The 2 BIGGEST things to know about making a hit song is
1st- the beat, the beat must be a beat people can bop too, it has to be good.
2nd- THE HOOK, if you got a good catchy hook everything else just falls into place. thats what people remember, your hook. .you hear some of the songs on the radio and the hook and beat are nice and you listen to the verse and it is the wackest shit you ever heard..cuz the ordinary customer/fan/listener doesn't break down lyrics like otha rappers do, they just look for shit to sound good (beat and hook) and dont really have a damn idea about what your spittin on the verse. . .i'm sure most of us know this and apply it, just a few tips for the people taking it serious and tryin 2 get their shit out...also know who your fans are...take LL Cool J for example, no homo but the man has a nice body and naturally the girls will be all over him so his money tracks are the tracks he makes for the ladies...the girls are the ones who go buy 2-3 copies of your shit at the store, us dudes go to the corner and would buy your shit for $5 from some random nigga....just know how to catch the attention of the people that would support you instead of just a general population...
GOOD DAY.