Are you an aspiring rapper looking for a hit hit? Are you ready to step in the footsteps of 2Chainz, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em or Eminem? This is the place for you.
Steps
Step 1. Free your mind to find the title of the text
The theme of the song can be something that happened recently, something that happened in the past, actually anything that crosses your mind. You can write a dance song or one where you talk about yourself or even something that happened in a dream. Obviously you will make sure that the title reflects the theme of the song (although it may sometimes not work). If you can't think of a title, write the text down first and then choose the right title.
Step 2. Think of a refrain for your song
It can be something very profound or just a catchy tune.
Step 3. Find the rhythm of the song and make sure the chorus fits the beats and is placed in the right places in the song
Make sure you choose a time you are comfortable with. (For example, if you can't rapping very fast you don't want to go too fast or you risk losing your breath or stammering, which won't sound good at all).
Step 4. Start writing the lines of your song
Generally a rap song consists of 2 or 4 verses, each 8, 12 or 16 bars long, but be careful to match the verses and lines with the rhythm you have chosen. The words you choose for the verses will depend on what kind of rap artist you are. If you often use the final bars in the verses of the text (such as the typical metaphors of rap music) try to create the pun first and then find the words that will precede it (for example, if the line was "I'm stepping over competition so expect to be trampled "first think of any sentence it would rhyme with to get a final result like this:" they see me in the booth so they know they should scramble / I'm steppin 'over competition so expect to be trampled "). If you are a rapper who takes advantage of long rhymes, make sure that each line ends with the same number of syllables. If, on the other hand, you tend to rap at a very fast pace, try to have more words that rhyme with each other within the same verse as in "the industries gettin 'clean and I've seen what them hatas mean / if you thought I was lettin 'up setting up the terrain was dreamed ". If, on the other hand, you want to tell a story in your first verse you will have the introduction, in the second you will talk about the problem and in the last one you will have the conclusion (you may have to modify this outline for songs with more or less than 3 verses).
Step 5. Remember to always put creativity into your music and avoid writing your song to fit the radio or anyone else's expectations
Make sure that the words you choose have an important meaning to you, so that each word will come to you from deep within. Some rappers say you don't write songs about something specific. Rather, let the music come to you. To start writing a good text you should find a rhythm that stimulates your mind and automatically start writing meaningless rhymes. Everything is in your frame of mind.
Method 1 of 1: Structure
Step 1. Find a title to rap about
The title is very important; even if you forget the theme of the song, you will always remember the title.
Step 2. Write the intro
This is the part where you can enter the name of the song or some hints to the theme, your stage name, year and album.
Step 3. Find the chorus
The chorus explains what you like or dislike about the song's theme. Don't repeat the chorus twice unless it's very short. Repetition helps make it longer! Make sure you insert it after each verse.
Step 4. Write the stanzas
Rap songs generally consist of 3 verses, plus a bridge after the chorus that follows the second verse. After this middle part comes the chorus again and then the third verse.
Step 5. Create the bridge
This is your chance to break away from the rhythm of the rest of the song, which you will have to return to as soon as it ends. Try not to write lines that go too far off topic so as not to ruin the song. Remember that after the bridge comes the chorus, the third verse and then the outro!
Step 6. Create an outro
At this point the rhythm slowly fades and disappears before you finish speaking. Not all songs have an outro, but many do. Here you can mention a few more things, you can repeat the title (perhaps accompanied by a few other words) and give the song a sort of closure. You can also go off topic, so the song is over and it is no longer a problem! In any case, don't go too far off topic. Lil 'Wayne's "Lollipop" has an outro, even if it doesn't seem like it. At the end in the text it repeats three times "… Shawty say i lo lo lo look like a lollipop", and before the third time the song goes like this: "… I say he so sweet, make her wanna lick the wrapper, so I let her lick the wra a per! " These verses are on the subject, even if the introduction is repeated.
Advice
- Always try to be credible when writing your music (for example, don't write that you'll be shooting all over the neighborhood if you don't even have a gun).
- Never copy another artist's text or you will lose credibility.
- Always put maximum effort into your music and always try to give 100%.
- Don't forget that rap writing isn't easy. Try to do your best and start with something simple. Memorize the rap and repeat it for at least half an hour, if not an hour. Who knows if you don't become a great rapper like Lil 'Wayne, T. I., Jay Z, etc.
- Hip hop is not just rap, it can also contain sung parts or a humming tune.
- Listen to the music of as many rap artists as possible to learn different styles and develop new ideas.
- Songwriting has its timing, so you'll be able to write just one song in a month or even two songs in one day.
- Never lose heart and always try to lead the game, like "Lil 'Chainz".
- Don't be too vulgar and don't use offensive words like the word that starts with 'n' if you want your song to be heard by a large audience.
- Remember that it's still about music in the end. Rap is not a way to get angry or insult someone.
Warnings
- Your songs may be rejected and even belittled but never let that stop you from making music.
- Don't use racially motivated insults like the word that starts with 'n'.
