When you're flowing do you ride the claps? Claps are the 2nd and 4th beat in a given bar. When you're counting 1,2,3,4 the clap falls on the 2nd and 4th and bass falls on 1st and 3rd. Riding claps will allow your flow to come out more naturally. Your patterns and rhyme schemes should drop on the claps. Do you just write or do you freestyle as well?