The definitive guide to rapping, in the words of over 100 of the greatest MCs of all time. Also includes the first ever notational system for rap's "flow".
Artists interviewed for How To Rap, in alphabetical order:
2Mex of The Visionaries
40 Cal of Dipset
Aesop Rock
Akil of Jurassic 5
Akir
AMG
Andy Cat of Ugly Duckling
AZ
Big Daddy Kane
Big Noyd
Big Pooh of Little Brother
Bishop Lamont (Dr Dre’s protégé)
Bobby Creekwater
Bootie Brown of The Pharcyde
B-Real of Cypress Hill
Brother Ali
Brother J of X-Clan
Buckshot of Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik
Cage
Wu-Tang affiliate Cappadonna
Cashis (Eminem’s protégé)
Chuck D of Public Enemy
C-Murder
Cormega
Crooked I
David Banner
Del The Funky Homosapien of
Hieroglyphics
Devin The Dude
DJ Quik
Dray of Das EFX
E-40
El Da Sensei of Artifacts
Esoteric of 7L & Esoteric
Evidence of Dilated Peoples
Fredro Starr of Onyx
Gift Of Gab of Blackalicious and Quannum
Glasses Malone
Gorilla Zoe
Guerilla Black
Havoc of Mobb Deep
Hell Rell of Dipset
Ill Bill of Non-Phixion and La Coka Nostra
Imani of The Pharcyde
Immortal Technique
Joell Ortiz
Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest
Kool G Rap
K-Os
Lady Of Rage
Lateef of Latyrx and Quannum
Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian
Masta Ace
MC Shan
Mighty Casey
Mr Lif
MURS
Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship
N.O.R.E. of Capone N Noreaga
Nelly
O.C. of Diggin' In The Crates
Omar Cruz
One Be Lo of Binary Star
Papoose
Paris
Pharoahe Monch of Organized Konfusion
Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest
Pigeon John
Planet Asia of Cali Agents
Pusha-T of Clipse
Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest
R.A. The Rugged Man
Rah Digga
Rampage of Flipmode Squad
RBX
Remy Ma
Rock of Heltah Skeltah and Boot Camp Clik
Royce Da 5’9”
Schoolly D
Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah and Boot Camp Clik
Sheek Louch of D-Block/The Lox
Shock G of Digital Underground
Speech of Arrested Development
Spider Loc
Stat Quo
Steele of Smif N Wessun and Boot Camp Clik
Stressmatic of The Federation
Styles P of D-Block/The Lox
T3 of Slum Village
Tajai of Souls Of Mischief and Hieroglyphics
Tash of Tha Alkaholiks
Tech N9ne
Termanology
Thes One of People Under The Stairs
Twista
Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox
Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks
Vursatyl of Lifesavas and Quannum
Wildchild of Lootpack
will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas
Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers
Wordsworth
Yukmouth of The Luniz
Zion of Zion I