| When you download free hip hop instrumentals online, | | | | distribution of the beat, whether it be profitable or |
| you may be excited to record your vocals over the | | | | nonprofitable. If your plans include recording over the |
| instrumental and release the track to the public on a | | | | beat and distributing the song to thousands of people, |
| mixtape, album, demo, or DVD. | | | | then you should most definitely first contact the |
| Before you do this, however, you must know about | | | | producer and make sure this is allowed without |
| the restrictions that most producers place on their free | | | | purchasing a non-exlusive license to the beat. Even if |
| beats. | | | | your mass distribution is non-profit, you should first |
| It is typical for a producer to restrict free hip hop | | | | check with the producer before releasing his work to |
| instrumental downloads to "personal" use only. | | | | the masses. |
| So what does this mean? Personal use typically | | | | So before you make any major moves with this free |
| means that you can download the free hip hop | | | | instrumental, just make sure you have either read over |
| instrumental, make a vocal recording over it and use it | | | | the producer's policies pertaining to free beats or |
| for demonstrative or fun uses only. This could mean | | | | contacted him/her personally to make sure that you |
| putting it on your myspace page to show off your | | | | can continue with your distribution. |
| work, putting it on a cd for family and friends, or just | | | | Just wanted to clear a few things up about |
| using it to practice over. | | | | downloading free hip hop instrumentals online! |
| What this usually doesn't account for is the mass | | | | |