Below is a song, "Euthanasia", from Apollo Charles. Apollo, taking aim at The Establishment, The Man, and The Powers That Be, is gonna come with a rhythmically and ideologically complex flow. Out of Oregon, Matthew Bogart is one of the most prolific emcees you'll come across. below is his song "Euthanasia". Apollo's raw and unfinished style forms a great counterpoint to the smoother nature of his beats, which gives him room to expand and contract his flow as he wants. Sometimes there will be a lot of space to let the beat breathe, and other times Apollo fills up all the room there is. Any aspiring emcee could take a page out of his book for his hard work ethic, his confident delivery, and his instinctive feel for pacing.
Composer's Corner: When you start writing rap, do you start with the rhythm or the text (the words themselves)?
Composer's Corner: How do you write your rhymes?
Composer's Corner: What musical training do you have?
Composer's Corner: Who's your favorite rapper? Who's your favorite producer?
Composer's Corner: When you write rhymes, do you always write them to the beat? Or do you write the rhymes, and then try to find a beat to match them?
Composer's Corner: When you put the rhymes and beat together, is that it? Or do you back and forth between the two to make them work better together?
Composer's Corner: In your opinion, is rap music, poetry, or both?
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