 GMT
#14
Hahaha I love all these buzz terms, 'spit' 'flow' oh how you simpletons never cease to amaze me.

Also how do you become obsessed at free styling? Do you mean WITH free styling?

I swear avid rap/hip-hop fans are linguistically inept.

It's better to burn out than to fade away
armed_
Profile Joined November 2008
Canada443 Posts
November 28 2009 09:08 GMT
#15
On November 28 2009 18:01 KrAzYfoOL wrote:
Hahaha I love all these buzz terms, 'spit' 'flow' oh how you simpletons never cease to amaze me.

Of course, the first step to making something seem like a new, distinct field is inventing words so other people who have already done it all don't know what you're talking about.

But seriously OP, what you're looking to become competent at is called singing. "Rapping Voice", rofl.
Bearigator
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States233 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-28 09:58:28
November 28 2009 09:57 GMT
#16
On November 28 2009 18:01 KrAzYfoOL wrote:
Hahaha I love all these buzz terms, 'spit' 'flow' oh how you simpletons never cease to amaze me.

Also how do you become obsessed at free styling? Do you mean WITH free styling?

I swear avid rap/hip-hop fans are linguistically inept.




Spit and flow are being used properly in a loose sense.

Spit - Verb - To eject from the mouth.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/spit (#5)
Flow - Verb - To proceed continuously and smoothly.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/flow (#7)

Honestly, even if the definitions didn't match, slang is pretty commonly accepted. No need to come around and make yourself look like a twat over casual word usage. If you aren't interested in the blog then you and your ego can just click somewhere else.
OhThatDang
Profile Joined August 2004
United States4685 Posts
November 28 2009 10:23 GMT
#17
On November 28 2009 18:01 KrAzYfoOL wrote:
Hahaha I love all these buzz terms, 'spit' 'flow' oh how you simpletons never cease to amaze me.

Also how do you become obsessed at free styling? Do you mean WITH free styling?

I swear avid rap/hip-hop fans are linguistically inept.



simpleton?

wtf
get outta here
troi oi thang map nai!!!
kdog3683
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States916 Posts
November 28 2009 11:46 GMT
#18
On November 28 2009 18:08 armed_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2009 18:01 KrAzYfoOL wrote:
Hahaha I love all these buzz terms, 'spit' 'flow' oh how you simpletons never cease to amaze me.

Of course, the first step to making something seem like a new, distinct field is inventing words so other people who have already done it all don't know what you're talking about.

But seriously OP, what you're looking to become competent at is called singing. "Rapping Voice", rofl.


It's trash like you that degrade tl.net to the incessant maggot hole it has become. The words spit and flow bring a colorful connotation akin to me describing you as an infested suture inplace of 'armed'.
Multiply your efforts.
Ganfei
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Taiwan1439 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-28 11:57:48
November 28 2009 11:56 GMT
#19
On November 28 2009 18:01 KrAzYfoOL wrote:
Hahaha I love all these buzz terms, 'spit' 'flow' oh how you simpletons never cease to amaze me.

Also how do you become obsessed at free styling? Do you mean WITH free styling?

I swear avid rap/hip-hop fans are linguistically inept.



I think it's funny that someone who's going to try using any derivation of the word "linguistics" would be so fucking unaware of the hypocrisy of this idiotic statement. Linguistics is the fucking study of language, yet you come in with your prescriptive bullshit and call people simpletons.
You are crushing me like a cheese sandwich
p4ge
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada160 Posts
November 28 2009 12:04 GMT
#20
On November 28 2009 18:01 KrAzYfoOL wrote:
Hahaha I love all these buzz terms, 'spit' 'flow' oh how you simpletons never cease to amaze me.

Also how do you become obsessed at free styling? Do you mean WITH free styling?

I swear avid rap/hip-hop fans are linguistically inept.


first of all, how do you equate stupidity with the use of a few words?
moreover, youre basically just critisiing grammar based on the dominant standard of it
there's a lot of ways to speak, just because it doesn't fit the standard view doesn't make it intrinsically inferior.
you're living in a fantasy, please stop being so ignorant
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