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Riddims that shell. Hooks that run the summer. This book teaches pocket first writing with respectful Patois strategy and DJ friendly structure that selectors love. You will learn

• Kick, rim, hat, and shaker language for bounce
• Bass motifs and slides that converse with the kick
• Skank, bubble, and hook textures that interlock
• Call and response chorus engineering with crowd space
• Deejay flows, breath plans, and ad lib architecture
• Mixing for weight, clarity, and system translation

Who it is for

• Artists, producers, and writers who want authentic feel and replay

What you get

• Riddim templates and MIDI starters
• Vocal capture and stack plans
• Dub wise FX performance pointers
• Deliverable specs for DJs and radio
• Troubleshooting for stiff grooves, harsh highs, and crowded hooks

Serve the riddim. Protect the pocket. Make the rewind happen.

Turn verse into song without sounding like homework. Learn image first writing, musical line breaks, and metaphors that sing. Shape melodies that carry quiet voltage. Arrange space so every word lands with clarity.

• Constraint games for strong imagery and concrete nouns
• Cadence tools that mirror stanza flow
• Refrain strategies that echo a key line
• Harmony choices that underline tone and turn
• Vocal delivery for intimate diction and breath

You get: Prompt decks, scansion guides, rhyme families, and reading lists. Outcome: Lyrical songs that linger like a marked page.

Raw feeling meets craft. How to Write Drumfunk Songs shows you how to turn ideas into lyrics that land live and on record, atmos pads, micro‑swing baked in. The goal: repeatable songs that feel true and travel. You will learn

• Sound design: hiss, dirt, and headroom management
• Bass writing, reese, subs, and movement without mud
• Long‑form tension release beyond drop culture
• Break archaeology and respectful chopping
• Swing templates and ghosting for living drums
• Arrangement markers for DJs and listeners
• D&B heads obsessed with drums, detail, and widescreen mood
What you get
• Arrangement cue stickers
• Break maps
• Sub‑safety checklist
• Ghost‑note practice sheets

Create irresistible antagonists with hooks you cannot deny. Choose narrator lenses that shape motive and menace. Write tag lines that bite and bridges that reframe the whole story. Score productions that suggest danger with restraint so the lyric does the heavy lift.

• Confession, boast, plea, and legend frameworks
• Minor and modal colors that thrill rather than mope
• Motif design for sinister riffs and tag lines
• Twist options that flip sympathies cleanly
• Mix cues for teeth without noise fatigue

You get: Character sheets, chord palettes, title banks, and scene maps. Outcome: Anthems listeners love to quote in the mirror.