Double rhymes: a bright accent for rap lyrics

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

In the last year and a half, the popularity of such a genre of music as rap has increased dramatically. Even television did not deprive this direction of attention - the performers, having come out of the underground, come to the shooting of popular television programs and read out their compositions. The number of rap lovers is increasing every month, and there are a huge number of people who want to break into the masses as a hip-hop star. Young talents begin to write their own lyrics, but at the first reading it turns out that the song does not impress listeners at all. What is the secret of the rappers who soared to the Olympus of fame and why are their lyrics so catchy? The answer is simple - these songs used double rhymes, or double rhymes.

What is a doublerim

Double Rhyme is a technique used in writing rap texts, which is a double rhyme. The endings of the lines in this case are consonant not in one, but in the last two words. Thus, if the first part of the couplet ends with the combination “blank patron”, then both words rhyme, for example, “blank” - “regional” and “patron” - “pantheon”. Double rhymes, despite the seeming simplicity in terms of application, are perceived by listeners much deeper. One gets the impression of complexity and versatility of the text, which is of paramount importance for such a genre as rap. Fans of the genre have repeatedly noted that tracks with double rhymes cause "goosebumps" when listening - complex combinations "hit" the target so hard.

Examples of using the double-rim technique

Western hip-hop artists have long used double rhymes in their work. Examples of their use in Russian-language rap began to appear relatively recently. Doublerim tracks invariably delight listeners, praising almost innovative changes in versification, although this technique has existed in hip-hop for at least two decades. For example, the rapper Oxxxymiron, who has recently gained immense popularity, often uses this technique in his tracks:

I remember in childhood a moment, like a virgin, taking an unknown nickname, Out of protest, got into Rusrap, saying I'll be here instead of them.

(Oxxxymiron, "The Beetle in the Anthill").

Also successfully uses double rhymes in his work and rapper Hyde:

Cry, boy, when Hyde is paired, you are like a creature's lunch, Chances are less than a doctor gives a terminally ill HIV.(Hyde, "The one who knows how to wait wins ").

Influence of the double rhyme on the listener

Why are double rhymes so impressive to fans of recitative to the beat? Poetry has long influenced people in a special way because of the special harmony created by the consonance of words.at the end of the lines of the poem. Several statements, woven into one concept and fixed by consonance, conveyed the poet's emotions and thoughts to the reader much more accurately than if they were voiced in prose form. What technique can be more obvious in the matter of making an impression than double rhymes? Examples from modern Russian-language and legendary Western hip-hop compositions convincingly illustrate the colorfulness and, at the same time, the simplicity of expressing thoughts with the help of rhyming. The origins of the influence of consonance on a person are rooted in the battle chants with which the warriors warmed up before the fight - an adrenaline rush provided the rhythm and consonance of the song. Nowadays, rap, especially with a powerful beat and double-rim, evokes the same sensations in its listeners.

Double rhymes as a hallmark of modern poetry

Not so long ago in Khabarovsk, according to the press, there was an amazing incident - a schoolgirl read the text of rapper Oksimiron "Intertwined" in class, passing it off as Osip Mandelstam's poem "Silent Spindle", and the teacher, not noticing the substitution, put it to the student rating "excellent". Later it turned out that the girl was not at all going to pass off rap as poetry of the 20th century - she only carried out a comparative analysis of the two works. Nevertheless, the hype raised in the press made many netizens think about how difficult it is to distinguish high-quality Russian rap from classic poetry. The answer turned out to be obvious - the main marker of contemporary poetry is topical slang and double rhymes.

Cons of admissiondoublerim

Despite the obvious advantages, it is worth paying attention to the fact that double rhymes in rap should be used sparingly and competently. Excessive complication of the text with metaphors, slang and complex poetic techniques can have the opposite effect - listeners may not understand the meaning of the song and lose interest in the artist's work. Thoughtless word-composition is the worst enemy of success, so aspiring hip-hop artists should thoroughly approach the use of such poetic techniques as double rhyme. In rap, the examples of bad mix-ups and word overload are so numerous that it's hard to deny the need to analyze your poetic skills before deciding to step into the path of modern poetry and try your hand at the popular genre.