Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5356835-20130528131851/@comment-6913371-20130529111820

Hi Teddyfail

I don't make raps myzelf - yet, but  I think I know some stuff to help you out.

First of all you have to choose good characters. If you want people to check it out it should be all lnown characters. For example: At least everybody knows something a bout Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, but as soon as we start about the second one, Buzz Aldrin, guess, stuff starts to get complicated. Same for artists, everybody at least knows the name of Bob Marley, but another great reggae artist like Peter Tosh, is less all known. To get people to check the battle, and understand the lines at all, i think allknown characters are needed. I mean everybody knows masterchief but i don't think everybody who loves ERB, playes Halo as well.

So advice 1: good characters, but since this is all fanstuff you can do the hell you want.

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Advice 2: Know the characters, not just occupation or a little bit of info, but also the backround. SMooth little stuff that does it good in a battle, like someone's drugsaddiction in the past, something in their childhod, whatever.

For example: Kurt Cobain is known as the leadsinger and guitarist of nirvana and he shot himself because he was messed up (yes he was, im a nirvana fan).

Something not everybody knows is that he used to have a immaginary friend back in his youth. When he god older his parents were concerned because his friend did not just disappear, Kurt kept him. So they told young Kurt his made up friend was sent to Vietnam... In his last letter, before his death, the friend is mentioned...

This is a weird story and priceless in a battle ofcourse.

just freestyle, not serious

''I am gonna crush you just where you stand,

And kick your ass to death like your little made up friend''

It is hard, but just look what they all do in the real ERB.

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Advice 3: Good rhymes, make sure the lines are not just like  smooth  in your head but also on the beat you use, if you use one. People have to immediately get it once it starts and should not have to read it over multiple times.



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Advice 4: If you use a beat, which is awesome and there are a lot of beats on the web

For example: Rihanna - Hard (Instrumental)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc73veq_2iM

Advice 5: Ask people to help you on the wiki. But! do not spam in the chat because we hate that. Just personal message us or leave something on the walls.

I hope you can use this advice and good luck

Frank over and out.