英文說唱音樂的押韻其實主要分兩種：一種是最普通的押韻，就是每句（也稱bar，似乎英文詩歌裡面也是同樣的稱呼）的最後一個詞，或者最後的一個音節與上一句的對應詞或音節押韻。此種押韻手法基本應用於所有英文歌曲。比如：I can see it inside your (face)/ You in the wrong (place) —— Mobb Deep "Shook Ones Pt II"我記得部分英文詩是兩個韻腳會隔開，相當於四句話中包含兩個韻，但是對應的兩個韻腳會隔開。本人對英文詩不是很熟悉。這個另談。另外一種押韻手法基本上只在說唱音樂當中應用過。叫做多重押韻「multiple rhyming」。也就是說對應的韻腳押韻的詞數量達到兩個或兩個以上。這個在Eminem的歌中用得特別之多。目前我個人所知道的使用該手法最嫻熟的說唱歌手是東海岸已故歌手Big Pun。
比如：I greet the gents and ladies, I spoil (loyal)( fans)/I (foil) (plans) and leave fluids leaking like (oil) (pans) —— Eminem "Infinite"
由上例可以看出韻腳均為兩個詞：「loyal」對「foil」、「oil」。「fans」對「plans」、「pans」。當然如果你願意的話，還可以押更多。我自己曾寫過這樣的歌詞：I dont know where my (lifelong) (dream) (is)/Workin my ass off, surely (I) (dont) (mean) (this). 實際上就是「lifelong」對「I dont」、「dream」對「mean」、「is」對「this」。一般來說在自由式說唱比賽「freestyle battle rap」中，能夠運用幾次multi是很能為自己加分的。另外還有一種押韻方式，既不屬於普通的單字押韻，也不屬於嚴格意義上的多重押韻。那就是在儘可能短的句子中，儘可能多地使用一個韻腳。這種押韻手法更多時候屬於歌手的一種顯示自己押韻水平的文字遊戲。比如最著名的一句這樣的歌詞：「Dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know that we riddled some middleman who didnt do diddly —— Big Pun Twinz 」 基本上屬於繞口令了。此外，還有一種分類可稱之為"完美韻腳"和「不完美韻腳」。比如time、crime、dime這些即可視作完美韻腳。而tie、bribe、kite則被視作不完美韻腳，因為這些詞只有母音相同，而結尾的輔音音節不同，但是仍被視同為韻腳。關於多重押韻的解釋可以參考維基百科：Multisyllabic rhymes另外附上Big Pun的歌詞頁面，有興趣的話可以打開其中任何一首歌的歌詞研究一下：http://www.azlyrics.com/b/bigpun.html
我選Speedom(Wwc2)裡面的幾段來當作例子
And this is it man, the hitman, the Ip Man, karate em
And the fans will lift hands, well be dancin out of emAnd in Kansas advanced to withstand a pile of emWho stands with two hands to move in the crowd of emIn the habit of grabbin a mic and babblin, I dabble in lightsBut I might just swallow my fuckin Ritalin tablet after the nightIm grabbin itright from the medicine cabinetCause thats what its like and attack it like a Dracula biteJetpack in my backpack when I write
Im the fury, the final fight
I flip it on fraudulent fellas for feelin fright
I flick it on fire, finish him when the flow in flightFeminine fakers fall, Im floggin a foe with a fife這三段詞都很出彩，可以聽聽這首歌來感受一下押韻方面這三者很不一樣：第一段里有兩塊押韻，一塊是一個句子里的三詞母音的押韻，另一塊是句末的em音；第二段是habit裡面abi還有light裡面的ai這兩個音混合疊加使用，以及後面兩句片語母音的押韻；第三段是f輔音的押韻，這段在9爺的flow下演繹得尤其精彩由此來看，押韻形式絕對不固定，要押韻你得先想好怎麼押，押的是輔音還是母音，押的是片語還是單詞，句尾要不要押，押怎麼個音節，用怎麼個詞，這都得預先想好，才能下筆寫詞。中文rap也有很厲害的押韻，紅花會貝貝，再舉點例子
university? Location, general ranking of the school, employment rate ofgraduates, etc?
Everyone has a time to pick up a
university,
I choose location as the first among other
qualities
Location is the thing that really matters
to me.
I would choose a pretty place with flowers
and trees.
Then I can study in good mood and high
quality
As a study shows, campus with beautiful
view
Students tend to study with higher energy
I believe that survey is true and really
applies to me
Transportation is another thing relates to
this quality
You can anywhere you want whenever you are
free
It』s cool to go many places join many
activities
I study at a school which is near
Providence
There is a beautiful lake in the center of
the city
Many fabulous activities taking place
really attracts to me
Spectacular Flash-fire really shocks me
There are also other cool events there as
long as you conceive
Those reasons are why I take location as
the key
Some believe that teachers should focus on lecturing and asking students to take notes during lectures. Others believe that teachers should get students involved in discussion and encourage them to exchange ideas in class. Which one do you think is the most effective for students learning?
The latter one definitely works the best
Cause education is not all about the tests
If the teachers only lecture in the class
Then the students will end having no 「class」
Students will not learn to think and apply
But frigid and complain the study is so dry
Education should be fun and considered as a 「game」.
Can』t be a torture and curse, so students suffocate
If I was a teacher I would bring up the students
Behind the curtain, I am only a director to watch amazing discussions happen
By doing so students know how to learn their thoughts flow
As deep as they go, they can harvest knowledge and wisdom dough
If they face difficulties and then teachers could play their roles
Provide them insights and directions and make them miracles.
