J. Cole Teaches How Write Rap Songs In 3 Steps
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- "You have to write the first thing that comes to your head, like I need a shower, I stink, I went out last night, red pen, anything that comes to your mind, that’s how I got back to writing, that opened up a lot of things.
I realized I like writing stuff down better, you know what i mean? There’s something more intimate about writing it down.
So, I was reading that book, I started to appreciate it. I got notebooks and notebooks full of lyrics. I also got a blackberry full of notes.
It took me back to when I was a kid."
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0:00 J. Cole Teaches How To Write Rap Songs Quote #1
1:51 #1 Systematic Dedication
3:26 J. Cole Teaches How To Write Rap Songs Quote #2
4:38 Rap Coaching For You
5:07 #2 Searching For Knowledge
5:45 J. Cole Teaches How To Write Rap Songs Quote #3
7:04 J. Cole Teaches How To Write Rap Songs Quote #4
9:52 #3 Focus On Yourself
12:23 J. Cole Teaches How To Write Rap Songs Quote #5
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#1 Systematic Dedication
Although he began rapping under the pseudonym of Therapist in his teens, Cole’s rise to a modern GOAT didn’t happen serendipitously, nor was his incisive style a god given ability.
For Cole, his adeptness on the mic and the consistency of his pen was something that he had to nurture over time and as far as he sees it, there’s no room for complacency or waiting for divine intervention.
A believer in the idea that “when you don’t write for a while and you wait around for inspiration, it’ll never come”, Cole may take a while between projects, but it’s not because he allows his mind to fall silent.
Instead, his absence accounts for him sharpening his sword before each outing.
A man who isn’t afraid of a little self-reflection, one thing that we can take from Cole is the the fact that he took the lessons learned from squandering his potential on the basketball court and parlayed them into his approach to rhyming.
As such, when he entered the rap game, he knew that it was time to put in his 10,000 hours in order to ensure that he wouldn’t fall short of his capabilities.
From The Come Up through to the present day, this desire for improvement and commitment to putting in the hours has yielded a refinement of his flow to a point that it is watertight, as well as a conceptual thoroughness in his writing that can only come with mastering his craft.
And rather than take the foot off the gas as he got acclimated to the renown he receives, Cole has depicted the process behind his most recent project, The Off-Season as one that was born of a similarly regimented tactic as the one he employed on his very first tape.
“Do you really wanna look back ten-twenty years from now and be like, the reason you didn’t make it in this music s**t is because you didn’t put in the work. So, I was like f**k it, that’s where The Warm-Up came from. Every day, I wrote verses, made beats. All that to say was The Off-Season was like the same concept. Before I feel like I’m fulfilled in this game, let me try to reach new heights.” - J. Cole Interview, 1:36
Quick Tip- As well as speaking to his unquenchable hunger for greatness, Cole’s earlier reference to applying techniques from The Artist’s Way into his own work touches upon the importance of arming yourself with knowledge.
By reading and retaining your curiosity about the world, it will always prevent subject matter from becoming stale and it’s safe to say that the repetitiousness that has blighted other rappers’ bars has never been a problem for Cole.
After all, this is a man that managed to make a riveting narrative about unconditional love out of a track entitled “Foldin’ Clothes”.
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But no matter what, you can take a page out of Cole’s book right now by developing your own thirst to expand your mindset by following… - Розваги
do we agree that practice is the #1 hack to be better?
I couldn't rap a year ago but now I'm a lil above decent thanks to Drew and practice🔥
Sometimes but at end of day you either have it or you don't you can either do it or you can't. Just my opinion
Consistency
If you practice the wrong principles and music writing structure over and over itll Get embedded in your brain and make it way harder to start doing the right shit
Not a hack. It’s a requirement.
Writers block had me
convinced that my muse Was broken.
I couldn’t articulate my feelings out in the open.
I was hoping that some inspiration would strike
From my life.
I was so drained from the late nights,
Of a blank canvases.
