| Speed is an important part of an MC's arsenal; though | | | | different raps based on the alphabet. For example, in |
| you don't need to rap as fast as Twista- who | | | | one exercise you could say "A-B-C-D-E (PAUSE) |
| currently holds the world record for fastest rap- you | | | | F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P (PAUSE)..." and on the next |
| do need to learn how to rap fast to improve your | | | | time around, put the pause after D, G and P. |
| versatility. Here are several exercises you can do to | | | | Why? Simple. If you want to learn how to rap fast, |
| improve your rappping speed: | | | | you'll also need to learn how to stop fast. It's like |
| Follow LL Cool J's Advice. One of the greatest | | | | driving a car: NASCAR drivers are just as good |
| rappers of all time, LL once recorded a track where | | | | stopping a car as they are speeding one up. By |
| he rapped the alphabet while saying "the" in between | | | | adding breaks in your flow, you're also giving the |
| each letter. | | | | listener time to process what you said before racing |
| So it came out like "The A-The B-The C- The D, | | | | onto the next lyric. |
| etc." | | | | Twista has some great lines, but few people ever |
| This is harder than it sounds, and is a great exercise | | | | listen closely enough to catch what he's saying. Don't |
| to help you rap fast. Try going through the alphabet, | | | | let this happen to you! |
| saying each letter as clearly as possible, and increase | | | | You can learn how to rap fast using these exercises, |
| the speed at which you rap it. After a week or so | | | | but remember- speed is only one aspect of what |
| you will start to see results. | | | | makes a dope MC. |
| You can take this a step further and make several | | | | |