How Do You Write Bars For Rap Songs?
When a rap artist writes a song, the sentences he produces either on a piece of paper or in a word processor are called “bars” in the music industry. Bars in a rap song will determine when and where your rhyming words will appear on the music. Artists take a great deal of time working on their bars; this is how they portray themselves, or their “style,” through their music. A basic guide to a bar in a rap song: Every line you write on paper will equal one four count in the music. Write on paper or a blank word processing document one line of your rap song. This will equal one bar. An average verse in a rap song will have 16 bars. Write on the empty line directly under your first bar a second line of the song. This will be your second bar. Bar two does not have to be the same length as the first, although it should be close. End your second bar with a word that rhymes with the last word of your first bar. For example if your first bar ends with the word “mix,” your second bar should end
