How To Write A Rap Song, From Start To Finish (Step-By-Step)

[@HowToRapOfficial]

What do you think of this longer, more in-depth format of KZbin rap coaching?

[@speedomrecords]

Very helpful thankyou

[@csapanda0219]

Very helpful

[@kamalpreetsandhu]

I loved it el brooo

[@Jaymoudio]

I don't know why ....but Damn!!!! THank you Drew!!!!! Hope i'll finish my songs FINALLY with that!!!

[@TaeCobain]

This is what I need. As much knowledge as possible. You came through

[@blessingthegoat]

Been in the game for a year and I'm proud to be a member of this channel and to those who have just started keep pushing you will become better trust me it's not easy but it's worth it

[@HowToRapOfficial]

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[@IssaWayne-vv8sz]

Thanks for having strengthened us the comer ❤

[@dubstep_the_kidd_9230]

Fuck man thank you, I come from writing poetry and being forced into a church so I play all kinds of instruments. I’m 28 now and all of a sudden grew a huge love for rap

[@NotPerfectco]

I been rapping for years but I still come back here when I got writers block. The simplistic way you break it down actually really helps. I have adhd when my mind is all over the place a format like this helps to refocus. Thank you bro.

[@BaxaShirinov-v9d]

same here bro i also have ADHD but i am new to the game.

[@sleepy5445]

Just finished my first song, and I swear it's much better than I would have thought it to be for my first attempt at writing! thanks so much for the tutorial!

[@Da1F0O]

post it pleaseeee🙏🙏

[@jordanselemani9860]

I have been writing for years without following any structure but I can honestly say that trying the 16 bar frame work really helped me to narrow the subject of my song and to stay focus. just finished my first 16 bars rap in two days thanks for you guideline my brother !

[@HowToRapOfficial]

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[@banginzaza]

The rap game needs artist like you. Instead the majority chose to go with Airheads. It sucks that real talent doesn't get chosen nowadays.

[@tru4872]

Can you make a video on how to come up with song concepts?

[@chefnil]

Yes I want to see that

[@CelticAugur]

Think of something from your life you can put in your bars

[@chukasworld007]

Yeah concept and themes

[@2monthtrial]

Go live a crazy life or study someone who does and create a storyline

[@Biggcatx]

That's the thing, nowadays it can be hard to be original n not labeled a clone or copying someone's flow, style, cadence etc..

[@mathewmena1688]

Thanks I wrote my first song in 10 years today. I’ll never record it cuz it’s really bad but lm glad I at least wrote something

[@ophwhite3618]

Perfectionist paralysis ruins a lot of good things you really can't create and edit at the same time. I'm giving you advice that I need to start applying myself. If you finish something record it and don't try to make it anything special just mix it down and after a couple months or in my case years pass you might play it back and have no clue how you ever reached such insane level. All of my songs are skeletons, if I didn't have people with me for a lot of the stuff I would of most likely deleted everything I ever made before I got to listen to it with a fresh perspective

[@LevileeWilding]

absolute spectacular i really needed this as im currently working on my own rap song, influenced by juice wrld and all kinds of rap tutorials on youtube just simply arent enough. thanks so much for giving me such a clearer understanding as to how i am supposed to work with my rap, i am so grateful. once released ill be sure to mention you for the huge help in hand, my rap will be posted up on my channel, which is awful at the moment

[@Mohamed-yi3tb]

Keep doing video's like this its really helpful man thank you keep doing you ❤️

[@HowToRapOfficial]

Dope! Glad to inspire you Mohamed!

[@ivanjusino6116]

Hay you are good I always wanted to write since I was a toddler I didn't have the most important tool that I needed. It was my family's sport they didn't believe in me so I took a different path to make my father happier, I started Boxing I was good but I got hurt but I promise my self that I'm going to write a song (rap) before I die I only want to hear my self at least once. I can die happily.

[@RobotronSage]

Dude what

[@Rose-xi5qt]

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[@zealman7213]

Perfect timing this is what I needed

[@eleanorcox8058]

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[@josephwirth3892]

honestly, best channel in my opinion. Well spoken man.

