[RuffianSoldier]

over dubs are a key thing in hip hop.
they need to be pretty spot on. telephone bandpass filters are good on overdubs....

the great thing about hip hop and electronic vocals is you can do whatever you want with vocals, especially if you are the artist!

it all depends on the beat. sometimes i will use some crazy "metalizing" effect on the vocals if it sounds good with the music.

also, i like heavy, intense, compression on my vocals... but this is personal preference. but you should always compress hip hop vocals even if its not to the extreme.

also, i like to cut out low end (under 150hz) so it doesnt compete with the bangin bass lines and kick drum

this is just me though, theres no wrong way to mix most of the time...

also automate some delay effects here and there (maybe the last few words of a verse)