Use slow-motion footage of urban environments at night—empty rainy streets, flickering streetlights, or a single person walking through a park.

Use the instrumental's mood. "The keys sound like raindrops hitting the window of a house I can't leave / This piano is the only thing that remembers how to breathe." 2. Visual Content Ideas

Use a large hall reverb on the piano but keep the low-end (kick/sub) dry and "punchy" to maintain the hip-hop drive.

Sad Storytelling Hip Hop Instrumental - "Wounds" (Juice WRLD x Polo G Type Beat)

If you are posting this to YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, your visuals need to match the "deep" and "sad" aesthetic.

To help people find your beat, use evocative titles and tags that tap into the "Pain Rap" or "Emotional Trap" subgenres.