[@emceemary]

Thank you so much for this! I am getting started and have just finished my first 16 bars, I also just signed up to your course! YAY let's gooooo

[@lamborghinicentenario2497]

Yessss make more of these!

[@raatttmagic474]

Been chilling in the bath listing in to this video.... Wow man, much love for making a video that doesn't over complicate and easy to understand,,, been writing for about 6 months now and hadn't a clue how to structure a song..... This video is wicked bro, much love once again 👊👊🤙❤

[@Little_Grayy]

"Been chilling in the bath listing in to this video Wow man, much love for making this video That doesn't over complicate and easy to understand I've been writing for about 6 months now" Am I the only one who read this shit as rap?

[@N.Hussle03]

Im getting better n better Thnxk You bruh ❤️❤️❤️

[@nathanbullaft3445]

Love these longer, in depth video's!🔥

[@joshuafiegert4276]

Thanks for making this! It was like sifting through sh!t until I came across this

[@nolanogleendresen-rc2wr]

The breakdown of it all was and is a tremendous help. Maybe a little bit more info on a better bridge and how to if possible. Im completely new and didn't understand that part . Thanks for for the video and your time . Priceless great knowledge. Thank you ,you are very much appreciated

[@Keith-hu4lv]

Up bro i thanks you i just landed on your channel i was work-in on this song i wrote a longtime ago and i couldn't get it to work the way i was feeling but now i just finished the song by rapping the chorus and i did your whole process and I'm stocked. Game changer mix acoustic with rap///thats it...bang thanks bro

[@mateuszmaka2042]

It was a pleasure and blessing to meet you at the gym in Zakopane Poland . You are a legend ! Hit me up brother .

[@mateuszmaka2042]

Brother I have messaged you on messenger both private and howtorap page , it would be a pleasure if you could reply .

[@AMBROSEtherapper]

used this vid to cook up some fire, thanks man!

[@JoeySkate24]

More of theese!!! Yes!!!

[@Break4life]

I’m currently starting to make some music on sound trap and writing lyrics. This helped a lot thanks 🙏

[@HowToRapOfficial]

one love, break4life! 👊

[@denniskollie5887]

I really appreciate getting you bro, but I get lots of amazing knowledge on how to write a rap from your video and i have to keep being with you cause i do most of my rap in my local triber language so I will need you to show me more ways.

[@HowToRapOfficial]

Thank you, Dennis Kollie! 👊

[@THEJOKER-ow1fl]

thank you for your effort and your talent to share with us

[@SHEmakesLOVE]

Timing impeccable 🎉

[@kendrickruyten4188]

Yow yow yow who's in the corner! Getting appointed a seat on the best TABLE! Holla!

[@P_Corleone]

Thanks drew🤙🏻 stay well man

[@HowToRapOfficial]

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[@P_Corleone]

@@HowToRapOfficial can you do a masterclass on RAEKWON THE 👨‍🍳

[@aeryntorres1950]

Iv always struggled with actually starting out i always said im finally gonna record and set myself up for that false accomplishment which i need to stop doing and had a few almost done tracks with missing hooks this really helps giving me ideas and improving as an artist

[@ReforSantina]

I like ur confidence dude it just adds subscribers I for one

[@K.C.JamesBRE]

Bout time we got a 40min+ video

[@eddie5964]

damn man, you really helped me a lot 🙌🏽♥️‼️

[@HowToRapOfficial]

Dope! Glad to inspire you Eddie!

[@ezekiel47theartist]

Thank you, amazing stuff

[@arcticleader6552]

please more of these!!

[@Ed_Deavors]

Thank you for this

[@alexanderthegrem]

Start❤✊🏿

[@jorceibanez3705]

Very awesome!! Ty

[@HowToRapOfficial]

Thank you, jorce ibanez

[@doemane]

Theres no real way you just gotta put in the work. Have a good ear for what sounds good and keep going. Eventually youll start crafting a style that works. Theres some great tips here

[@RichAli1990]

That's so true. 👌☝️

[@allenrobinson8602]

Stumbled upon your channel outstanding content. 2day i became a SUB 😁

[@radmaker7533]

Thank you:] 🤠

[@Killerdrive_official]

This video halped me a lot Thanks and love from India

[@onesidegamers8369]

Thanks bruh ❤🙌✨

[@HowToRapOfficial]

One love! One side Gamers!

