How to Write a 16-Bar Rap (in 12 Steps)

Learn how to write a 16-Bar rap in 12 easy steps!

1. Download 93 BPM Instrumental HERE.

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Named "Unsigned Hype" by The Source Magazine, born in Maywood and raised in Peoria, Illinois, Brandon Alexander Williams is a poet, MC and DJ. He is the most recent recipient of the Grant Wood Fellowship and subsequently named the first “Professor of Hip-Hop”at the University of Iowa’s School of Music where he teaches courses in Hip-Hop Studies and Culture. Williams is an alumnus of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale where he produced “The Yard: An A’Capella/Hip-Hop Musical”. As an active MC and DJ, he has performed and taught throughout the country, produced nine albums, published two books and given several guest lectures and keynotes centered around art-integrated education.

• Intro + Steps 1-4
• Steps 5 - 9
• Steps 10 - 11
• Step 12 and outro