Wanna learn how to be a super MC? in ‘How To Rap’ book over 100 rappers have offered their insight on the artform for aspiring wordsmiths. Dubcnn.com is releasing weekly exclusive interviews from the series done for the book “How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC”, which has been one of the bestselling hip-hop books since it came out and is being published in Japanese and Korean.
This week is Shock G where he talks about 2Pac ghostwriting lyrics for him, what direction upcoming MCs should take, and details on how he put together the lyrics for numerous of his classic tracks. The previous week had Dr. Dre protégé Bishop Lamont giving insights into how Dre works with MCs, as well as why more respect should be given to the older, golden age MCs. It also featured The Lady of Rage who talked through working with DJ Premier and Dr. Dre, how she comes up with complex flows, and how she researches content in the first series.
Check out a new interview from the ‘How To Rap’ interviews every Wednesday at dubcnn.com.