[@RafaelBergLopez]

thank you 🙏🏼

[@anthbank]

Okay bro i will do it

[@amorbeats]

I have been freestyling by myself for almost a year now and your videos have been great. When i started i used to do it so much like many hours a day now i have been lacking i also make beats and it feel so weird to rap on my own beats.

[@josephwirth3892]

Thank you man

[@Unclesonali]

Right on time

[@princessndlovu5609]

Very helpful thank You very much

[@HowToRapOfficial]

Dope! Glad to inspire you Princess!

[@darkskinwhite]

A bar in a rap beat is typically gonna be 2 snares. Every 4 measures is 1 bar, with the snare on the 2 & the 4. So ** kick - & - snare - & - kick - & - snare - & ** is 1 bar.

[@Unknown_YT_11]

❤🌍 MUCH LOVE RESPECT ✅

[@SillyDawgie]

The problem is I’m 16 tryna learn how to rap but I don’t want my family hearing me only time I can be loud and vocal is when I’m home alone

[@KTS_Podcast]

Yeah I got that same issue. I now go to my university’s recording studio but I can recommend that you just keep writing and when you feel that you won’t be home alone for a while, just head to you backyard or somewhere a little distance away and let it out there. So when you’re home alone, you’ll have that practice. What I did personally was record on my phone and when I was home alone, recorded my vocals. I’m wishing you the best of luck on your journey

[@affiliatedmc]

I make my own beats so I don't need to worry about that part

[@awrigato]

I’m in a state where the money don’t come easy Stuck inside a place, where my demons try to eat me Y’all couldn’t imagine what it’s like just to be me All my fake friends, always try to deceive me

[@awrigato]

Scrolling through the gram, and my friends flexin’ cash y’all don’t understand, man I’m stuck inside the past What’s holding me back if this life is moving fast They getting better jobs, while I’m stuck making jack Press on gas, close my eyes hope I crash Then the ones that I love, is what brings this life back

[@adplusthe1931]

I took your fortnite course to polish up on freestyle thank you

[@leandrobisangwa4781]

I like them

[@mikinebula6872]

Yooooooo...for real the didn't let you talk at your house at all just get to it bro what the fuk i been watching the video for like a hour already and am still waiting to learn how to write a song 😂😂😂🤭🤭

[@Little_Grayy]

Finalky came up with something better, i guess Brothers dying on the streets No financial relief in this industry's seats Trying to rise above, many take the cheat Survival's the goal, so we hustle to eat What bothers me the most Reaching out to my bro, no place to call my own I see him as my hope, my way to atone He's got the funds, a steady flow But I won't stay trapped, I'm breaking free Building my brand, creating my own energy Investing in skills, educating my mind Grinding hard, leaving the struggle behind

[@daantheman4626]

12:50 “write bars 9-8” aight i erased bar 8 and wrote 2 new bars with the second bar before the first one

[@Heyitslilvoice]

This nice I love 'em, but not everyone would love to watch something long

[@TechnicalGamingop]

Very helpful

[@HowToRapOfficial]

Thank you, Technical Gaming!

[@TechnicalGamingop]

@@HowToRapOfficial 😊

[@glareblair]

I purchased the rap tycoon course and the media empire course add on last year and never received it. After purchasing the course I clicked on the links to access the course but the links didn’t work. I tried emailing you several times but every time I tried emailing you the email would give an error saying not delivered. I don’t know what happened, but I would like to receive the course that I purchased. Could you please assist me with this?

[@arshadbranch6083]

What if I ain’t in a fustrating circumstance 😂

[@nkululekomnyandu4124]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@denilsonthomas]

Yeah what if I wanna rap about selling a house? Or doing groceries

[@H.Testimony]

😂😂this my issue

[@SenaitLagasa]

Made up some 😂 . Like i do lol. Cause i want all people will realte to my music , i want that every person could find him self in my songs u know 😅

[@Couzzie-en3ew]

If u don't takes notes u trippin bro he has the best tips

[@bennynuisance]

ngl i i’m stuck n frustrated rn but ima js keep going

[@erlee]

ppreciatchu

[@darkskinwhite]

Funk Flex said Drake knew the verse already but he pulled out the phone to make it look like he had just wrote it.