I couldn’t type.
I was living in my formal glory
when I could compose
these wonderful stories.
It was entertaining to the readers
And therapy for my soul.
I was sick in the head,
Getting better was my goal.
Now I feel that seasons of drought Has ended
Still not only practice, keeping your self motivated is needed sameway.
You cant only rely on motivation, you need discipline
@@gabo.01 facts
Discipline over motivation king
Brooo I literally found this book two years ago..never read it. It found me again and now seeing this just confirms I need to finish it!
I Just bought it hope it is helpful for me
J cole skill is on another level
j Cole one of the greats
You damn right!
Indeed
J.cole and Kendrick are legendary
Look up Chris Webby hes a white cat
@@2monthtrialChris Webby the truth!
Facts J Cole, that’s how I write my songs, there’s just something about writing
Frrrr it helps your freestyles too, you can just hop in and out of written🎩
And this is the difference between kdot and Cole while it is also at the same time their similarity. When you listen to the layers of a k dot song down to the adlibs it is clear that he creates his songs systematically although everything he puts on a song is just a natural feeling. Where as Cole systematically puts his words together SPECIFICALLY. He follows the rules of writing. Kendrick doesn't it's crazy it separated and unites them really
This is an interesting comment and a lot to unpack. As a writer and performer myself I relate most to the way Kendrick writes and I understand his process. Kendrick is a narrator and who uses words to keep a common theme together then delivers it like a percussion instrument.
Cole is more musically inclined imo and whereas Kendrick writes like he wants a Poete Laureate, Cole writes like he wants people to know the songs and sing them in ur head later.
But whereas Kendrick will lace complex thought for ur subconscious to decipher later, Cole will simplify a complex idea to make it more easily digestible but still layered in meaning.
And whereas Kendrick raps like a percussion over the beat, Cole will serenade his lyrics like a lead synth weaving in and out of the best.
@@Byronic19134 two comments full of knowledge entering my brain. i love hiphop heads fr
@@Byronic19134 I don't with you at all but I do think you're talking more about final product and delivery than their creative processes themselves. But of course final product and delivery is part of the process 🤔. Either way appreciate the reply and will be back for more lol
I lost my dream to be a rapper but I’m 22 and I’m currently fighting for it back
That book changed my life as a artist
He's got a black berry full of notes
That's a line I haven't heard in a while
i was lookin for this comment. BLACKBERRY wooo
Blackberry was the shit back in the days lol
Damn. Nostalgia. Bring back blackberry. And BBM Pins lol
Glad to see you still doing your thing Rap Coach
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Yo bro… I won’t lie I’ve watched your videos for about 6 years… and i feel like you’ve given me sooo many gems to take my raw talent to the next level
That's true growing as a artist you can catch your style with consistent through other Artists that paved the way
Whole lotta gems in this one! 💯
Mannnn freee knowledge
@@Detroitscoob big facts!
music never stops unless you stop
I swear, I'd be drunk or stoned but it always comes when am in that state, I often question my love for music, I wanna write, I've written buh when I decide to do it, it's no where to be seen ,the words just go away, I don't wanna rely on getting high to get the vybz
I feel this way
Appreciate you cole ☄️
We missing a huge point that reading will expand the mind immensely for anything including higher quality bars
J cole=lyrical GENIUS 😍😍😍😍
I love how you said he is sharpening is sword in between making beats.
Congratulations🎉
My music will touch the world
Thanks you make my raps sound great they really help my channel
Dope! Glad to inspire you!
I use to write almost every other day, and do “Off The Top” freestyles just to stay sharp
Proper Practice makes perfect
GOOD INFO...SALUTE
I write in english and rap in english even though Im out side the US, it Takes me 3ple of time to come up with my rhymes, so I try to collect words and phrases by reading. Already have over 8 songs with lyrics on Spotify. But I feel I need to create more and better music
he is the greatest
god? yeaa
thanks Drew!
