Android App of the Day: The Art of Rap

In today’s world making and sharing music on your mobile device is as easy as downloading an app and letting your creative juices flow. If you’re particularly fond of hip hop there’s a new app called The Art of Rap that provides beats for rappers to add their own lyrics too. With this app you will get two free beats to start with and can spring for in-app purchases to acquire additional beats from artists like Snoop Dog, 2Pac, Cypress Hill, and MC Lyte. In just seconds you can tweak your recordings and publicly release the track to the app’s network or via your own social network of choice. Users can rate tracks and watch their own creations rise to the top by gaining credibility through the app’s community.

Pros:

• Free beats to create your own flow! Unlock one using Augmented Reality and The Art of Rap Film poster
• Record yourself over well-known Hip-Hop covers from the store: Cypress Hill, Snoop Dogg, MC Lyte and 2Pac
• Once finished, mix your track for your very own demo
• Create as many different mixes as you want
• Check out other users and rate their flow
• Share directly to Facebook and Twitter and on The Art of Rap website
• Create a profile for all your demos – record online at theartofrap.com and make a video, or check out Puresolo.com for more Hip-Hop tracks
• A studio in your pocket, everywhere you go

Cons:

• App is hard to find in the Play Store
• Still a lot of Android devices are not supported
• Can’t upload your own beats to the app
• Need more chances to unlock other beats without having to pay for them

How it works:

• Download the app
• Choose a beat
• Hit record to start recording your lyrics
• To get the best demo plug in your headphones
• Listen to creation
• Tweak recording as needed
• Share the creation to the app’s community or share via Facebook or Twitter
• Rate other user’s creations
• Gain ratings to increase in popularity and have your tracks heard by a larger audience

Conclusion:

While I don’t consider myself to be an aspiring rap artist, I do enjoy listening to hip hop and can appreciate the culture that it brings to life. The Art of Rap app for Android gives rappers a mobile tool to share their own unique creations with the world without having expensive equipment. The app’s interface is well designed and gives the user a sleek platform to use anytime, anywhere. I wish the app had more free beats to choose from, or the ability to upload your own beats, which would make the overall experience more versatile. However, if you’re looking for an easy way to get your music heard, then this app is a the perfect way to accomplish that. The Art of Rap comes with a huge community of like-minded artists all trying to do the same thing, to make and share music.

The Art of Rap is available for free in the Google Play Store. Requires Android 2.3 and higher. Play Link

This is part of our Android App of the Day series. We take our favorite app for Android for each day and post it here for you to check out. Feel free to check out all of our App of the Day posts here.