Q: Just as you'd never want to write a novel without reading one, you need to immerse yourself in the sounds of hip-hop if you want to learn to MC properly. As the MC, you'll be the master of ceremonies, the mic-controller, so you'll need to be the most skilled rapper on the stage. Listen to Dirty South rap, listen to New York boom-bap, listen to old-school rap, listen to West Coast gangsta rap, listen to rap you don't even like, and listen to the classics. Get studying, because it's the best homework you'll ever get. If you have an interest in story-telling, check out Raekwon, DMX, Nas, and Slick Rick for their ability to spin a compelling yarn out of rhymes. If you like crazy imagery and stream-of-consciousness word play, listen to Ghostface Killah, Aesop Rock, and Lil Wayne for their ability to catch you off guard with strange rhymes and surprises. If you like hip-hop with great hooks and catchy choruses and unforgettable flow, listen to Rakim, Freddie Gibbs, and Eminem. No one wants to hear recycled rhymes or weak stuff bitten from other rappers, no matter how cool you look or how much swag you've got. The place to start if you want to be a proper MC is working on writing the most creative, unexpected, and catchy rhymes that you possibly can. Get a rhyming dictionary and revise the rhymes you do write to make them more surprising and exciting. Avoid using cliched or obvious rhymes to pad out your verses. Try to write ten new rhymes a day, even if you're not actively working on writing a song. The lines might develop into their own song, or you'll have something to start with when you get a beat you really like and want to jump on. Even if you're writing straight-up publishable poetry, if you can't rhyme it to a beat, it won't play. Rappers who can stick to the flow are more likely to succeed than great writers of rhymes. Get on YouTube and check out other rappers freestyles over beats that you like. On any given hit rap song, there'll be dozens of other rappers doing a freestyle over the beat. It's a good way to study up on the differences in style. Spend lots of time with the beats you Try to rap to, letting them seep into your mind before you Try to force awkward rhymes into them. Play with different rhyme schemes and flows in each beat. There's any number of different ways to jump on a beat and you might not jive with every beat you listen to. Seek out producers who make beats you like and use their rhythms whenever you can. Who knows, it might blossom into a good working relationship. The best MCs are adept freestylers, who have the ability to make up unforgettable rhymes straight off the dome. But freestyling isn't a skill that comes from nowhere, you're not born with it. You can learn to develop a cache of rhyme words from which you can deviate, learning to fit in spur-of-the-moment variations on the set patterns that you've developed. Have a store of one-liners that you work toward. If you've got a good end-line, you can come up with good lines to lead up to it, rather than using your good line as a jumping off point. Just spit. Stop thinking about what you're doing and start rhyming when you're by yourself. If there's no one around to hear, don't worry about how stupid you sound, or that it doesn't make sense. If you freestyle for five straight minutes without losing the beat, chances are you'll stumble onto at least a couple of great lines you can use later.
A: Listen to as much hip-hop as you possibly can. Write lots of rhymes. Practice your flow. Listen to lots of beats. Freestyle.

Q: If you're filing exhibits in conjunction with a complaint, answer, motion, or other court document, you typically file everything together in one package. Some types of lawsuits require specific exhibits to be filed along with the court documents. If the exhibits aren't included, your lawsuit may be dismissed. For example, if you're filing a divorce petition, you may be required to attach schedules or worksheets for child support and property division. Many courts allow you to file your exhibits electronically along with your complaint or motion. If this option is available to you, it can save you a lot of time and money making copies. Even if you file your exhibits, you typically still need to bring physical copies of your exhibits to court so the judge can consider them. After both parties in a case have filed exhibits, the judge will schedule a time for them to be exchanged. You can look at the exhibits the other side plans to use at trial and consider any objections you might have to their admission. The deadline for exchanging exhibits typically will be listed in your pre-trial order. For smaller cases, you may simply exchange exhibits a few hours before the trial. Analyze the other side's exhibits carefully, with a copy of the court's rules of evidence by your side. Think about all the reasons the exhibit might be inadmissible. For example, if the other side wants to admit an email, you could object on the basis that it was hearsay.
A: Attach your exhibits to your court documents. E-file your exhibits if allowed. Exchange exhibits with the other side.

Q: One of the biggest hazards to a successful relationship with a Capricorn woman is that, if your goals don't seem compatible, she'll probably simply move on. Save yourself the pain of having this difficult conversation after a years-long relationship by double-checking your long-term goals for compatibility within the first six months of your relationship or so. Questions that you'll want to be able to answer include: Do either of you plan on getting married in your lifetime? Do either of you want kids? Do either of you want pets? When do you want to settle down? How much would you like to save and how much would you like to spend? What major purchases would you like to make? How do you plan on living your life? No couple's long-term plans align perfectly some amount of compromise is necessary for a long-term relationship to work. When the time comes to start talking about which specific compromises you intend to make, be sure to make her an equal partner in the decision-making. Not only is this common courtesy it's also a smart move for long-term happiness. Your partner is much more likely to respect your desires if you're willing to sacrifice things so that she can achieve hers. Unless you're a Capricorn yourself (or you have a temperament like one), there's a very good chance that your female Capricorn lover will take a longer time to warm up to additional commitments in your relationship than you will. Let her take her time. An initial reluctance to dive head-first into a new relationship isn't likely a reflection of her feelings toward you personally it's a result of her naturally cautious, deliberate approach to life's decisions. Give her time to open up to you and you'll be glad you waited. This may seem like a no-brainer, but it's worth mentioning because this tends to be more important for a Capricorn woman than it does for the average woman. As noted above, Capricorn women are somewhat status-conscious. This means that they tend to notice when they're treated in ways that diminish their status and that they may get embarrassed about certain breaches of etiquette that other women might not even notice. Be respectful to your Capricorn lover this doesn't mean that you have to be deathly serious around her, but it does mean that you'll want to act differently around her than you would around your closest friends. Things to consider include: The language you use around her (especially with regards to crude words, etc.) The way you speak about her in public The way you talk to your friends about her The minor courtesies you show her (holding her hand to help her up a step, giving her your coat when it's cold, etc.)
A:
Agree about your long-term goals early on. Give her the freedom to have some say in your plans. Let her determine the pace of the relationship. Treat her with respect.