How to Write a 16-bar Verse

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A while back I wrote an article titled “How to write a 16-bar verse” for TheStateofHipHop.com.  It was one of the more popular articles in the past few months and I wanted to share it here with everyone.

The article starts off by explaining what bars are in the music sense.  It also talks about the origins of “16-bars” and why it has become the most popular length of verses (especially in rap music).

I recommend you play the video in full screen mode.



-Carlos

 

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  1. Paul Smith Ties says:
    June 21, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    Hello there! This is my 1st comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I genuinely enjoy reading through your posts. Can you suggest any other blogs/websites/forums that cover the same subjects? Thanks!

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How to write a 16-bar verse

A while back I wrote an article titled "How to write a 16-bar verse" for TheStateofHipHop.com.

Since it was a very popular article I thought I'd create a short video about it.

The article explains what bars are. It also talks about the origins of "16-bars" and why it has become the industry standard (especially in rap music).

Click here to see the short video. I recommend you play it in full screen mode.

-Carlos

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