One love Jay!👊
Jcole the goat 🐐 ✅
You damn right!
No Earl is but he’s up there
I want the rest of that reading list
Thank you
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I was on those canibus keystyle forums back in 2001 around the time jcole was messing around with rhymes and such.i was 9th grade at the time
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writting bars is an ART! u either know how to do it? or you dont? u cant learn how to paint a painting over night thats a masterpeice. It takes years of trial AND errror. until you arive... and i have arrived. Its SO EASY to write PRISON BARS Like this........I I I I I I I I...... EASY, their calld bars 4 a reason
I got the Tupac poem book the rose that grew from the concerte
My system dedications going a be high school I get picked on a lot.
Kendrick has the pen to make a complex rhyme scheme, quadruple entendre to make an apoligie that makes everybody happy 😂😂
Ma ninja #OG
Cole is remind me off Goku
And write keep writing
I red that book before 6 month, it is amazing, go read that shit drew
I read it too. I loved it
the artist way?
What interview was that in the beginning?
First time I see Cole with a chain
In India cole has massive respect in underground scene infact he's one of my idol also
No doubt also kendrick ,pac, biggie, eminem too
U KNOW DEAD NOTE HE FIDE THE RAPP NOTE DAMMM
Hey so honestly I've been freestyling since I was in Elementary school I'm 17 now but I just can't seem to write and I keep using the same words and same rhymes I feel like a beginner but I can flow on most beats and sound good without thinking too hard but I don’t know what to do i basically learned how to rap by just freestlying nothing else like no rythm or anything I just rhymed on beats and that’s it
Study poetry. Or Pick your favorite song and study the lyrics, syllables, rhyme scheme, etc. Look up “type beats” with pre made rhyme words and write to those for practice. It’s all about practice
Ok, so when you're freestyling, do you like repeating words? Prolly not. So force that same rule in writing, no repeating anything unless its a BASE WORD( the, and or ). Find another way to phrase it if you have to, re-write the line 3 times.
Create a connection in several ways between words. So you want several that start with or have the same letter in them word at least 3 times every line. You want to change up how you scheme the rhymes. You do not need to think out the whole concept when writing, you can free-write. You can let the story unfold as you grow it in size and direction. Play around with language and don't worry too much about rules. But learn them before you break them so you can do so properly, when necessary instead of foolishly.
You want an idea, but not a machine. you want to have a purpose, some value behind why you're writing. It doesn't have to be a "GOOD" one. You can write about bad things in a great way. Do not limit yourself by anything other than your own values. Write out 8-16 lines, read it, consider if re-organizing it might help.
If you want more advice, reach out to me on twitter. @AlGoody421 Im willing to talk about rhymes with anyone as long as there's some substance to them, some desire to show skill...
Fuck around with the delivery of slant rhymes like armor-barber, hairline-caroline, big racks-Rorschachs. It's in the delivery that is *sounds* good, and delivery is what sets apart a good freestyle from someone just rhyming words on a beat. Are you going to pronounce "Caroline" care-oh-line or care-uh-line? You get to decide, and in that way a single word can suddenly rhyme with many.
You can also explore *thematic* freestyle, where the emphasis isn't necessarily on the words *rhyming* but a consistent theme.
You could free style something like
"woke up early this morning, had a hunger in my belly.
put some new shoes on, pop the news on the telly.
aint no morning- as nice as this, sun shining bright- let's hit a lick
pistol in my grip let's go to war, kiss my mama goodbye n I'm out the door"
The thematic element of "waking up in the morning" allows your brain to easily grab things from the morning routine- ie being hungry, putting your shoes on, watching tv, grabbing your gun, etc. Normal morning routines. This removes a lot of the barriers that come with freestyling, such as "wtf do I say?" and it reduces the issue of having to return to the same rhymes or filler words so often.
Young bro- I’m gonna be honest. Just live and keep practicing. You gotta hurt, fail, and go through some ish. Your breakthrough and greatness will come when your practice and your emotional maturity intersect. Trust me.
