About RapZap

By the RapZap editorial team · Updated

What RapZap makes, and who it is for

RapZap is for people who see a rap clip blowing up on their feed and want a version starring themselves, a partner, a group chat or the family dog, without hiring an editor or learning video software. An AI rap video, as we use the term, is a short clip in which a model animates a real person from a still photo so they look like they are performing: lips moving to a verse, head nodding on the beat, a dancer moving beside them. You supply the faces. We supply the set, the camera, the timing and the prompts. There are five templates today, each with its own page, and every one costs $8.99 per video. You never sign up and never subscribe:

  • Hotel Lobby AI video generator: 2 photos: the left person spits the verse while the right person dances under a single dangling mic in an all-orange booth. A 15-second 16:9 MP4 with lips timed to the trend audio.
  • Bulin 47 AI video generator: 1 photo: you deliver the Bulin 47 freestyle outside a club door glowing red after dark. A 12-second 9:16 MP4 with your mouth matched to the bars.
  • Zombie couple video generator: 2 photos: one partner has turned, the other lowers the gun, and the scene snaps to a warm sunlit flashback of the pair. A 15-second 9:16 MP4 that includes audio.
  • Rumpelstiltskin AI dance video generator: 1–2 photos: cast yourself as the sneaking imp, the startled woman, or both roles in the tiptoe clip. A 15-second 16:9 MP4 shot in a barn and choreography we generated ourselves; there is no audio, so you attach the track inside TikTok.
  • Outstanding Tiny Desk AI video generator: 1–5 photos: you take the lead vocal in the “Outstanding” office-concert meme while friends cover keys, harmonies and saxophone. A 19-second 9:16 MP4 cut into four shots on a desk set we built; there is no audio, so you attach the track inside TikTok.

Each template is locked on purpose. The scene, the framing, the model settings and the prompts are fixed, because a fixed recipe is what makes a result repeatable. You will not find a prompt box or a timeline on RapZap. You choose a template, upload the photos it asks for, tick the box saying everyone pictured agreed, and download an MP4 when the render is done. Some templates output silent files that you pair with the trending audio inside TikTok or Reels; others ship with sound. Each template page states which.

Who is behind RapZap

RapZap is run by RapZap.

RapZap is an independent AI rap video maker. No artist, record label, music show, NPR, COLORS, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or other brand named on these pages has partnered with, approved or paid for RapZap. Hotel Lobby videos never contain the original Hotel Lobby song. Bulin 47 AI clips are fan tributes built without any original footage or recording, and have no tie to Kevin Wai or Bulin 47. Zombie couple clips are scenes we generate from scratch and have no tie to any app, template or creator connected to that trend. Rumpelstiltskin AI clips are fan tributes made with our own generated barn and dance; they borrow no footage or sound from the meme or from the 1987 film, and have no tie to RiFF RAFF or the people who started the meme. Outstanding Tiny Desk AI clips are fan tributes made with our own generated set and band; they borrow no footage or sound from the NPR performance or the meme, and have no tie to Charlie Wilson, The Gap Band, NPR or its Tiny Desk Concerts series.

How we test results and look after your data

  • Before a template goes live we run it on many test photos: different ages, skin tones, lighting, glasses, beards and a few pets. We watch every output for drifting faces, broken hands, swapped performers and lips that miss the words, then adjust the prompts and settings until most runs hold up. AI output still varies from one take to the next, and a perfect likeness is never guaranteed. Clear, front-facing photos give the best odds.
  • If a render fails, your $8.99 is not wasted: the credits for that video return to your browser once, automatically, so you can run it again. That is a credit return, not a cash refund. The Refund Policy covers everything else.
  • Your photos go to Kie, the AI video provider that renders the clip. For Hotel Lobby and Bulin 47, when the Kie animation step is unavailable, the same model runs on fal.ai instead, using the stills Kie already made from your photos.
  • We erase your uploaded photos no later than 24 hours after your render finishes or fails.
  • Finished videos stay downloadable for 7 days, then we delete them.
  • There is no account, so there is no profile to leak. A cookie in your browser holds your credits and your video list for 30 days.
  • Payments run through Stripe, so we never see or keep the long number on your card.
  • We do not accept photos of children, celebrities or anyone who has not agreed to be in the clip, and we block content that breaks our Acceptable Use Policy.

The full detail is in our Privacy Policy. You can also check the sources we cite on the homepage.

Contact

Write to support@rapzap.app about a stuck render, a credit question, a privacy or deletion request, or a press enquiry. Someone on the team reads every message.