How do singers, especially lyrically dense rappers, memorize dozens or even triple digit number of songs?

Question

I’m notoriously bad at memorizing lyrics so it’s mind boggling to me.

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Answer 1

Some people are wired in such a way that it’s easy for them to memorize lyrics – like, I would estimate I still remember most of the lyrics to every song I’ve ever written and a whole lot I haven’t. That said, it isn’t unheard of for artists with very long careers and/or incredibly dense and prolific output to use well-concealed teleprompters on stage to jog their memories.