Do Hip-Hop artists use Rhyme Scheme?

• You tell me? – Test your skills by identifying whether or not the following rappers used a rhyme scheme.

• * Remember when you’re looking for the rhyme many poets use passive rhyming: words that do not rhyme exactly, like class & fast.

You can tell if a poet/rapper uses a Rhyme scheme when:

• their poem has a repetitive order of rhyming the last word(s) in each line. Usually: AA BB CC or ABBA CDDC.

Example: of AA BB Do you love money A

Like a bear loves honey? A Well in order to earn B you need to seek to learn. B

Rapper’s

DelightFirst Watch

for the rhyme in: Rapper’s Delight

Can you figure out whether the Sugar Hill Gang used a rhyme scheme?

-Use the sheet provided. Remember to write the next letter in the alphabet everytime a new rhyme-word is introduced. ( A -> B -> C ->. . .)

Did Sugar Hill Gang use a rhyme scheme in this rap?

•Yes!•ABA CDC

Principal’s Office by

• First Watch for the rhyme in : Principal’s Office

Can you figure out whether or not this rapper used a rhyme scheme?

-Use the sheet provided. Remember to write the next letter in the alphabet everytime a new rhyme-word is introduced. ( A -> B -> C ->. . .)

Did Young MC use a rhyme scheme in this rap?

• Sure did!

• AA BB CC DD EE FF

Blue Sky by Common

• First Watch for the rhyme in : Blue Sky

Can you figure out whether or not this rapper used a rhyme scheme?

-Use the sheet provided. Remember to write the next letter in the alphabet everytime a new rhyme-word is introduced. ( A -> B -> C ->. . .)

Did Common use a rhyme scheme in this rap?

• ‘Yup’!

• AA BB CDDC EE

Empire State of Mind by

Jay-Z

• First Watch for the rhyme in: Empire State of Mind

Can you figure out whether or not this rapper used a rhyme scheme?

-Use the sheet provided. Remember to write the next letter in the alphabet everytime a new rhyme-word is introduced. ( A -> B -> C ->. . .)

Did Jay-Z use a rhyme scheme in this rap?

• Yes!

• AA BB CC DD

‘Fellas’ -Now it’s your turn

• - Now your are ready to rhyme and spit to: ‘Heartless’

by Kayne West!

• First listen and practice to the lyrics with Kayne:

• Kanye video

Then rap along to the words on the screen:

Kanye Video

Record your voice by scrolling to the bottom of the screen.

Young ladies – Now it’s your turn!

• You can you rap the lyrics of Lauryn Hill’s ‘Everything is Everything’:

First listen and practice to the lyrics with Lauryn Hill:

Lauryn Hill

Rap along to the words on the screen:

Lauryn Hill

Record your voice by scrolling to the bottom of the screen.

Bibliographyphotos on Flickr:

• Cover by Sweet Cheeks Willie• Sugar Hill album by djwudi• Young MC by Jeroen020• Common by eytonz• Jay-Z by NRK P3• Kayne by DrabikPany• Lauryn Hill by Bastomas