Their own verse
Written from your sentence. Not a template with a name dropped in.
A song with their name in it
Birthday Rap Video
A birthday rap video here is a fresh rap written about one person, from their name, age and one running joke, and performed by them and you from two portraits. It costs 10 credits for 12 seconds; make it the day before so you can send it first thing.
- Written about them only
- They perform it with you
- Sized for the group chat
- Credits listed on the button
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Your two faces
A single face per picture. Both take verses.
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Set
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Take and sound
AI rap
Price: 10 credits. Done in roughly 2 to 5 min; if it fails, the credits come back. See prices
Why it works
A birthday rap video nobody else could get
The standard birthday song fits every person on earth, which is exactly why it is forgettable. A verse built from “Theo, 9, can name every planet’s moons” fits one kid. The ghostwriter takes that sentence and writes a clean, fresh verse with a beat around it.
Then the birthday person steps up to the mic. Their portrait and yours share the orange set or another stage. With Both rap on you split the verse. Switch it off for one voice: put them on the left to rap, or on the right while you rap to them.
The finished song is the audio track of a vertical MP4, so it plays anywhere a video plays: a text thread, a story, or a TV at the party.
Three moves
Make a birthday rap video in three moves
01Two portraits
The birthday person and you, one each, or a photo of you both. Pictures from different years mix fine.
02One birthday sentence
Name, age, one detail, 120 characters at most. Write it in their language and the verse follows.
03Make it the night before
Takes need a few minutes. Render the evening before, watch it, then download and send in the morning.
In the take
What the birthday video includes
Them, on the mic
The birthday person performs. Only use their portrait if they would enjoy seeing it.
A set for the age
The orange wall for the trend look, or Luxury Lobby with its chandelier for a 50th or a 70th.
Credits that wait
10 credits for 12 seconds on any set. Packs never expire, so spare credits sit there until the next birthday.
Birthday rap sentences by recipient
| Recipient | Sentence to try | Mic split |
|---|---|---|
| Grandparent | “Grandpa Sal turns 85 and still parallel parks on the first try” | You rap to them |
| Sibling | “Happy 25th, Maya, the only one who remembers everyone’s birthday but her own” | Both rap |
| Spouse | “Ten years married and Sam still steals the blanket” | Both rap |
| Roommate | “Happy 28th to Jules, keeper of the fridge label maker” | You rap, they ad-lib |
| Child | “Theo is 9 and can name every moon of Jupiter” | They rap, you hype |
One detail per take. The age plus a quirk is the hook the verse is built on.
Birthday rap video timing
- Render a day early. The provider quotes up to about 5 minutes per Seedance take, and you may want a second version.
- Watch before sending. If it misses, change the sentence and make another; failed takes are refunded.
- Send it at breakfast, or hold it for the moment before the cake.
- Showing it on a TV? Choose 16:9. Sending it to a phone? Keep vertical.
Want a roast instead of a toast? Head to the funny birthday video page.
Our own takes
Hotel Lobby Video test renders
Two sample renders, with model, length and source shown under each. They demonstrate the workflow, not a promise about how often a take succeeds.
Made by us
Wan 3.0 · 480p · 10 s · 16:9
- Pipeline test render, made outside the public website.
- Sound: the Hotel Lobby song.
- Compressed 854 × 480 copy for the web. The settings listed refer to the full-size take.
Made by us
Wan 3.0 · 720p · 12 s · 16:9
- Owner test-account render from Oct 3, 2026 on an earlier site version.
- Sound: the Hotel Lobby song.
- Compressed 854 × 480 copy for the web. The settings listed refer to the full-size take.
Around the web
Hotel Lobby Clips by Other Creators
These clips show the format. Other people made them with other tools, and each one is credited and linked to its post. They are not output from Hotel Lobby Video.
My mom turns 60 tomorrow and I only have my phone. Can I still make her a birthday rap video tonight?
Yes. It runs in a mobile browser. Add her portrait and yours, write her name, age and one detail, and create. The provider quotes up to about 5 minutes per take, so there is time for a second try.
Does a birthday rap video cost anything?
Yes. 10 credits for 12 seconds on any set. Credits come off when you press create, never later. The cheapest top-up is 10 credits for $9.99, and if a take fails the credits go straight back to your balance.
Can the birthday rap be in Spanish or Korean?
Yes. The verse follows whatever language you write the sentence in.
Can I get only the song to play at the party?
No separate audio file exists. The song comes as the soundtrack of the MP4, which you can play on any screen with speakers.
Can I use a voice message I recorded instead?
Yes. Upload it as Your song and the front voice lip-syncs to as much as 15 seconds of it.
The birthday person lives far away. Do we need a photo together?
No. Two separate portraits work, each used on its own, so a photo from last year and one from today pair up fine.
Make their morning
Send them a birthday verse
Their name, one quirk, two portraits. The credit cost shows before you commit.