Hip Hop Music

Tiffany Muse                    

Eng 1101

 

Artists partnered with CCG Network Radio, in the article, “What Makes a Hip Hop Song Hit Worthy” discusses the process of making a hip hop song and what important parts and elements are incorporated in order to make a popular charting hip hop record. The purpose for this article was for hip hop artists on the rise that make music at home and want to make a popular well known song. They adopt an ardent and candid tone so as to stay on track and get straight to the point in order to appeal to the targeted audience of artists that are here for a straightforward formula and answers to their questions and possible struggles.

 

CCG Network Radio begins the article by setting up a foundation and breakdown on what makes a popular hip hop song. It focuses on what attracts people to a song from what is most important, which in this case is the flow of the artist and how the words and music go hand in hand. The author  starts out with how to better appeal to a general and more broad audience which is the result of a song being a hit. This is followed by the author using metaphor to emphasize its importance by stating “words fit with music like a glove” (CCG Radio 2). This shows how they go together to become one and how its all about presence and the confidence of how the artist would recite the lyrics rather than the actual words you are saying. This is the key component because it gives listeners a reason to listen to the song and keep them listening to the point of wanting to repeat and follow along to match the artists rhythm and flow. The next important part of creating a hit hip hop record is the beat that goes behind it all. The beat is often the first thing that catches people’s attention along with the song’s hook and the author makes note of that by expressing that “the beat is the foundation that will be the first attention grabber” (CCG Radio 5). By stating that the author gives insight to the reader and allows them to think and reflect on when they listen to hip hop/ rap songs and begin to realize that everything being pointed out is true and can relate to why they like certain songs. Another important element in making a hip hop/ rap song is the ability to have a song that can relate to the general public. The author makes sure to highlight the importance of this by providing examples of ways some songs may only be relatable to a specific group which would prevent popularity in a song among a larger group of people. The article ends off with a tip from the author on a type of revision. The author suggests the artist to listen to their song from a different perspective to see if they truly see the song being good enough, by stating to “listen to the song with objective ears” (CCG Radio 6). This is important because it allows the artist to fight against their potential bias against their own music. This is a good tactic because it provides the artist the chance to take the art more seriously of trying to make a hit worthy song. This article provided piece by piece the necessary components that need to be taken into accountability in order to make a potentially popular and top charting song in hip hop/ rap. This genre follows a very particular formula and this article by CCG Network Radio breaks down that formula for others to learn, know, and garner success as a hip hop/rap artist. 

 

Work Cited 

 

“What Makes a Hip Hop Song Hit Worthy?” CCG Network Radio, 13 July 2017, https://ccgnetworkradio.com/makes-hip-hop-song-hit-worthy/.