I was listening to some freestyle clips from a variety of rappers and was amazed by the lyrics and flow that they all had. I understand that they must have lots of practice but is there some special way that they are able to rap album-quality lyrics off the top of their heads but take years between albums?
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You’ve answered your own question: It’s practice, practice, practice.
Think about how jazz musicians solo. They’ll do it differently each time, they may throw in familiar riffs, or make a reference to another piece. But they can do it fresh because they’ve spent five hours a day doing it. They live it.
As far as making album, a lot goes into that. More than rapping over a beat. Also, you don’t want to flood the market. Taylor Swift takes a couple years between her albums. But trust she’s got most of those songs half written. Same with hip hop artists. And the artist is making the most money most often by doing live shows, anyway.
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