Q&A for How to Rap Like Eminem

Upload your tracks on YouTube and share them on Facebook, advertise on Instagram, rap on Snapchat, etc. to gain a following.

If you are second, the easier position, then think of your rap while he is giving his. If you have to go first, you do NOT have to go immediately. You can take some time to feel the beat and think about your words. However, you can't think of everything, so it might help to just think of words that rhyme ahead of time that you can easily put together on the fly based on the situation.

If you want to, go for it. You are the only person that can make such decision.

Yes. As long as you give the original artist credit and state that the song is not yours in your description or video, it's fine.

If you want to rap like Eminem, you should listen to Eminem. You're free to listen to any other rappers you like and draw some influence from them if you want to, but if you simply want to emulate one person, then listen to that person.

Yes.

If you know someone who is good at rapping, show them your lyrics and get their opinion on them. Whether your lyrics are good is a subjective question, so don't put too much stock in one person's opinion. Keep writing in a style that is true to you.

Practice frequently and try to copy the quality and tone of Eminem's voice. Remember that everybody's voice is different though, so don't be disappointed if you never sound like Eminem.

Put yourself out there. Get a microphone, computer software, film your raps and upload them to YouTube. Share your raps on social media. Even if you don't become famous, if you love to rap, you will enjoy yourself.

Get your phone/camera and start recording, then upload the video onto YouTube using your phone or computer.

You can but it takes longer than rhyme-finding websites like Rymer or Rymezone.

Just keep practicing. You also may want to change up some lyrics.

Try to apply the beat to the words you're using so they come out with the beat, or maybe spell them out.

Do speed drills using words that rhyme. For example, pick a word, like "toy," then rhyme it as many times as you can as quickly as you can.

Yes. There are a ton of songs in this world about the singer's life, including some of Eminem's.

If you're in a rap battle, think of words that'll humiliate your enemy, and if your enemy is successful at humiliating you, think of a comeback.

Yes, if you're a good MC, no one should care about your gender.

You can do both. Writing without a beat firsthand does allow you to write and fully express yourself more because the only thing that is on your mind is writing the lyrics. After you write, then you face a challenge of how can you reconstruct the lyrics or flow of your bars to beats you're trying to find for your track. Because almost 95 percent of the time, you will likely have to change the style and flow of the lyrics you wrote beforehand. The difference with writing lyrics with a beat, is that you have to find a proper way to also write good quality lyrics but also how to flow to the melody properly with the beat with the lyrics your writing.

Make sure you know your words, and then gradually increase your speed as you practice consistently.

Look for one online and/or take part in rap battles and other local competitions. Dr. Dre met Eminem when he was competing in the Rap Olympics.

No, it is not necessary to be able to rap fast. Though it can be thrilling to rap faster than other people, it is not necessary.

Just keep practicing on your own. Or maybe you have some friends who want to learn to rap and you could practice battling together? If not, you'll have to travel if you really want to compete in battles.

Yes, if you want to attract attention, you'll need to be pretty good, unless you're already famous for some other reason.

It depends on your definition of "pay off," and also on a number of other factors. It would probably be easiest to start out on the independent path and see what happens, as to whether or not any labels would actually be interested in you.

Yes, your lyrics should make sense. That's what makes Eminem such a good rapper, he's skilled at rapping fast, writing great rhymes, AND everything he says actually means something.

It depends on where you want to have it. You can have a concert in your own backyard at any age. You could perform at a talent show at just about any age. But if you want to perform at a club or bar, you will probably need to be 18-21.

Practice makes perfect! If you're not sure you're ready to perform in front of people, keep practicing until you feel more confident. But remember, even Eminem gets nervous before shows. You have to push past it if you want to be really successful.

Listen to people like Royce, K-dot, Joyner Lucas, Nf, Crypt, Eminem, Logic, Dax, Quadeca, and Scru Face Jean. Copying their cadences and practicing rapping in different cadences on beats will help. Just rap more.

Yes, most rap songs are single beats. This makes it easier to create dialogue as the beats are the same.

Try to have a topic. When you have a topic, think about it, and come up with rhymes. Write them down, and put words in between them to make a story for it, like this: I have a sixth sense, don't be so dense, Imma going to chase you down, grab you from that fence.