Rap Battle Lyrics & Hip Hop

Rap Battle Lyrics Article #4

The Turntablist

I took a couple hours today to do some research on rap battle lyrics and rap creation from the physical side. I found a terrific paper written by Miles White. It goes deep.

An example paragraph:

"The first, backspinning, is fundamental to most of the other techniques. Its description is simple: backspinning (or backcueing) is simply the rotation of the phonograph disc counter-clockwise on the turntable platter. This in turn produces the characteristic scratching sound; but scratching can also be done in clockwise rotation by applying a slight pressure with the hand to the disc. Since the scratch can be executed on both sides of the hand stroke, syncopated rhythms become possible. Cutting involves the reconfiguration of a textual or musical segment using repetition and selective editing. "

Here is the site:

http://research.umbc.edu/eol/2/white

It is a must read for any turntablist! It is about 2300 words.

I hope you found this short article helpful. If you get the chance to go to the site with Mr. White's paper, this rap battle lyrics article will seem much larger.