How To Record Better Rap Vocals

Recording better or high-quality rap vocals is a step and skill that defines every professional rap artist. Rap vocal qualities easily design the difference between amateur and professional rappers. Although this is not big of a deal because your vocal quality will improve with time and practice.
Now, as a new recording artist or rapper, there are important things you need to keep in consideration if you wish to record better rap vocals.

Practice your lyrics 

This is a very important aspect of becoming a recording artist. You surely heard of artists going into a session empty-handed and with no clue of what the day would look like. The engineer or producer plays a beat, and they end up with a song. You also have the recording artists who write through the session, and they easily know how to adjust to changes. The above examples refer to professionals who started somewhere.
It's better to go prepared for a session if you're aiming at achieving better delivery. A lot of amateur artists and new rappers blow up their lifetime opportunities due to careless choices. Practicing and knowing your lyrics, gives you an extra boost of confidence. Also giving you a complete understanding of the song structure and mood. It's always advisable to record a demo and listen several times before the actual recording session. In that way, you get to visualize the whole song. This will help you improve your vocal delivery.
Never go into a recording session without practice, unless you received a cold call. The industry is unpredictable, and you never know when it's your turn. Be ready.

Confidence

Confidence is the most important characteristic an artist must develop. It takes a big heart to be able to embrace your vulnerability. Being able to act and get in the mood without fear. That confidence comes from practice. Practice never makes perfect, it makes better. The more you practice, the more confident you become. Confidence makes you bold and assertive. You know what you want, and you know how to avoid taking unhelpful and "harmful" advice. People can always tell the mood and state of mind just by the way an artist sounds. You want to make sure you sound confident enough.

Humility

Humility is accompanied by confidence. The biggest problem of an artist is being too confident. Too much confidence without humility can cost you your career. We did mention you need to be confident enough to know when to avoid harmful advice. Now, you also need to be humble enough to know when to take helpful advice. How do you distinguish between helpful and harmful advice? Easy. Balance confidence and humility. Be open to opinions and constructive criticism. You will know how to make choices. Listen to the engineers and producers, and watch reactions. You'll spot what works, and what doesn't. Problems are better solved when analyzed from different angles.

Be Comfortable

Pressure makes diamonds, but pressure also bursts pipes. Recording music is art. It's always better to be in the most comfortable state of mind if you want to produce magic. If you feel uncomfortable, don't do it. Nothing good comes from it. Set the mood, the lights, the temperature, and the atmosphere. When the artist is in the most relaxing state, press record and feel the magic flow. People have different catalysts. Drinks, smoke, or friends. Just find what gets you in the mood. Your source of inspiration. Communication is the key. Communicate if you're new to the environment. Have the confidence enough to be able to make a request, but also the humility to be understanding.

Avoid sweet drinks

We're in the studio, ready for a session. You know your lyrics, you're confident and everything feels alright. We set the mood, everyone is vibing, and you decide to have a sip just to feel more relaxed. But here is the twist, you ordered a sweet drink. You take sips and feel inspired. Everything is set, the engineer presses record, and there you go. You're trapped, the voice is not coming out. You feel like constantly clearing your throat because it's full of mucus. So, you're advised to take in some water to clear up and have another try. Now you feel confident enough to try again and start flowing. Now you know, you never want to consume sweets before a recording session. It gives you a throatier sound that affects your vocal quality.