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The State of Hip Hop is a free online resource dedicated to providing information for emcees who want to learn how to rap better.
Have you ever wondered if you could learn how to become a better rapper? How to write better raps? Or how to make it in the music industry? Well as you'll come to know, learning how to rap is possible with dedication and the right tools. Here you'll find the latest hip hop news, helpful interviews, accurate rap lyrics, rap advice, music industry tips, and much more.
Whether you’re looking to learn how to write better raps, learn freestyle rap, learn to battle rap, or just need some rap tips and pointers on how to make it in the music business, you've reached the right place.
Hip Hop Interviews
All our interviews aim to provide our visitors with insight, advice and pointers from established artists, DJ's andother significant persons in the hip-hop world, such as Joell
Ortiz, pictured left. Our rapper interviews also provide some of the best education and entertainment the site has to offer - we highly recommend checking them all out.

The Rap Industry
Though in the long run, making good music is the key
factor for success in the music business, a huge percentage of skilled
aspiring rappers fail because they dont know the business
of music. To learnabout the ins & outs of the rap business our Rap Industry section is a must visit.

The Underground Hip Hop Scene
What is the hip hop underground? Who exactly isin the hip hop underground?
Can you make a living as an underground artist? Learn about all this and more here. Also be
sure to check out our database tracking the underground hip
hop scene around the world!

Freestyle Battle
Learn how to freestyle rap better, how to battle better, how to
come up with better rhymes to hit your opponentwith, how to rap faster, and
how to perform better overall
in a battle. This basic guide is a favorite spot for many of our
new visitors. Check it out for pointers on improving your freestyle.

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Verse of The Week"Roc-A-Fella forever, Hov for life/
Debut's a classic, first album four mics/
I should have got a five, but niggas lacked foresight/
But I don't give a fuck, I aint't do it for the hype/
I do it for the hustlers, for the ghetto, for their plight/
For the struggle, for those who bubble white/
For fly four-by-fours, ruthless cars, flawless ice/
For the pain for yall to know what it's like/
For everytime it rains forty days and forty nights/
For every promise made that never saw the light/
I'll get my own forty acres give me four nights/
Four O's, a glock forty for the jackers and I'm right/
Or the four-four would suffice/
A fourteen year old to look out for the Vice/
And you can sit back and just wait for the flight/
Voyeur takeoff look I've been strippin all my life/
That's the type of metaphors I write/
To let niggas know I was real before the mic/
Before front rows had the fur at the fight/
No PETA on my peter left some room for the divas/
In a suite we'll meet up if you're wild for the night/
On a rampage, champagne pours on the floor/
For all those who aint make it here lost their life..."
–Jay-Z, 44 Fours