❤
Practice on the craft, find new words and read a lot of books or magazines
Bro,read the whole book already!
Question! do you have to rhyme when writing the 3 pages?
Not really. Getting the ideas out is key . Juat write whatet
What is that beat in the back ground in 1:51
I’m your child and my opinions don't matter.
Please don’t make me decide
Whom I love the most
That would be disastrous.
The hatred between us is cancerous.
We could work our differences out.
The reason why I scream and shout.
There’s always animosity between you two.
And I don’t know what that’s about.
I’m sick of being your personal Mediator.
Do you want to kill each other like the Terminator?
Mom and Dad were having heated conversations.
I’m in the middle trying to diffuse their situation
Before it escalates into a physical confrontation.
Sometimes I succeed and other times I fail.
I’m tired of this hell.
home is where the heart is.
But since you two are falling in and out of love.
This brick-and-mortar is heartless.
I hope for better days for our household.
We are suffering in the darkness.
Lately all I have been hearing from both of you
Is that my son?
And he’s coming with me.
Honestly I rather not leave.
I’m stuck in the middle and this little kid
Can’t save this marriage.
Maybe I should get back in the baby carriage.
And wheel off into the abyss.
Let me kiss my parents goodbye.
I’ve seen these papers
and it’s big words that I can’t understand.
But I hear the words in their voice.
My parents are getting a divorce.
I wish we could find it in our hearts to
Forgive for our transgressions.
And this ruthless aggression may it dissipate
We don’t need the hate.
Just give us the courage to resuscitate our love.
Give me the wisdom to understand those things
That is difficult to decipher.
Give us clarity in our new chapters
I’m not here to dig up skeletons of the past.
But my curiosity makes me ask the question
why my parents' marriage didn’t last?
There are a lot of historical facts that were omitted
from the family's photo album.
I remember those childhood traumas,
of domestic disputes with terrible outcomes.
Not to disrespect my parents' relationship,
I just wish they had at least remnants of a friendship.
Co-parenting wasn’t an option.
It was an ultimatum.
At the age of five, I had to choose sides.
Mom or Dad. Happy or sad.
The divorce was ugly,
It was a victory for my mom.
it seemed like a battlefield, finally cleared.
But the war was far from over.
My dad left and I didn’t see him,
until early adulthood.
Those years of his whereabouts remain a mystery.
Like torn pages from a worn book.
I take a look, at my family’s history.
Damn boy.. ❤
He def worked on that jumpshot too
🔥
As I traced our ancestral progressions
from savages to Human Beings.
I’m observing gradual regressions in our society.
If left unchecked, these problems could have
serious implications for our future generations.
Our technological advancements have pacified
us from the harshest realities of the elements.
Our arrogance has made us negligent.
What if the economy was depleted of funding?
The governments were permanently shut down.
And there was no sovereign crowns.
I couldn’t imagine waking up without my gadgets.
In my opinion, what’s separates us from the beasts.
I don’t think we would be able to survive a week
if we didn’t have grocery stores to purchase food to eat.
What if our transportation, communication
and education ceased to exist?
It would be a bumpy ride to survival.
No more social media or Netflix
and random individuals going viral.
I couldn’t imagine not being able to shower,
no clothing on my back.
The body odor intensifies by the hour.
I needed these bare necessities otherwise;
my hygiene would be in jeopardy.
The human population isn't prepared for this apocalypse.
To make matters worse,
No more Law enforcement or the frisking police.
I predict Suicides, and random acts of violence would increase.
The so-called CIVILIZED CITIZENS would destroy each other
after-all we are descendants of animals.
I hope that my neighbors are not cannibals.
I can’t imagine a world so harsh
that you could go insane. Our feeble minds
aren’t designed to handle this much pain!
We were created in the image of God,
but we have fallen from grace.
Our heaven on earth has been replaced.
We turned to our creator, asking to be released from this place.
