Part of a series of clips recorded in conjunction with the release of How To Rap.

Rap legend Big Daddy Kane explains that a real freestyle is a rhyme that is written down but is “free of style”.
Taken from the interviews for the book How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC.



  1. conga (Reply) on Mar 20, 2010

    why the question mark?

  2. Awkward (Reply) on Mar 20, 2010

    he’s right of course..but then the meaning developed and changed.
    ask Myka 9

  3. g@grandgood.com (Reply) on Mar 20, 2010

    wasnt sure if there was a video to go with it. guess not

  4. conga (Reply) on Mar 20, 2010

    its also what chali 2na said in his freestyle 101 video for g4tv or what divine styler said in freestyle-the art of rhyme.

  5. conga (Reply) on Mar 20, 2010

    g, sounds like a telephone interview :)