Q&A for How to Freestyle Rap

Yes. Freestyling can lead you to writing raps for yourself to record. It can even help improve your language and rhythm skills.

Start with just random rhymes. Worry about telling a story or a full verse later -- start with basic rhyming and word association to get the words flowing, even if they they don't make sense at first.

Keep writing even if it seems like nonsense at first. You will improve by time if you keep writing. It takes practice and learning from your mistakes.

Start by writing lyrics in advance and practicing over a beat, then move on to freestyling. Focus on landing each phrase on the final beat of a measure.

Everyone starts out terrible. What separates the good from the bad is many hours of practice. If you can't rap to a beat yet, turn it off and practice just speaking in the right flow. Even reading poetry out loud will help train your spoken rhythm.

Think about important things that have happened in your life. You can also rap for a specific purpose, such as to tell a story, make a political statement, or just to be funny.

Of course it is possible to rap when your not a teenager. Just practice whenever you can, writing rhymes, freestyling, and listening to your favorite rappers.

Write down some rhyming words beforehand. If you get stuck in a battle, take a small line from another rap song to give yourself a moment to come up with something better.

Dont over think it. Just Let the music flow and with more experience you'll have more confidence. More confidence will result in a more serious attitude.

It's not crucial, but it's still a valuable skill to have.

Try looking around the room for inspiration, and use items that you see, such as shoes, a chair, or a lamp.

Yes you can. Most likely, the reason why you mess up is because you are afraid of messing up, so you get side tracked and mess up on your upcoming rhyme. The easiest way to prevent messing up is by thinking of the next line of bars that you're going to say, but don't let that keep you from staying on rhythm. What i mean by that is, if you do, you don't always have to rap fast. you can rap slower, which will give you more time to think of a rhyme while freestyling. Most people rap fast and either end up saying jibberish, or saying something that doesn't make sense.

Yes, that can sometimes help to improve your rapping. Try singing normal pop songs at a faster tempo to help improve your voice as well.

Don't try reading it -- just try to memorize parts of your song. Then, don't look at your written lyrics -- just imagine you never even saw them and then just go with it.

Rapping is a skill and not something you are naturally born with. Anyone can learn how to rap. Some people may have a gift for language that makes it a little easier for them, but with practice and dedication, you can be a good rapper even without this.

You can just practice coming up with verses anywhere you are: in the shower, on the bus, cooking dinner, in front of friends, etc. You can say them out loud or keep them in your head. The important thing is just practicing as much as possible.

Some people like to move their hands to emphasize their words, similar to the way they do when they talk. You can gesture lightly with pointing, waving, etc.

It's nice to have a beat in the background, but you don't need music. You could also clap your hands or snap your fingers.

Without their permission, yes. It can lead to legal issues. Always be sure to ask the owner or producer of the beat you are trying to use beforehand.

Your parents are going to punish you for breaking the rules, so if they have a rule against swearing, then you'll be punished for breaking it. Most parents have a rule against swearing because it's considered rude and inappropriate.

You can start whenever you want.

Rapping in different languages is fine! People of the same language will love it I'm sure- make music, and at least one person feels it.

Many rappers built themselves up from nothing! It's all about skill; make good music, get good results.

Sometimes you need something to base it off of, and just throw around some phrases and/or ideas that come to your mind. Check out Write Freestyle Lyrics for some tips. Also, freestyle rapping is rapping without much mandatory writing and more improvisation, so that may be your thing if you can't write well.

If writing songs bores you, then maybe it's not for you. Keep singing though if you enjoy free styling.

You can keep practicing, or rap in your primary language. Try practicing the different sounds too so they can come quicker when rapping.

Try to put it all behind you and focus on the moment. Imagine no one is there and you're just having a fun time.