Should I Get a Rap Rhyming Dictionary? I Say NO!

I'm gonna cut to the chase on this: you should NOT get a rap specific rhyming dictionary. Period.

Why? You may ask why I'm so opposed to this...after all, wouldn't this help rappers step up their game? Well, it would, but not any better than a REAL rhyming dictionary.

Here's why: While you may find a few words in a rap dictionary that wouldn't be in a regular rhyming dictionary, the opposite is almost always true. Rap dictionaries are way too focused on a genre, and therefore tend to make rappers who rely on them sound very cliche and worn out.

After all, what is one of the most common things people say about a great rapper? "His rhymes are so original..."

Unfortunately, a lot of younger rappers follow these dictionaries advice, and end up sounding just like the thousands of other rappers that read the same thing. If you want to stand out, you've got to use rhymes that no one has ever thought to put together, and believe me, no rapper I've ever heard has rhymed "monochromatic" with "melodramatic."

Guess what? I got that from a REAL rhyming dictionary.

Words that aren't in a real rhyming dictionary are original, too, don't get me wrong. It's just that slang are words that are everywhere, and therefore a lot less likely to sound fresh and original. My advice: go with the real deal, and risk sounding original, rather than follow the crowds...

It's worked for all the greats, and should work for you, too.

Just to get your mind working, here's a list of words I've NEVER heard in a rap:

melodramatic

insidious

monotheistic

intrepid

jubilation

juxtapose

omnipresent

metamorphosis

megalomaniac

ambidextrous

Andrew Tucker has been featured in Oakland's Grind and Glory Competition, and has helped maintain "Lyrical Discipline," the longest running freestyle show in the Bay Area. He has been rapping for over ten years, and hopes to help other rappers develop their skills. You can learn more about how to rap, PLUS the proper way to use a rhyming dictionary at http://www.thecompletemc.com/learn-to-rap.php

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