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Today, we’re going to switch things up a little bit and give you some rap songwriting tricks in the form of a checklist that you can always return to that way you can make sure you’re using all of the songwriting techniques that will help guarantee your new rap song is a banger.

The reason we’re doing in this in a checklist format is so that you can always come back to this article and make sure that your track is solid before even releasing it…

And that the fans will LOVE what they’re hearing the minute you start playing it…

Rather than wasting money throwing dollars at promotion when the songwriting techniques are off in your track!

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Rap Songwriting Trick #1 – Voice Tone Change Every 4-8 Bars
You probably already know that the modern attention span of your potential fans is getting smaller and smaller.

Some studies have even said that the average person’s attention span these days is as low as a EIGHT seconds.

Now, if you want to avoid the chance of your fan clicking over to another song, one of the best ways to increase listener retention is to have a noticeable voice change every 4-8 bars.

(Retention is a 5 dollar word which means continued possession or hold of something. In this case, you are continuing to possess [or hold] the audience’s attention)

Now, the two keys to this trick are as follows:

A) You can keep the same words or even melody and just CHANGE your voice
If you look at a track like Joey Badass’ “Devastated”. The chorus is technically just a 4-bar “scheme” repeated twice… totaling in 8 bars:

I used to feel so devastated

At times I thought we’d never make it

But now we on our way to greatness

And all that ever took was patience

I-I-I-I used to feel so devastated

At times I thought we’d never make it, yeah

But now we on our way to greatness

And all that ever took was patience

The major key difference that makes this chorus feel “bigger” or “longer” is that he does a distinctly strong vocal change when the beat drops for bars 5-8. This is an expert example of great advanced songwriting techniques.

One simple way to accomplish this is…

B) Look for strong changes in the beat to indicate it’s time to change your voice
In the case of Joey Badass, when the beat drops, the music has increased intensity, so his VOICE has increased in intensity as well…

This is an EXTREMELY crucial skill to develop if you want to make the jump from average rapper to advanced artist.

Literally EVER major artist uses this trick on almost every song…

They don’t let beat changes go by without some sort of vocal change to mirror the music.

Rap Songwriting Trick #2: Record two ad-lib tracks all the way through and then edit them
This is a How To Rap Exclusive only trick we’re giving you here right now.

Many of you at this point know that one of my closest friends is Purps of 808 Mafia who most recently was at the helm of Juice Wrld’s “Death Race for Love” album.

Purps himself also co-produced my last album which we recorded in Berlin, Germany and London, U.K.

In any case, when we first started recording together, after we had completed our first song, I was about to take my headphones off when he said…

“Alright time for your ad-libs tracks”

“Ad-lib TRACKS?” I said.

“Yeah… do one ad-lib track all the way through just saying whatever… and then do ANOTHER one more melodic all the way through and then we’ll just cut up what we like.”

Now I have been doing ad-libs for over 15 years and it’s basically an essential part of rap skills at this point…

But I had never heard of doing two tracks all the way through and then actually CHOOSING which ones sound the best. Songwriting techniques like these are what I live for.

The advantages for this method are first, you know that not every single ad-lib has to be PERFECT…

Which can stop a lot of artists in their tracks or even make artist say things like, “I HATE doing ad-libs” which I’ve definitely heard in the past…

AND it allows you the creative freedom to experiment with your ad-libs a bit more since you know you’ll have two full songs worth of ad-libs to work with.

Ad-libs are absolutely crucial for filling out the “dead-space” within your song, especially if your beat is rather simple…

Which production these days tend to be.

Rap Songwriting Trick #3: Make Songs For Targeted Demographics
This is more of a conceptual point as far as songwriting techniques but it’s so crucial I couldn’t let it go by.

What I mean by this is most beginner to intermediate rappers make the mistake of trying to be “all things to all people on all songs”.

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25 Replies to “3 Rap Songwriting Tricks To Sound More Professional (Songwriting Tips)”

  7. Very interesting points. I know its strictly not hip hop, but I always found Rage Against the Machine an interesting band. Its one of those bands that are liked and respected throughout genres, bit like the Prodigy perhaps..
    Rage seem to get away with repeating the same line over and over. Or the same two lines. Killing in the name of, for example, the first verse is the same four lines repeated. The second verse is the same four lines as the first verse. I know its not really hip hop, but RATM are badass, and in some instances it almost doesn't matter what is being said. The intention behind what's being said is so important, as are the changes as you mention. Be that during a verse in the way you describe so clearly, or by utilising a quick verse to a quick pre-chorus to a quick chorus repeated, solo, outro like RATM do.

  12. I tried making a song just trying to be creative..

    RAP'PIN STAN

    You better realize, when I verbalize this rhyme,
    that I can drop you faster than a dime/
    Cause it's time to commit an unimaginable crime/ I'll chop you up with my gas powered fans and put your remains into individual spam cans
    while I'm counting the grains of sand of the Earth's lands with my bare hands/
    Attempt to blasphemize my tongue/
    nigga yous high on drugs/
    Who's your Lord who's your Jesus,
    Can't bite Eminem and catch venereal diseases/ Such an Outkast, to fresh so clean,
    No Jackson in between,
    no need for an apology/
    I'm that lame B movie over actor,
    Thinking I'm so country in my red, red, tractor/ Arrowhead; Crystal Geyser; Master manipulator; Over Timer; Spiritual Analyzer; Promiscuous Womanizer; Like Tina to the Andre/
    Drop that beat from Mac Dre/
    Snoop Doggy Dawwwg
    Ambidextrous thinking too dyslexic
    Will the real Stan Please stand up Please stand up Snoop Doggy Dawwwg
    Ambidextrous thinking too dyslexic
    Will the real Stan Please stand up
    Please stand up
    Snoop Doggy Dawwwg
    Ambidextrous thinking too dyslexic

    Writer
    Ryan K Pendley

  13. This is a rap I wrote about the life of 'Death'.

    Suggest any improvements ?

    Have you ever thought of dying from this pain for once
    Good for you I think of it everyday my entire life
    But I can't cuz I'm already dead every second for y' all
    Because pain is the word that I only know
    I always hope someone to carry this pain
    Someone who can help me before my life drain
    I know it's not a good thing to ask something really bad
    But is it a bad thing for me to live without being sad
    People always come here and ask for help
    But how can I help them when I don't have the strength
    Today some asked me to give their life back
    But how can I help them when my life is black
    For you your day is already over
    But for me it's always never over
    When someone sees me they're always mad
    But is it a bad thing for me to live without being sad

  18. Yo, I’m a 26 year old song writer that’s been making beats on and off for a few years now. I was in an indie rap Acoustic funk band that made some nice tunes but nothing commercial success. I feel I have talent but I feel like my age is getting up there. Do anyone have any personal stories of musicians thinking they’re getting to old or not good enough? I make Indie rap beats (more experimental) I’m trying to make an album but I’m stuck writing lyrics for most of my songs. I like to rap about philosophy and what not

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