[@DonkeeBoyYT]

What's crazy is that Drake can't rap a lic. Also he is a professional actor since his early youth, and that is still what he's doing now. I think he is good as heck in this current role. He never has to write not 1 word, he does not have do actually live anything he "sings" about and he gets paid more than a regular A list actor does. How stupid are regular actors for real?

[@skmoses8001]

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[@calmingaudio2932]

i kinda messed up after writting the first 4 i just kinda kept goin and got all 16 came out pretty good tho

[@kendrickruyten4188]

I really really really wanne hit the studio and mindfck with people in a artistic way to get a creation going... =)

[@astrixkz]

you should make a twitch channel

[@Li_Ty02]

Can’t ever find no good beats

[@retroboy5977]

Does this really help.. I'm a newbie Someone let me kno please

[@dontsaymynameunlessyouknow8775]

Hey drew . Can you please make a brief explanation of bars ? Like I don't know what people mean when they say "oh this rapper spat 32 bars within a 16 bar verse " Bro I know how to count bars on a beat. but.. I don't understand that term ... Like. How do you spit more bars in a fixed bar count of a verse ?- going faster or slower Is the same thing , a bar is a bar right ?- Whether you spit 100 syllables or 10 syllables. Within 4 bars is the same count of a bar , correct ? Unless they are just talking gibberish.? I don't know I'm confused here. 😕 I heard there's bar of a beat and bar of a rapper.. So I guess that's the lesson here

[@ophwhite3618]

half time, regular time, double time, triple time.

[@dontsaymynameunlessyouknow8775]

@@ophwhite3618 whatchu mean by time?

[@ophwhite3618]

Okay check it out go to a metronome and write to the click track at the beginning only focus on writing very simple lines that will usually have an end rhyme on the 4th beat at least or slightly before or after it depending if you want to sound like you're in a rush or laid back but that doesn't matter yet because once you get your timing down basically talking to a click track to start of you could only use a single syllable per beat if you wanted. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 could be a bar you could also choosing to fit as many syllables as you can into the same time signature so basically if you set a metronome to 170 bpm you could cut it in half and make it work on 85 bpm as well. Also once you get the timing and the structure down you'll be able to write a verse that you could fit to any tempo every time. To start off it's fun to not even worry about rhyming just stay on the metronome and increase it little by little until you could rap to anything. Also if a beat is slow you could write something to the kick and the snare or you could make the 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 count happen twice in one bar with the 3 landing on the snare that's popular these days but no matter how you go about timing it you could fit more words over a slow beat. I like to write in quatrains or the occasional pair of couplets but I think of random things that I want to say. Figure out a way to word the point I wanted to make in the best way that I can and make that the last line of a couplet the first line would be the set up line. If you do that twice with the same rhyme scheme you essentially set your self up to have a hard hitting punch line if that's what you're going for every two lines. You could also come up with the punch and use the entire three bars before it just to build up to it or create a serious set up to lead into one of your best lines in that verse especially if the 3 lines before it are all being used as an analogy or if you just want to play with flows and different literary devices. If you have a message you could break that down into thoughts that you build as you go even if after the four or eight bar stanza is complete you rearrange the lines so that the hardest hitting part comes at the end of that section. 4 sections of 4 bars that are written at random and then placed in order after words by choosing from those 4 and numbering them. Also, every 4 bars is a good spot to switch up the flow or the scheme or delivery. Breaking it up into sections let's you think about the way each part should be said so you could punch in to not only make it easier to get right but being able to focus on the emotion and delivery of every single line until those 4 punch-ins become a really well rounded and unpredictable verse. That's just one simple method. If the goal of your song is to just write a free verse in ten minutes and use the same rhyme scheme the whole time that could be cool to just make sure you don't trade in meaning for forced rhymes because you allow yourself to get stuck in one scheme and if your only focus is rhyming all the way through make sure you're still saying what you want to say or it will most likely sound forced. Switching up the style or even just the rhyme scheme every 4 bars will definitely be more entertaining to the listener if it's done right. You still need to learn timing which basically you could talk to the tempo of a beat and not even rhyme. I used to pick up random fictional horror novels and just talk pages to the instrumental to show my friends that once you get it down it will actually become difficult to fall off beat. In the beginning you should just take beats of rappers that you know and learn the basic flows and rhyme placement. In the beginning if you could just put a single end rhyme on the second snare. Listen to flows of rappers you like or if you're like me you could listen to anything from pop punk to alternative rock to spoken word poetry or even just read and become familiar with all the literary devices. I don't know exactly how long you been doing it and I been up for days so I'm kind of shot but I still wanted to give some very basic advice. I need an idea of what you do for practice but if you have any more questions I'll be able to deliver more concise answers once I'm even slightly rested.

