Suno prompt for "When I B On Tha Mic" by Rakim

DJ Premier's signature scratch-heavy, hard-hitting production style. Real tempo and key from published music data, plus a starter style field you can paste into Suno right now.

Tempo
96 BPM
Key
D major
Genre
East Coast Hip Hop
Energy
High
Length
3:42
Sub-genres
Boom Bap

Starter Suno style prompt

Starter style field · 301 chars

East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, 96 BPM, D major, High energy, Hard-hitting, swung boom-bap rhythm with a heavy emphasis on the kick and snare, Intricate, multi-syllabic internal rhyming with a calm, authoritative, and precise delivery, DJ Premier's signature scratch-heavy, hard-hitting production style

What makes it sound like that

Groove
Hard-hitting, swung boom-bap rhythm with a heavy emphasis on the kick and snare
Vocal
Intricate, multi-syllabic internal rhyming with a calm, authoritative, and precise delivery
Emotional arc
Confident, boastful, and assertive throughout, maintaining a steady state of lyrical dominance

Song structure

Intro8 barsAtmospheric setup with vocal samples and scratching
Verse 132 barsLyrical exposition and technical display
Chorus8 barsHook reinforcement
3 more sections in the full blueprint, with lyrics and per-section direction

The starter prompt gets you close. The blueprint gets you there.

Full Style field under 1000 characters, bar-by-bar Lyrics field with section direction, exclusions and Suno v6 settings. Your first one is free, no card.

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FAQ

What BPM and key is "When I B On Tha Mic" by Rakim?

"When I B On Tha Mic" by Rakim runs at 96 BPM in D major. Both values were sourced from published music data sites, not estimated.

How do I make a song like "When I B On Tha Mic" by Rakim in Suno?

Put the tempo (96 BPM), key (D major) and genre stack (East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap) at the front of Suno's Style field, then describe the groove and vocal delivery. Suno Prompt Machine builds the full Style and Lyrics fields from the track's real arrangement, with your first blueprint free.

What genre is "When I B On Tha Mic" by Rakim?

"When I B On Tha Mic" by Rakim is East Coast Hip Hop, with elements of Boom Bap.

Can I copy Rakim's voice or lyrics in Suno?

No, and you shouldn't try. Naming artists in Suno is blocked. The working approach is to describe the sound in musical terms: tempo, key, groove, instrumentation and vocal style, then write original lyrics.

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