The Rapper's Handbook: A Guide to Freestyling, Writing Rhymes, and Battling

by Emcee Escher with Alex Rappaport (Flocabulary), Alex Rappaport, Allison van Hee

Whether you're a beginner who's never spit a verse in your life, or a veteran trying to expand your lyrical mastery. Flocabulary gets your rhymes to the next level. From wordplay to punchlines, from metaphors to multisyllable rhymes, The Rapper's Handbook covers all the crucial elements of freestyling, writing rhymes and battling. Each chapter features lyrical examples and advice from professional rappers. Lyrics are analyzed under a microscope to figure out exactly how the best emcees craft their lines. Written by the creators of Flocabulary, whose innovative hip-hop has been featured in press throughout the world, the tips in this book have helped thousands of emcees gain the confidence and skills to rock the microphone.

Genres: Music, Hip Hop

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Indah Threez Lestari]

6th - 2011

“Rap is rhythm and poetry.”
- Rakim

One must be smart to be a rapper, and must be a quick-thinker to do a battle.

[Ahmad]

Didn't learn much from it as a rapper.

But, a good read for those who wanna START rapping or understanding it.

[Giovanni Zuniga]

This book helped me with my freestyles and it had good tips. This book is a book that helps improve your skills. I would recommend this to beginners in freestyle. This improves your minds.

[Schasa Haley]

cool book

[Akita]

Gold.

[Nasir Ramzan]

Nyc book

[Tomas]

I

[Jorndoe]

nice book

[Exalted Justin]

1

[Quincy]

Good

[Dame Nongsiej]

Rhyming is like puzzling