How To Create A Rap Persona In 3 Steps (Tips + Examples)
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- Hip-Hop and rap music has always been about authenticity and “keeping it real”…
However we as rappers and fans of this historic art form would be lying if we said that one of our favorite aspects of some of the greatest rap artists of all-time is their ability to know…
How to create a rap persona and weave “characters” throughout their musical canon.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Overview
1:24 Persona vs. Character
2:50 How To Create A Character In Rap
3:01 Free Lyric Writing Course
3:31 Step 1: Use Your Location To “Find” A Voice
4:12 Step 2: Find A “Likely Scenario” You and Your Character Would Interact In
4:50 Step 3: Write The Character Into One of Your Next Raps
5:34 How To Create A Persona In Rap
6:36 What Is Your Regular Rap Style Lacking?
7:58 The Moniker Solution To A Rap Persona
8:44 Conclusion
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Whether it’s a fully fledged “alternate personality” through the likes of Slim Shady for Eminem…
A one to two song “demonic presence” having a conversation such as Damien in DMX’s work…
Or it is a moniker or nickname that turns into another persona or personality of sorts over the course of their career such as Mr. Rager for Kid Cudi, Hova for Jay-Z, or King Kunta for Kendrick Lamar…
Persona vs. Character
Now, the first thing we need to do, as we hinted at in the beginning, is separate the difference between a “persona” and a “character”.
A persona is an “alternate personality” within the artists full sense of self that comes out over the course of songs, skits, and often the length of their career.
How To Create A Character In Rap
Now, let’s first start with creating a “character” in rap because that’s a little bit easier to follow and you can experiment with characters a lot faster than you can a full-on persona.
Before we begin this step, if you struggle to think of song concepts that would help you write a character in your lyrical story, we have a free course “How To Write A Rap On Any Topic In 20 Mins. Or Less” that will help guide you for free on how to start which you can pick up by clicking HERE.
Step 1: Use Your Location To “Find” A Voice
Decide first on a location that character is from, using which “accents” or voices you have heard in your life that stand out to you based on your upbringing.
So, for example, although I am an American born and raised, I lived in the UK before and recorded full albums there, so it’s not hard for me to do a decent British accent as a character.
Step 2: Find A “Likely Scenario” You and Your Character Would Interact In
Secondly, think about a scenario or environment that you can this “voice” you found would interact in to build your “character-based” rap around.
A humorous example would be how the Southern Preacher in the first verse of Eminem’s “Criminal” is doing a press conference commentary prayer ABOUT Eminem… “Please lord, this boy needs Jesus, save this child help him destroy these demons”, and so on…
Step 3: Write The Character Into One of Your Next Raps
How To Create A Persona In Rap
Next, we come to the Holy Grail asked by Miguel that prompted this video: how to create a persona in rap.
Probably the most iconic version of a “persona” is of course Slim Shady, so let’s think about that.
According to D12 and Eminem himself, Slim Shady was “born” while Eminem was broke, frustrated that his first underground album, Infinite, was not as well received as he had hoped.
I don’t want to say this is the “easy” part, but essentially this portion should not be OVER-THOUGHT.
What Is Your Regular Rap Style Lacking?
Therefore, the best place to look is think of what your “regular” rap style is lacking and build a persona around that.
This doesn’t mean to delete the skills you already have: Eminem kept his rhyme complexity and storytelling…
But think about what things your normal personality may not bring to the table that you could create in your persona.
The Moniker Solution To A Rap Persona
The last option is simply come up with a nickname, alias, or “moniker” to start calling yourself for a song or an album and then let it grow with time.
That’s how Mr. Rager for Kid Cudi and King Kunta for Kendrick Lamar went.
Conclusion
Therefore there are many avenues to you successfully integrate a rap person and characters into your work.
We highly suggest first just “peppering in” characters like we suggested into a bar or two and building from there.
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COMMENT: Who is YOUR favorite rap persona that a rapper has created?
My personal favorite is between Tyler the Creator's Wolf Haley and MF DOOM's Viktor Vaughn.
Slim Shady. A close second is HOVA.
Slim shady
Biggie or Raekwons mafioso persona or Eminem or Big Ls “I’ll kill you” persona
Slim Shady & Darkie
Embrace your eccentricities, they're what make you a character. 😉
Drew can you make video about how to send a message on our song without sound preachy? ,and can you analyze what make a song considered as preachy song?
Thank you for doing this recommendation!
Love this Persona vs Characteristic Video :)
That beat is dope in the background. Makes me want to rap at 180 BPM
The last time I rapped myself by beating it 180 times a minute it burned off alot of skin.
@@DonkeeBoyYT thanks for sharing
Nicki Minaj is the perfect embodiment using different characters. She used to mention Roman a lot. Nicki went schizophrenic on Monster!
She is not an "embodiment" of this, nor is she a very good example at all. She is on screen as she is off screen. Literally all the time. Also can we really consider her a rapper even if we ignore the fact she can barely rap?
@@DonkeeBoyYTnicki minaj is heavily animated and has multiple alter egos with different sounds. And saying nicki can "barely rap" is a lie
Tony Starks the dog that got a bite to match his bark, his mouth spits leathel darts and has the smooth persona that be breakin' ladies hearts...
Too many characters and person to choose from but any Wu-Tang Clan persona is sure fire pick!
That's very helpful
Nice timing. Glad to see Drew's vid pop up on a random search. Self affirming fasho
Yo this background beat😮💨
eminem had the best personas and characters by far in my popinion
Ofcourse these tips are helpful too
Thank you, C.L.K
Awesome video
I agree
Thank you, Xpo!
anybody knows what was the name of the beat that was played in the backgroound?
I'm going to be on top of the MUSIC INDUSTRY, I promise ❤️🔥😈🌎🚀
for sure, one day 😈👊🏼 wish you the best bro
Not until I come over soon...
YO!..... Get at it player. No hate here.
Let's all meet here 2025 as superstars 🔥
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Hi is your website and the free course email subscriptions don’t work no more??
Meditate that’s the answer find thy self
how do I meditate when there is annoyance around me everywhere
@@zorleone go to the forest and bring a tent
@@CLK77711 fair enough, the forest.
i want to be like so energetic in my songs and then u see me in real life and im like, uh hi
good video but crazy there’s no mention of kanye’s characters
Chance the rapper too
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How can I say my sentences on beat
U need to learn how to count bars
@@kazonikz do you know who can help
@@leeroyjunior8942 rap coach has a few videos on how to count bars/on a beat
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Nicki Minaj one of the best examples of owning versatile rap personas
Naaaahhh...? Infinite was very generic cookie cutter street clutter from back then. It literally sounded like a million other mixed tapes mixed together in an executives waste basket. I liked it a tiny bit just because it was Eminem who made it. And maybe I liked it a little from not hearing that generic stuff since the early 90's. But I will never listen to it again after the 1 and a half times I already have. You can almost hear it in that album too, like EM' didn't want to be rapping that same old same old. But you could also kind of hear like he was sure of his skill, just hoping he could rap that stuff a little better than the last million did so his skill could come through.
Ahhhh u seee now u foolish people... GOD IS ME