dude, that doesn't make ANY Sense, of course I suck now, but there is such thing as getting better,I have the will to practice, see I said a million times I was new, I know the thing with the snare I just wondered if it would make sense to use other instrumentals. I don't want to start out with a terrible flow. what about Puff, he needed advice from BIG..look at him now he dosnt write but he can still flow his ass off..look at Immortal Technique he's off beat as fuck can't ride a beat but he's still sick..I know how to wrie to a beat and all I just had a little question. And in the end, you really don't know me so u can really refrain from trying to be an e-bully

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if you cant ride a beat, you suck
wtf, part of bein a rapper is riding a beat, if you got "sick lyrics" as you put it, but cant rap to a beat, then you should stick to spoken word or some shit.
Honest, and where did you ever hear about Puff bein off beat?
I never heard of that shit
and Immortal Technique cant ride a beat, THAT explains why when I say his name in the street, NO ONE knows who the hell he is.
if you can write to a beat, but cant ride to it, then you're retarded.

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yo ur a fuckin dick brain..seriously and ur fuckin audio's is garbage u sound like trick daddy maybe u need 2 text fuck boy

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^^he's scared.lol

YOU ARE TEXT!
Why are you even commenting in the first place?
and you must have NEVER heard me rap if you say I sound like Trick Daddy, thats something a complete retard to say.
Seein how Trick Daddy is from the south, and Im from the midwest, 2 totally different accents.
1. we mos def dont rap about the same shit.
and 2. the tone of our voice isnt even the same

YOU ARE A RETARD
YOU SHOULD SLIT YOUR WRIST UNTIL YOU START BLEEDIN PREFUSELING AND DIE.

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yah you beating me in a battle ( my 2nd track mind you ) but you definately dont have the nicest flow...

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My Lines Are ILL yo

I might get that chamillionaire album

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its quite swell chap

wordizzle

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ADD ME LETS MAKE SOMETHING

TheMyspace

get it it's worth the money

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People Say That. But I Have Defined Tastes.

I Never even heard the dude before.

gueess if i dont ike it i can always take it back

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download it and see if it's worth your money

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Damn why all y'all picking on him... He need help just answer the question, y'all have to get all anal.

Flow is about the structure of the beat, you CAN follow the snares you don't have to, but in general, snares are a "guide".

Your question: Is it okay to follow other instruments in a beat besides the snare?

Answer = yes.

If you are just starting out I would recommend you try to get used to hitting the snares, then shift to another instrument IN THE SAME BEAT and write to it. After a while, it'll come out naturally (the way you want it). But the first time it's gonna suck, guaranteed because you experimenting. Once you get used to it, then you'll understand the reasoning of switching up ya flow and hitting other instruments. That way you won't sound boring, but you get used to playing around with the beat.

And freestyling - Is all about practice. Freestyle everday when you relaxing and a commercial come on, peep your surroundings and just start spitting. For me, I practice freestyling when I clean the kitchen and wash up some dishes late at night. And I go to sleep with headphones on listening to beats that I would spit to that I haven't wrote to yet. Then I wake up in the morning with concepts... But it's all about preferences and you willing to practice fa real.

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yea........ wen startin out, just hit the snare....... as u go on ull naturally learn more complex ways to flow, and the best way to flow to a beat...... one thing i do sumtimes is freestyle to a beat (record it) and not worry about sayin anythin good, but tryin out different types of ways to flow to it..... and than wen u replay it, ull def find out the best ways for that beat..... cuz i dunno about other people, but its really hard for me to tell if my specific flow will sound good on that beat while im spittin it....... too bad im real lazy on most tracks

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...The real Renegade before Hova...

thanks, i know about startign off with the kick and ending with the snare to stay on beat. and I'm really lazy to..hell MF Doom is lazy on 'em..and o yea i dont see whats wrong with me gettign advice from some audio heads when I"M JUST starting out. Puff leardned everything about flowing to a beat from Biggie. SMH @ how the internet goes to your heads.

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Yeah just start with snare then eventually you'll understand... You'll find you pay more attention to rhyme schemes and shit in music you listen to, and pick them up subconciously.

I dont know what all of these other guys are talking about.

It was hard for me to flow on beat when i started to record audios, because id always rapped acapella.. or to some shitty off-beat beatbox.

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