How To Rap - Writing Multisyllable Rhymes
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How To Rap - Writing Multisyllable Rhymes
Let's just jump into it, for those that are interested and I'll cover the other stuff at the end
Multis/Multi Syllable Rhymes/Compound/Polysyllable
Why multis are important:
Helps improve flow
Shows off your lyrical talent
Sound more polished and advanced
You're going to see almost every big rapper use multis at least to some degree
They also making rhyming poetry, spoken word, or anything else that's supposed to rhyme sound better
Single syllable word perfect rhymes
Cat
Hat
That
If this is all you're using, your lines are going to sound basic. Like little kid nursery rhymes. Hickery dickery dock, the mouse ran up the clock
Double syllable words - perfect rhymes
Camper
Hamper
These are still pretty basic and not a whole lot above the single syllable word rhymes
Single syllable chains - perfect rhymes
Rhyme A - Rhyme B
Big Cat
Pig Fat
Dog eat
Hog meat
Multisyllable/Word chains - perfect rhymes
Where we go (where-we-go)
Scary flow (scare-ree-flow)
The number of words don't have to match up on the rhymes, only the syllables do
However, It's pointless to have multis if they don't make any sense
I run quick
Why sun slick
Asking masters
Tasking plasters
Explosive animal tactics
Erosive cannibal plastics
Anyone can put together meaningless rhymes, the trick is to do it while still having a purpose and meaning. In terms of perfect rhymes, you become pretty limited, which is why slant rhymes become a valuable tool
Multisyllable/Word chains - slant rhymes
Once you get a little more complex you can add slant rhymes into the mix (Look at the way the syllables line up)
Genetic disposition (Gen-et-ic-Dis-po-si-tion)
Prophetic in his wisdom (Pro-phet-ic-in-his-wiz-dom)
You don't have to rhyme all the syllables, but the more that rhyme the better it will sound
Garden of Eden, (Gar-den-of-Eed-en)
Harden and sweeten (Har-den-and-sweet-en)
Marginal freedom (Mar-gen-al-free-dom)
Gar/Har/Mar
Den/den/gen
of/and/al (Don't rhyme, unstressed)
eed/sweet/free
en/en/dom
The syllables don't have to match up, but it sounds better in my opinion, and try to rhyme stressed syllables over unstressed ones.
I'm not going to go over slant rhymes or stressed syllables today, but if you guys are interested in it I'll do it in a different video.
Irregular syllable multis
In the mess
spin less
You can do it with irregularly but to me it doesn't sound nearly as smooth or polished and sometimes it sounds downright strange, though it often sounds better than just a single syllable rhyme.
Strategies for making multi-syllable rhymes
1. Start with the rhyme or phrase you want to rhyme with, we'll do:
PLAY NICE (play-nice)
2. Then find rhymes for play
SAY
DAY
RAY
GRAY
3. Then rhymes for nice
SPICE
ICE
RICE
DICE
TWICE
4. Then combine them to get phrases
SAY TWICE
GRAY ICE
Hey PLAY NICE, it's not something I'll SAY TWICE
You don't want to slip on that dirty GRAY ICE
it may be a good idea to have a couple synonyms you can use in case you struggle to think of any good rhyme phrases
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