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AI Rap Video Generator, starring you.

Add one photo, pick a stage, and you perform an original song in a 9:16 video with sound, ready in a few minutes.

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Selected stage: Birthday stage: string lights, balloons and a party hatYour stageBirthday10-second 9:16 video with sound · 10 credits

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Pick a stage

Each stage comes with its own scene, song and original lyrics. The singing voice follows your photo.

AI rap video templates

Every clip on this wall came out of the AI rap video generator from a single photo of an AI-generated person. Filter by stage, watch a few, then press Make this to use the same stage with your own photo.

  • Desk concert15s · 9:16
  • Birthday10s · 9:16
  • Night street10s · 9:16
  • Day job10s · 9:16
  • Orange studio10s · 9:16
  • Viking10s · 9:16
  • Desk concert15s · 9:16
  • Birthday10s · 9:16
  • Night street10s · 9:16
  • Day job10s · 9:16
  • Desk concert15s · 9:16
  • Desk concert15s · 9:16
  • Christmas10s · 9:16
  • Birthday10s · 9:16
  • Viking10s · 9:16
  • Desk concert15s · 9:16
  • Elf dance10s · 9:16
  • Day job10s · 9:16
  • Shared-mic duet15s · 9:16

Your photo could be the next one on this wall. One photo, one stage, a few minutes.

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Every stage in the rap video maker

  • 01

    Desk concert 15s · trending

    The tiny desk meme: you sing lead in front of a small band and a wall of bookshelves. The longest stage. See the Desk concert page

  • 02

    Shared-mic duet 15s · trending

    Two people, one hanging microphone and a bright turquoise wall. Add a friend and you trade verses. See the Shared-mic duet page

  • 03

    Birthday 10s · new

    String lights, balloons and a party hat. A birthday message the guest of honour actually performs.

  • 04

    Night street 10s · new

    Wet pavement, graffiti and streetlights: the classic rap video look, with no city shoot.

  • 05

    Christmas 10s · new

    A Santa hat, a snowflake sweater and a fireplace on Christmas Eve. A video Christmas card that raps. See the Christmas page

  • 06

    Elf dance 10s · new

    A green elf suit in Santa's workshop with two backup elves. Add two more photos and the whole family dances. See the Elf dance page

  • 07

    Orange studio 10s

    A clean, bright orange backdrop that keeps every eye on the performer. Simple and loud.

  • 08

    Day job 10s

    The cafe counter becomes a stage. Made for anyone who has ever rapped through a shift in their head.

  • 09

    Viking 10s

    A fur cloak, torches and a great hall. The epic stage, and the best one for a roast.

What is an AI rap video generator?

An AI rap video generator lets you turn a photo into a rap video. On AI Rap Video, you upload one clear photo of one person and pick a stage, such as a desk concert, a birthday party or a night street. AI then builds the scene around that person and generates the performance and the sound together, so the person in your photo performs an original song with original lyrics inside that stage. You get a vertical 9:16 MP4 with sound in a few minutes, ready to send or post. There is no microphone, studio or film crew involved, and the voice follows the photo.

How the AI rap video generator works

Three steps, one photo, a few minutes. The same steps power every stage, from the trending desk concert to the Viking hall.

  1. Step 1 of the AI rap generator: an ordinary selfie of a woman in a black hoodiePhoto in

    01Add your photo

    Upload one clear photo of one person, face visible. A plain selfie is enough, and you never need a microphone in the picture.

  2. Desk concert stage: a singer with a small band in front of bookshelvesShared-mic duet stage: one silver studio microphone hanging from a coiled cable against a turquoise wallOrange studio stage: a bright orange backdropBirthday stage: string lights, balloons and a party hat, selectedNight street stage: a wet street lined with graffiti at nightDay job stage: a bright cafe counterViking stage: a torch-lit great hall with fursChristmas stage: a living room with a lit Christmas tree and a fireplaceElf dance stage: three dancing elves in Santa's workshop with candy-cane pillars and a snowy windowStage

    02Pick a stage

    Choose Desk concert, Birthday, Night street, Day job, Orange studio or Viking. Each stage has its own original song and lyrics.

  3. Video out · 9:16 · sound

    03Get your video

    In a few minutes the person in your photo performs the song inside the scene. Download the MP4 and share it.

Start with step 01

10 credits a video. A failed video costs nothing.

AI rap video pricing

Every AI rap video costs 10 credits, on any stage. Buy a pack once and spend it on any stage, including new stages as they launch. There is no subscription, credits never expire, and bigger packs bring the price of a video down from $4.99 to $2.00. If a generation fails, it costs nothing.

Pack 1 · 10 credits

Try one stage

1video

$4.99per video

One-time payment

Pack 2 · 60 credits

A birthday and a roast

6videos

$3.33per video

$19.99 one-timeSave 33%

Pack 4 · 450 credits

For creators

45videos

$2.22per video

$99.99 one-timeSave 55%

Pack 5 · 1,000 credits

For creators who post daily

100videos

$2.00per video

$199.99 one-timeSave 60%

One-time payment, no subscriptionCredits never expire, no watermarkFailed videos are free, new stages included

Secure one-time checkout through Stripe. Buying a pack only adds credits to your account. USD prices. Review the final amount and any applicable tax at checkout before paying. Credits do not automatically renew, and unused credits can be refunded within 7 days of purchase. The generator shows the credit cost before generation; finished results need no second payment to play or download.