We fought so vigorously to maintain our authority.
Unfortunately, Darwin’s theory has failed.
We searched our souls for solutions.
What’s left of our population,
is too stupid to formulate a remedy.
There are no chemistry nor complex equations,
and while we are dying.
The beasts are multiplying.
Devolution, the opposite of Evolution, has plagued our lands.
We were once Divine entities that became complacent.
Lurking in our basements were mutated viruses
that nearly annihilated us Homo sapiens from the earth.
We trembled in fear.
We realized it doesn’t have to be an asteroid
that’s going to take us out
but a virus called COVID-19.
We will rise from these ashes!
We shall be victorious!
Maintain your social distance.
It's not a difficult task to
wear your masks.
Those critics who laughed in defiance
must learn to Respect the laws of science!😊😂😅🎉😅😢❤❤😊😂😅🎉😮
kdot dissin now
He should've taught you how to write the tittle of this video lmfaool
Waiting for the “Don’t be Hatin” line
just released a song wit the guyz 'slime'
I'm hungry to learn about how to master my talent the Lord gave me so i may blessed the Lords name even that much greater.
I Don’t Care Much For Being The GOAT, I Just Want To Write, And Compose Music To Share With Others.
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Every time I try to watch this video, I get a important text.
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10:05 what’s kd doing there
Pain you need alot of pain!!!
You should do jid next hes amazing
My Love Just won’t stop!
My Love just won’t stop!
Hip-Hop!
My love just won’t stop!
My love just won’t stop!
AYO !
I’m sorry Hip-Hop I really do miss you.
We are no longer friends,
but I really do want to kiss you.
I thought it was over.
I met someone new named Pop.
She remixed my lifestyle but
my love for you will never stop.
A thug romance is what we had,
it was sad
IT WAS Real.
Like cd’s that were burned
I need you to cool down so your heart can heal.
Every day I see you look much better.
I still have our anniversary picture on the dresser.
As I look at us the animosity becomes lesser.
I should be thankful for what I got.
She’s my second chance
to advance while you forgot about me.
She has a killer body,
but to yours, it can’t compare.
I can’t help but stare.
My friends tell me that I got la crème of the crop.
Don’t be stupid and mess things up with Pop.
Hip-Hop I miss your complex similes and metaphors
while Pop wants to go to the club
and act like a horny whore in porn stores.
She knows how to entertain,
but becomes useless in situations dealing with real pains.
I created this track for an attempt to get you back.
Only you will be able to hear it.
My lost love only you're able to touch and revive my spirits.
Someone fine like you is destined to find romances that are new.
I heard about the terrible news that he has put you through.
I hate that guy, Punk Rocks.
He has no class and he stinks like skunks.
I pray to our creator why does he has to be so stupid.
Maybe it's the negative content in the music.
I saw Hop-hop unexpectedly and Lawd knows she looks great,
with her banging 808's.I could barely think straight.
My heart sunk into oblivion when I saw Punk by her side.
That moment I reminisced of our romance, almost made me cry.
During the times when she needed me while she was in misery.
I was the artist that let you down.
I was screwing a groupie named the Game to reach my great fortune and fame
. After I found my success and I defeated the best the rest became history.
As much as I want to come back to her.
Pop is my bride, and I made vows never to leave her side.
Pop made me famous, but some days
I'm miserable her attitude can be so heinous.
I love Pop there's nothing I won't do.
But I have to remind you Hip-Hop my Heart belongs to you❤😊😂😅🎉😮❤
Pen & pad is better.🐞
Ttitle should say "two"
To bad he doesn't teach how write video captions
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bro im a broke boy have no money how can i jone and gett money to pay 4 it?
7 Minute Drill 👀
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Well how to get signed by a record label
When you are not famous but have great skills??!!
