How Do You Write A Rap Song?
• Get Inspired. Pick a topic for your Rap song that you have a unique perspective or understanding to share with your audience. Without inspiration, your lyrics cannot have meaning. • Write a Hook. If you were writing a term paper, you’d start with a thesis. But this is a rap song so start with a hook. The hook should summarize the entire inspiration for the song. • Brainstorm. Start to make a list of every concept, unique perspective, or point you can think of related to your inspired topic. This will become the content of your song. • Write lyrics. Go through each of the points from your brainstorm list and express them in rhyme. Of course, this is where your skills as a lyricist will show through. But that is beyond the scope of this how-to. • Pick a beat. If you don’t make beats yourself, search for a beat on YouTube or download from the internet. Pick a beat that invokes the emotion that inspired you to write your song. • Structure the song. Now that you have a good idea of the so
