Rap it right: Dayreno explaining the methods of freestyle rapping to the 10 finalists.
The rhyme and rhythm for rapping
By JAYAGANDI JAYARAJPhoto by NORAFIFI EHSAN
TEMPO, beat, rhythm and rhyming with the right flow are the basic ingredients for freestyle rapping.
That was the gist of the workshop conducted by local rapper Dayreno for 10 finalists of the AND1 Streetball in Search of M.C challenge, supported by Nokia.
The Search of MC Challenge is part of the AND1Streetball Challenge. The 10 finalists will get the chance to show off their skills at the Grand Finals at the Berjaya Times Square on Sept 9
The workshop was to prepare the young finalists between the ages of 13 and 24 on the methods of freestyle rapping which refers to spontaneous rapping without having to write out the lyrics.
During the two-hour session, Dayreno evaluated each contestant based on their sample rapping.
The assessment was to help them to identify their personal styles and to further improve on their shortcomings.
He stressed that pronunciation was important during rapping as it must be understood by people.
At the same time, it was also crucial for a rapper to have rhyming skills with punch lines, as without those, a rap can be flat.
“Rap means rhythm and poetry. So you’ve got to know rhyming. It’s about delivering messages and not reading,” said Dayreno.
Settling on a beat was also a topic during the workshop.
“In freestyle, you can’t go with a heavy tempo because you need to buy time to think.
“Learn how to chill out with the beat and follow the beat. That’s why there are ‘aha’ and ‘yo’ in rapping,” he said as he provided them with his own music material.
On the slang, Dayreno said it was all right to sound Malaysian.
“We are Malaysians. We don’t have to sell very black. We are Malaysians - it’s okay to sound like that,” he said.
The interactive session served as a motivational gathering for the contestants as Dayreno also pointed out their individual capabilities.
Nokia customer and market operations marketing manager Geraldine Wong said the M.C challenge was an exciting new addition to AND1 and it was one way of getting youths to express their enthusiasm.
“The challenge is non-device related, nothing to do with selling hand phones.
“Who knows, some of these boys might become somebody someday,” she said.
Nokia has been supporting AND1 for three years now.
Prizes for the M.C challenge include total cash of RM1,800, Nokia mobile handphones and AND1 products.
Meanwhile the entry forms can be down loaded from http://www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com/
The AND1 Streetball Challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf while Milo are the official beverage, Nokia the official mobile phone and StarMetro the official media.
The Search of MC Challenge is part of the AND1Streetball Challenge. The 10 finalists will get the chance to show off their skills at the Grand Finals at the Berjaya Times Square on Sept 9
The workshop was to prepare the young finalists between the ages of 13 and 24 on the methods of freestyle rapping which refers to spontaneous rapping without having to write out the lyrics.
During the two-hour session, Dayreno evaluated each contestant based on their sample rapping.
The assessment was to help them to identify their personal styles and to further improve on their shortcomings.
He stressed that pronunciation was important during rapping as it must be understood by people.
At the same time, it was also crucial for a rapper to have rhyming skills with punch lines, as without those, a rap can be flat.
“Rap means rhythm and poetry. So you’ve got to know rhyming. It’s about delivering messages and not reading,” said Dayreno.
Settling on a beat was also a topic during the workshop.
“In freestyle, you can’t go with a heavy tempo because you need to buy time to think.
“Learn how to chill out with the beat and follow the beat. That’s why there are ‘aha’ and ‘yo’ in rapping,” he said as he provided them with his own music material.
On the slang, Dayreno said it was all right to sound Malaysian.
“We are Malaysians. We don’t have to sell very black. We are Malaysians - it’s okay to sound like that,” he said.
The interactive session served as a motivational gathering for the contestants as Dayreno also pointed out their individual capabilities.
Nokia customer and market operations marketing manager Geraldine Wong said the M.C challenge was an exciting new addition to AND1 and it was one way of getting youths to express their enthusiasm.
“The challenge is non-device related, nothing to do with selling hand phones.
“Who knows, some of these boys might become somebody someday,” she said.
Nokia has been supporting AND1 for three years now.
Prizes for the M.C challenge include total cash of RM1,800, Nokia mobile handphones and AND1 products.
Meanwhile the entry forms can be down loaded from http://www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com/
The AND1 Streetball Challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf while Milo are the official beverage, Nokia the official mobile phone and StarMetro the official media.
