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How to Use Multis in Rap

Rapping is great fun, and now that anyone can get beats over the Internet, it's easier than ever for you to start writing your own raps at home. Of course, things have evolved somewhat since rap began, and the simple rhymes that were busted out in the 1980s aren't always enough any more. One of more impressive techniques in rap is the "multi", short for multi-syllable rhyme, which was perfected by Eminem.

Things You'll Need

  • Lyrical skill
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Instructions

    • 1

      Figure out what you actually want to say in your rap. Lots of rhyming does you no good if your rap is complete nonsense.

    • 2

      Pick a phrase that is crucial to your rap that you wish to rhyme with. For example, if you are doing a rap about hunting, you may want to rhyme with the phrase "hit the bear"

    • 3

      Make a list of words that rhyme with both of your key words. Unlike a regular rhyme where you'd only rhyme with "bear" (hair, there, care, chair), in a multi you'll also want to rhyme with "hit" (sit, get, spit, quit).

    • 4

      String together pairs of words from your two lists that make sense together. For example, you may have sit and chair, get and there, quit and there.

    • 5

      Flesh out your word pairs into fuller phrases. For example "I was in my SITting CHAIR", "needed to GET to THERE", and "had to QUIT from THERE."

    • 6

      Figure out how to work your phrases into a logical structure that involves your key phrase. For example, you were sitting in your chair, went to get somewhere to go hunting, shot at the bear but missed, and had to run away.

    • 7

      Arrange your phrases in the order that makes sense for the story, and add lyrics to make it a full verse. For example:"Fed up with being in my sittin' chair,Want to go hunting, had to get to there,Took a few shots, but didn't hit the bear,And the grizzly got pissed, so I quit from there."

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