Turn one photo into a rap video

Your photo is the only thing you bring, so it decides how the video looks. A minute of care here makes the photo to rap video step land on the first try.

Photo to rap video example, the input: a plain selfie of a woman in a black hoodie
Photo in
Photo to rap video example, the output: the same woman performing on the Birthday stage in a party hat
Video out

Same person, same day. One ordinary selfie went in; the Birthday stage came out.

  1. One person, alone in the frame

    The stage casts exactly one performer, so crop out friends, pets and posters with faces.

  2. Face clear and visible

    Look roughly at the camera, with no sunglasses, mask or hand across the face, in even light.

  3. Head and shoulders, or half body

    A selfie works. A half-body shot gives the Desk concert stage more to work with.

  4. Leave the microphone out

    There is no microphone in the scene, and the voice follows the photo.

  5. Use a photo you have the right to use

    Your own, or one of an adult who has said yes. Every photo goes through a safety check.

What you get from the rap video maker

Every AI rap video comes out the same way, ready for vertical feeds and group chats.

Format
MP4, vertical 9:16768 × 1344 pixels
Length
15s or 10s15 seconds on Desk concert, 10 seconds on every other stage
Sound
An original song with lyricsPerformed by the person in your photo
Watermark
NoneDownload the file and keep it
Time
Ready in a few minutesUsually 5 to 8 minutes
Cost
10 credits a videoFrom $4.99 a video. A failed video costs nothing.

AI rap video ideas

Birthdays, friends, roasts and memes: the AI rap generator works best when the star is someone the audience knows. A few ways people use it.

  • AI rap video idea: a birthday rap with balloons and string lights

    Birthday surprise

    Put the birthday person on the Birthday stage, with their OK, and send the video before the cake comes out.

  • AI rap video idea: a group-chat star performing a desk concert

    Friends and group chats

    Give every friend their own headline set. A 20-video pack covers the whole group chat.

  • AI rap video idea: a roast set in a torch-lit Viking hall

    Roasts and inside jokes

    Drop your friend into the Viking hall or behind the cafe counter and let the scene do the teasing.

  • AI rap video idea: a trend meme rap on a night street

    Trend memes

    The desk concert is the tiny desk meme everyone is posting. Join it with your own face, already in 9:16.

AI rap video FAQs

Straight answers about the AI rap generator, credits and photos. Add your photo

01

Is there a free trial?

No. There is no free video and no free trial. The smallest pack is $4.99 for 10 credits, which is exactly one AI rap video, and a failed generation does not use credits.

02

How much does an AI rap video cost?

Every video uses 10 credits, whatever the stage. Packs run from $4.99 for one video to $199.99 for 100 videos, so the more you buy the less each video costs. It is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no auto-renewal, and your credits do not expire while your account is active.

03

How long does it take?

Usually 5 to 8 minutes. The finished video is 15 seconds on the Desk concert and Shared-mic duet stages and 10 seconds on the other stages. Your video stays on the page, so you can come back to it.

04

What photo should I upload?

One person with a clear, front-facing face and even lighting. A selfie or a half-body photo works well. Group photos and photos where the mouth is covered will not work, because we check for one clear face before generating. You do not need a microphone in the picture.

05

What do I get?

A vertical 9:16 MP4 at 768x1344 with sound: 10 seconds on most stages and 15 on the desk concert and the shared-mic duet. The person in your photo performs an original song with lyrics inside the stage you picked, with their hands free.

06

Can I write my own lyrics?

Not yet. Each stage comes with its own fixed original song and lyrics, written for that scene. The singing voice follows the person in your photo.

07

Is the video watermarked, and can I download it?

No watermark. You download the MP4 straight from your result page and keep it.

08

Whose photo can I upload?

Only a photo of yourself, or of an adult who has clearly agreed. Photos of children, celebrities and other people who have not agreed are not allowed. Every photo goes through a safety check, and every finished video is checked again before it is shown. The examples on this page were made from photos of AI-generated people.

09

Which AI model makes the video?

Each video is made in two steps: an image model places the person from your photo in the stage, then the MiniMax H3 video model generates the performance, the song and the sound together. Photos and finished videos are checked by an AI vision service before they are used or shown.

10

Do you use real songs or real artists?

No. Every song and every lyric is generated from scratch. There are no existing tracks and no affiliation with any artist, label or TV show.

11

What happens if a generation fails?

It costs nothing. A failed generation does not use credits, and neither does a video that our safety check withholds. Your balance stays as it was and you can try again. A connection timeout does not necessarily mean the generation failed, so check the existing video before creating another.

Make your first AI rap video

One photo, one stage, a few minutes. $4.99 covers your first video, and the credits never expire.