Dont sign bro its 2022 go independent. Remember its not all about the status bro promote the brand and shit
signing is your biggest mistake, you can make distrubution deal for a year or two because you get a percentage of the mustic you make, you own your masters etc and they'll push you in the algorithm, but honestly you can all do it on your own if you're motivated enough and if this is truely your passion you'll make it even without a team.
bro why he bring the ball so far back 😂😂 1:50 1:56
Aquarius minded fr fr
I just want to have fun and make weird songs
These days i feel so demotivated, who can help me out, would you please shout out my song WHY NOT by ABreazy where i apply some of the things i learn from you channel❤ Thanks
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I wanna keep going in and storing up treasures in heaven.. even storing up my enemies souls up in heaven. Cause all material things are not going with us when we die.. but bet I'd rather see my enemies make it to heaven then have 1mill$.
Fix the title gang
J. Cole Teaches How Write Rap Songs In 3 Steps.... forgetting a word in there
Sadly I have to confess that my life is a mess.
I’m only 26 years old and I’m stressed out to the extreme.
My baby’s mama is The Terminator killing my dreams.
We were supposed to be the next power couple,
Unfortunately, she has another guy on her team.
It seems that they are living Life better off without me.
Raising my child is no longer My responsibility
since she has been awarded full custody.
When I walk into a room, I’m the laughing stock.
When I try to reach out to my own child,
I get blocked.
I hate that she’s turning my child, Into an enemy.
My child doesn’t want anything to do with me.
The lies that she’s constantly spreading,
Has tarnished my reputation from a
caring father to a sad deadbeat dad.
A deadbeat dad is the equivalent of being called a slut!
My name is tarnished, and mentally I’m stuck in a rut.
I’m delinquent in child-support payments.
If I don’t figure something out,
I would be the next guy sleeping out on the pavement.
Everything is back to basic,
I lived like a peasant in my parents’ basement.😊❤😊😂😅
He taught how to write raps, but someone needed a lesson on how to write video titles
Beauty is a misconception.
It's an idea based on someone's perception.
The deception is in order to be beautiful,
The individual has to have certain features or characteristics.
And those who don't meet these standards are ugly statistics.
Those poor and unfortunate souls
who are on the bottom of the totem pole Are facsimiles of someone whom
they consider to be beautiful.
No worries if you have some money to spend.
You too can become beautiful,
by having botox ingestions, plastic surgeries,
Brazilian butt-lifts and countless other procedures.
The celebrity you staring at you can easily deceive you to make you believe.
I am more beautiful than you!
As they taunt and flaunt their divine bodies. Draped in gold,
Louis Vuitton, and Versace. Vanity is the enemy
!😊❤😅😂😅🎉😅😢😊❤
Why you ripped me offf
Fix the title bro.😂
I got enough song make my mamma ok trust me but Jamaica ain't the place for a rapper
If Cole isnt in your top 2 you should be banned from speaking
Aye bro dm on ig
I just bought the class didn’t get no email
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I wanna keep going in and storing up treasures in heaven.. even storing up my enemies souls up in heaven. Cause all material things are not going with us when we die.. but bet I'd rather see my enemies make it to heaven then have 1mill$.
Sadly I have to confess that my life is a mess.
I’m only 26 years old and I’m stressed out to the extreme.
My baby’s mama is The Terminator killing my dreams.
We were supposed to be the next power couple,
Unfortunately, she has another guy on her team.
It seems that they are living Life better off without me.
Raising my child is no longer My responsibility
since she has been awarded full custody.
When I walk into a room, I’m the laughing stock.
When I try to reach out to my own child,
I get blocked.
I hate that she’s turning my child, Into an enemy.
My child doesn’t want anything to do with me.
The lies that she’s constantly spreading,
Has tarnished my reputation from a
caring father to a sad deadbeat dad.
A deadbeat dad is the equivalent of being called a slut!
My name is tarnished, and mentally I’m stuck in a rut.
I’m delinquent in child-support payments.
If I don’t figure something out,
I would be the next guy sleeping out on the pavement.
Everything is back to basic,
I lived like a peasant in my parents’ basement.