How to Sing Like Tila Tequila

She may be known first and foremost for her MySpace popularity, but Tila Tequila has used her savvy social networking skills to also launch a career as a singer. You too can learn to sing like Tila Tequila by following in the footsteps of everyone's favorite MySpace mistress.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Include a spoken Valley Girl intro in your song. Tila Tequila begins her song, "F*ck Ya Man" with a spoken word rant that includes such Valley Girl-isms as "Like, SO not true," and "Like–OH my Gawwwd!"

2. Pronounce the words in your lyrics clearly. Tila may not be the most acclaimed singer in the world, but at least she knows how to enunciate her words properly so that you can recognize them in her songs.

3. Insert random yelps into your songs. Tila will occasionally yelp certain words in her lyrics by raising her voice to a higher pitch, which results in a yelp sound not unlike that of a small dog.

4. Use the "F" word generously. Tila drops the F-bomb in songs such as, "I Love U," and even uses it in the title of her song, "F*ck Ya Man."

5. Confront people who have done you wrong in your lyrics. Songs like "Fake Friendship" and "I Love U" address anonymous back stabbers, whether they be boyfriends or friends of Tila's.

6. Ignore conventional grammar and rhyme scheme. In Tila's song, "Fake Popstar," Tila sings, "Only wanted to be famous to sing/I guess I should have stopped it before it begin." Here, Tila not only rhymes two non-rhyming words (sing and begin), but she also uses the present tense to describe a situation in the past.

7. Take vocal lessons from Sean Lee, "The Voice Mechanic." Tila is one of a number of singers who has enlisted the help of Hollywood vocal trainer, Sean Lee, to improve her vocal skills.