[@dontsaymynameunlessyouknow8775]

@@ophwhite3618 ey bro I appreciate that whole essay but I didn't understand how one spits more bars within a bar .. but I assume so far you're saying If I can spit fast enough within A bar . 1-2-3-4 And land my rhymes twice in a bar and do it consistently for a whole verse It can be considered a 32 when is a 16? Or am I off somewhere?

[@ophwhite3618]

If the tempo is 80 but you're rapping at 160 bpm it still fits the beat bars are in all actuality just a measure of music in hip hop it's normally 4 beats or measures equals a bar in music but if you're spitting it twice as fast it can be slowed down to 32 bars or spit at twice the speed to equal the 16

[@VexRoseDemons]

Idk if this a stupid question or not but how many words should each bar have?

[@VexRoseDemons]

Hopefully I didn’t miss it if you said it cause if you did then shit I guess I’m dead or something

[@NosaHUF]

❤

[@adegasxd4854]

do u think im too young to write raps? im 12 and i really want to be like Eminem

[@Smudg3witda3insteadofdaE]

definitely not most rappers start off really young

[@adegasxd4854]

@@Smudg3witda3insteadofdaE thx

[@shini9704]

It’s a learning process so, just do it bro💪🏻

[@Official_HomageKeyfa]

noit a reach but im on waynes level of creativity i don't need to write i just need the beat, i sacraficed the pen and the pad let my soul speak, but nah writing is good also and very theraputheitc, you can limit your brain if you never use it .

[@denilsonthomas]

This nigga got bars

[@GhostCry_Corpsey]

Are you ever to old to write your 1st rap song and get into it dude, I'm 35 and come from the metal scene and wanna try mixing rap into my music

[@iwuvlatinas]

No

[@mr.nwambada]

This is super cute and Life Changing 🙏 thanks man

[@HowToRapOfficial]

Dope! Glad to inspire you Mr. Nwambada!

[@anniegurung5171]

I making it in 3 am

[@AkemiNinjitsu]

Rhythm alone I can not condone on my own from the dome I’m in a position that’s known where I can’t listen to myself without the help of a phone

[@ScarletKnight1111]

I’m in rappers school

[@yeonhokang4360]

I feel like the video is edited too much it cuts off every time he talks still a great video but just wish there was less editing and cutting off :D

[@irb4040]

all these views but no likes come on help a brother out

[@The.Works.]

If you need any beats hit me up. This was fire.🔥I got free beats for you guys to practice with.

[@ivanjusino6116]

I wanna let you know that I'm 54 I got part of my feet agitated I'm not doing too good but I can't give up on my dreams that I had in the past I want to write a sand I think I'm gonna need your help

[@NosaHUF]

Please help me check it out I know I am still trying to improve but just give me a tape on it

[@hailie-uf5lp]

step mf one: dont learn from the rapper that uses mf "gang gang" word.

[@lamborghinicentenario2497]

The phone ring-like sound in the background music is super annoying

[@supermodelatlanta1354]

I learned nothing from this guy. We all know we need paper daw etc

[@JerseyNature-w6d]

Damn don't talk so much in begin man a out comercial then you must cal titllr how to buy from me or this are my productsend keep en keep end keep Talking about other thing you make mad

[@OR-xs7fy]

14:50 to add to that tip. learn what you wrote in ur head as it makes it easier to change flows and stuff. i freestyle but cant write for shit as I'm dyslexic lol

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